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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1955
Page
10
An old reference notes Roy Bramson's claim that American mass production began with a Connecticut carriage works, the Newhall Carriage Works, which produced a finished carriage hourly using power-driven parts on a line. It cites an English freight car maker using a track conveyor for assembly.
Advertises pattern 4807 for women's sleepwear in sizes 36 to 50 with lace trim and bow. Describes fabric yardage, easy instructions, and year round wear options. Mail 35 cents plus 5 cents for first class. addressed to Anne Adams at Winchester Evening Star Pattern Dept in New York.
The Agriculture Department warned of renewed dust storm risk across the Great Plains. As of December 1, about 20 million acres in 10 states are prone to wind damage, with 13.9 million of crop land at risk. Kansas Texas and Colorado account for about 75 percent of vulnerable land, with other affected states including New Mexico Oklahoma Montana Nebraska North Dakota South Dakota and Wyoming.
The year’s highway deaths reach 867, up from 804 at the same point last year. A collision near Gainesville in Prince William County killed Leonard Michael Rizzella, 38, of Laurel Maryland, as a train struck two cars. Two deaths reported yesterday include Mrs. F. M. Eversole, 80, of Bristol Tennessee, a former missionary in Korea, and Murrell H. Troupe, 69, of Baltimore, injured when his car left U.S. 58 and hit a tree.
John Wanamaker department store offers Hannibal the elephant for 4995 dollars during a two day Christmas sale. The 550 pound 14 month old pachyderm draws shoppers with boasts of home spray duties, furniture moves, and a weekly food bill of about 42 dollars.
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