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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1935
Page
10
SHGLAR HEAD and tests show the insect sprays work in the incair fly farm in Chicago where tests take place. A notable feature is that the spray does not affect walls curtains cushions or creases clothing. Mr. Munn collaborates with more than fifteen merchants listed weekly in P. D. advertisements to aid housewives in pest control efforts.
Visitors touring the Pontiac Motor Co plants note clearly worded signs detailing work highlights. Signs emphasize daily inspections, fresh oil for broken in motors, tight wrist pins, thorough road tests, and the aim of clean orderly well lit facilities producing fine cars.
Attendants at the Goodyear service store wear Sherlock Holmes style hats as part of a national sales contest. The novelty aims to capitalize on public interest sparked by Conan Doyle heroism and the popular detective Faurot’s investigations.
J T Munn local representative of Sinclair Oil announces the procurement division of the federal government has awarded a contract to Sinclair for supplying gasoline and oil for all government operations in the next quarter. He will serve Morgan Limestone and Lawrence counties supplying river craft OCC camps TVA operations forestry division BFA camps and government highway and aviation facilities.
J. R. Daniell of the Tennessee Valley Co based in Decatur proclaims You can't beat the game with your car after reading recent US accident reports. The firm runs casualty and liability insurance and links its stance to the long history of auto coverage from the Standard Accident Insurance Co of Detroit.
A leadership school for 4-H girls will convene July 10 at 9 30 in the home demonstration agent’s office in Hartselle. Miss Margaret Garrett Auburn food preservation specialist will conduct the school with four leaders from each county club expected to attend. Jelly making and preserving will be taught.
At the last meeting 20 members attended as the Center Grove club began a new year. Officers elected include Mrs. E. C. Ryan as president and Mrs. W. D. Hamilton as vice president along with secretary, reporter, demonstration leader, and assistant demonstration leader roles.
The piece notes merits of Goodyear's G-3 tire in American cars. Mr Shaw explains that real employees may be seen as Steanston, tasked to prevent car accidents by examining tires, akin to investigators pursuing criminals to stop crime.
The 2,000,000th V-8 Ford built June 13 at the Rouge plant is en route to San Diego for display at the California Pacific International Exposition. Henry and Edsel Ford witnessed the moment and Mayor Clyde M. Ford of Dearborn signed the log entry as the car shipped to the Pacific coast.
Edmond Webb, automotive electrical engineer, warns that misaimed headlamps cause accidents and safety risks. He explains proper aiming should be straight ahead and horizontal with the brightest hotspot. Webb, headlamp tester for Plymouth and head of the Chrysler photometric lab, says adjusting lights takes minutes and can save hospital bills and repairs.
Miss Leona Black and Miss Ra am ilton lead community efforts as Mrs Levy McKee demonstrates Ball's canning method. Beans berries and tomatoes were canned. The club will meet on the third Thursday each month.
The article discusses 10 years of lamp design evolution across domestic and foreign cars. It contrasts older large flat lamps with newer bullet shaped units, highlighting shifts in style and likely performance implications for both Plymouth and other makes.
The B. F. Goodrich Silver Fleet truck marked 500000 miles on its speedometer in June while continuing to rack up mileage. In service since September 1931, it averaged 11100 miles monthly over 45 months in 18 states, mainly Ohio, Florida, and California, using 83328 gallons of gasoline with three drivers and a three-shift schedule.
Orville Saunders, 21, long bedridden for 17 years, was carried from his home to a municipal band concert by friendly band members and policemen. They moved him and his bed to the park and placed him beside the band stand to enjoy the music.
Listed are multiple local outlets for Agent Sinclair Refining Company products. Stores include Happy Feed Store, Proctor Grocery, Harden Tasty Co, Courtland, Moulton Alabama locations, and other numbered outlets in Austinville and nearby areas.
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