Nash Claims Several Firsts This Year In Engineering Design
The 1949 Nash introduces cockpit control with eye accessible dash at the steering post and a fully aerodynamic, low-to-the-road body. Wheels are enclosed in a solid molded shell with a tear drop form for safety and style. It adds twin beds to the convertible design and reports over twenty five miles per gallon on highway speeds, according to Beryl Hoover of Hoover Motor Co. Early purchasers at 550 East Center are assured delivery.
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Nash
Beryl Hoover
Hoover Motor Company
Navy's new supercarrier to allow planes with unlimited wingspan
A flush deck design for the navy's upcoming supercarrier would permit operations of aircraft with unrestricted wingspread, signaling a potential shift in carrier aviation capability.
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Mavy
Boy's Smoking Is Nothing Exciting
Five year old Jerry Mickle left alone lit his father's pipe and tossed a match into a clothes closet starting a fire. He doused it with water and firemen confined the blaze to the bedroom. The family cat Tommy was overcome by smoke but was revived after five minutes of artificial respiration. Jerry has given up smoking.
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Denver
Jerry Mickle
Jerry
Mickle
Tommy
Stop Worrying Keep Your Teeth Warns Dentist
Salt Lake City report quotes Dr Merrill Swenson of the University of Oregon as warning that excessive worry causes teeth grinding and jawbone weakening leading to decay. He urges calm and says he won t worry about others losing their teeth while hoping to preserve his own.
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Salt Lake City
Merrill Swenson
University of Oregon
Salt Lake District
Dental Society
Swenson
Nash Ambassador economy run proves long distance efficiency
Pocatello dealers received a telegram from J B Kipp Denver manager detailing a Boston to Miami test of a 1949 Nash Ambassador 4 Door Custom with overdrive. The run covered 1595.1 miles at 26.5 mpg with 60 1 9 gallons used costing 15 30 and averaged 36.9 mph overall.
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Nash
Pocatello
J. B. Kipp
Denver, Colo
Cannon Ball Baker
Boston
Miami
Florida
Berwyn
Richmond Hill
Miami City
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Weights and Measures
Neighbor Saves Neighbor From Window Jump
In Chicago a fire in Ebb Clark’s apartment sent him to the fourth floor window. Neighbor Cleveland Ivy, 20, sprinted outside with a mattress and placed it beneath the window. Clark landed on the mattress with only leg and arm burns.
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Chicago
Ebb Clark
Cleveland Ivy
Ivy
Clark
Lincoln's New Lincoln Aims To Ease Driving For Women
The 1949 Lincoln emphasizes feminine comfort and family practicality with integrated design and balanced driving ease. E S Barrett of the Motor Center touts it as a car built for both pleasure and convenience for women and households, promising early delivery of models.
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Lincoln
E. S. Barrett
The
Motor Center
Lincoln Motor Company
Barrett
Chalie Frank 2 Demonstrates Quick Change In Sun. School
In Corbin Kentucky Charley Frank Rapier age two shows early math when he gives a dime for church collection and returns with a nickel saying he traded for change after Sunday school. His mother recalls he kept the nickel and the story highlights his numeric curiosity.
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Corbin, Ky
Charley Frank
Sonny
Cascade Brothers Trial Set June 22
Two brothers, David and Wayne McGlothen, are charged with assault with a deadly weapon for allegedly attacking a McCall police officer with knives. Judge O. A. Sutton set their trial for June 22. Alice McGlothen, David’s wife, faces a separate charge of interfering with an officer with a trial set for June 21. The incidents reportedly occurred last October.
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Cascade
Ida
O. A. Sutton
David
Wayne McGlothen
McCall
Sutton
David McGlothen
Alice
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Haworth
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Run
Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicle
Veron
Blair-Fry Motor Company
E. Center
Chalie Frank
Cascade Brothers
the Post
Tees
New Plymouth
Plymouth
Carl
Plymouth Division
Chrysler Corporation
Detroit
Michigan
Great
Blair-Fry Motor CO
Bullock Motor CO
Arthur St. City Motor CO
E. Center St
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