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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1929
Page
2
An excerpt notes how U S automobile leadership reshapes Europe and the world, fueling unemployment and growth, expanding highways and social progress, and spreading American industry through overseas plants and expanded marketing efforts.
Universal Credit Company promotes uniform Ford time payment plans to cut credit costs for buyers and strengthen dealer proprietary finance. In its first year UCC reports 75 million in installment contracts and a staff near a thousand, aiming for 25 million monthly volume and nationwide Ford dealer support.
A visionary essay links auto industry growth to global employment and higher wages. It argues widespread car production and highways foster cross border trust, lessen European hatreds, and uplift economies from Europe to Asia. Aviation is praised for similar future impact.
The B. F. Goodrich Rubber Co announces construction of a new eight story foundation at the Akron plant. President James D. Tew confirms the contract award to a local contractor and that work will begin immediately.
The Willys-Overland Whippet fours and sixes showcase innovations aimed at women drivers, including a center steering wheel button for starting, lights, and horn. The car adds easier steering, quicker pickup, larger interiors, 4-wheel brakes, and efficient fuel and maintenance costs.
W. R. Tracy of the Oakland Motor Car Company reports that five months of 1929 account for more than 55 percent of 1928 output for Oakland and Pontiac Sixes. May shipments totaled 28,444, lifting five month dealer shipments to 145,868, an eleven percent gain over the same period in 1928, with a new annual high anticipated.
Scene at Morgan county courtroom during a damage suit trial. A plaintiff's witness testifies he waited at the railroad scene and did nothing after the accident. He recalls telling the fallen man he wished the fifty cents he owed him had rolled from his pocket.
Mr. Tew announced a new building and equipment project totaling 650000 dollars for the Akron plant. Only three stories will be completed at first, with the structure designed to house a bat this year.
Manufacturers must mark the tire casing with the valve placement point so that after the cap and valve are added the wheel achieves exact balance. The practice aims to ensure precise balancing in Oakland and Pontiac Gixes tire production.
H Bliss of The Nash Motors Company announced that export sales of the new 400 Series in the first five months of 1929 rose 38 percent versus the same period a year ago. Exports now total 9.1 percent of factory production, with Germany and Sweden among the strongest markets and expansion into new territories underway.
The Tennessee river level dropped with a morning gauge reading of 5.8 feet. The continued decline signals lower water in the region and potential effects on navigation and local riverside activity.
St. John's Episcopal church will conduct a Sunday afternoon school at three o'clock on Wilder Place. The public is invited to attend the plantation schoolhouse session.
Detroit June report shows May largest month in Chevrolet history with 161 214 cars and trucks produced. Sixteen plants from Detroit to Oakland ran at peak speed to meet demand from coast to coast. June expected to set another record as unfilled orders surge.
An unusual styling choice for the Oakland All American Six adds a ribbed shield over the gas tank. The design aim centers on a distinctive rear appearance while preserving practical tank protection.
Executive E. J. Irvine is named manager of the Fleet Sales Department at Hudson Motor Car Company. He has ten years in the automobile business, with seven years in fleet sales, as Hudson and Essex continue expanding their large fleet business.
The 1929 program of the Oakland Motor Car company calls for an output of cars more than five times greater than four years ago.
C A Gray has been appointed assistant manager of the Atlanta Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company branch. W G Gay Starnes remains branch manager. Gray began with Goodyear in Dallas in 1912, served in World War I, and held multiple posts in Dallas San Antonio and Akron before this promotion.
Since its January 1926 introduction the Pontiac has surpassed 500000 units, a record not matched by any new automobile make.
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