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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1950
Page
7
Baytown readers learn that postwar auto plant building shifts toward new factories and specialized plants for transmissions, steel making, and warehousing. Architects anticipate lengthy busy periods designing process layouts and foundations as firms favor near metropolitan regions for security, costs, and labor access.
A puncture-sealing tubeless tire with a gummy interior resists air loss when punctured. A new strong tube for use with tires features nylon cords and leaks air slowly if punctured, claimed to last the life of three tires.
Advances in engine design and fuels boost horsepower and mileage. Auto makers and petroleum firms pursue better engines to use premium fuel, while older cars run on regular. Octane gains and higher compression promise future efficiency despite cost and fuel compatibility constraints.
Packard Motor Car Company announces 1949 net income of 7,706,042 dollars or 52 cents a share after taxes of 5.7 million. Henry Ferry notes seasonal factors and coal strikes affected sales while outlining long range plans and no dividend action this year.
Bayshore Motors hires D. W. Brinkley also known as Webster Brinkley a Baytown native. He graduated Robert B. Lee High School in 1929 and attended Lee College. worked in California during wartime and later operated a dairy farm and machinist at General Tire in Baytown. Co R Seligman praises Webster as a good man.
Willis Cobb announces Nash agency body shop relocation from 407 West Texas to Commerce and Lobit. Clyde Jones, general manager, says the shop is now open at the new location and the old building will be torn down next week for customer parking and added space.
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