Auto industry sets record with 1949 output tops prewar peak
Detroit reports 1949 vehicle production likely surpassing 6,000,000 units, the best since before the war, with most cars sold and major firms like General Motors Chrysler and Studebaker posting record profits. Notes steel shortages moderated output but did not curb demand or earnings.
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Automatics Come to Low-Cost Cars With GM Hydra Matic
General Motors and two partners push automatic transmissions into cheaper cars. A milestone for 1950 engineering is the debut of automatic gear in the low-price field. Chevrolet plans a new torque converter with its 1950 models early January. Ford signals a torque converter transmission for late next summer.
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Boost for Wheat Across Kansas After Snow
Kansas wheat gains moisture from heavy snow with central and north central counties seeing relief from dry soil. Northwest areas remain drier but winter condition is sound with subsoil moisture and strong crown roots. Snow depth ranged up to 5-9 inches. Woodson County led moisture at 1.62 inches. Horton recorded five below zero.
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Sacred soybean myth and college holiday notice
The soybean was once a sacred grain in Chinese culture. Lawrence Business College is closed for holidays and will reopen January 3, -Adv.
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Honeymoon Ends as Cary Grant and Betsy Drake Report for Work
Cary Grant and Betsy Drake end their secret honeymoon with Drake due to report for a movie role at her studio. Grant, 46, slated to begin a film soon. Howard Hughes piloted the couple to a desert wedding near Phoenix. Drake, 28, ties for her first marriage. Grant’s third. General Marshall to address Red Cross leaders at dinner.
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General Marshall to Speak in Wichita on January 28
Wartime Army Chief of Staff General George C. Marshall will deliver a speech in Wichita on January 28. The announcement notes his roles as former secretary of state and a key wartime leader.
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