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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1934
Page
6
Chevrolet announces the world’s lowest price six cylinder car with the new 1934 Standard Six, supplementing Master models. Two closed and two open bodies offer redesigned chassis and bodies, wider frame, longer axle, refined engine with higher compression, and enhanced ride and stability for improved performance and comfort.
Golf has seen vast style and equipment changes in thirty years from wooden to steel shafts and numbered clubs to new ball cores while fashion moved from knickers to slacks. The Cedar Rapids pro George M. Taylor recalls wind marked holes in Scotland and notes the vanished sand boxes and evolving tee pins.
Donald McPhail the Skye piper and his mongrel Benny lived on Holborn Hill playing for pennies during the 1664 65 plague years. After a drunken nap he awoke to a dead cart rescue scene when Benny protected him as the cart frightened locals and horses.
Fred Bravard piloting a 1933 Terraplane eight convertible won the 6000 kilometer Morocco Rally from Rome to Casablanca. The car also captured the final 100 meter forward and reverse sub-event, boosting Terraplane to top point score amid rivals including Bugatti and Mathis.
Donald the piper, drunk after a reunion, was revived by water and returned home with his dog Benny. He fell ill with the plague, recovered with Benny beside him, and a statue by Gibber, depicting Donald on a whisky keg with Benny at his feet, was placed in a park by the Duke of Argyle.
Detroit announced the introduction of three added cars on a 117 inch wheel base to sell at notably lower prices. Dodge Brothers' A van Der Zee says the timing aligns with trade and economic developments. The models feature an 82 HP 6 cylinder engine, heat resistant valve seats, aluminum pistons, and a floating cushion front suspension aimed at greater comfort.
Two streamlined De Soto cars won top honors at the Monte Carlo Concours d Elegance. The Airflow De Soto coupe captured the grand prix in the aerodynamic class and the DeSoto town sedan took the premier prix in the same category.
Perry Rude of Rude Auto says the Ford courtesy card lets visitors join a seventeen mile sight seeing trip along Lake Shore Drive and through Chicago parks plus a visit to the Ford assembly plant. Ford has over fifty cars in Chicago for this service during the Century of Progress exposition opened May 26.
The June 4 chart shows chances to contact big business and gain notice from high places but risks include treachery and disappointment. Those born today face conflicting yearly conditions with opportunities to attract power and favor, while a child born on this date may be efficient ambitious and friendly yet crafty.
A fragment notes the artist Joseph Pennell as a notable nativity in the piece. It comments on shrewd dealings risking goodwill with those who could aid in fine standing.
Kenosha Wisconsin readers learn about Nash Motors 1934 synchro shift transmission testing in a silent room. Gears are nickel alloy steel and heat treated for hardness and noiseless meshing. Engineers credit dovetail gear design with preventing gears from jumping out of mesh under load.
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