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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1929
Page
2
Observers ponder future auto advances as New York show closes after record attendance and revelations. Parker foresees front wheel drive becoming widespread, reducing weight and cost while boosting safety and efficiency across low to high end cars. Racing cars with front wheel drive cited as speed authority.
J G Speake has sold his interest in the J G Speake company to Prof Sims a former farm bureau attaches who will relocate to Hartselle. Speake stays with the firm until March 1 as the change is announced with optimism for Sims arrival and ongoing agricultural reform efforts.
Roads are described as excellent for travel from Cullman County to Decatur, suggesting smooth routes and favorable driving conditions for travelers and commerce.
President John N. Willys announced Whippet and Willys Knight output will rise to 1,500 cars daily from 1,200 as payroll grows from 25,000 to about 35,000 in thirty days. January orders for Superior Whippet fours and sixes and New Style Willys Knight models are breaking prior records, with shipments expected to reach 30,000 this month.
December reports place Oakland Pontiac totals at 260,246 cars for the year, up 67,280 from 1927. Production of the Pontiac Big Six expands toward 700 daily, with 1929 forecast to surpass 310,000 cars as Oakland and Pontiac Sixes remain among the nation's leading builders.
The Voice of Firestone plans an evening Monday January 21 on 42 stations with Franklyn Baur performing three solos including d Hardelots Because and I Loved You Then As I Love You Now Hayden Woods Do You Know My Garden and a full orchestra piece On Wings of Song by Mendelssohn plus the Broadway hit Golden Dawn showcasing lyrical Mendelssohn scores.
The public was extended a cordial invitation to hear him, inviting community members to attend the pulpit event and participate in the service.
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