Married Life Visit Sparks Clamor Over Unpacked Trunks
Helen and Warren wrestle with domestic chaos after two months abroad as relatives arrive. Bobbie pesters for candy and toys while Carrie mocks gifts and Aunt Amelia looms. The couple argues over hospitality and family duties amid confetti of European souvenirs.
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Warren
Bobbie
Helen
Europe
Lawrence
Umum
Carrie
Pettie
Paris
London
Amelia
Maelen
Robbie
Hungaria
Budapest
Italy
Vienna
Melaccal
Wiener Werk Statte
Precious
Skeezix
Jackie Wood
Gas tax department marshals trigger cross state dispute
Four men wearing badges as Iowa gas tax marshals operated at Illinois side stations near the government bridge to track bootlegged gasoline entering Iowa but did not bar sales. Iowa Treasurer Ray Johnson led an eight man team to verify reports of large tax free fuel flows across the Mississippi.
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Rock Island
Til
Iowa
Gas Tax Department
Illinois
Mississippi
Illinois Company
Frank P. Welch
Standard Oil
Sinclair Stations
Government Bridge
Ray Johnson
Tri-Cities
Davenport
Gasoline Tax Department
State of
Towers Open to Public at Tower of London Dungeons
Four additional towers at the Tower of London are opened to sightseers for the first time. Dungeons once used for enemy spies, including German agent Carl Hans Lody, are shown. Tower history traces to William the Conqueror with White Tower begun around 1078 and completed about twenty years later.
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London
Tower of London
Wekely
Martin
Martin Tower
Carl Hans Lody
Byward Tower
William the Conqueror
White Tower
Federal Judges Grant Temporary Injunction in Arizona Rates Case
Three federal judges in Los Angeles granted a temporary injunction preventing a state order altering railroad rates. The action targets Interstate Commerce Commission rules and involved the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway and Pacific lines.
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Los Angeles
Atchison, Popes Seats Fe
Sesacific Railwaye
State Corporation Commission of Arizona
Overland Introduces Two Door Standard Sedan
Willys-Overland announces the Standard Sedan at 655 dollars fob Toledo as part of the four cylinder line. In production since March the model shipped in April with 2 200 units and quick dealer uptake. Features include wide accessible doors long side windows and a rigid top aiding visibility and mileage.
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Willys- Overland
Toledo
Overland
Enclosed car with low price boosts dealer shipments
Preliminary observations on the enclosed car indicate strong dealer reception and a price appeal that makes it accessible to a wide market. The announcement of the car at a remarkably low price is seen as a major factor attracting potential buyers and dealers alike.
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Oakland
Ford offers to buy 400 ships from Shipping Board
Henry Ford proposed to purchase 400 ships from the Shipping Board after a meeting with chairman T. W. O'Conner. Board members welcomed the move but sought policy details. Ford suggested scrapping if a fair price is agreed, while some ships might remain for limited uses. Discussion covered ownership, flag, and whether to retain 10 to 80 boats. Pricing for similar Great Lakes Laker vessels ranged from 25 000 to 36 000 dollars.
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Washington
Henry Ford
The
Shipping Board
T. W. O'Conner
Ford
Buffalo
Connor
Missionaries Visit Willys Overland Plant in Toledo
Rev Walter Erdman and Rev H A Rhodes, Presbyterian Board of Foreign Missions, visited the Willys Overland factory in Toledo. Each received a four cylinder touring car to ship to Korea for missionary use after returning to their stations. Erdman heads Taiku Korea for 18 years. Rhodes serves at Chosen Christian College in Seoul for 17 years.
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Willys-Overland
Toledo
Walter Erdman
H. A. Rhodes
Korea
Presbyterian Board of Foreign Missions
Erdman
Taiku
Rhodes
Chosen Christian College
Seoul
Korea's roads grow with cars as faith spreads
Rev Erdman notes Korea moved from pack animals to roads and hundreds of motor vehicles after Japanese occupation. Missionary work began forty years ago, now 300 000 native Christians. Early Koreans were animists worshiping spirits of nature and ancestors.
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Korea
Erdman
South Korea
J. H. Morris
Willys Overland
Seoul
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John N. Willys
Willys
Ecus Pe.ofp
Willys-Knight
Sarna
Pau
Kenya
Howard’s Garage
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