Model A Ford the Miracle Machine In 1929
The 1929 Model A Ford, introduced after the Model T, sparked mass appeal with a price range from 385 to 595 dollars and inspired wide public affection. It became a symbol of a golden age as owners used it for work, play, and even repurposed as power units, while aging models faced parts shortages and scrutiny from law enforcement.
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Don W. Macmillan
International News Service
Denver
Sept
Grandma
Henry Ford
Ford
Ezra
Ebenezer
America
Store Floorwalkers Fill Roles With Customer Care
Arch Epstein recounts department store floorwalkers aiding customers in unusual situations from a lost mother to shoplifting misadventures. Stories include a cat in a shoebox, a girdle mixup before a wedding, a maternity dress sale, and a counterfeit money prank.
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Ment
Popcorn Pops Itself In Fresno Back Yard Heat
In Fresno California on September 2 a backyard corn crop reportedly popped on its own due to a record heat of 165 degrees. Mrs James Murad described two ears of corn appearing stove popped and ready as evidence of the extreme heat.
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Fresno
Calif
San Joaquin Valley
James Murad
Reformed Synod Plans Retreat at Blowing Rock
The Southern synod ministers of the Evangelical and Reformed church will hold their annual retreat at Blowing Rock on Sept 5 and 6 starting noon. Rev. Lawrence Leonard of Thomasville chairs the evangelism committee. Dr. Reuben J. Schreer of Akron will lead three sessions on urgency and purpose.
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First Church
Northeast Ohio Synod
Commission On Evangelism of the Church
Board of Trustees of
Mission
House College and Seminary
Arthur Detwiler
Lenoir
John Levens
Salisbury
John C. Peeler
Burlington
Odell
Lawrence .Leonard
Fined Not To Serve In Feudal England
In feudal England a baron could pay a fine for exemption from military service, the privilege described in the Encyclopedia Britannica.
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England
Firemen Free Girl Prisoner In Santa Ana Bathroom
Santa Ana California firemen quickly responded to a distress call about Miss Carol Scott, held by a locked bathroom door. A locksmithly fireman removed the lock and freed the two year old within an hour of the alert.
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Santa Ana Calif
Santa Ana
Carol Scott
Carol
Ringworm Transmission From Livestock Warned
University of Illinois veterinarians report that ringworm a fungal disease may be transmitted to humans by livestock.
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Urbana, Tl
INS
University of Illinois
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