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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1933
Page
7
Dodge Brothers reports a 2 percent gain in weekly dealer deliveries for the week ending June 10, with 3 908 passenger cars and 503 trucks, a 141.2 percent rise from 1932 figures. Farm price upturns favor Dodge markets, boosting expectations for improved vehicle demand as the Century of Progress showcases television experiments.
Olds Motor works shows a strong start to June 1932 with six and straight eight deliveries for the first ten days surpassing the prior year by a large margin. Managers note demand remains robust and two factory production increases in nine days boosted output to meet coalers orders.
Hudson Motor Car Co. sponsors a television show at the Century of Progress exhibition. Chester G Abbott, general sales manager, notes that news of the program has generated interest since details leaked to the press.
Detroit reports price ranges for the Continental line from 355 to 875 dollars across Beacon four cylinder Flyer six cylinder and Ace models. The Beacon maintains the lowest price level while the six cylinder Flyer sits at 450 to 535 dollars. The Ace adds a centrifugal automatic clutch claimed to reduce stalling and simplify shifting.
Detroit reports Graham motor car retail deliveries for the week ending June 4 at 257 units, 17 above 1932. Graham-Paige VP Robert C Graham says weekly dealer reports show steady gains since the banking holiday and that the week of June 3 marked the first time retail sales beat last year’s best week, signaling loosened buying power and brighter business prospects.
Plymouth Motor corporation plans major growth at its 40 acre Detroit plant to exceed 40 000 cars monthly. Ground breaking for a modern drive away and truck away delivery area opposite the Plymouth plant will add facilities including concrete runways to handle 2500 cars with precision. A new one story building for distribution executives will be built on the grounds.
A Cedar Rapids Good rich unit marks its third anniversary with a promotional sale amid peak season savings. The event claims extraordinary prices across lines and free transport between the plant and Congress hotel display. Perry Rude will issue introduction cards for visitors to the Ford display in Chicago.
Ford Motor Company opens a display in the Congress Hotel on Michigan Avenue to run through the Century of Progress exposition. Visitors are invited to view Ford cars and to visit the Chicago assembly plant at 12600 Torrence Avenue for a look at how the cars are built. This is presented as a goodwill proposition by the company.
The piece notes Ernest Torrence as a notable native and reports Jackson Mississippi with the state sales tax first year receipts surpassing expectations by about 400000 dollars, per tax commission chairman Alf H Stone.
A reflective monologue recalls the London Conference, Senate support for an air stay, and ongoing Prohibition era economics. The speaker notes political games, bootlegger upheaval, bank reopenings, and a summer of schemes as relief programs unfold, ending with a joke about a heavy actor and the copyright note from 1933.
Grunow electric refrigerator unit with glass panels is shown at Peoples Furniture Co under Frank Kent. It is the only electric refrigerator selected for display in the Hall of Science at the Century of Progress in Chicago. Demonstrations will explain mechanical features and how the Grunow operates using Carrene as the refrigerant in a vacuum.
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