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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1929
Page
17
The article explains the Viking lubrication system for the Oldsmobile Six based 90 degree V eight. It details a full pressure oil circuit with the pump in the rear oil pan driving oil through crankshaft passages to main bearings rods camshaft and rocker arm shaft, with spray on cylinders and return to the crankcase for filtration.
The article describes traps built into the aluminum oil pan using raised cross ribs to form sediment traps and increase rigidity. Exterior ribs aid cooling, while a crankcase ventilation system draws air through the crankcase to vent gasoline and water vapors that could contaminate the lubricating oil.
A New Six model is completed on Dodge Brothers lines in 1 hour 59 minutes. The 1451 foot lines run a car every 36 seconds with strict time tables and waste elimination plans. The process includes engine dyno testing and Monopiece body installation before final inspection and distribution to dealers nationwide.
A gift from Louis XV to Madame Pompadour led the sale’s top price of 3725 dollars as the library of the Duke of Leuchtenberg Empress Josephine’s son was auctioned in Berlin. The item, a 1718 privately printed volume on The River a of Europe, bears Pompadour’s coat of arms and royal fleurs de lis on its covers.
In Bangkok the king, educated in the West, urged Siam’s Boy Scouts to avoid gambling as the chief obstacle to wealth. He cited hard work by Chinese immigrants who come to Siam with modest means and rise as successful merchants.
Oakland Motor Car Company in Pontiac Michigan launches a thrift campaign modeled on its large scale manufacturing plan. Workers are invited to submit ideas to reduce time and material waste in building Oakland and Pontiac Sixes with prizes totaling over 1200 dollars. Daily plant bulletins and display boards keep workers engaged and foremen incentives have previously encouraged cost cutting.
In Chrysler Motors highland Park lab Detroit hundreds of accessories from windshields to horns undergo exhaustive testing. Wipers switches paints and horns are run through long cycles and UV light exposure to ensure durability and color fastness. Only parts that pass extreme wear and longevity tests are approved for Chrysler cars.
A discussion notes that value resides in unfinished products even in minor car accessories. Industry observers argue that focusing on core components could reduce delays and improve overall vehicle readiness.
In Angora Turkey members of parliament sit in closed committee sessions off an unusual page who serves coffee lights cigarettes and who is deaf and dumb chosen for his committee room job due to his inability to hear or reveal government secrets
In London the rotoscope machine shows objects at 500 revolutions a second slowed to one per minute. Test pictures reveal spherical water drops, a single intense light spot in lightning, and a flame that fluctuates rather than stays steady.
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