New York Auto Show Unveils 1938 Models At Low Prices
The New York auto show reveals a wide range of 1938 cars with unexpectedly low prices. Ford remains competitive in the low field alongside Whippet and Star, while Chevrolet introduces thermostatic cooling and a fully enclosed engine. Dodge, Oldsmobile, Buick, Paige, Graham Paige, and Hupmobile showcase innovations including a four speed transmission, a new exhaust layout, Midland steel hydraulic brake, and advanced styling features.
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Jew York
New York
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Chrysler
Whippet
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Dodge Brothers
Durent
Star
Whith
Udes Buick
Paige
Graham-Paige
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Oakland
DuPont
Automotive Innovations Highlight New Hudson and Competitors
The article reviews the Hudson family models including a smaller Essex, priced at $795 F.O.B. Detroit for a four door sedan, and notes a wider tread on the Stearns-Knight eight. It also mentions the Graham-Paige with its winged radiator cap and headlamps and comments on public interest in stripped chassis and factory engines.
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Graham- Paige
Oldsmobile’s tall radiator and shutters shape its look
The new Oldsmobile features a low graceful stance with a narrow tall radiator hint. Vertical radiator shutters emphasize height and give the car a sharp front and sleek side profile.
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Oldsmobile
Frigate model carved by Mowrits Peterson from glass and wood
In Portland on January 21 a man named Mowrits Peterson used a pocket knife and four pieces of glass to carve a full wooden model of the frigate Constitution with sails shaved to an eighth of an inch. The piece is tied to a Danish effort in public school radio trials. Trial programs include Danish lessons foreign literature German lectures travel talks and English readings four times weekly.
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Ore
Mowrits Peterson
Constitution
Denmark
Radio
Police Dog at Columbia Mastered 300 to 400 Words
A police dog at Columbia University demonstrated advanced learning by understanding between 300 and 400 words. The animal followed commands such as picking a coin from a table and delivering it to various named persons.
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Columbia University
London Poor-Law Infirmaries and Hospitals Bed Count
Within the London area there are 29 poor-law infirmaries and hospitals with 11,479 beds. The figure reflects the scale of public health facilities serving the capital and surrounding districts.
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London
How to escape ruts in snow mud and frozen ground
Practical guidance for drivers on escaping deep snow ruts, mud ruts, and frozen ground ruts. It covers shoveling snow, placing ashes or rags, short steering corrections, back-out steps, using timber or bricks as rollers, and laying a bed of stones for traction to avoid engine strain and tire damage.
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NEA
UTS
Traveling Station Brings Radio to Rural Germany
A radio company outfits a large truck with full sending and receiving gear and tours the countryside giving concerts lectures and programs to popularize radio in rural areas of Germany.
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Germany
New Mixing Panel Enables 18 Microphone Simulcast
Eugene F. Grumman an operating engineer with the National Broadcasting Company designed and built a mixing panel allowing simultaneous transmission over 18 separate microphones.
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Eugene F. Grumman
National Broadcasting Company
Crossings Kill Canyon Deaths Rise At Rail Crossings
Between 1917 and 1926 more than 20,000 people died and nearly 60,000 were injured in railroad crossing accidents. The death toll grew by 86 percent during the period.
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Cany
Lights Waste Time At Crossings Says Chamber
The National Automobile Chamber of Commerce concludes current signal light regulation wastes about half of crossing time. The report argues for reforms to improve flow and reduce delays for pedestrians and vehicles.
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National Automobile Chamber of Commerce
German 1927 production rises with banking boost
German automotive output in 1927 increased aided by a bank loan. Passenger cars rose by over 83 percent, and truck usage grew by one eighth compared with 1926, signaling stronger industry activity.
Mississippi records highest forest fires in year
Forest fire data show Mississippi reporting 23 170 fires last year the most of any state. Delaware logged 37 Rhode Island 43 and Vermont 73 fires the fewest in the comparison.
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Mississippi
Delaware
Rhodes Island
Vermont
Why Auto Insurance Rates Jump 16 Percent Across Nation
Analysts cite higher living standards and tougher juries, yet readers are told the rise stems from driver behavior and traffic chaos. Increased speed advertising fuels reckless thinking, while lax licensing allows poor drivers to operate, sharing costs to shield the few reckless from ruin.
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