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Volume 69 | Number 11
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THE DESERT MOBILE HOME NEWS CELEBRATING THE DESERT COMMUNITIES FOR 65 YEARS
McCormick’s Classic Car Auction
In This Issue
More Dangerous Scams.......................2 West Coast Artists’ Festivals.................4 “Widow’s Waltz”....................................5 Calendar of Events...............................8
Displays fine American and European Classics
1. MOVIES: Who voices the character of Timon in “The Lion King”? 2. ANIMAL KINGDOM: What is a group of parrots called? 3. GENERAL KNOWLEDGE: What are the main colors of Italy’s flag? 4. SCIENCE: What instrument is used to measure wind speed and direction? 5. LITERATURE: Who wrote the young readers’ novel “Looking for Alaska”?
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uction 73 is ready to welcome classic car admirers as well as serious bidders and buyers to make one of these rare vehicles their own. Attendees will be able to compete for roadsters, convertibles, muscle cars, trucks, wagons and more. Hundreds of featured rides will cross the auction block, including a 1970 Ford Econoline van, a 1957 Ford Thunderbird, a 1995 Porsche 993 Carrera 4 coupe, a 1959 Austin Healey 100 Six roadster and many others.
• Some beaches on the Japanese islands of Taketomi, Hatoma and Iriomote have star-shaped sand. • More than 200 artificial languages have been created for use in books, TV and movies. • If you’ve ever worried about damaging your cellphone by accidentally sitting on it, you’ll be glad to know that Samsung built
Past events have seen sales including a 1937 Ford Street Rod, a 1971 Chevrolet C-10 Custom Pickup, a 1970 Volkswagen Bug Convertible, a 1985 Rolls Royce Silver Spur Sedan, a 1967 Ghia 450SS and many other soughtafter models. Opening day Friday is open to the public with complimentary champagne happy hour at 11 a.m., and on Sunday guests can sip on free mimosas and bloody Marys from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. prior to bidding.
For a preview of some of the most impressive vintage autos in the country, guests are invited to stop by McCormick’s year-round show room at 244 N. Indian Canyon Drive in Palm Springs. McCormick’s Palm Springs Collector Car Auction is held November 18-20 from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. The Palm Springs Convention Center is located at 277 N. Avenida Caballeros in Palm Springs. For more information, tickets and schedule call, 760-320-3290 or visit classic-carauction.com
a robotic posterior to test the durability of its smartphones. It can repeatedly exert up to 220 pounds of pressure to simulate the act of a human sitting on their device.
scraper in London, nicknamed the “Walkie-Talkie” due to its shape, realized that some design changes were seriously and immediately in order. The building reflected the sun onto the street below for two hours a day, with a beam so hot it melted parts of a Jaguar XJ parked nearby.
• Actor Mike Meyers originally gave the character of Shrek a thick Canadian accent but decided, after animation had begun, that a Scottish one would better suit the character. The film had to be re-animated and cost over $4 million, or around 10% of its overall budget. • In 2013, developers of a sky-
• Since the summer of 2020, so many orca whales have launched attacks on boats off the coast of Spain and Portugal that sailors have been advised to stay in port at night. (c) 2022 King Features Synd., Inc.
6. U.S. STATES: In which state can you find Glacier National Park? 7. MEASUREMENTS: What is the study of measurements called? 8. TELEVISION: The characters in “Laverne & Shirley” live and work in which city? 9. GEOGRAPHY: Which two countries occupy the Iberian Peninsula? 10. U.S. PRESIDENTS: Which president signed into law a bill that made “The Star-Spangled Banner” the national anthem? (c) 2022 King Features Synd., Inc. ANSWER TO TRIVIA ON PAGE 6