Chrysler to Move Admin Offices for De Soto and Chrysler
Chrysler corporation will relocate the De Soto and Chrysler division offices from the current factory buildings to a new two story administration and display building under construction. The western half houses De Soto offices and a full line display, while the eastern half mirrors for Chrysler Sales. The 501 foot long modern structure will include glass fronts and exhibit space, freeing about four acres for expanded production as demand grows.
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Chrysler Corporation
de Soto
Chrysler Sales Corporation
Saar
Ofatt
Croom
Sny
Barron Motor Acquires Advanced Wheel Balancing Gear
Barron Motor Supply has installed the latest wheel balancing equipment at its new service station. President William J Barron notes wheel balancing reduces vibration and wear, boosts comfort on long trips, improves stability at high speeds, and keeps front end mechanisms quiet, reinforcing the modern automobile’s tight body construction.
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Barron Motor Supply Company
Barron Motor Supply
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Puzzle Across and Sudden Skies in Salt Lake City
A 1933 Salt Lake City page features a large cross word answer list and a Terraplane record chase by Paul Bost and Al Miller on Big Cottonwood Canyon. Miller breaks the record with 24 minutes 54.9 seconds, then hits Penitentiary hill in 36.6 seconds. A bridge hand analysis by Morehead follows, debating a club coup and lead choices.
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Penitentiary Hill
Salt Lake City
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al Miller
Brighton
Terraplanes Set Two More Records At Salt Lake City
EAST LAKE CITY Utah Five days after the Pike's Peak assault in the Labor day hill climb for Stock cars two Terraplanes stopped in Salt Lake City for a day and captured two more stock car performance records running Terraplane's list for the last thirteen months to fifty one A few hours after the victorious efforts were finished the two cars and their drivers were on the highway headed for California in search of further A. A. records.
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Dodge Power Mountings Enable Steady Thermometer Readings
Detroit report describes Taylor Instrument companies using a Dodge commercial pickup to carry two 16 foot diameter demonstration thermometers. Floating power engine mountings isolate vibration, preventing tachometer or indicator hand oscillation when the engine runs and the vehicle stops. This allows accurate readings during demonstrations without engine shutdowns.
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Taylor Instrument Companies
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G. H. Taylor
Plymouth Still Holds Trans Continent Mark
Detroit reports Plymouth maintains the trans continental record of five days twelve hours and nine minutes set by L B Miller. He traveled 6287 miles from San Francisco to New York and back in a stock Plymouth sedan. Miller has held the SF to NY return record for over five years. The latest Plymouth sixes boast 70 horsepower with speeds of 70 to 80 mph and beyond.
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Remarkable 4-Spot Coup Draws Bridge Enthusiasm
The story, relayed by A H Morehead of New York, describes a striking bridge hand with a four spot under unusual distribution. Culbertson notes how the opening club lead as a singleton led to a sequence including the queen of diamonds and strategic ruffs, culminating in a brilliant defense and clever card marking. Readers can obtain a free copy of Bridge Rules and Etiquette by mailing Mrs Culbertson in care of The Cedar Rapids Gazette.
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Cedar Rapids Gazette
Russian Nephew of Trotsky Given Jail Time for Unlicensed Practice
Romanoff N. Trotsky, who claims kinship to Leon Trotsky, was sentenced to four months in county jail in Twin Falls Idaho for practicing medicine without a license. Despite presenting Russian and Austrian diplomas, District Judge W A Babcock denied clemency and said he could not remove him from society.
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Leon Trotsky
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W. A. Babcock
Ranchero Mortgages and Coal Conflicts in 1930s Talk
Wil Poger recalls reading about mortgages and local politics while sharing stories from the coal industry. He mentions Bill Hayes and Mike Gallagher in the Van Sweringen system, NRA hopes, and a satirical take on New Bern history with various place names and legendary figures.
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New Bern
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