Girls Names Change With Fashions In Colleges
SVELAND Ohio GBA notes that female name trends on college registrar lists shift as fashions do. Common names today include Ian Jason Mary Sally Barbara Irene Carolyn Arlene Shirley Ruth Laura with Tessie Essie Hortense rare. references to past names like Minnie Tillie Ophelia and Kiki appear. A professor recalls grim semesters tied to outbreaks of Etheliidas and Adelgiroas. Fremont, Wyoming records the state’s highest point at 13 790 feet.
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Sveland
Ohio
Cleveland
Ian
Jason
Mary
Sally
Barbara
Irene
Carolyn
Arlene
Shirley
Ruth
Laura
Tessie
Essie
Hortense
Minnie
Tillie
Ophelia
Kiki
Etheliidas
Adelgiroas
Enidsee Avises
Long Holiday Cuts Down Production in July
Detroit July output of new motor vehicles at US plants fell nearly 150000 units from the June record as factories faced a longer Fourth of July break. The Automobile Manufacturers Association cited three fewer working days as the main cause. July production totaled 706872 units with 595067 passenger cars and 211805 trucks and buses. Exports dropped to 2739 units. For January–July, industry output reached 4456985 vehicles.
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Detroit
Automobile Manufacturers’ “Association
AMA
Lions Club Votes Confidence In Board Actions
Lions Club members voted to approve board actions and a vote of confidence on three items. The group also increased membership from 130 to 125 and heard a talk by Dr. W. S. Fields of Houston on cerebral palsy and a Baytown Crippled Children center effort. Proxies listed.
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Lions
Kership
Clifford M
Sparky) Bord
Board
Bond
Murray Rogers
Houston
A. Johnson
Baytown
Packard Turns Out 75 New Cars An Hour
Packard speeds production to meet demand for its new 9951 model as plants reopen after a brief strike. About 500 workers return to work following a five year labor agreement based on the General Motors formula, including wage boosts, expanded insurance, and a 9 cent September cost of living adjustment.
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Packard
Detroit
Packart
Packerd
Ed Auto Workers
Hes Alsways
General “Motors
Bureau, of Labor - Statistica Price Index
Texan Pays Conscience Money Ten Dollars
A Texan from Higgins Texas sent two five dollar bills to the Oklahoma State Highway Department with the note it would ease his conscience. Highway Director BL Bailey accepted the money, unsure who sent it or why but welcomed more contributions to the conscience fund.
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Oklahoma
CFTY
State Highway Department
Higgins
Texas
Pbighway
BL Bailey
Weve
August Fire Losses in Bigtown Reach 462 Total
Fire losses in Bigtown for August total 462 with year to date 11 938 78. Electrical hazards and Pisani combustion contributed to the rise. The department answered two property fires seven grass fires and 20 grass fire alarms inside the city with 35 lots burned to reduce dry grass hazard. Baytown Volunteer Fire Department logged four hours of drill and three hours of hose aid during August, inspected by the State Fire Insurance Commission.
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Bigtown
Dis
South Baytown
Baytown
State Fire Insurance Commission
Texans Healthier Draft Exams Claim Narrowed Gap
A Texas report from Brigadier General Paul L Wakefield states Texas draftees show stronger results with about sixty percent passing physicals. He contrasts this with national figures quoted by Major General Lewis Hershey and notes Texas claims 60 percent pass rates while nationwide figures vary. The piece also touches on San Francisco traffic sensations as pedestrians react to cautious driving.
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Austin
Paul L. _Wakefield
Selective’ Service
Wakefield
United States
Texas
Lewis B. Hershey
Selective Service
Weke
Hala
Baytown Car Dealers Overview in Local Listings
Local newspaper segment lists Baytown car dealers with multiple brands and contact details. Includes Lincolns Mercurys Buicks Pontiacs Dodges Chevrolets and more at various West Texas and North Main locations, with dial numbers and shop names such as Bayshors Motors, Buck Turner Chevrolet, Branta Motor Co, and Saunders Buick.
Worthington's Faithful Te Calty Construction 1840
A fragment notes Henry Rossiter Worthington in 1840 involved in a construction project. The readable detail mentions his association with a faith based or technical design, hinting at early developments in engineering thought linked to Worthington's work.
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Henry Rossiter Worthington i
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Wyoming
Fremont
Champion
Peta
J.B. Hollaway Motor CO
Studebaker
DIAL
Franta Motor CO
Plymouth
Long Holiday
Gulf Coast Motor
Joe Murphy Doyle Davis
E. J. Casey
Gulf Coast
DODGE
TROCK
San Francisco
Bayshors Motors, ‘Inc
Lincoln
Bruce Callaway, Inc
Buck Turner
Willis’ Codd
Nash ‘Co
Nash
West Texas
Fred Dittman
Oldsmobele
Felton Ford
Ihe
Branta Motor Co
Desoto-Plymouth
West Pearen
Dodge- Plymouth- Pg Coast Motor Co
Hemphill Pontiac Co
J.B. Bollaway Motor Co
Studebazer
North
Main
Dack Saunders
Buick
Harbers Motors
Kaiser
Frazer
FORD
Genwane Ford Parts
Thed Felton
Ine
Bragg Callaway, Inc
Higginbotham Motor CO
Market ST
Greater Baytown
Persson
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