Spring Prattle and Safe Driving Lessons From Local Column
John M Dane and I trade spring themed pieces in a light column. The piece blends cheerful notes on spring with safety tips from Chief Pontiac style proverbs urging careful driving and awareness of the other driver. The column also mentions local figures and upcoming ad notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John M. Dane
John
Prittle
Charlie Embler
English Motor Company
Tom English
Bob Jester
Charlie Spencer
Bob
Charlie
J. O. Galman
J. O
Pete Moore
Horace G. Viderton
Pete
Carrick Kivett 2
Dick Parker
Clarence Haley
Ed Atkinson
Dave Neal
Pontiac
E. B. Shore
Taylor-Shore Motor Sales
de Soto Gealer
Dodge Industrial City and Its Fleet of Factories
An adjunct to the Dodge factory, Dodge Industrial City sits on 65 acres near Detroit. It houses a full urban infrastructure with a 30,000-strong workforce, a dedicated fire and police service, hospitals, lunch rooms, a post office, power plant, telegraph office, and entertainment venues. Daily consumption includes 8.5 million gallons of water, 720 tons of coal, 544 million cubic feet of gas, with steam and electric plants delivering 25,000 boiler horsepower and 20,000 kilowatts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dodge
Detroit
Toscanini Beethoven Pastmastered Eroica Becomes Victor Flagship
Victor issues Toscanini NBC Symphony Beethoven Symphony No 3 Eroica in E flat major Op 55. Six Beethoven symphonies by Toscanini now on record. notes his intense humanity and revolutionary spirit. Also highlights Stokowski and Philadelphia Orchestra Sinfonia Concertante in E flat major with a wind solo quartet and praises first recording of this Mozart-like concerto for winds and strings. Adds Victor catalog updates with Wayne King Reichman Dorsey Monroe and Shore releases and Dinah Shore’s Lullaby Lane pair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victor
Arturo Toscanini
NBC Symphony
Beethoven
Eroica
Toscanini
Napoleon
France
Alozart
Victor Red
Leopold Stokowski
Philadelphia Orchestra
Marcel Tabuteau
Bernard Portnoy
Sol Schoenbach
Mason Jones
Stokowski
Philadelphia Symphony
Greensboro
Wayne King
Joe Reichman
Tommy Dorsey
Vaughn Monroe
Dinah Shore
Reichman and Company
Joe
Frank Sinatra
Pied Pipers
Bluebird
Marilyn Duke
Vaughn
Lullaby Lane
Princeton University Triangle Club
Lou Bring
Miss Shore
Revival Enters Its Last Week at Gos pel Tabernacle
The revival now in progress at the Gospel Tabernacle moves into its closing week with David C. Butcher of Washington DC preaching at 11 o clock and 7 45 p m each night except Monday at 7 30 p m The Berge Sisters of Baltimore assist and have 30 years evangelistic work and have sung with Homer Rodeheaver Also note federal airways experts predict air traffic could rise 20 to 30 times by 1945.
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Gospel Tabernacle
David C. Butcher
Washington, D. C
Mr. Butcher
Berge Sisters of
Baltimore
Homer Rodeheaver
Ford Builds Bomber Parts Plant in Defense Drive
Dearborn Mich April 26 Ford Motor Company advances nine major defense projects as part of a national mobilization. An 11 million bomber parts plant east of Ypsilanti will mass produce wings fuselages noses and stabilizers for long range Consolidated bombers. Other efforts include a 21 million airplane engine plant an aircraft apprentice school magnesium foundry and navy service school at the Rouge plant plus army reconnaissance cars and engine development programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dearborn, Mich
Ford Motor Company
Ypsilantia
Pratt & Whitney
United States Navy
Rouge
Navy
U. S. Army
Materials Buying For Autos Complex
The article details Pontiac Motor Division buying practices with a focus on materials sourcing for car manufacturing. It highlights specialized purchasing teams led by F. J. McLaughlin, extensive supplier contacts, rigorous testing, and broad procurement beyond cars including tools, lubricants, and office supplies. It notes international supplier awareness and a local dealer Atkins Motors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atontiac Motor Division
Pontiac
F. J. MceLaughlin
Atkins Motors
South Wrenn Street
Alexander Gardens Open to Public Visit at Alexander Home
Scores have visited the A. E. Alexander gardens at the Alexander home at English and Elm streets. The grounds are open to the public at all times with entry via the Elm Street gate. A notable feature is the attractive fish pool. Also noted, the Alaska air route from Fairbanks to Nome now costs 78, down from 500 by dog sled.
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A. E. Alexander
Alexander
English and
Elm Streets
Elm Street
Alaska
Fairbanks
Nome
Red Cross Motor Corps Active Work Highlighted
The item notes ongoing efforts for active work in the Red Cross Motor Corps. It mentions English Motor Company located at 201 East Washington Street as a Ford dealer in High Point.
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Red Cross Motor Corps
English Motor Company
Washington Street
Ford
High Point
de Soto
Taylor-Shore Motor Sales Company
North Main Street
Newport News Shipbuilding reports quarterly contracts billed
New York April 26 Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co said it billed 16 441 462 on shipbuilding orders in the first quarter and 311 807 on hydraulic turbine business versus 16 226 614 and 286 468 in the prior quarter. Unbilled shipbuilding contracts stood at 433 189 923 and turbine orders at 1 234 006. Employment rose to 15 161 from 13 027. The firm said its North Carolina Shipbuilding Co subsidiary in Wilmington had contracts for 25 emergency cargo ships for the Maritime Commission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry- Dock Co
North Carolina Shipbuilding Co
Wilmington
N. C
Maritime Commission
Tiny electron remains invisible beside huge orange world
An electron stays invisible even when an orange is magnified to earth size. Porcupines do not throw their quills.
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Earth
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George Edwards
E. B
Protect
Horace G.ilderton, Inc
Dodge - Plymouth
Willowbrook
Dodge Plant
Horace G. Siderton, Inc
Payne
Dodge Factory
Henry Ford
America
Newport News Shipbuilding Company
Atkinson Motors
Plymouth
Chevrolet
Igh Point
Wrenn Street
U. N.C
Co North
English Motor CO
High Point, N. C
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