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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1949
Page
12
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William S. James of Fram Corp told the Society of Automotive Engineers that a 15 percent gain in miles per gallon could come from reducing heat loss and incomplete combustion. He cited stop and go driving and design changes such as overdrives weight reduction and higher compression as ways to boost efficiency. He noted gasoline cost is a third of motoring and that multiple paths exist to higher mileage.
Social notes from High View Virginia recount weekend visits by the Broy and Conner families, the Koe nigs from Arlington, the Greene and Himelright families from Strasburg, and Williams and Cadwallader households visiting in Stephens City and Boyce. Irvin Williams and Chambers Greene also attended a Harrisburg farm show on Monday. A Q and A section discusses the first revolver known as the pepper box and Samuel Colt famed for developing the modern revolver.
Washington January 12 A Commerce Department plan to increase manganese supply from South Africa for the U S strategic stockpile goes into effect next month. A set aside of 2576 tons monthly from February through September supports ore shipments to tidewater in cars built by Canadian Car and Foundry Co. for Union of South African Railways. The munitions board says the plan could allow South Africa to raise its yearly manganese output by 250 000 to 300 000 tons and possibly meet half the stockpile needs.
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