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Newspaper
Eldora Herald Ledger
Location
Eldora, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 01, 1949
Page
3
Iowa court records show a trend toward stiffer penalties for driving while suspended. Kenneth P. Neu says drivers face jail or fines under the safety responsibility law, including a habitual violator case and a woman jailed for five days.
Floyd L. Link of the Motor Club of Iowa reports record vehicle production and use in 1949. July output reached 570,048 cars, with January–July passenger car production at 2,861,206, up 20 percent from 1948. Year end projections anticipate 43.5 million vehicles in use, including 35.4 million passenger cars, 7.9 million trucks, and over 200,000 buses. Vehicle miles are expected to reach 426 billion, up 26 billion from last year, despite exports dipping to 21,470 in July, the lowest since June 1948.
Patrol Chief S N Jespersen said the Iowa highway patrol logged the heaviest highway safety work to date in the first nine months, with 940 drunk driving arrests, 22 465 summonses, 15 404 warning tickets, and 21 420 assists. The force travelled 5 671 054 miles, 351 000 more than the prior year, reflecting widespread increases in enforcement and public safety efforts.
Des Moines resident Hoxie O. Long filed a district court petition seeking 275 dollars from Ralph Lucas of Ackley. Long claims the sum was paid in October 1947 as a down payment on a hot air furnace not delivered.
An advertisement-style notice touts BAD-ALL a medicine that allegedly relieves burning stomach and gas pains from hyper-acidity. It asserts a woman who hated food now eats with appetite and fat loss after taking the compound, sold by Marks Drug Store.
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