Chigger Moffitt and Local News at the Furniture City Lot
Foster remarks on an early spring and 481 year wait while Chigger Moffitt faces family guests and a blue mood. L. O. Thompson at Lyles Chevrolet notes progress and General Motors Preview tickets upcoming. Carl Bowie joins Atkinson Motors selling Pontiacs and Jake Rudd recovers a demonstrator after a snowbound slide. Dennis Richardson returns to English Motors.
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Foster
Chigger” Moffitt
Furniture City
Big Brother
L. O. Thompson
Lyles Chevrolet
L. O
Lyles
General Motors
Carl Bowie
Atkinson Motors
Jake
Rudd
Mt. Gilliard
Pontiac
Dennis Richardson
English Motors
Charlie Embler
Demonstration Periodicity Test With De Soto Cars
De Soto salesmen will invite customers in 1940 to test the new Floating Ride linked to the periodicity concept. Engineers rearranged the chassis moving the front wheels back 4 inches and the rear axle 7 1/2 inches, tuned springs and shocks, and widened seating to create a smoother ride. Furniture City Motors, 1792 North Main Street, markets the De Soto line.
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de Soto
Chrysler Corporation Laboratories
Auto Row
Furniture City Motors
North Main Street
Rockefeller firm ordered to abandon labor policy
The Colorado Fuel and Iron Corporation of Denver, largely owned by John D. Rockefeller Jr., was ordered by the labor board to abandon its employee representation plan. The board ruled the company dominated and financed the plan, funded by Rockefeller after the Ludlow strike, and found it interfered with workers rights to self organization under the Wagner act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Colorado Fuel and Iron Corporation of
Denver
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
Labor Board
Rockefeller
Ludlow
Local Notes and Vignettes From Gate City Streets
A mix of small town observations and opinions. An English Motors politician carries on despite losing his coat while Charlie prefers politics to meals. Irene Albertson imports Florida plants to create a florists mood in Gate City. Jack Burris touts rare used car bargains as Horace G Sl derton shows a Dodge Luxury Liner at the Sheraton lobby. The Inseperables Clarence and Harvey plot secretly. General Motors previews offer free tickets to see lab miracles. Traffic issues arise at English and Main with drivers ignoring signals and pedestrians at risk.
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Ing
English Motors
Charlie
Irene
Sheraton Hotel
Horace G. Slderton
Clarence
Harvey
General Motors
English and
Main
Elon's May Queen Crowned at Elon College
Miss Edna Fitch of Burlington has been elected Elon College May Queen at a ceremony on March 30.
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ELON
Elon College
Edna Fitch
Burlington
Custom Interiors for Lincoln Zephyr Cars in 1940
Custom interiors offered on special order for Lincoln Zephyr sedans club coupe and three passenger coupe feature plain panel upholstery in maroon blue green or tan with darker seats and lighter side walls. Rear seat includes center arm rest and mahogany metallic trim on instruments and hardware. English Motor Company at 201 East Washington Street is the local dealer. Police banned a dancer during Leeds Jitterbug Marathon.
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English Motor Company
East
Washington Street
Prolonging Life of Decayed Trees on Home Grounds
The piece explains how decayed trees lose heartwood yet remain green and useful. By preserving the cambium layer and bark, growth continues and new wood forms to extend the tree’s period of usefulness despite structural decay.
Chrysler to Offer Luxury Brougham in April Promotion
Chrysler announces April as anniversary month for Chrysler and Plymouth dealers with a sales stimulation program. A luxury brougham built on the Windsor chassis priced at 1045 delivered in Detroit, features a radio and deluxe equipment, available in spring colors Hawaii blue and Tacoma cream. Limited units, display by dealers including Gate City Motor Company in Detroit.
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Chrysler
Plymouth
Charles L. Jacobson
Detroit
Gate City Motor Company
South
Wrenn Street
Chevrolet Reports Continued Increase in Sales
Chevrolet releases dealer figures for the second ten days of March showing a 55.8 percent total sales rise from the prior month. New car sales up 23.4 percent, overall March period up 38.4 percent versus 1939. Used cars rise 26.2 percent with 52,853 sold. Lyles Chevrolet, 727 North Main Street, is the local dealer.
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Detroit
Chevrolet
William E. Holler
Lyles Chevrolet Company
North Main Street
Treated long life for a ailing tree through care and cables
When cure fails the aim shifts to growth stimulation with annual tree food to offset decay. Dead branches are removed, growth thinned, larger limbs steadied with cables, and nearby trees used as guying if possible. This method applies only to trees judged beyond repair by a tree expert.
Custom built cars mass produced at Pontiac plant
D A Bathrick of Pontiac explains every car off the line is built to a customer’s orders with chosen body style color upholstery tires and accessories. The telautograph system links all production steps and times each component to the specific car aiding rapid fully customized assembly. Spring prompts brighter orders and more design input as customer design drives yearly innovations. Atkinson Motors, 129 South Wrenn Street, serves as local Pontiac dealer.
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Webster
D. A. Bathrick
Pontiac Motor Division
Pontiac
Bathrick
Pon
Yea Bathrick
General Motors
Atkinson Motors
Wrenn Street
Pottiac
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Esi
George Edwards
Montheun Avenue
High Point Woman's Club
W. L. Smith
Gate City Motor Co
Woman's Club of
High Point
Jake Rudd
John Austin
Dave Neill
Farl Phillips
Leonard Hall
Pete Moore
J. C. Welch Motor Co
de Soto Salesmen
Horace G. Aderton, Inc
Willowbrook
Dodge
Leeds
England
Rice
Sun Dog
Conn
The
Sheraton
Horace Gilderton
Yael
North Main ST
FORD
High Point, N. C
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