Chrysler Expands TS Organization Among Dealers
Chrysler Motors reports a six month period with total US car sales down from last year but notes gains in high priced segment and an expansion of its dealer network. July shipments to dealers fell 20 percent from July last year while Plymouth shipments rose, signaling a cautious but improving position as normal business resumes.
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United States
Chrysler Motors
Plymouth
Chrysler
Dodge
de Soto
Faiyvmouth
Ford
Chevrolet
Chrysler Corporation
Roosevelt Says U S Paying For its Unsound Spree
Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt in Delhi New York declared the nation must face the consequences of a reckless policy built on uneconomic foundations. He criticized leaders for a year ago promising endless prosperity and warned of the penalties now arising from that approach.
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Roosevelt
U. S
Delhi
N. Y
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Michigan Follows NC In Cattle Herd Yests
Michigan has joined North Carolina as a modified accredited area, indicating its cattle herds are practically free from tuberculosis. The state becomes the third to attain this distinction after Maine in 1929 and North Carolina in 1928, with the announcement received from Washington.
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Michigan
North Carolina
Raleigh
Washington
Maine
New Notaries Commissioned at Governor Office
New notaries public commissioned at the offices of Gov O Max Gardner include Miss Augusta Baker Wilmington Sam A Jones Raleigh C W Russell Charlotte J E Amos High Point Miss Georgene M Dosh High Point T D Warton Charlotte William H Hardcastle Hertford J G Mayo Aurora listed in Raleigh August 23 report.
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Raleigh
O. Max Gardner
Augusta Baker
Wilmington
Sam A. Jones
C. W. Russell
Charlotte
J. E. Amos
High Point
Georgene M Dosh
T. D. Warton
William H. Hardcastle
Hertford
J. G. Mayo
Aurora
Charters Granted in Raleigh Textiles and Petroleum Firms
New certificates of incorporation issued by the secretary of state list Sterling Hosiery Company of Spindale authorized to operate in textiles with capital stock $50,000 and $175,000 subscribed by S. D. Elmore G. B. Howard and L. Miller. Incorporated of Gastonia formed to wholesale and retail gasoline kerosene oils and lubricants with capital stock $100,000 and $20,000 subscribed by E. M. Lattimore M. T. Lattimore and M. B. Denny.
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Raleigh
Sterling Hosiery Company
Spindale
S. D. Elmore
G. B. Howard
L. Miller
L. M. Lattimore. Incorporated
Gastonia
Sidewalk Cafes Bring European Flair to Havana
Havana cafe owners adopt outdoor sidewalk cafes similar to France and Spain. The new units add old world charm with canopies and tropical plant décor, creating picturesque dining spaces outside regular establishments.
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Havana
France
Spain
Europe
Meggy Mac Intosh novel due for release September
Mrs. Morgan Fisher Vining writer known as Elizabeth Janet Gray, releases Meggy Mac Intosh through Doubleday Doran September 1. Set in 1775 Carolina and Edinburgh, the heroine Meggy travels from Edinburgh to Wilmington and Highlanders to find her hero Flora MacDonald. Vining also teaches at UNC summer school.
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Chapel Hill
Morgan Fisher Vining
Elizabeth Janet Gray
University Extension Division
Doubleday, Doran and Company
Meggy MacIntosh
Edinburgh
North Carolina
Flora Mac- Donald
Meggy
Wilmington
Kelora MacDonald
America
Alaska plans to utilize interior lands for reindeer meat
In Juneau notes the central and northwestern interior of Alaska spans about 50 000 acres that could support large herds of reindeer. Increasing numbers of reindeer, mostly owned by natives, are seen as a meat supply with discussions under way to expand pasturage for this purpose.
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Juneau
Alaska
Revivalist Call for Old Time Religion at Lake Junaluska
Rev. Bob Jones warns that money cannot solve the human soul and urges a revival of the old time religion during the Spiritual Life conference at Lake Junaluska. He criticizes Christians who lack zeal and notes meetings span 40 states with upcoming talks by Bishop W. N. Ainsworth and Rev. J. R. Deceli among others.
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Bob Jones
D. D
Montgomery
Ala
Bob Jones College
College Point
Jones
Junaluska Methodist Assembly
Jesus Christ
Dr. Jones
Heaven
Christ
America
Mr. Jones
W. N. Ainsworth
J. R. Decelil
Brookhaven
Miss
J. R. Sizo
New York Avenue Presbyterian Church
Washington, D. C
Four-Legged Duck Reported By Cleveland Dealer
Sam Siegel a fruit and poultry dealer in Cleveland received a shipment of ducks with one duck unusual for having four legs. He opened the crate and examined the creature to confirm the anomaly.
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Cleveland
Sam Siegel
Sam
Inverness to Confer Freedom on Notables June 13
Inverness prepares a public hall ceremony to confer the freedom of the Burgh on Ramsay MacDonald Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin ex-Prime Minister and Sir Murdoch MacDonald MP for Inverness-shire. The town hall is reserved for an official luncheon and Clan Donald chiefs are expected to attend for the dual honor of three MPs and three Clan Donald representatives.
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Inverness
Scotland
Burgh
Ramsay MacDonald
Stanley Baldwin
Sir Murdoch MacDonald
Inverness-shire
Clan Donald
Crosley and Brock Plan Air Radio Venture in LA Chicago Race
Crosley and Captain William S. Brock unite to broadcast aboard Brock’s Lockheed Vega plane during the Los Angeles to Chicago non stop race. The craft carries a 550 gallon tank and a 150 watt radio, KHILO call letters, with in-flight reports to land stations.
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Crosley-Brock
Los Angeles
Chicago
Cincinnati
O'Powel Crosley
William S. Brock
Schlee and
Brock
Crosley
Jacksonville
San Diego
Frank M. Hawkes
Indianapolis
Haseen
Edsell B. Ford
New York
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Croydon
London
Munich
Constantinople
Persia
India
Indo China
China
Tokyo
Japan
San Francisco
Detroit
Globe
Pacific
Schlee
Chevrolet Boosts Light Delivery Truck Production
Chevrolet reports a 20 increase in light delivery truck output for the first half of the year compared with 1929. Sidney Corbett, manager of the commercial car division, cites federal state and municipal projects and rural use as drivers. Farmers find the light delivery an economical addition to farm equipment with a variety of body types available.
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Sidney Corbett
Chevrolet Motor Company
Corbett
Daring Deauville Bathing Styles Stun Beachgoers
Pink Deauville presents bold seaside fashion with flesh colored and silk bathing suits. The trend features nearly indistinguishable swimwear at twenty yards and oil silk costumes creating a soft pinkish shimmer on figures both in the water and on the sand.
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Paris
Deauville
Blind Adiyaman Town in Turkey
The town of Adiyaman in eastern Turkey houses 7000 people of whom only 209 can see. Trachoma has left the rest blind or partially blind, creating a desolate city with little laughter or amusements and a constant tap of footfalls guiding the blind through dusty streets.
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Malatia
Turkey
Adiyaman
Seals in North Pacific Multiply Threaten Fishing Industry
Seals in the north Pacific have increased to large numbers due to protective legislation and now pose a menace to local fishing industries in the waters.
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North Pacific
Portugal Plans Seventeenth Census Amid Population Rise
Portugal announces its seventeenth census is near with an expected population reaching 6.5 million. Officials forecast demographic shifts and plan a broad survey to update national statistics.
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Portugal
Graham Eight Cylinder Engine Shows Cylinder Pressure Readings
A Graham Paige laboratory displays a new engine indicator with slow motion footage of cylinder conditions inside the Graham 8. The eight cylinder engine runs on a dynamometer while the indicator graph records pressure. The chart remains visible throughout testing.
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Graham Paige Laboratories
Graham 8
Graham
New Time Schedules To Ease City Traffic Congestion
Erskine Bureau studies recommend staggered hours to spread peak loads. Chicago surveys show 200,000 enter the business district from 8 to 9 am while 9 to 9:30 am sees far fewer arrivals. In the evening about a quarter million depart 5 to 6 pm versus 6 to 6:39 pm with stores opening later to relieve congestion.
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Erskine Bureau
Chicago
San Francisco
New York
Firestones Carried Billy Arnold To His Indianapolis Victory
Billy Arnold won at Indianapolis with Firestone tires proving their strength on the brick track. Driver Harry Hartz trusted the tires as Arnold led the field mile after mile, securing an 11th straight Firestone victory at the speedway.
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Firestones
Billy Arnold
Indianapolis
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Harry Hartz
Billy
Arnold
Firestone
Barney Oldfield Still Speed Demon Moves 2122 Mile Run
Barney Oldfield, famed speed king of early tracks, drives a Hudson stock coupe from Indianapolis to Beverly Hills. He completed the 2122 mile journey in 39 and a half hours, a feat echoing his death defying days racing planes and setting records.
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Barney
Oldfield
Hudson
Barney” Oldfield
Indianapolis
Beverley Hills
Calif
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