Woman Works In Car Service Field At Local Garage
Midge Barnes, active in the Lenox Dale area car trade, helps run the parts and service department at Pete's Motors. She handles warranty claims, orders, and customer records, noting the shift toward complex engines and professional service routines while endorsing women’s competence in automobile care.
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Midge Barnes
Lenox Dale
R. Harry Barnes
Pete's Motors
East Street
Chrysler
Plymouth
Valiant
BMC
Sprite
Powder Puffs and Pistons Women Auto Class Reported
A Santa Monica YMCA class taught by a woman auto mechanic educates women on car mechanics in a 10 week course ending with graduates who grasp engine basics and minor emergency fixes. Experts urge women drivers nationwide to gain knowledge including tire changes safety on highways and handling accidents with proper first aid and signal flare tips.
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Santa Monica
Calif
YMCA
Jean Kinkead
Travelers Insurance Companies
Fat Females Over Forty Are Likely Diabetes Candidates
New York health note highlights that women over forty, especially those overweight or with multiple children, face higher diabetes risk. Early detection via blood sugar test is urged, with guidance on symptoms, silent cases, and management options. Also includes winter driving safety tips from The Travelers.
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New York
U.S
Nancy
Henry Dolger
Mount Sinai Hospital
Skirting the Issue 1964 and My Bronx Roots
A personal reflection tracing childhood in the Bronx and a progressive school, shifting loyalties toward Democratic support, New Deal era climates, and postwar political awakenings. The author recalls Ford, Kennedy, Johnson, McCarthyism, and a shifted national mood, ending with a hopeful view of patriotism and family life amid changing political climates.
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Smith
Cynthia
Paris
Tam
Julie
Gallup
America
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