New Ford Tire Size 15 Change Delays Arrival
Ford’s new car arrival, announced for tomorrow by Des Moines branch, delayed due to changing tire size from 29x4.40 to 30x4.50. Detroit Wall Street Journal note adds eleventh door charges delay production. 200 motors ordered back. Tudor model slated first. test rides praised. top speed estimates 43 mph sec, 63 mph high, 26 mpg. six bodies ten colors planned.
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Two 18YearOld Girls Hike Waterloo to Oakland
Two Waterloo natives Ruby Stemmer and Frances Whitmire hiked from Waterloo Iowa to Oakland California in two weeks stopping in Oakland on their way to Fresno to visit Whitmire's brother Elmer. They kept walking when possible and slept outdoors every night enduring cold in Fisher's Pass. They carried two packs each with provisions and personal care items and spent exactly 1.27 dollars on the journey.
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Babe) Whitmire
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