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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 12, 1939
Page
11
Detroit November 11 three fully redesigned Chevrolet passenger car series bow with 4% longer length and a unified wheelbase. Cars gain vacuum wet shift, helical sucro-mesh transmission, knee action steering on top trims, and a refined valve-in-head six cylinder engine aimed at silent operation and longevity.
Detroit special reports how 1940 cars promise lower operating costs and enhanced luxury. L. D. Cosart highlights maintenance savings, value growth at Plymouth and Chrysler, with redesigned bodies, bigger interiors, new security features, and wider availability. Local dealers Furniture City Motors and Lyles Chevrolet are noted.
Horace G Ilderton Inc the local Dodge dealer announces an unusual used car sale starting tomorrow and lasting 100 days. Buyers may purchase cars with as little as ten percent down and easy terms. The entire stock on the lot will be offered at greatly reduced prices including many late model vehicles from various makes.
Eire urges its farmers to expand planting across more acres while reports note Dutch farmers and their families migrating to Australia seeking new opportunities.
Studebaker spent four years and four million dollars to develop a new Champion model aimed at the low price field. Two AA supervised tests tested economy and endurance, a 6,144 mile coast to coast run yielding 27.26 mpg and a 15,000 mile Indianapolis track test averaging 62.02 mph with 19.34 and 18.17 mpg, two minor part failures.
Mayor O Arthur Kirkman will speak at the Northwestern Schoolmasters Club monthly meeting to be held Wednesday evening at 6 30 at Ray Street School. The High School music department will provide special music including a string ensemble and cello solo by Charles Medlin a high achieving junior. Superintendent Charles F Carroll Jr will preside.
Iraq plans establishment of its first match factory, signaling industrial diversification. Officials cite job creation and local sourcing as key goals in the new facility’s development and operation.
Auto gossip from a Greensboro area column notes Horace Ilderton hosting a ten day used car sale with ten percent down. Dodge reps Ellsworth Reynolds and J. R. McCarty visit town as other dealers and local residents share anecdotes about cars and events.
Cadillac LaSalle engineers used a General Motors wind tunnel to test carburetor and distributor refinements. They achieved 10 to 15 percent better fuel economy at normal speeds, aided by vacuum spark advance and redesigned fuel jets for quicker throttle response. Highland Motors in 805 North Main Street is the local dealer.
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