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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1933
Page
8
Ro ss W Shaw Oldsmobile sales manager argues style is crucial in buying a new car. He says advanced styling adds real value, keeps appearance current, and complements improved mechanical features while 1933 pricing remains the lowest in a decade.
The January 7 Nash Big Six is praised by Lawrence dealer H D Hill as the finest low priced Nash yet. It features a 95 horsepower engine, 118 inch wheelbase, and a wealth of big car refinements including hydraulic shock absorbers, stronger X dual frame, new brake drums, instrument panel, depressed beam lighting, and shatterproof windshields. The 1933 model is touted as the biggest dollar value, with the 1953 four door sedan selling for $130 less than the 1932 Big Six counterpart.
A new mechanism labeled Starterator appears on 1933 Chevrolet cars. It is described as a novel starting device making ignition smoother and faster, signaling a potential shift in the automobile industry's approach to engine start features.
A 1933 Chevrolet introduces the Starterator the first car in the industry with one pedal operation. The device lets a stalled engine restart by depressing the accelerator without removing the foot from the pedal, and it then acts as an accelerator. This aims to bring cars closer to automatic operation and appeals to feminine drivers seeking safer, simpler control.
Government plans may divert as much as 300 million dollars from gasoline tax in 1933 to general state needs. Estimates show nearly 200 million was diverted in 1932, depriving road funds. The study notes taxes were originally for roads but states have long diverted portions to schools, textbooks, sea walls, oyster farms, fish hatcheries, and state maintenance. county
In 1932 motorists paid over 1.85 billion to federal state and local governments, with 600 million from gasoline taxes. Highway financing once funded roads is being curtailed and diverted to miscellaneous ends. By 1933 the motorist faces an even heavier tax load as road programs shrink.
Blue Rapids visitors Mr and Mrs QO S Watters joined by Opal Watters and Pearl Barber spend weekend with Mrs F E Barber and family. Luther Teavengood hosts Tuesday Reading club reviewing What We Live By by Ernest Dimmer. Mrs Merrill Rapp of Enid Oklahoma attends. Mrs Mary A Ault learns of sister Mrs David Raines death in Spokane Washington. Mrs Gerome Topping and daughter Virginia visit with Miss June Topping in Baldwin. William Dillman of Wichita visits Leland Zimmerman. American Legion Auxiliary completes a quilt for veterans hospitals. March meeting in Lezien hall features potluck, husbands invited. Rev Edward Hutchins visits Lawrence. Baldwin men attend Nemorrati dinner in Topeka. Carl Butell John Keshane Clyde Stewart and others join. Mrs Leslie Braithwaite visits en route to Emporia. former Baker student Miss Josephine Fisher remembered. Ministers Wives Association hosts lunch with Mrs Charles C Hancher Mrs E H Dellinger Dr W A Were Dr George H Casper. Lunch followed by talk on Paul Laurence Dunbar.
Close of the Kilgore cash hardware silver contest drew over 100 attendees. Jean Louise Strahl drew tickets, John Behrens of Lone Star held the winning number, receiving six silver teaspoons. Mrs. L. W. Waring won a silver serving spoon, a bird won a baby silver set, with initiations planned for Alpha Chis next week and local alumni expected to attend.
Linwood hosts of Mr and Mrs T W Frederick welcomed relatives including Avnn Herher and Eniah Max from Kansas City Kansas. Lawrence quilter Tas Mondor joined district Order of the Eastern Star attendance. Inclement weather kept some from the Nivhe section. Helen Lois Martin visited with brother John Hughey. Linwood residents attended last week’s Kansas City auto show.
Winchester boys and girls captured the county championship at the Nortonville tournament held February 17 and 18. The girls pushed to a decisive win as part of the county meet, with the record and outcomes noted in the closing lines of the report.
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