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Post tells of the time Lowell was wheeling around a corner on the left side of the road, had a head-on collision, and was forced to make a "gentleman's agreement" with the Registrar of Motor Vehicles never to do his own driving again, because "it wasn't fitting for a Harvard President to have his license taken away...
...become a traders' and tourists' delight. Despite civil war on the mainland and the Nationalist blockade of China's coast, Hong Kong's trade this year may reach an alltime high. Daily, British and American ships slip into Hong Kong's harbor; nightly, huge motor junks, heavy with Western merchandise, weigh anchor for the ports of Red China...
With its low-slung, "step-down" car, Hudson Motor Car Co. had been competing with Buick, Oldsmobile and De Soto. This week, Hudson unveiled a smaller, cheaper car to compete with Pontiac and Dodge. The new Pacemaker looks like current Hudsons, but has a shorter wheelbase (119 in. v. the Super-Six's 124), a shorter hood, smaller engine (112 h.p., six-cylinder), and a lower ($240 to $265) price. It ranges from $1,675 f.o.b. Detroit for the three-passenger coupé to $1,795 for the four-door sedan...
Though earnings of the family-owned Ford Motor Co. have always been and still are a mystery, some facts about its dividends and ownership came out last week. In a report to Detroit's Probate Court, Clara Ford, widow of Henry the First, reported that the company paid out two dividends amounting to $4.50 a share for the year ending last July...
...course, not everybody will motor into town, and for those coming by rail, busses bound for the Bowl will meet every late-morning train. Similarly, there'll be buses at the Bowl after the game to ferry people back to town...