Ford Sales Jump Over Year Ago in Charlotte Branch
W C Patterson Ford Motor company Charlotte North Carolina announces that demand for Ford passenger cars rose 142 percent last month while commercial cars increased 188 percent and tracked vehicles up 164 percent compared to the same month a year earlier. This marks the second month in Charlotte branch territory with over 100 percent growth, with January sales also well above January 1934.
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W. C. Patterson
Ford Motor Company
Charlotte
N. C
Ford
Pontiac Faces Record Demand For New Sixes
Pontiac Motor president H. J. Klinger reports a surge in orders as two new sixes join the eight lineup. January deliveries reached 7390 vs 2584 a year ago. February topped 10 732, with year end targets around 130 000 to 150 000 Pontiacs on the road. The rise shows sales forecasts surpassed and Pontiac becoming a leading General Motors unit.
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H. J. Klinger
Pontiac Motor Company
Klinger
Legislation Eyes Auto Mechanic Licensing in Six States
Pending bills in six state legislatures seek to require automobile mechanics to be licensed to continue in the trade. The move aims to regulate repair work and ensure minimum professional standards across the industry.
Ford Motor Company Speeds Output Amid Demand Surge
In response to rising public demand Ford Motor Company reports production exceeding 6000 automobiles daily as interest and enthusiasm grow for 1935 passenger and commercial units. The surge comes despite widespread increases in registrations and strong consumer demand nationwide.
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Ford Motor Company
Stratosphere Air Density at High Altitude
The air in the stratosphere above 40,000 feet is a quarter as dense as sea level air, indicating thinner conditions for aircraft and high altitude weather.
Reforms Made in Prison Camps
Raleigh March 23 The case of two Negro convicts Shropshire and Ines who say their feet were frozen in a Mecklenburg prison camp led to the state abandoning standing shackling in solitary confinement as punishment. The highway and public works commission announced the change and the permanent suspension of five Mecklenburg officials and attaches.
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Raleigh
Mecklenburg
Wilson Shropshire
Robert Ines
State Highway and Public Works Commission
H. C. Little
T. 8. Brown
Mecklenburg County
C. 8. McLaughlin
J. A. Rape
J. W. Bbady
T. M. Gordon
Nudists Plan Broadway Theater Invasion at Mount Vernon
Nudists announce a planned theater visit to preach their cult in Broadway venue city Mount Vernon New York. They will wear minimal clothing to comply with law as photographers document their show The Girl From Childs before moving to New York for an experimental week. The group positions nudism as primary and acting as secondary.
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MT. Vernon
N. Y
Childs
New York
Mount Vernon
Queensland lizard displays fearsome neck frill and jaws
When angered the Queensland lizard expands a cape like frill from its neck and distends its jaws. The frill spans about a foot and with the wide jaws creates a terrifying display to deter enemies.
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Queensland
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