Four Million Old Cars Headed For Scrap Heap
Detroit experts project automobile industry output near four million new cars this year with about four million old cars sent to scrap. They foresee 290000 cars sold abroad, rising family numbers, and ongoing credit constraints limiting sales despite strong demand for optional equipment. Industry figures debate whether four million is the floor or ceiling and consider potential easing if credit loosens later, while the Federal Reserve Board keeps current down payment and 18 month installment rules.
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Federal Reserve Board
Gravedigger Arrested Over Threat Letter to Schuster
The elderly gravedigger William Brinckerhoff Brown was arrested in New York as the anonymous author of a threatening letter to Arnold Schuster, the 24 year old Brooklyn clothing salesman whose tip helped police track Willie Sutton. Brown admitted writing the note but denied Schuster murder.
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New York
Arnold Schuster
Wille Sutton
Sutton
Schuster
Brooklyn
FBI
Willam Brinckerhoff Brown
Willie Sutton
Brown
Edward Scheidt
Billy Sutton
Tule Cypress of Oaxaca Vast Trunk Surrounded by People
Measurements show the Tule cypress’s girth about 112 feet at five feet above ground. About 30 people with outstretched arms can encircle the trunk. Some researchers propose the tree is a fusion of three trunks, not a single trunk.
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Mexico
Oaxaca
Charters Granted for Two Winchester Nonprofits
Two nonprofit groups in Winchester have had charters granted and filed. The Negro Day Nursery at 20 East Pal Mall Street lists Rachel Strader as president and Dorothy Baldridge as secretary with Margaret Halvosa as treasurer. Directors include Lela R. Brown Dorothy H. Glaize Lucy W. Hack and others. The Junior Chamber of Commerce charter names Russell Newcomer as president and includes officers Harry P. Carpenter Claude Smaltz Howard Cather Jr Robert Barbour and Ferman Perry with additional directors.
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Corporation Court of Winchester
Negro Day Nursery
E. Pal
Mall St
Rachel Strader
Dorothy Baldridge
Margaret Halvosa
Lela R. Brown
Dorothy H. Glaize
Lucy W. Hack
Margaret P. Harrison
Mary S Hyde
Dorothy R. McGuire
Ann S
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Russell Newcomer
Harry P. Carpenter
Claude Smaltz
Howard Cather, Jr
Robert Barbour
Ferman Perry
Lester Arnold, Jr
Robert Bosserman
Charles Carpenter
Henry T. Goode
Warvin K. Hutcheson
Harold Patton Eugene Sakers
Howard Vanderbilt
Scouts Warned To Beware of Dynamite
W. P. Whitmore of the Shenandoah Council Boy Scout Health and Safety Committee warns Scouts and leaders to prevent accidents from blasting caps. He cites hundreds of injuries yearly, noting caps resemble harmless metal tubes and can cause severe harm or death. children often find and mishandle them, so avoid contact and report findings to adults.
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W. P. Whitmore
Shenandoah Council
Boy Scout Health and Safety Committee
Boy Scouts
Mr. Whitmore
Whitmore
First sung as official national anthem in 1931
The Star Spangled Banner became the official national anthem when President Hoover signed the bill as the 71st Congress closed on March 3, 1931. The notice arrived as the session ended in the U S House of Representatives.
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U. S
House of Representatives
Hoover
Butter Rush in Sydney Sparks Disorder at Store
About 11,000 shoppers packed McDowell's in Sydney to buy 2000 pounds of butter amid a six month shortage. Twenty two women fainted and others were trampled as police restored order.
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Sydney
Australia
McDowell's
Thrush
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