General Motors Boosts Car Prices Eight Percent
General Motors announced an eight percent price increase on all passenger cars effective July 26, the company citing higher steel costs and rising wages. GM notes the move follows similar hikes by Ford and Chrysler and comes amid ongoing cost pressures in labor, materials, and transportation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles H. Hanson
Detroit
General Motors Corporation
C. K. Wilson
General Motors
Ford
Kaiser-Frazer
Chrysler
Wilson
H. J. Klingler
Pontiac Motor Division
Pontiac
Corporation
Plymouth
Small Car Price Wars Shake Auto Market Amid Inflation
The industry saw widespread price hikes across many makes. Kaiser-Frazer raised to $119, Crosley remained low at $927 for a two door, Hudon and Nash Packard followed with increases, and Ford and Dodge trucks edged up while GM held prices steady.
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Lother
Kaiser-Frazer
Crosley Corporation
Crosley
Willys-Overland
Studebaker
Hudson
Nash, Packard
Chrysler
Ford Trucks
Dodge Trucks
GM S
Death Defying Mine Expert Keeps Coast Clear
Lt. Devon F. Winslow USN is the Navy’s west coast mine expert who relays near death every week as drifting Japanese mines threaten the Oregon and Washington coastline. He removes fuses and safely defuses mines within hours, then returns to his wife and son who wait above the beach.
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Richard Montague
Seattle
Wash
Devon F. Winslow
USN
Winslow
Navy
West
Japan
Aleutian Island
Washington-Oregon Coast
Oregon and Washington Coast Line
Teen Age Party Delights Abbeville Legion Club
About 65 teenagers attended the American Legion Teen-Age Party at the newly remodeled club house in Abbeville. A legion member called the event a great success and plans for future affairs were noted. Two groups were planned for younger and older teens. Legionnaire Bill Blalock reported the youths consumed ninety large slices of watermelon.
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Abbeville
American Legion
Legion
Bill Blalock
Fast Gangster Cars Captured In Raid
Detectives raided a hidden workshop in Chicago where hoodlums assemble souped up cars. Tests showed hot rods reaching 90 mph from rest in a few hundred feet and up to 140 mph on a straight. A garage find included a 1934 Ford with a 1947 Mercury engine and specialized equipment, achieving 140 mph in testing.
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Chicago
U.se
Youth 16 Held In Ranch Slaying near Greeley Colorado
In Greeley Colorado AP reports Deputy District Attorney Karl Ahlborn plans murder charges against 16 year old Charles Foster in the shooting death of 40 year old rancher Betthob Barber during a dispute over cattle or livestock. Foster reportedly admitted firing the weapon and fled the scene before returning. Barber’s death prompted the case against Foster and local authorities.
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Greeley
Colo
Karl R. Ahlborn
Charles Foster
A. B. Bo
Foster
Barber T
Oman
Birthdays of notable figures span July dates in historical roll
AP News lists birthdays for George Bernard Shaw Oscar Lange Joe E Brown William Powel Col Robert McCormick and Mrs James L Plair Buck. Shaw born July 26 1856 in Dublin. Lange July 27 1904 in Poland. Brown July 28 1892 in Ohio. Powel July 29 1892 in Pittsburgh. McCormick July 30 1880 in Chicago. Buck July 31 1887 in Milwaukee.
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George Bernard Shaw
Dublin
G. B. 5S
Jashed Shakespeare
Isben
Oscar Richard Lange
Poland
U. S
Rockefeller Foundation
University of Chicago
U. N
Joe E
Evan) Brown
Holgate
Ohio
Joe
St. Paul
William Powelt
Pittsburgh
William
Ralph Barton
Col
Robert R. (Rutherford) McCormick
Chicago
England
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Groton
Yale
Joseph Patterson
Joseph Medilla
Chicago Tribune
James Lawrence Plair Buck
Milwaukee
Dorothea Dutcher
General Federation of Women's Clubs
Briarcliff
N. Y
Italy
Milwaukee- Downer College
J. L. Plair Buck
Virginia
Dairy Plant Planned At Marianna
Plans approved for a new dairy products processing plant in Marianna to be operated by Southern Dairies Inc. The project, sponsored by the Jackson County Improvement Corporation, will begin with sealed bids opened August 3 and target operation by October 1.
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Marianna
F. T. McKinnon
Jackson County Improvement Corporation
Sald the Corporation
Southern Dairies, Inc
Henry T. Hes
Southern Dairies
Chamber of Commerce
MckKinnon
Triple birthday for Purkey brothers in Wichita
In Wichita, Kansas, Chester Purkey and his wife marked the birthdays of their three sons Marvin 7 Chester Floyd 5 and Harold Edward 1 all on the same day. The cake carried thirteen candies and reflected a rare family celebration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wichita, Kan
Chester Purkey
Purkey
Dimes Marvin
Chester Floyd
Harold Edward Purkey
Oil Strike Brings Prosperity to Small West Virginia Town
Silverton West Virginia, a farming hamlet of about 100, suddenly hosts 18 oil rigs after Columbia Carbon Co struck oil in a test well. Landowners lease ground for one eighth royalties with bonuses. some parcels yield up to $2,000. Daily output ranges 20 to 40 barrels as prospects sprawl to surrounding knobs. The boom reshapes life and raises broader concerns about durability.
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Silverton
W. Va
West Virginia
Columbian Carbon Co
Oil Company
Ravenswood
Abbeville Campaign Quieting Before September Vote
Abbeville politics heat up as Horace McSwean and Willis Crawford join Mayor Tompkins seeking re election. Councillors G B Mathison Ward Espy and Dr T J Floyd reportedly undecided or not running. City law fixes election for Tuesday September 21.
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Abbeville
Horace McSwean
Crawford
QO. E. Tompkins
G.B. Mathison
Ward Espy
T. J. Floyd
Cottondale Holds Pre School Clinic For Incoming Students
A Tuesday clinic at Cottondale, led by Dr. R L Head of the Jackson County Health Department, offers examinations for pre school children entering school this fall. Nurse Alma Wandeck assists, with similar clinics planned in larger county schools later.
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Marianna
Cottondale
R. L. Head
Jackson County Health Department
Parent-Teacher Association
Dr. Head
Atomic Toys Coming For Next Christmas
A Hagerstown toy maker plans an atomic energy set for children next December. The package will include uranium ore samples and usage instructions. The Atomic Energy Commission has licensed the ore inclusion in the toy sets.
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Hagerstown
Junior
Atomic Energy Commission
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Reynolds
PAL
C. C. & Chas. C. Smith Distributors
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Hazel Hurst
Hazel-Hurst
3-In-L
Buie
Thue
Chevrolet
Fisher
Ilniitaw
Solomon Motor Company, Inc
N. ST. Andrews Street
Children’s Clinic
Dothan
Ala
Universal Concrete Pipe CO
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Tridkudtral Shast Motel « Snac
Protrasty Sheet Metal Company
Headland
Alabama
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PT and
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