Chevrolet Builds Millionth 1928 Car In September
Chevrolet Motor Company reached a milestone with the millionth car of 1928 rolling off the Flint assembly line last Tuesday. The coach model finished in avenue green Duco with Tartan tan wheels was shipped to a midwestern dealer after a brief informal ceremony attended by company leaders.
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Chevrolet Motor Company
Flint
W. 8. Knudsen
R. H. Grant
F. C. Barth
Chevrolet
Middle West
North Carolina to Issue New State Booklet on Attractions
The Enterprise Bureau at Sir Walter Hotel in Raleigh reports a fall publication titled North Carolina A good Place to Live. The state will print 20 000 booklets with 27 000 pounds of ivory tinted heavy stock paper from Champion Fibre Company. Observer Printing Co. Charlotte will print, Bierman Engraving Co. Charlotte will handle artwork.
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W. F. George
State Department of Labor
Champion Fibre Company
Canton
Chambers of Commerce
North Carolina
Observer Printing Co
Charlotte
Bierman Engraving Company
Reading Cards and Partner Signals in Bridge Strategy
This excerpt explains reading opponents’ cards via bids and plays to foresee tricks. It shows mirroring a partner’s hand to locate high cards and plan finessing, emphasizing using bidding information to prevent opponents from building wins.
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B. Neart
Ready Reference Publishing Co
Davidson County to Borrow 50,000 for School Salaries
Davidson County commissioners decided to pay public school teachers on time regardless of fall tax collections. They authorized the county accountant to arrange short loans up to 50,000 in anticipation of 1928 taxes to cover immediate school expenses.
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Lexington
Davidson County
Board of County Commissioners
Board of Commissioners
Daily health service on testing a child's mental power
Dr Morris Fishbein discusses early mental testing for children using Binet Simon methods and simple picture naming. The article emphasizes early detection of feeble mindedness to maximize early training benefits.
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Morris Fishbein
Journal of the
American Medical Association
Hygeia
Health Magazine
Child Development Milestones from Ages Three to Nine
A discussion outlines typical abilities for children at ages three to nine. It notes a three year old should name common objects, identify a boy or girl, and repeat three numbers. At four, recognize objects and names, with three nonconsecutive numbers. By six, tell noon from evening and use common utensils. Eight and nine introduce counting, date knowledge, and money recognition. The tests reflect brain activity and thousands of observations, and abnormal results warrant parental attention.
Hungary makes motion picture teaching compulsory in schools
A government decree in Hungary requires teaching by motion pictures in selected schools. Exhibitors must provide cinema showings and facilities, but many lack adequate show rooms and capacity to meet the new mandate.
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Budapest
Hungary
Duchess of Montrose Invents Egg Turning Tray
At Brodick Castle the Duchess of Montrose unveils a Brodick egg turning tray to preserve eggs. The 4 by 16 inch device holds 102 eggs in 17 spaces and turns them automatically every 12 hours, saving manual labor.
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Isle OF Arran
Scotland
Brodick Castle
Duchess of Montrose
Brodick
Oregon Saves Fish From Sloughs Along Columbia River
Oregon fish and game department saves millions of bass crappies catfish and other fish by transferring them from receding sloughs along the Columbia River to prevent extinction risk.
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Portland
Ore
Oregon Fish and Game Department
Columbia River
Canada Sets New Grading Rules for Apples Grapes and More
The Department of Agriculture in Canada enacts new regulations governing the grading of apples peppers tomatoes and grapes. The move aims to standardize quality levels across major fruit and produce categories.
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Canadian Department of Agriculture
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Chrysler
Lovejoy
F. O. B. Detroit
Gate City Motor Company
Jack Burris
Mgr
Wrenn St
Buick
Florence Easton
Metropolitan Opera Company
Chicago
Easton
Daily Health Service
Test Foundation
Kilm
Oregon
Amr
Hed Oet
Pontiac
Oakland
C. C. F. Motor CO
Washington
Anton
Vuestis
Willi Sul Ty Mu
Unui
Dunlap
Hutchen’s
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