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The Detroit Tribune
Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan
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From July 27 to August 6, the Michigan Department of State in Lansing processed 238,532 applications for 1936 motor vehicle license plates, averaging 26,504 daily, due to the August 1 expiration of half-year permits, including new car owners.
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During the period of nine working days at the state capitol from July 27 to August 6, an average of 26,504 applications for 1936 motor vehicle license plates were received in the Department of State at Lansing, from departmental branch offices. Records in the office of Orville E. Atwood, Secretary of State, show that the total for the period was 238,532 applications.
The semi-annual high tide was caused by the expiration of the time limit on half-year permits or "stickers," August 1. By that time it was necessary for the owner of every motor vehicle operated on the streets and highways to have paid the second and last installment of the cost of the 1936 plates.
Added to the rush from owners of cars already in operation, was the volume from purchasers of new cars. While plates are issued directly from branch offices throughout the state, total transactions cannot be determined until reports from branches are recorded in the Lansing offices.
Despite the seasonal rush and unavoidable peak in license plate work, mail direct to the Lansing offices on other matters pertaining to motor vehicle registration
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Lansing
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July 27 To August 6
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An average of 26,504 applications for 1936 motor vehicle license plates were received daily over nine working days from departmental branch offices, totaling 238,532. The rush was due to the August 1 expiration of half-year permits, requiring payment of the second installment for plates. It included applications from owners of existing cars and new car purchasers. Plates are issued from branch offices, with totals recorded in Lansing. Mail on other motor vehicle registration matters continued despite the peak.