New Ownership at Pence & Scott Shell Station
Richard Scott has purchased Harold Miller's interest in the Pence and Miller Shell Station on North Marion. The station will be known as Pence and Scott Shell Station with Wade Pence continuing. Both parties promise the same courteous service as under the previous partnership.
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Richard Scott
Harold Miller
Pence & Miller Shell
North
Marion
Richard
Washington
Wade Pence
Pence & Scott Shell Station
Wade
Shell
Golden Shell
License surge shows 1700 cars registered in county
More than 1,700 licenses for 1937 issued before year end by Miss Besse Jones. Delinquency penalty begins after February first. Trucks lead with 170 licensed. two new cars and two new trucks added last week. Ford Rouge plant in Dearborn features vast steel and casting outputs and extensive conveyor systems.
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Washington County
Court House
T. L. Brookhert
Studebaker
L. A. Jones
J. A. Borkoski
Brighton
Elmer Neis
Wellman
Used Cars For Sale Listings From Frank Pearson
Carioads list several antique vehicles and dealers including a 1936 custom De Soto and a 1935 V-8 Tudor sedan. Names and addresses include Frank Pearson at 1008 N Iowa Ave with ZIP 27005 and Pease Motor Service with 27412.
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Frank Pearson
Iowa Ave
Pease Motor Service
Old Timers Talk About Car Starting
C P Simpson of Pontiac explains how modern vehicles start easily in zero mornings. He recalls past methods using crank starts with hot water and handkerchiefs over the carburetor and intake. He credits Benj A Anibal and Pontiac for pioneering light oils that eased cold starts since 1922 23, reducing reliance on heavy oils and improving engine design.
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C. P. Simpson
Pontiac
North
Benj. A. Anibal
Mr. Anibal
Anibal
Gasoline Price Decline Outpaces Other Goods Since 1923
The American Petroleum Industries Committee notes gasoline prices fell from 21.06¢ in 1923 to 14.06¢ by October 1 1936, a 33.2 percent drop, while food prices fell 13.9 percent. Gas taxes rose from 0.91¢ to 5.34¢ per gallon, a 487 percent increase, with motorists using about 700 gallons yearly. If taxed like gasoline, staple prices would rise sharply and federal state local revenues would soar.
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American Petroleum Industries Committee
U. S. Department of Labor
United States
Santa Claus Pays 5,000,000 Gas Tax
The American Petroleum Industries Committee estimates that during Christmas week Santa Claus paid about 5 million dollars in federal and estate gasoline taxes. About 2.5 million came from passenger vehicle operators shipping gifts and visiting relatives, with another 2.5 million from motor truck owners transporting merchandise.
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Santa Claus
Santa
American Petroleum Industries Committee
Victory by an American Car at Nairobi Rand Road Race
The Terraplane won the South Africa Golden Jubilee Road Race, beating 41 entrants including European and American makes. Cape Argus notes the win highlights American motor-car manufacture amid British reluctance to tailor cars for South African conditions.
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South Africa
C.L. Engelbrecht
F. R. H. Hopley
Nairobi Rand
Cape Argus
Capetown
Africa
Nairobi
Kenya
Britain
Ford's Automatic Camshaft Inspection Machine Sets New Tolerances
Ford Motor Company uses an automatic camshaft inspection machine that detects errors to one ten thousandth of an inch. It rejects imperfect shafts, marks the faulty cams, and performs 25 of 54 inspections. The Rouge plant spans over 7 million square feet with 333 acres of window glass. Waterford Michigan plant makes special gauges and works to four millionths of an inch.
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Ford Motor Company
Ford
Waterford
Miech
Winter Driving Tips From Chevrolet Bulletin
Chevrolet issues a bulletin advising simple winter driving steps to aid starting and battery life. It recommends preturning the engine two or three rotations with the starter, keeping the throttle slightly open, and adjusting manual chokes to avoid oil dilution as cold weather starts.
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Chevrolet
Ford Rouge Plant Highlights Big Workforce and Work Habits
The Ford Motor Company Rouge plant employs over 5,000 workers to keep the facility clean with thousands of mops and brooms and uses vast amounts of paint and soap monthly. The operation requires more than 70,000 workers overall and features the world’s largest high pressure steam plant. About 1,700 boys are enrolled in the Henry Ford Trade School at Rouge to train as skilled mechanics.
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Ford Rouge
Dearborn Mich
Ford
Rouge
Ford Motor Company
Frill Production
Henry Ford
Governor mocks Lindbergh ransom recovery report
Gov. Harold G. Hoffman dismissed as a journalistic pipe dream reports that 21000 Lindbergh ransom bills had been recovered by a New Jersey state trooper. He called the tale an unfounded claim while at his South Amboy home.
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Trenton
N. J
Harold G. Hoffman
New Jersey
South Amboy
Governor Denies Lindbergh Ransom Story Report
The governor issued a statement calling the Lindbergh case pipe dream and claiming no truth to reports that the ransom money has been accounted for. He said he has read in the papers that the case is completely solved.
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Puble
Will Rogers
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