Dodge Brothers Chief Predicts U S Auto Leadership Ahead
E G Wilmer president of Dodge Brothers Inc returns from Europe warning that American auto makers will dominate world markets for years. He notes export sales up 30 percent, strong assets, and waning dividend fears. He cites Ford production cuts and a pending transition to a broader line of fours and sixes ready for full production next year.
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Dodge Brothers Predict Record 1928 Sales After Readjustment
The Dodge Brothers foresee 1928 as their biggest business year after an 18 month shift in manufacturing. They expect passenger car production to peak and anticipate the largest passenger car sales in company history while commercial car and truck volumes rise steadily.
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Graham Brothers Truck Bodies Rise From Craft Shops to Large Evansville Plant
Graham Brothers, the truck division of Dodge Brothers, Inc., has expanded from basic cobbled platforms to a vast Evansville facility over 400,000 square feet. The plant employs engineers designers and skilled craftsmen to produce refined durable truck bodies. Evansville’s timber, nearby coal, and steel transport via the Ohio river support economical production by a skilled workforce renowned in wood working and cabinet making.
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Mission Planes Leave New York for Flood Relief
Three army airplanes departed Mitchell Field, New York, for the Boston airport around 1 pm to join flood relief operations in New England. The AP report notes the mission aims to assist affected communities with aerial support and rescue coordination.
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Chevrolet People Have Great Year
Chevrolet marks its sixteenth year since 1911 with a record year as the world’s largest maker of gear shift cars and trucks. W. S. Knudsen cites growth from five cars in 1911 to one million this year and plans for 1927.
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Italian Flyer Sets World Air Speed Record Near Venice
Major Mario de Bernardi, the Italian ace, set a new world air speed record of 3803.12 miles per hour near Venice, using Champion spark plugs and a Macchi aircraft built for the Schneider cup. He previously held the Hampton Roads record, and aimed to surpass Lieut. Webster’s 282 mph win in the Schneider cup.
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Record Laurels Officially Certified by Federation Timers
Federation officials with official timers witnessed his flight against time and immediately pronounced the record as official, confirming the achievement for the history books.
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Whippet Sets a New Record on Mt. Diablo Climb
Ed Hughes of Los Angeles drove a Whippet touring car to a new Mt. Diablo ascent record 24 minutes 53.5 seconds for 11.6 miles. The event earned the Oakland Post-Intelligence perpetual trophy with Pen Johnson of Oakland as official observer and timer.
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Italian ace sets hydro airplane speed record over 300 mph
Rome November 5 Major Mario de Bernardi, famed Italian flyer, achieved a new speed exceeding 300 miles per hour in a hydro airplane on the Venice Lido course, breaking all previous records in the test, according to the Royal Aero Club of Italy.
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