Frigidaire Dispatches 76-Car Southwest Appliance Train
A 76 car Great Southwest Special train loaded with more than 5300 home appliances was sent from Dayton Ohio to Frigidaire dealers in the Southwest. The shipment, valued at over 14 million dollars, marks the start of a bold summer sales push and included refrigerators ranges washers and dryers.
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Dayton
Ohio
Great Southwest
Frigidaire
Frigidaire Division
General Motors
J. J. Plailock
Fort Worth
South
Herman F. Lehman
Trade Threatened On Texas Border
President Kennedy proposes cutting the duty free exemption for goods bought abroad from $500 to $100 stirring border concerns in Texas. Rep. Kilgore warns reduced cross border buying could trigger Mexican retaliation and hurt Laredo and surrounding towns with millions in annual trade. The piece also recounts a joking Donkey debate for the Washington Zoo with Pedro the Texas burro described as a lively opposite to the proposed parade symbol.
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Kennedy
Texas
State Department
House
Ways and Means Committee
Joe Kilgore
Brownsville
Rio Grande River
Laredo
Kilgore
South Texas
Mexico
Congress
National Capital Zoo
Theodore H. Reed
Wright Patman
Texarkana
Patman
Cass County
Horace Boon
Horses to Run At New Track In Central Texas
The Paleface Park opening on Sunday May 14 will feature top local quarter horses at a new track seven miles west of Austin on Highway 71. Notable horses include Catchme Red owned by Joh Reimers of Spicewood and Bancmaster owned by M. S. Obanan of Austin. A meeting at the Palace Park Country Store Tuesday set final plans for the first day of racing.
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Austin
Joh Reimers
Spicewood
Sonora
Bancmaster
M. S. Obanan
Autin
Pallace Park
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