Buick Marquette Debuts with Low Sleek Lines and Modern Features
Buick dealers unveil the Marquette, a new six model line, ninth in GM. The car offers a 114 inch wheelbase, six-cylinder L head engine with 67.5 hp, advanced Fisher bodies, Duco finishes, balloon tires, non-Fisher VV windshield, internal hydraulic brakes, adjustable steering wheel and seat, waterproof mohair upholstery, full pressure lubrication, thermostatic cooling, and a sturdy tapered chassis with long elliptic springs for smooth rides.
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Buick
Buick Motor Company
General Motors
Fisher
Duco
Leave for Joplin by car for visit with relatives
Mr and Mrs Frank Burch and their sons Billy and Frank Jr drive Saturday to Joplin Missouri to visit their parents and other relatives in the city.
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Frank Burch
Billy and
Frank, Jr
Joplin
Graham-Paige Stock All Sold
Graham-Paige stockholders subscribed to 98.1 percent of the 283,758 shares offered at 25. The 278,430 shares valued at 6,960,750 were accepted. The Graham Brothers purchased unsubscribed shares at the offer price. Proceeds totaling 7,093,950 fund additional working capital for expanded production.
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Detroit
Graham- Paige
Graham Brothers Corporation
Morgan County Baptist Associational Meeting Program
The Morgan County Baptist Associational Workers meeting will be at Rocky Creek church on June 4. Rev. J. D. Pickens and Rev. I. W. Myers announced the program including prayer, talks on the Memphis Convention, summer assemblies, Christian fundamentals, the Summer Evangelistic Campaign, and a conscientious view of the lost within bounds. Lunch follows at noon, with 1:30 p.m. featuring the executive committee and County W M U activities. Emphasis will focus on Sunday school and B Y P U work and broad participation is urged.
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Morgan County Baptist Associational Workers Meeting
Rocky Creek Church
J. D. Pickens
I. W. Myers
J. A. Maples
Ladies of Rocky Creek Church
Klingler Named Vice President at Chevrolet Motor Co
Detroit June 1 A new figure rises in auto history with H J Klingler appointed vice president and general sales manager of Chevrolet Motor Company He leads a 35000 strong selling force and aims to sell over one million automobiles annually Klingler born July 5 1889 at St Clair Mich has a long background in sales advertising and management with Chalmers Murphy Delco Light and GM prior to joining Chevrolet.
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Detroit
H. J. Klingler
Chevrolet Motor Company
Klingler
Mr. Klingler
R. H. Grant
General Motors
St. Clair
Mich
St. Clair High School
University of Michigan
Chalmers Motor Company
Murphy Chair Company
Chevrolet
Fort Sheridan
Victor Dealers Delighted by New Victor Radio Electrola
North Alabama Victor dealers returned home after viewing the new Victor radio electrola demonstration in Birmingham. Factory rep F W Woods led the event with B L Statham and N I Dicken presenting for distributor firms. The set features micro-synchronous tuning, full-vision illuminated scale, improved power amplifier, and a walnut console. it switches from radio to record playback at a touch.
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North Alabama
Victor
F. W. Woods
New Orleans
B. L. Statham
The
Talking Machine Company
Birmingham
N. 1 Dicken
Elyea Talking Machine Company
Atlanta
Jest To Show Em Sets Racing Pace In Grand Canyon Run
A H Patterson famed for an 408 mile Santa Monica road record at 78.32 mph non stop with no tire changes drives 800 miles to the Grand Canyon in 19 hours 5 minutes in an Oakland All American Six Landaulet sedan.
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A. H. Patterson
American Automobile Association
Santa Monica
Cal
Pat
Stockton
Grand Canyon
Colorado
Takes Position Wilson Crawford Joins Local Drug Firm
Wilson Crawford, a well known local boy, has accepted a position with Preuit Dillehay Drug Company. The appointment marks a notable entry into the community business scene.
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Wilson Crawford
Preuit-Dillehay Drug Company
Demonstration tour plans move through Tennessee and beyond
Factory representatives left for Nashville for another demonstration and will visit other principal cities in Tennessee Georgia and Alabama to showcase a dynamic speaker that adds beauty depth and realism to performances.
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Nashville
Tennessee
Georgia
Alabama
Dodge Shipments Surpass Records in Four Months
Demand for Dodge Brothers commercial vehicles grows as shipments of trucks buses and motor coaches rise sharply in the first four months of the year versus 1928. Truck shipments up 12 percent, April up 47 percent. motor coaches up 52 percent and school buses up 42 percent. Unfilled truck orders jump over 400 percent, reflecting expanding markets and solid buyer interest nationwide and abroad.
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Dodge Brothers
C. W. Matheson
Nash Demand Grows As U S Tour Begins
Nash Motors officials report rising demand for the Nash 400 series as the nationwide touring season starts. April shipments of the 400 series showed a substantial 92.68 percent increase in domestic deliveries, reflecting strong consumer interest as motorists seek new scenery and driving experiences.
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Kenosha
Wis
Nash Motors Company
Hudson Motor Car Co Sees Record Production Year
Hudson raises production to 120000 cars in Q2 and forecasts earnings surpassing any previous year. President W J McAneeny told stockholders the company is in its coming of age year amid praise from Roy D Chapin board chair and others who founded the firm 21 years ago.
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Hudson Motor Car Company
Hudson
Roy D. Chapin
R. B. Jackson
Howard E. Goffin
McAneeny
J. L. Hudson
Oakland Chief Is Winner of Honor
Detroit report notes A. R. Glancy president and general manager of the Oakland Motor Car company is elected vice president of General Motors. His years of service mark him as one of the youngest major executives, and he will remain in charge of the Oakland division.
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Detroit
Mich
A. R. Glancy
Oakland Motor Car Company
General Motors
Glancy
Oakland
Local records fall as high hits 92 degrees yesterday
The weather bureau announced a new seasonal record of 92 degrees with a 70 degree low. The previous high for the year was 90, set on the prior two days.
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Mercury
Weather Bureau
River falling as gauge drops to 8.6 feet
The Tennessee river continued falling yesterday with a gauge reading of 8.6 feet. Nash cars show a 43.04 percent rise in deliveries across ten major American sales centers for the weekend ending May 18 compared with the same week in 1928, signaling another record month ahead.
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Nash
Willys-Overland Dealer Network Expands Record Year
Willys-Overland reports an 68 percent rise in outlets from May 1, 1928 to the same date this year, bringing the total to 8,443 including service stations, up from 5,024. Since the year begin, about 1,000 new outlets joined as Whippets and Willys-Knights were introduced, with strong gains in metropolitan and secondary cities. The company attributes growth to broad public acceptance and a new high sales record for the year to date.
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Toledo
Willys-Overland
Whippets
Willys-Knights
Willys- Overland
Graham-Paige Chief Seeks All-Time Factory Work
Joseph B. Graham president of Graham Paige Motors urges design focus on securing stable year round employment in auto factories. He says laying off workers due to seasonal demand is the hardest task and hopes for continuous work for his men. He appeals to designers to consider workers welfare and steady production.
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Joseph B. Graham
Graham-Paige Motors Corporation
Detroit
Society of ‘Automotive Engineers
Graham
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Decatur
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Whippet
Willys-Overland, Inc
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Ohio
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