Women Drive Car Design as Industry Sees New Era
A 1952 feature profiles Maxine Regan of Chrysler as the lone female industrial designer shaping Plymouth styling. It notes women influence 80 percent of car sales, toward pastel interiors and highly decorated exteriors. Regan sketches dream cars, travels with Chrysler road show, and envisions living-room comfort, safety, and fashionable decor guiding future models. A separate storm report mentions a tornado path across Cherokee county with injuries to Mr. and Mrs. Ed Mathews Larabee.
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Associated Press
U. S
Maxine Regan
Hesam
Post-Tribune
Jefferson City
Missouri
Maxine
Philadelphia
West Coast
Detroit
Chrysler
Lali
Dye
North
Cherokee County
Cleghorn
Larrabee
Ed Mathews
Dramatic polio prevention test uses gamma globulin
A National Foundation trial will test gamma globulin derived from human and monkey blood to prevent polio paralysis in children. Monkeys showed protection from gamma globulin, while humans may not. The study, funded by the foundation and Red Cross sourced, will involve a division between treated and control groups in several cities.
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Alton L. Blakeslee
Associated Press
Science Reporter
NEW York
G.G. Sholl
National Foundation For
Foundation
David Bodian
Johns Hopkins University
Dorothy Horstmann
Yale
Lin Polio
American National Red Cross
Red Cross
Robbers Fail Bank Hold Up After Entering Doctor's Office
In Cincinnati Ohio three would be bank robbers aimed to seize Citizens State Bank but instead entered the office of Dr C E Mitchell in a former bank building. Two carried guns one fired a shot as they fled indicating no safe was present. The trio fled the scene after realizing their error.
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Cincinnati
Citizens State Bank
Bank
C. E. Mitchell
Indiana delegates weigh Stevenson bid at state convention
Eight half vote delegates chosen to formalize the tally as 30 delegates hold 26 votes. Gov Henry F Schricker, a Stevenson backer, expected to be nominated for U S senator against Republican William Jenner. Democratic chairman Charles Skillen cited surveys showing delegates generally favorable to Stevenson and uninstructed. Meanwhile NATO commander Gen Matthew Ridgway arrived at a West German airbase for a tour with Allied forces in Europe.
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Henry F. Schricker
Stevenson
U.S
Schricker
Indiana
William E. Jenners
Charles Skillen
Matthew B. Ridgway
Mitle
French Zone
NATO
Heit
Germany
Hi Lame
Air Cooling Tested in Convention Hall
In Chicago the International Amphitheatre had a trial run of its new air cooling system, costing $250,000. Mayor Martin Kennelly activated three switches and left the hall at 65 degrees after the event, with a two-man police detail guarding the stage. Officials call it the largest public assembly refrigeration system in the world. A gargoyle is a water spout carved as a grotesque animal, though the term often denotes grotesque animal representations.
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Chicago
Marjtin Kennelly
Sabor
Tornadoes devastate farms and resorts across Iowa counties
A strong tornado roared through Cherokee county and Larrabee area destroying farm buildings and injuring two people. In Lake Okoboji area winds toppled trees and damaged cabins while a Milford Estherville drive in theaters were demolished and dock damage reported elsewhere in northwest Iowa.
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Cherokee
Iowa
Larrabee
Lake Okelobon
Milford
Estherville
Stassen criticizes Eisenhower Taft on civil rights stance
Washington AP Harold E. Stassen voiced disappointment with the conservative civil rights positions of Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower and Sen. Robert A. Taft as they seek the Republican nomination. He pledged to push for a liberal, humanitarian shift within the party and encouraged states to set laws, noting Taft's opposition to a compulsory FEPC.
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Washington
Harold E. Stassen
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Republican Party
Stassen
National Press Club
Eisenhower
Fair Employment Practices Commission
FEPC
Taft
Indiana Delegation Split Aids Stevenson Nomination
Most of Indiana's 26 vote delegation appeared ready to back Gov. Adlai Stevenson of Illinois for the Democratic presidential nomination. Twenty-two full votes were named in 11 of Indiana's congressional districts amid the convention race.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
Adjai £. Stevenson
Illnois
Salesman Wanted by International Milling in Missouri
International Milling Company seeks a flour salesman in Missouri Territory with a home point in Columbia or nearby. Salary based on ability and experience. car and travel expenses provided. Applicants 25 to 95 preferred. avoid frequent job changers. Send full details including age and qualifications to International Milling Company, 1725 Armour Road, North Kansas City 16, Missouri.
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International Milling Company
Missouri
Columbia
Armour Road
North
Kansas City
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St. Louis
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