Record 52 Million Vehicles Travel Highways in 1951
Washington June 3 A Public Roads Bureau report shows a record 52 million cars trucks and buses traveled U S highways in 1951 burning 38.3 billion gallons of gas and diesel fuel Motor vehicle registrations rose 5.6 percent 2.75 million above 1950 with California New York Pennsylvania and Texas leading totals Declines and state tax implications noted including average state fuel tax of about 4.74 cents per gallon
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Washington
Public Roads Bureau
South Carolina
Nevada
Florida
District of Columbia
California
New York State
Pennsylvania
Texas
M D Hughes Opens Oil Consultant Office
M D Hughes a former harbor department petroleum engineer today announced the opening of private offices in suite 419 Ocean Center Building to provide oil production consulting services including management engineering and all appraisal work.
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M. D. Hughes
Chick Petroleum
Harbor Dept
Ocean Center Bldg
Three iron miners saved from Penokee pit collapse
Ironwood dispatch reports three miners pulled to safety from a Penokee pit half a mile underground after a cavern collapse. A fourth miner was found dead, and a fifth remains unaccounted for as rescue crews continue work amid dwindling hope and mounting relief at the surface.
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Ironwood
Mid
Grond
Penokee
Jormo Olkonen
Ted Nyman
Geogebie County
Seraphim Zacharewski
Matt Crocker
Victor Cox
Christopher Hocking
Nyman
Cox
Republic Steel Corp
College Major Negro Coed to Marry Today
Robert McAllester a 23 year old math major and Earlham College graduate plans a simple wedding tomorrow in Quaker rite to Grace Cunningham a 22 year old Negro coed whose home is Berkeley California They met at Earlham and became engaged in April Their families will attend and the couple plans to continue studies with hopes for advanced degrees and a family in the future
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Ithaca
N. Y
Robert McAllester
Grace Cunningham
Arenas
McAllester
Miss Cunningham
Berkeley
Calif
Earlham College
Richmond
Ind
Friends
Earlham
Mrs Ridgway Shines in Paris Fashion Circles
In Paris on June 3 Pierre Balmain praised Mrs Matthew Ridgway wife of Europe’s Allied supreme commander saying she embodies the typical American look. The 33 year old made a quiet visit to Baintain’s collection with minimal entourage and impressed the designer with poise and style.
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Paris
Matthew
Ridgway
Europe
Pierre Balmain
Two Pacific Fleet Warships Returning to San Diego
Two Pacific Fleet ships will arrive in San Diego tomorrow after ten months serving off Korea. The ships are the LST 762 and the amphibious repair ship USS Sphinx.
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San Diego
W.e
Korea
Navy
Sphinx
Golden State Chinchilla Farms promises profits and easy care
A marketing pitch touts chinchilla farming as a clean profitable hobby with potential incomes of ten thousand dollars a year. It markets insured, inspected animals, bank financing, and no added cost for insurance, inviting readers to visit show rooms and purchase stock for quick profit.
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Golden State
Chinchilla
Brenon Laboratory
Inglewood
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Dean
Whitten
Jewelers
Long Beach
Tedoyi
Mrs. Ridgway
Pacific Fleet
Edison Electricity
Iwern California Edison Company
Reddy Kilowatt
Sou
Golden State Chinchilla Farms and Sales Company
Long Beach Blvd
Sepulveda Blvd
Manhattan Beach
Magnolia Ave
Riverside
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