Streamlining Cars Adds Utility and Space in 1936 Models
The piece notes how new cars emphasize practical benefits beyond looks, with sloped backs enabling built in luggage spaces and trunks of larger volume. The 67 percent trunk increase to 14 cubic feet and full height doors improve usability. It cites spare tire placement, shelves for packages, and race track lessons inspiring design like a novel jack mechanism adopted from Campbell’s Bluebird.
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Malcolm Campbell
Chevrolet
Veedol Offer Promises Trial Until June 30
Veedol refiners Tidewater Oil and Economy Oil Company announce a ten day trial offer expiring June 30. If after the trial you do not call Veedol the finest motor oil you have ever used, they will refill your crankcase with any brand and pay the bill. The pitch stresses Veedol quality based on Bradford crude oil and its film of protection.
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Veedol Refiners
Tidewater Oil Co
The
Economy Oil) Company
Veedol
Dale Gallagher
Economy Oil Company
Bradford
Pontiac
Love’s Longest Word In Indian Dialect Study
A述ingly long term for love from an Indian dialect is noted as "Chemlendamoughku nagogager." The entry highlights linguistic variety and the challenge of translating love terms across languages.
Death Stalks in Iowa Memorial Day Traffic Signs
State Auto Insurance Association places road death markers titled Marks the Spot across Iowa to curb crashes. In Washington county 14 signs mark local death spots including four on recent requests. Around 1600 markers statewide remind motorists to slow down and drive carefully amid fatalities and property damage.
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Iowa
State Auto Insurance Association
Washington County
Ford Rotunda moves to permanent Chicago exhibit home
The Spring Cleaning the World structure built for the Ford Rotunda at the Chicago World's Fair drew twelve million visitors. It now finds a permanent place in the patio of the new Rotunda serving as the public entrance to the Ford Rouge plant, touted as the world’s greatest industrial exposition.
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Ford World
Ford
Dearborn
Mich
Ford Industries
Pontiac Sales Boom As April Output Sets New High
Pontiac Motor Co produced 21 046 cars in April the strongest month since 1929. H J Klingler president and general manager says production may reach 21 000 plus in May as retail sales push toward 20 000, beating March. He notes depleted dealer stocks but no repeat of past shortages.
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Pontiac Motor Co
H. J. Klingler
Klingler
Pontiac
United States
Auto plate shortage slows license tag issuance in county
Washington county faces a license plate shortage as the original 5 000 plates are exhausted due to a surge in new car registrations. A delayed extra supply has not arrived, leaving vehicles untagged until plates arrive. In the past week 13 new cars were registered, 4 new trucks, and 388 transfers, with owners including J T Rehmel and George F Morrison.
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Washington County
J. T. Rehmel
Washington
George F. Morrison
J. E. Cook
Wellman
Lucy Dempsey
Carlton W. Lytle
Fortunate Contingency Aids Pontiac Car Buyers
The remark notes that handling the contingency proves fortunate for the speaker and for the thousands of Pontiac car purchasers, underscoring relief and broad impact on buyers. The quote reflects a defensive stance toward market or supply concerns affecting Pontiac buyers.
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Pease Motor Service
Washington Auto Salvage
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Ainsworth
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Isaiah P. Yoder
Kalona
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International
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