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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1950
Page
9
In Baytown a thief took three gaple cases holding eight dozen women's shoes from a car. The incident followed a separate sighting in Ripley Tennessee where Mrs. Rhea L. Spiller reported an open truck and four men seen at a breakfast table. Local authorities investigate both events.
Willis Cobb of Baytown plans a Dallas private preview of Nash Rambler aimed at the low-priced market. The model, not replacing Ambassador or Statesman, is expected to debut publicly in mid-April with a nationwide dealer rollout on April 14, per Cobb.
Pasadena corporation chartered at 127000 dollars in Pasadena. Max Krauss Alexander Zager and Irwin Krauss listed as incorporators and the firm Shepherd Gardens Apartments appears in rabies related notes. The secretary of state's office announced in Austin on April 4 that Pasadena apartment firm led new incorporations in the past week along with entries for multiple animals and agencies.
Eighty five per cent of Packard cars produced so far in 1950 carry Ultramatic Drive, says Bragg Callaway, Baytown Packard dealer. Earl M Greiner notes the demand exceeds earlier expectations and the production is already higher than 1949. Ultramatic is standard on 1950 Cadet cars and available on others at 185 dollars after a price cut from 225. Packard invested over 7 million in a new manufacturing division to mass produce Ultramatic.
A postwar surge in American car ownership boosts employment across the automotive sector. For every five new vehicles, a new job appears in factories, sales, or services, while taxes from owners and firms swell federal and state coffers. Motor vehicles now supply about a third of state revenues and over a sixth of federal revenue, with nine million workers in automotive fields.
Oldsmobile launches Rocket Round-Up meetings in 25 cities to showcase the high compression 135 hp Rocket engine. H Skinner says production at Lansing reaches 50 engines per hour to meet April May quotas for Series 88 and 95 cars. The firm cites Kettering principles, Futuramic styling, and Whirlaway Hydra-Matic Drive while aiming for 2 060 000 demonstration rides in 60 days.
A Winchester used car dealer advertises selling automobiles by the pound. The unusual listing highlights affordable options and a unique pricing approach for local buyers in Winchester, Massachusetts.
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