Auto plants spread across states boosting postwar market access
Postwar shifts in the U S auto industry see 34 new major plants built nationwide to reach key markets, with California and Michigan leading. Labor shortages and high freight costs push production closer to consumers, cutting distribution costs and retail prices while boosting regional growth. A golf dealers tourney is announced. Tom Wynn to become auto editor.
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United States
Michigan
California
Ohio
Los Angeles
Detroit
Ted Drake
Duke" Hatton
Glenn Thomas
Herb Bear
Rex Reason
Ray Chapman
Steve Brightteller
Dave Thomas
John Mead
LaMont Davis
Long Beach
Pacific Coast
Tom Wynn
District judge sentences Harold Call for pennies stolen
Peabody July 3 district judge sentences Harold Call, 33, to one day in jail for each penny he stole from a newsboy. The case notes a total theft of a small amount leading to a jail term per penny.
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Peabody
Harold Call
Provisions of Reservist Retirement Law Explained
Presidents signed the reserve retirement bill aiding hundreds of officers and enlisted men across Army Navy Marine Air Force and Coast Guard. The law sets retirement at 60 with 20 years service counting active and inactive time with a point system to calculate pay. A simplified method estimates 2.5 percent per active year plus longevity and half a percent for inactive years.
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Army
Navy
Marines
Air Force
Coast Guard
Truman
Armed Services
Reserve
National Guard
Lerved
Idaho towns cash in on slot machines in fall of 1947
Falls City leaders in Twin Falls Jerome and Weiser share 50 50 with owners under a 8500 per machine license rule while Lewis ton and others push 5050 models. Revenue boosts fund street work sewers and city programs as 3000 machines operate statewide officials say.
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Falls
Idaho
Twin Falls
Jerome
Weiser
Lewis‘ton
Welsert
Idaho Municipal League
Mayors
Robertson Smith
Leda D. Painter
Mantz Enters Three Planes For Bendix Trophy Race
Paul Mantz veteran Bendix Trophy winner enters three planes for the Long Beach to Cleveland race start Sept. 4. Mantz will fly one aircraft with two assigned to Tommy Mayson of Burbank and Linton Carney of Houston, backed by Glenn McCarthy of Houston. He aims for a third straight victory, facing Joe DeBona and other West Coast contenders.
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Paul Mantz
Long Beach
Cleveland
Ohio
Mantz
Hollywood
Tommy Mayson
Burbank
Linton Carney
Houston
Texas
Glenn McCarthy
Joe DeBona
Rod and Gin Club False but Popular in Germany
VaHingen Germany July 3 The U S Constabulary announced its newly formed Rod and Gin Club quickly reached 8 charter members It was a teleprinter error It should have read rod and gin club But the club still attracted 80 members
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Vaihingen
Germany
U. S
Holiday Fourth Celebrations Spread Across California
California travelers can enjoy a wide Fourth of July lineup from parades and fireworks to rodeos and rodeo festivals. Big Bear Lake hosts a 100 cowboy rodeo with 5000 seats, while other events include Orange County Gold Centennial Days, San Diego County Fair at Del Mar, and Make lumne Hit centennial festivities.
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California
Travel and Recreation Department
California State Chamber of Commerce
Big Bear Lake
Big Bear Post
American Legion
del Mar
Banning
Oceanside
Redwood City
San Leandro
Nevada City
Watsonville
Modesto
Makelumne Hit
Placerville
Reno
Sonora
Santa Barbara
Lompoc
Mt. Shasta
Paul Bunyan
Fort Bragg
Willits
Ukiah
Oroville
Bidwell Sur
Marysville
Lakeport
Napa County
Calistoga
Vallejo
Fairfax
San Pablo
San Francisco
Bay Meadows
Modernizing Lend-Lease Base at Harmon Air Field
At Ernest Harmon Air Force Base Newfoundland the U S plans a modern transformation of wartime facilities into a major Eastern defense hub. The base will gain hotels for transients and a larger passenger terminal while maintaining search and rescue readiness with planes, dogs, and boats. Flights supply Prince Edward Island and other island bases with mail and supplies while remaining an alternate Gander airport and Army post.
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Ernest Harmon
Newfoundland
United States
Britain
Air Transport Command
Gibraltar
Ernest E. Harmon
Air Forces
Mercy
Prince Edward Island
Ganger
St. John's
Ft. McAndrey
Vandals Damage Memorial to Scott at Capetown
Capetown July 3 UP vandals destroyed a stone galleon atop the pedestal of Captain Scott memorial. The monument honors the Antarctic explorer and four companions who perished returning from the South Pole in March 1912. Broken pieces found at the base as police investigate.
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Farcous
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Scott
South Pole
Oil Executive Sees 1948 Traffic Down Yet Longer Trips
Walter Hochuli of the Texas Company told a Senate subcommittee that five percent fewer motorists travel this summer, but they drive about fifteen percent farther. He argued rationing is unnecessary as gasoline supplies appear ample due to higher rail output and robust production. The API reported a new crude output record for the seventh straight week and gasoline production rising by about 290 thousand barrels.
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Fiouston
Tex
Wen
Senate
Walter Hochall
Texas Company
Hochuli
American Petroleum Instit
Itute
Hochull
Leebrick to chair Junior Chamber aviation committee
Dick Leebrick takes over as chair of the Junior Chamber of Commerce aviation committee replacing Al Beach. The group earned state and national JC awards under Beach. Leebrick will be assisted by Linn and Bill Barry with Smith as secretary and McKee as sergeant at arms. Planned projects include Wings Over the Nation in October and Kitty Hawk Day in December, plus airport approach protection, land acquisition of about 346 acres, air marking with two signs, and developing airport facilities to expand air freight. Civil Aeronautics data show 6143 U S airports as of June 1, up from 5074 last year, while 57 federal grants totaling 7.21 million dollars were awarded May 15 to June 15 to local airports. The Chicago Orchard Airport grant of 2.6 million will later yield ten runways of 4,400 feet and cover 6,000 acres.
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Dick Leebrick
Chamber of Commerce Aviation Committee
al Beach
Beach
Nation
J. C
Leebrick
Bore Linn
Bill Barry
Oa Smith
Bon McKee
Civil Aeronautics Administration
United States
Chicago
Chicago Orchard
Long Beach Woman Bearer Plans Ecuador Greeting Voyage
Mrs. Floyd E. Linnen of 1121 Obispo Ave will sail Tuesday on the Santa Juana to Central and South America as bearer of greetings from Long Beach to Ecuador. The Ecuadorian envoy is Quito native and U S naturalized citizen. her husband, a navy chief petty officer, serves at Terminal Island.
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Floyd E. Linnen
Obispo
Ava
Central
South America
Dis
Burton W. Chace
Ecuador
Quito
Prass-Telegram
Long Beach
Obispo Ave
Santa Juana
Terminal Island
Chace
Linnen
Two L. B. College Boys Jeeping over Mexico
Long Beach college students Don Smith and Dick Bridges vacation in Old Mexico by jeep. They stay at Mrs. Kimball’s mansion in Mexico City where she helps as hostess and even does laundry. The trip includes markets cathedrals and bull fights with a local guide amid a beach crab incident and a July return to Long Beach.
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Long Beach College
Old Mexico
Donald Smith
Winslow Ave
Don Smith
Agricultural School
San Luis Obispo
Don
Dick Bridges
Eucalyptus Ave
Kimball
Mexico
Mexico City
Taranica
Long Beach
Stork and Dog Show Peaceful Coexistence in Istanbul
In Istanbul residents report a surprising peace omen as a stork and a dog, once enemies, stroll together. The dog sleeps while the stork guards and cleans insects, with locals noting unprecedented harmony and hope. A helicopter peace prototype and Civil Air Patrol news round out other items in this period report.
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Limit
Aviation Week
Pala
Alto
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