The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1946-01-19
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lew Business
The hope OF being lis own boss.
reputed 10 spring eternal in the ay.
erage Americans breast. is being
realized by thousands across the
country. There probably never has
been such rush by people TO get
into business for themselves. The
vast majority are small operators.
| Gasoline stations. small stores, and
restaurants OF the counter variety
typify the enterprises.
Many do not survive. In Cali.
fornia, for example, 1888 new re
tail and service establishments
were opened in October, while
5,l25 places closed in the same
month. Such stations may answer
the general complaint about red
tape involved in CT. business loans
or 1874 veterans throughout Cali
tornia who have beef approved. the
majority have been in the trucking
business. Machine shops and res
taurants have been next in line.
In greater Cleveland less than 100
new enterprises were started in
ls45. They cover a wide variety
OF products from burial vaults to
knitted underwear.
In the Chicago area, new own.
ers have taken over a number OF
the $50 metal working plants which
were put up during the war.
Most OF the new firms incorpora.
ting in Massachusetts will manu-
facture shoes. Next In line are
dres goods and sportswear.
Appliance stores lead in the list
OF new firms in most cities. Many
have only the space, a Neon sign
and one model each OF a refrigera-
tor and range.
Expanding oil companies are
recommending gasoline station
leases. However, a large distribu-
tor in the Middle West, Standard
OF Indiana. which conducts a train
ing program for veterans with a
promise Of providing financial aid
in buying or leasing a station, drop
ped % per cent of its outlets dur.
ing the war and indications are
that only about half will be re-
stored.
The Duke OF Tuscany in 1857,
Issued a formal patent OF nobil-
ity to Joseph Bonaparte. grand
father of Napoleon, and a coat
Of arms. The title Of patrician
was also granted two years
later.
According to the historian,
Pliny, the Romans fattened GER
tain grubs with -four to prepare
them for the table.
Bride OF the thine" is a name
sometimes given to the river
Moselle, in France and Germany.
HIROHITO. having given up
all claims to divinity, now poses
for his picture In a derby hat
Very amusing. HI. but the
laugh you got when you we're
sporting q Japanese ersatz halo.
was a lot bigger.
!
The hoop skirt will soon be
fashionable again. say style ex-
perts. Well. boys. guess we
might as well get started rails
ing q fne crop Of sideburns.
Ceiling o strike o work stop
poss" doesn't fool anybody OK.
eepi, maybe. the guy who
thought UP the phrase.
The full name. we've just
learned. Of the pretender to the
ex-throne OF ex-Austria 10 His
Imperial Highness Archduke
Franz Josef Otto Robert Maria
Anton Karl Macmillan Heinrich
Sixtus Xavier Felix Renatus
Ludwig Gaetan Plus Ignaz Won
Habsburg-Lorraine. In q world
which knows its truly big boys
by such tags a. Harry. Glen
and Joe this cookie doesn't
seem to have q chance!
!
Astronomers say the planet
Venus has turned green on three
occasions recently. But NOT
with envy. surely. OF the earth!
! !
zodok oumkopf says the four
most popular words he ever
heard were: Give me the
check"
According to Photographs
there are less than 700 grizzly
bears 10 the United States.
Thank goodness We outnumber
them!