Hawley’s Buick Completes 10 243 Mile Test Run Across U S
Cecil Hawley, director of Texaco National Road Reports, used a Buick model 80 44 to drive 10 243 miles from New York to Seattle and along the west coast to San Diego then back to New York in two weeks. He weathered snow sleet rain and sunshine observing speed laws with relief drivers and reported no major repairs and strong fuel economy.
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New York
Seattle
San Diego
Atlantic Coast
Cecil Hawley
Texaco National Road Reports
Hawley
Highway Commissions
Ice Patch scheme brings ice to North Carolina farms
Pamlico county women plan to grow a quick selling crop on a designated ground area called the Ice Patch. Proceeds will fund buying ice for home use in hot weather, easing farm hardship where ice is scarce. Mrs. Bessie C. Moore originated the idea.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Pamlico County
Pamlico
Bessie C. Moore
World’s Largest Shellfish Lays Claim On Sea
Off the South Sea Islands lurks the world’s largest shellfish whose shell exceeds a foot in diameter. The creature can snap shut on a human foot and hold fast until forced open with strong effort.
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South Sea Islands
Child Psychology Seminar Delights Greensboro Attendees
A North Carolina College for Women seminar featured Johns Hopkins University expert Dr. Johnson discussing personality development in children. She emphasized individuality, environmental influence, and questioning overprotective parenting while urging better child assessment, self-directed behavior, and early social interaction.
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North Carolina College For Women
Greensboro
Johnson
Twin Baseball Pitchers Puzzle Carolina Foes
Kings Mountain high school's twin pitchers baffle opponents as one throws right handed and the other left handed. Gordon William Hughes is the right handed ace and his twin William Gordon is the southpaw star. Fans and batters struggle to tell them apart on the mound. The brothers are praised by their coach and family.
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Gordon William Hughes
Wiliam Gordon
Uthpaw
World rusting loe loses over two thousand dollars
A fragmented report estimates annual losses from rusting of equipment and infrastructure worldwide at more than 2.5 million dollars, highlighting huge economic impact and rising maintenance costs.
Bishop's Son Named in Homicide Case
James M. Maxon Jr., 21, son of a southern bishop, faced lineup and homicide charges after allegedly killing an elderly man in a rooming house on West End Avenue. He claimed Paynter died after a free for all fight during a drinking party and said he is a newspaper reporter who studied at Columbia University.
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New York
James M. Maxon, Jr
Aouthern
West End Avenue
David Paynter
Maxon
Columbia University
Chattanooga
Tenn
James M. Maxon
Paynter
Goat Saved From Hawks Becomes Airport Mascot
A young goat rescued from hawks by two aviators near Jefferson City has been named the airport mascot OX-5. The airmen landed, saved the animal in a field, and brought it to the airport where staff welcomed it as a pet symbol of the facility.
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Jefferson City
Woman Sues Landlord Over $25,000 Hand Burns
Mildred Appleton of Chicago filed a $25,000 suit against her landlord after a light bulb shattered while she turned it on, causing burns to her left hand and delaying the composition of an operetta for six months. She is described as a former Chicago Opera Company member.
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Chicago
Mildred Appleton
Burns
Chicago Opera Company
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Gegil Hawley
BUICK
All A. & P
the Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company
Hudson
Buford Johnson
Dr. Johnson Stres
Chrysler
C. B
Imperial
Gate City Motor CO
S. Wrenn St
Jack Burris
Mgr
Plymouth
Ford
Chevrolet
Hudson Chrysler
Oakland
Hylton Bros
S. Main
Carolina
Kings Mountain
N. C
Kings Mountain High School
James Mathew Maxon
Yee
Ance
America
Mccloughlin-Buick
Oshawa
Ont
Flint
General Motors Corporation
Michigan
Buick and
Marquette
Geo. W. Lowe, Inc
High Point
Lexington
Willowbrook and
Commerce
Hawaii
Hugo Brandt
Paul Clark
Redpath
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