Oakland Pontiac road test reveals driving costs across America
A study of 200 Oakland Motor Car Company field representatives shows 3,466,232 miles driven in a year at 3.98 cents per mile. Costs exclude depreciation and insurance, with gasoline about 37 percent of expenses and tires/repairs about 2 to 3 percent. district variation ranges from 2.7 cents to 5.4 cents per mile.
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Oakland Motor Car Company
Oakland
Pontiac
New York
Charlotte
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Graham Brothers Truck Output At Capacity As Demand Grows
Graham Brothers reports all plants at capacity on a single shift as orders rise. September shipments of 1 1 2 and 2 ton models set a monthly record, surpassing 2000 for the first time in 1927 and up 38 percent from August. Total Graham vehicles shipped 5107 in September, up 14.7 percent, with exports at 1115 trucks, up 16.3 percent.
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Graham Brothers
Graham Brothers Report Record October Vehicle Orders
Graham Brothers, Dodge Brothers Inc unit, reports 1485 commercial vehicle orders in the first week of October, up 92 percent from a year ago. Despite plant ramp ups in Detroit Evansville Stockton and Toronto, backlogs exceed 2500 units, the highest level yet.
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Evansville
Stockton
Toronto
Dodge Brothers Change to Friday Radio Hour
The Dodge Brothers Dependable Hour will move from Mondays to Fridays on Columbia network stations. The first Friday program airs October 14 replacing the October 10 Monday slot and features the Dodge Brothers Fast Four, Concert Orchestra and Dance Orchestra with soloists and two vocalists. Broadcast times vary by zone from 6 to 10 P M depending on region.
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Dodge Brothers Concert Orchestra
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General Motors to Broadcast Weekly Concerts Nationwide
General Motors will air a Monday evening hour of good music and entertainment from 9 0 to 10 36 PM EST starting November 7. The network spans 28 stations from New York to Omaha and Portland to Jacksonville with plans to extend to the Pacific Coast. Alfred P Sloan Jr says the program, titled The General Motors Family Party, showcases the company’s appreciation for its customers and employees.
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WRG
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Davenport
WHO
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WSM
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WSB
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WBT
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Worcester
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Chicago
Subway crash injures twenty on West Side line
Twenty persons were injured at 207th street when a West Side subway express crashed into the rear of another train. Police reserves quelled crowds as responders treated the injured, two seriously, and investigated the collision.
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New York
207Th Street
Broadway
Ohio unions clash as miners face eviction from company houses
Belmont county coal operators move to eject United Mine Workers from 270 company houses. The court action aims to house new workers and intensify the labor dispute between the firms and the union in the region.
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United Mine Workers
Belmont County
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