A Canadian statistician has reached the rather remarkable conclusion that Canadians spend more on motor cars than they do on wearing apparel. The bill for automobiles last year was £3,400,000 more than was spent on all forms of clothing. College students in Britain are becoming smarter. Out of 188 colleges, 157 report higher marks on intelligence tests now than before the depression began.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LV, Issue 234, 31 August 1935, Page 2
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