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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 13, 1938
Page
10
Oldsmobile reports instant motorist favor for the 1939 Series Sixty Sixty, a six cylinder low price model, Series Seventy popular priced, and Series Eighty medium priced. High demand prompts extra shifts, rehiring, and aim to produce about 1000 cars daily as dealers across the nation stock diverse body types.
Economics Auto Store Incorporated, a local firm, received a franchise from the Group Buying and Selling organization and opened at 204 North Main Street on November 9, 1934. President and treasurer E. M. Dudley cites four years of operation in High Point and credits early policy choices for the store’s success.
The Pontiac Motor Division introduces a new Quality Six line joining DeLuxe Six and DeLuxe Eight. The two door touring sedan starts at $70 below last year’s lowest price, $80 less with safety shift. Reductions extend to DeLuxe Six and Eight models plus major accessories, as H. J. Klingler notes aims to maximize savings for buyers.
The company explains budgeting payment options and low prices for motorists in High Point and vicinity. It notes a 1935 franchise purchase for Thomasville with Frank Holmes in charge and thanks customers. Staff listed include M. Dud Dudley J. D. Jess Jennings Ruffin Wilkins Lloyd Swink Frank Holmes Lawrence Grisom.
A column of automotive gossip mentions Plymouth salesmen riding to Greensboro, Miss Foral Green likely at bar hunts, and various auto figures like Clarence Dawley and Horace in playful, gossiping style. Mentions take care of your car month and a German paper wrapping law for hatters.
The statement highlights engineering and manufacturing advances in our plant and economic benefits from a General Motors division. It claims the new Quality Six will establish a new price field while dealers, in good financial shape with stock on hand at six year lows, are poised to capitalize on the opportunity.
The phenomenon known as St Elmo's Light appears as curious crackling jets of flame that light up ship rigging during storms. It is caused by a harmless electrical discharge and poses no danger to ships.
The article cites annual cohorts reaching age 20: about 313,700 in Germany and 296,900 in France. It compares two European nations on youth population scale and implies demographic patterns across the region.
De Soto debuts a new wider and roomier late model body as part of Chrysler's 15 million dollar program for 1939 models. The sedan adds 4.5 inches in width, increases headroom and legroom, and features streamlined styling with 27 percent more luggage space. Safety glass is enhanced, visibility improves with a higher windshield, and interior controls are recessed to reduce obstructions. Furniture City Motors of 792 North Main Street sellers.
A scientific note explains that porcupines possess a vast array of quills for defense with counts reported up to about 40 000. It highlights the species' adaptation and the quills’ role in protection.
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