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PRESIDENT'S HIGHWAY SAFETY CONFERENCE

The President's Highway Safety Conference was held in the Hotel Sherman, Chicago, on May 32nd, 23rd and 24th. A group of Illinois municipal officials attended this Conference and participated in the discussion on traffic safety education and the formation of citizens' traffic safety councils.

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Left to right: Mayor George Moorman, Edwardsville; Senator George Drach, Springfield; Mayor H. B. Blanchard, Centralia; and Dr. Roland Cross, Director of Public Health of Illinois.
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Mayor T. J. Trogdon, Jr., Paris, and Dr. D. F. Smilie, Chairman, Paris Safety Council.
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Left to right: Leslie C. Johnson, owner, Radio Station WHBF and WHBF TV Rock Island; A. L. Sargent, Executive Director, Illinois Municipal League; Secretary of State Charles F. Carpentier; Ralph Bartlesmeyer, Chief Highway Engineer, State of Illinois.
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Left to right: Franklin D. Sturdy, Managing Director, Citizens Traffic Safety Board of Metropolitan Chicago; Senator George Drach, Springfield (speaking); C. E. Townsend, Editor-Publisher, Press Record, Granite City; and Matthew C Sielski, Chicago Motor Club, Chicago.

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