California drives toward highway needs amid rising car totals
State Chamber of Commerce officials warn California highways lag population growth as 81 percent of 14 000 miles show deficiencies. A statewide meeting in Los Angeles will analyze highway finance and modernization amid material shortages and freeway demand. New car registrations for September dip from August with total around 41 000 units. third quarter totals near 1 264 000 for passenger cars. Truck registrations in September about 82 000, with third quarter projected at 253 000. A modern 1951 Cadillac hearse delivered to Louise Sheelar marks local auto industry growth. Long Beach dealers report activity and openings without personnel changes.
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State Chamber of Commerce
Los Angeles
R. L. Polk & Co
Detroit
Polk
Louise Sheelar
Sheelar-McFadyen Mortuary
Long Beach
Stanley F. Alder
Miller Western Co
Millionth traffic death may arrive as holidays near
Chicago reports a prediction by Gene Miller of the National Safety Council that the U S could record its millionth traffic death in the third week of December. Through September 990200 people had died in motor vehicle accidents, with fatalities rising as year end approaches amid holiday bustle.
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Chicago
Gene Miller
National Safety Council
Statistical Department
Miller
Public Information Office
Paul Jones
Jack Horner
U. S
Nation
Novelty Dancers Booked for Community Program
Novelty dancers from ap ballet and Spanish Fort Ord California and Yuma Arizona under Miss Frances Bowling assemble for a community program at Sawtelle Hospital auditorium. The show opens at 7 30 pm with 41 dancers aged six to ten performing a Hawaiian number. The Debettes Diane Moore Darlene Ferrer Carol Craft Nancy Misener Judith Conley Suzanne Fulton Charleen Lance will present excerpts from the Swan Lake Ballet. The troupe has toured military camps recently entertaining Fort Bliss Texas and other posts.
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Calif
Yuma
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Hollywood
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Sawtelle Hospital
Gram
Debettes
William Potter
Fort Bliss
Texas
Two Factors Could Delay M Day, Warns Official
The official notes that only two factors could push back M Day beyond the pre Christmas period. Bad weather that keeps cars in garages and a sudden shift to cautious driving by motorists are cited as the main delays.
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