Glidden Tours Boost Early Auto Testing Traditions
Glidden tours sponsored by industrialist Charles J. Glidden gained popularity in early motoring as a test of car and driver along a defined course, focusing on reliability over speed.
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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1952
Page
7
Glidden tours sponsored by industrialist Charles J. Glidden gained popularity in early motoring as a test of car and driver along a defined course, focusing on reliability over speed.
Classified notices show positions for a live-in housekeeper in Winchester and a short order cook and dishwashing staff at York Inn and White Palace Restaurant. Listings request living in, basic duties, and application details with box references.
Listing notes room for girls in a unit with living room kitchen and bath. Includes electric range and Frigidaire fridge. Adults only. Phone contact 8381.
Science Service reports Imperial Valley California tests on Brahma Hereford crosses with Charolais at the University field station. Ten calves from Brahma crosses are evaluated for heat tolerance and growth under 120 degree heat at low elevation. Ranchers seek cost effective stock. station head notes interest for feeders and breeding capabilities.
Salable hogs 1,500 with mixed weights. barrows and gilts up to 60 cents higher, sows up to 75 cents. Cattle and calves steady to 2.50 lower. feeders 26.50 to 27.60. Utility and commercial grades mixed. lambs 17.00 to 26.50, cull prices down. Overall ranges shown for hogs cattle calves and sheep with multiple weight bands and price points.
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