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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1929
Page
2
Buick prepares to display the new Marquette six cylinder model nationwide next Saturday, June 1, in six body styles. The car showcases Buick quality with refined styling and tuned performance. Dealers expect record crowds and strong public interest in the medium priced offering.
Graham McNamee with Frank lyn Baur and Vaughn de Leath present a radio dramatization of the Indianapolis 500 speedway classic. A 1500 piece band and racing sound effects frame the pre show with a musical program by Baur and De Leath. Broadcast nationwide on 47 stations and shortwave from WGY.
Saturday programs feature Universal Safety Series with Dr J H Finley and a lineup across WEAF New York and 15 affiliated stations. Highlights include Phil Spitalny music, Salon Singers, Symphony Orchestra Hour and Broadway tunes with B A Rolfe Orchestra, plus Rita Gouldieu Pollacks and Rudy Vallee dance orchestra.
A listing details Chicago and U.S. stations with time slots for orchestras, news, dance music, farm segments, and program lineups across KYW WJZ WBBM WENR WGN WLW WLS WMAQ WTAM WH0 WCX WJIR and WEAF networks, noting variety from orchestras to religious and entertainment features through late evening hours.
Goodyear dealers in Birmingham celebrate Alabama Goodyear Day with a bold plan to sell one day’s output of tires in advance. Frank P. Lide of One-Four-O Tire Co. predicts a new regional tire sales record on Saturday June 1, as the Goodyear plant at Gadsden Alabama nears operation with a 5000 tires per day capacity. The event marks South regional industry maturity and expansion.
Capt Einar Lundborg of the Royal Swedish Air Force, famed for rescuing survivors of the Italia in Arctic ice floes, visited Nash Motors in Kenosha Wisconsin. He spoke little about the Italia rescue or his own mishap, preferring to smile and retreat behind his interpreter.
Wauchula Florida resident W G Bailey drove a Model A Ford business coupe on a 4000 mile journey with two passengers and heavy baggage. Oil and gasoline totaled 40 dollars, averaging one cent per mile.
Weather bureau reports a trace of rain up to 7 this morning. A single tubercular fowl in the poultry flock could wipe out the flock. Kill and burn all diseased birds, market the rest over a year old, disinfect the coop, and move to fresh ground. Plow and seed lots and runways to a grain crop.
John N. Willys, president of Willys-Overland and head of the foreign trade committee, sails on the Berengaria for a two week tour of Manchester England and Berlin Germany to consult European executives on handling the Willys-Overland business. He notes a new export high with 17 003 Willys Knights of Whippets shipped in the first four months of 1929 and a 50 percent upturn anticipated for May compared with last year.
The Rouge Plant of Ford Motor Company consumed 12 700 carloads of fuel in the past year. This vast volume could form a coal train about 100 miles long, illustrating the plant's substantial energy usage.
Oakland Motor Car company in Pontiac Michigan launches a thrift campaign modeled on its manufacturing plan. The effort seeks worker input to cut production costs and eliminate waste with practical ideas. Prizes total over 1200 dollars for useful suggestions.
Plymouth Motor Corporation reports a record production rate of 1,000 cars daily within ten months of first manufacture. A van Der Zee credits the achievement to the industry and notes orders remain higher than production. The Plymouth plant employs modern automatic machinery and speeded assembly lines to deliver a car every thirty seconds.
The New Six models reach a completed car in one hour and 59 minutes from the start of the final assembly. Two parallel lines 1451 feet long produce a car every 36 seconds, with strict schedules, numerous inspections, and a mono piece body joining the chassis before final power tests and dispatch to dealers nationwide.
Decatur sits on the state’s largest stream, a defining geographic feature shaping its history and development through the years.
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