Chevrolet Motor Co Posts Major April Output Breakthrough
DETROIT June 19 The Chevrolet Motor Company reports April production at 106 096 cars and trucks boosting payrolls to over 35 000 and keeping the firm near May 1930 levels Industry expert W S Knudsen notes the month crossed the 100 000 mark for the first time in eleven months. The company plans to sustain high output through May and into summer with strong sales prospects.
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Detroit
Chevrolet Motor Company
W. S. Knudson
Miscellaneous Shower Honors Miss Christine Schnabel
Windom June 20 1931 Mrs Claud and Mrs J A Dowlen host a miscellaneous shower for Miss Christine Schnabel ahead of her June 24 wedding. Guests enjoyed a pink and green decor, a miniature house centerpiece, 42 games, song, a key ceremony, and recipes invited for keepsake.
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Windom
Claud
J. A. Dowlen
Christine Schnabel
Claud Dowlen
Miss Christine
Nell Dowlen
Estelle
Janice
Kaye Wood
Loneta Luttre
Martha Wheeler
Lucille Consally
Bertha Lowrey
Anna Haynes
Ruth Dowlen
Thelma Richardson
Leola Jacks
Elizabeth Council
W. Lee Dowlen
W. Howlen
Geo. Schnabel
Notice to the Automobile Public by Hiagerald & Yource
A local auto dealer announces a ten day sale offering any new car at any price. The notice warns customers they might be sorry if they miss the window and invites the public to watch for forthcoming details from Hiagerald and Yource Motor Co.
Home Demonstration Club Reports Meeting Highlights
The Home Demonstration Club met at Mrs. B. F. Butts home with Mrs. Myers presiding. Attendees heard quilt finish report and committee updates, welcomed visitors Mrs Porter and Miss Jenkins from Long Branch. Ice cream and angel food cake served to twenty members and three visitors. adjournment set for July with Mrs Vail.
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Home Demonstration Club
B. F. Butts
Myers
Vail
Porter
Miss Jenkins
Long Branch Club
Henry Allen
Dallas Tank Fire Extinguished After 14 Hours
A lightning sparked blaze at Oriental Oil Company refinery No. 2 in West Dallas burned 53,000 barrels of oil and was controlled after 14 hours by company workers and Dallas firefighters. Oil valued at 40,000 dollars and tank at 16,000 dollars.
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Dallas
Oriental Oil Company
West
Soybeans Planting Up In South Carolina This Year
Soybeans planted in corn have risen about 20 percent in South Carolina this year. The increase signals shifting crop patterns and potential changes in farm planning and acreage allocation across the state.
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South Carolina
Foster & Co Car Wash Ad at Main Street
Cars washed fifty cents and washed plus greased for one dollar. Gas and oil offered with a guarantee to please. Foster & Co led by T. J. Clotfelter, Metro, phone 503-Main St. 301-2t.
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Foster & CO
T. J. Clotfelter
Main St
Picked Up Around Town Tale of John Erskine and a $20 Gold Piece
In a town tale John Erskine recalls being about 37 years old. Jim Anderson notes the time since they first met and a $20 gold piece found when John turned up a board. A second $20 piece once fell into a well at Brotherton place, now lost to time as neighbors failed to recover it.
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John Erskine
Jim Anderson
John
Thas
Mr .Anderson
Joh
Jim
Brotherton Place
Bill Brotherton
Neighor
Water well venture teased in East Texas oil region
Hemis Steger notes a profitable water well could be drilled in East Texas oil country. He observes people already pay 10 cents a gallon for drinking water and suggests the venture could be lucrative without a heavy initial investment.
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Hemis Steger
East Texas Oil
Oak on East Fourth Street Cut Down After Dispute
Mrs Nell’s home on East Fourth Street lost a golden oak after Highway Department officials decided to remove it despite earlier plans to let the tree stand. One official recalled a Texas anecdote about a puncture fix tree and public backlash for letting it stay. The department expressed reluctance to cut a valued tree but proceeded with the action.
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Nell
East Fourth Street
Highway Department
Texas
City considers moving sidewalk to extend it
Local planners describe a project to transplant a sidewalk within the city limits to extend its reach. The aim is to preserve the path while allowing it to grow farther along public spaces.
Best Attendance Last Night at the Methodist Revival
The revival drew the largest crowd yet as Bro. Mays preached on the parable of the great supper from Luke. He argued the feast symbolizes free salvation offered to a lost world and condemned modern excuses for not accepting Christ.
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Bro. Mays
St. Luke
Stole to Marry Story Lands Man in Trouble
In Norristown Pennsylvania Arthur Homer 23 confessed to stealing 500 dollars to fund his marriage plan. He was arrested a year after the robbery and said he married the girl a week later and moved to another town.
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Norristown
Arthur Homer
Homer
Enrollment Rise at Federal Vocation Schools in 1930
Enrollment in federally aided industrial and vocational schools rose 10 percent in 1930 from 1929, with figures from the federal board for vocational education showing over 600000 students enrolled in 1930.
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Washington
Federal Board For Vocational Education
Crippled Boy Falls From Boat While Saving Companion
In Fort Worth on June 19 Merle Morrison an 18 year old Side High School track star drowned while attempting to rescue his chum Charles Malmberg 8 who tangled with a fishing line near Lake Worth. George Malmberg 15 worked with crutches after a fractured leg but Morrison plunged in to save him. R I Dove nearby pulled Malmberg from the water as the boy sank.
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Fort Worth
Lake Worth
Merle Morrison
George Malmberg
Charles Malmberg
Morrison
R. I
Malmburg
Christian Endeavor Sunday Program Details June 21
The Intermediate Christian Endeavor meets Sunday at 6 30 p m with song and prayer. Topic Why the Youth Needs to Know About Jesus citing 2 Cor 4 1 7 Leader Steve Lee Pierce Story Leader The Youth of the World Christ Today Doris Doss Priestly Jesus Understands our Prod Ann Kraemer Youth Will Find in Christ a Life Nancy McClure Mizpah visitors and new members warmly welcome.
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Jesus
Steve Lee Pierce
Doris Doss
Christ
Ann Kraemer
Nancy McClure
Sd Dially
Automobile engineering mystery teased for upcoming announcement
Notice urges readers not to buy a new car for the next ten days while Fitzgerald and Yource Motors previews an upcoming announcement about a perplexing automobile engineering question that has now been solved.
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Fitzgerald & Yource
Wheat price drops sharply as market reevaluates demand
Wheat prices fell significantly after traders reassessed supply and demand factors. Analysts cited weaker export prospects and a stronger dollar as drivers of the retreat, with many noting volatility across futures markets and nearby contracts reacting to the shift.
Showers Slow Texas Harvest After Light Rain
Light showers in Electra Texas June 18 disturbed cotton and feed but delayed grain harvest. Threshing and combining resumed in some communities by about 3 p.m.
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Eluctra
Texas
Sweetening the Salad Bowl by Jane Rogers
Article discusses warm weather salads as balanced meals with a lettuce base and crisp vegetables. It covers dressings, the role of sugar for flavor and digestion, fruit marinades, a French fruit dressing recipe, a cooked salad dressing, and a whole fruit salad arrangement topped with sweet whipped cream and citrus syrup.
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Jane Rogers
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