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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1929
Page
2
Oakland plant operates three assembly lines at peak capacity with day and night shifts, producing 1200 cars daily. The 500000th Pontiac Six was built in late April, less than forty months after its January 1926 debut, signaling continued growth and potential plant expansions to meet rising demand.
As trees bud and flowers rise, dirt track racing returns to horse tracks and dirt motordromes. The contest board reports over 150 date reservations have been made for sanctioned races, signaling a busy spring season.
Detroit May 11 Ford Motor Company reports the Rouge plant at Dearborn the world’s largest manufacturing site with 9009 car loads received and 8797 car loads shipped in a month. The facility contains 92 miles of rail within its enclosure and handles about 2000 cars daily for intra plant moves and 350 freight cars carrying products daily. Model A cars assembled there are delivered to Detroit area dealers under their own power.
Willys-Overland engineers conducted extensive field tests across the country to compare fuel consumption of the new Whippet Six against four cylinder models. The higher compression engine aimed at light sixes promises lower gasoline use while preserving power, speed, and overall performance.
Kenosh Wis May 11 April shipments of the Nash 400 series cars topped last year by 92.68 percent, the highest April record in company history, announced by C H Bliss general sales manager. Shipments were nearly double those of April 1928.
Cullman county farmers are welcomed in Decatur as a local outreach effort aims to connect growers with city resources and cooperative extension agents. The program highlights include visits to farms, information on crop yields, and potential cooperative opportunities for promotion and support.
The Standard Oil Company (Kentucky) has installed a Touring Service in Louisville offering maps and up to date road information for trips across the United States. No charge or obligation. requests by card or letter yield detailed itineraries and route guidance. Service covers Alabama Florida Georgia Kentucky Mississippi with weekly road condition reports from state and other sources.
Fire stone Tire Service offers mileage-adding checks by Firestone dealers using Firestone equipment and methods. Skilled technicians inspect air pressure alignment rims and tires, provide guidance, and guarantee quality results. Regular tire checkups can save repair costs and yield extra miles of trouble free service.
Graham-Paige produced 11,550 cars in April, the highest monthly total. For January–April, output reached 36,834, up 72 percent from a year earlier, a gain of 15,434. April rose 1,940 units or 20 percent above March. May orders on hand total 13,500.
Bridgeville near Pittsburgh hosts a newly sanctioned speedway this season with B Ward Beam, operator of meets in Toledo Columbus and Cleveland, serving as manager.
AKRON Ohio May 11 With the completion of the new Goodrich tire plant at Atlanta Ga building operations to begin early thiss to be completed in time for tire manufacturing the first of next year The B F Goodrich Rubber Company will have eight manufacturing units in its world wide or 120 acres of floor space is at Akron A new tire warehouse just completed added 316 000 feet of floor space to the parent plant Other plants are located at Colombes France Leyland England Yokohama Japan Kitchener Ontario Canada and Los Angeles California The first of this year a tire cord mill at Thomaston Georgia was acquired its capacity to be more than doubled.
Detroit May 11 Chevrolet Motor Company set a new all time monthly production record in April with 157137 cars and trucks, about 10000 above the previous best. The run followed March 147273 units, and netted 511837 for the first four months, versus 477967 a year earlier, a gain over 33000.
Two piston ring manufacturers funded with 500 dollars for the Indianapolis 500 winner and 250 dollars for the champion race winners in each championship event during 1929.
Arthur H. Means, longtime AAA racing figure, becomes regional supervisor over all racing activities in New England, New York, and northern New Jersey. A Philadelphia regional office is opened to coordinate AAA racing in eastern Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey under Joe Dawson, 1912 Indianapolis winner.
A. vanDer Zee of Plymouth Motor Corp says demand for the Plymouth is at unprecedented levels. Display and Demonstration Week highlighted strong interest nationwide as more than three thousand dealers sign to handle Plymouth cars. Production runs overtime to meet orders despite Plymouth's recent separation from Chrysler Motors.
Daytona Beach officials and local men discuss building a mile long banked gravelspeedway to host a 100 mile championship with the beach trials. They aim to make the winter event an annual affair and stage three smaller races on summer holidays for Class B drivers from the southeastern states.
English dirt tracks promoter plans a series of events inspired by American trotting courses. The older English motor club intends to start with motorcycle events before expanding to dirt track trotting style races.
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