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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1950
Page
6
The National Automobile Dealers Association launched a campaign to stop bootlegging of new cars. It defined bootlegging as unauthorized cross region movement to exploit market conditions and urged contract clauses to eliminate the practice.
The piece notes the dealer association industry relations committee proposing a 1931 program to stabilize and expand auto sales. It covers contracts between manufacturers and dealers, protections against cancellations, territorial security, anti bootlegging clauses, and opposition to cutting retailer discounts. It also cites Wells foreseeing motor trucks and motor carriages amid road traffic changes.
Lincoln Neb on marketing waste of livestock costs the industry millions yearly. Dr. A loword said last year animals dying at market would have filled a train ten percent miles long and meat waste reached 14 310 488 pounds worth 4 472 871 dollars. The combined crippled stock losses pushed total U S losses to 31 814 677 dollars.
In Towson Maryland trainer Humphrey Finney of the Maryland Horse Breeders Association notes a shift to Tassies on racehorses and glamour gels with falsies fitted to fetlocks to protect against injury. The piece also mentions the first American Aurora Borealis sighting on December 11 1719.
William A. Swanberg argues drinking drivers kill about 11 000 annually and cites ineffective court charges. He urges new scientific tests such as a breath balloon device to prove intoxication, detailing cases where alcohol breath and behavior misled police. He notes old alcoholism tests fail in court and calls for stricter enforcement. American five and ten stores stock about 20 000 items.
Upholstery fabrics endure harsh wear tests to win auto industry approval. Samples endure fade tests, 130 F light exposure for 50 hours, repeated twisting and pulling, and friction wear at high rates. Nylon and plastic castings now common in convertibles after long road and lab assessments.
The page lists Baytown area auto dealers with brands including Lincoln Mercury Packard Nash Chevrolet Dodge Pontiac and Chrysler plus a Hudson Studebaker listing and a note about Colonial farmers and their families making nails at home during long winters using iron from local forges.
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