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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1950
Page
4
Keith Motor Co announces the new 1950 De Soto to be shown tomorrow at 817 Harrison. The dealer says the model features a longer lower wider look with a long list of styling and performance upgrades aimed at added beauty comfort convenience safety and economy of operation. Rear end design details follow in the coming preview.
The 33 percent larger rear window enhances visibility and adds distinct styling. Rear fenders are lengthened with peak crowns, a deeper widened bumper, and new bumper guards. A massive front grille, central crest medallion, and a 12 inch brake drum mark major mechanical advances including easier transmission service and reduced pedal effort.
South Africa faces a favorable year for agriculture as pineapples emerge as the leading crop of 1949, benefiting from relief from drought. The fruit’s strong performance contrasts with other staples and signals a shift in national farming outcomes.
From Marlborough New Zealand a whaling station sent 1100 tons of fresh whale meat to Britain. Mexico has eliminated export duties on tequila and on wearing apparel of skin with hair or feathers.
Hal Boyle predicts a women led century with men adapting to new roles. He foresees women dominating science finance and solving the servant problem by expanding household duties sharing chores with husbands as families shrink. The piece casts a witty view on gender roles and future social change.
Morning Star medallion idea promoted with crochet patterns and charts. Readers urged to mail fifteen cents and TWE CENTS coins to Amarillo Globe News for pattern 7119 and the catalog notes. Names the New York address and lists home accessory designs including embroidery and quilts.
Donald Welsh of Lansing Michigan overcomes a combat disability to rise in a selling department at F N Arbaugh Co Inc He started at the bottom cleaning up inventory then declined a promotion to pursue a longer term rise Prewar training in selling and meeting the public helped him reach assistant section manager at age 25 The piece links personal advancement with a broader note that many families carry life insurance and a thriving life insurance industry.
Life insurers file annual reports in every licensed state and these records fully detail operations. State authorities may inspect any time with regular examinations also open to public. Contact your state insurance commissioner or agent for inquiries. The Institute of Life Insurance at 60 East 42nd Street, New York, serves as a central information source.
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