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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1937
Page
4
The 1936 motor car industry shows 4,600,000 cars and trucks assembled and sold, with bonuses to workers and extra dividends to stockholders. November model introductions boosted production, aiming for a record near 4,602,000 units, second only to the 1929 boom.
The 1936 automobile output climbed to a level close to 1929 as 1937 models debuted. Dealers struggled to find unsold 1936 stocks, marking a sharper correction than after 1929 with 1,000,000 vehicles still in inventory and a wholesale value well past 3 billion including parts and tires. Hupmobile failed to resume production amid its reorganization.
Dr Joseph P Leone, head of the Quincy hospital, opened a special expectant fathers room to ease nerves and provide a home like atmosphere with lounges, blankets, a desk, lamps and an attendant. A nearby medical cabinet with smelling salts, a phone for birth news, and overnight blankets are included as part of the plan. Nine hundred babies were delivered in the hospital's 50 bed maternity ward last year.
In Lubbock Texas college professors Dr. E. E. George and two colleagues tracked ten milligrams of radium lost when a nurse dropped a platinum needle containing the substance. The needle, embedded in lint between radiator coils eight feet away, was found with electroscopes. The radium needle, under half an inch long, is valued at about $1 000.
Santa Cruz California resident Charles F. Kellar recalls Kaweah colony days in 1886 near Sequoia National Park. The giant Sequoia later named General Sherman tree was once called the Karl Marx tree amid the socialist group’s occupation. The Kaweah colony dissolved after a government dispute over park land.
Puzzle items mix with misread letters and broken phrases. Readable clues point to vocabulary like vessel symbol and migratory insect while many lines are garbled data from a cross word puzzle page.
Austin traffic school article notes violators attend classes twice weekly for a month to learn driving principles and dangers of alcohol fatigue and inebriation. Record shows few repeat offenses among over 200 graduates, with only five rearrested.
Andrew Hinds recalls a Susquehanna river oddity where an angler hauled a stot device missing its back and, after pulling the handle, a bass surfaced.
English newspapermen in Hollywood report California law requires a registered nurse accompany the child and mother from home to studio and back. Infants must travel in fumigated limousines. A welfare worker must be with the baby at all times in the studio. An infant may spend at most two hours in the studio, with only 20 minutes under lights.
Harold Don Wallace born to Mr. and Mrs. C V Wallace introduces a record 13 ancestors in its first hours. The newborn’s immediate family includes 19 year old parents, four grandparents, four great grandparents and three great great grandparents.
San Quentin, Calif. becomes smaller as inmate count drops to 5,282, a relief to the warden who links it to improving job prospects. The article notes the prison's size, operations, meals, jute mill industry, workforce, health staff, and plans for a second California facility while comparing national prison trends. It also mentions Texas library funding and county coverage.
Mrs. Montie Beach, president of the Dancing Masters of America, says swing music likely will wane in a few months yet influence ballroom dancing. She notes laymen, music, youth and motion pictures originated many steps, with masters refining them.
The vigilant financial world noted sweeping shifts in 1936 including higher stock margin requirements and a 50 percent boost in Federal Reserve Bank requirements, signaling tighter credit and adjusted market conditions.
Puff prepares a trap as two others approach his hidden shadow. He stays calm and ready, awaiting their steps at the tunnel end. The scene hints at a tense encounter and Puff's decisive moment.
A report outlines rapid devaluation of key currencies alongside a surge in United States gold imports. A new surtax on undistributed profits adds to global fiscal tensions. Major economies navigate inflation, capital flows, and policy responses as markets react to shifts in exchange rates and bullion demand.
A doe fleeing a car chase along a Pennsylvania highway was pursued by a motorist and refused to retreat. Game Protector Thomas V. Mosier intervened and placed the animal in a game refuge for safety.
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