1939 Fire Prevention Run - NYC-SF Link with pictures - "Longest Run"

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1939 NYC-San Francisco fire prevention awareness run:  A fire was set in a drum at the Golden Gate International Exposition in San Francisco, California and a fire call was made to New York City. Answering the call from the World's Fair in Flushing Meadows, four firemen jumped on board a new 1939 Mack fire truck and headed to California by a rather indirect route to promote fire prevention awareness.  The expedition also included the promoter of the venture, "Col." Arthur B. "Wild Bill" Hickox, and his wife, Mae.

This link opens article with pictures of fire department events across country in 1939:


http://www.maggieblanck.com/FireRun/FireRun.html
 
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You can trust your car,
To the man that wears the star,
The bright Texaco star.

Part of an old Texaco jingle that came out about the time Dinah Shore was singing, "See the U.S.A. in your Chevrolet............
 
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