Oakland Pontiac opens modern grey iron foundry unit
The Oakland Motor Car Co announces a new grey iron foundry addition to its Oakland Pontiac plant in Pontiac Michigan. The multi building complex with a conveyor system adds 250000 square feet and will pour up to 450 tons daily once at full volume. Employment rises to about 1590 workers with a dedicated materials lab ensuring casting precision for engine blocks heads and flywheels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NTIAC
Mich
Gordon Lefebvre
Oakland Motor Car Co
Oakland-Pontiac
Oakland- P
Mtiac
J. E. Linabury
General Motors
Linabury
Pontiac
Bull's Herbs and Tron Advertisement Promotes ChildHealth
A testimonial from Mrs. J. M. Black of Louisville Texas claims her son improved after using Bull's Herbs and Tron. The ad urges parents to prevent weakness by dosing children to boost appetite digestion and overall tone. It warns against counterfeit products and touts the long history since 1879.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. M. Black
Lisville
Tex
Indian roads test speed record car in 1466 miles
C L Clark of Swiss Engineering Co. reports new speed marks in India driving a Studebaker President Eight Roadster from Bombay to Delhi and Bombay to Calcutta. The runs faced water mud sand storms and wildlife yet achieved 24 hours 10 minutes for Bombay Delhi and 40 hours 15 minutes for Bombay Calcutta with an average 36.6 mph on the longer route.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
India
C. L. Clark
Bombay
Calcutta
Delhi
Studebaker
Mr. Clark
A Picnic Luncheon Menu From A Summer Woods Day
A light summer picnic guide suggests affordable dishes for a family lunch in the country. Recipes include Bacon and Baked Beans a la Ozone, various salads, pimento cheese sandwiches, yam salad sandwiches, deviled eggs, and a cabbage and pineapple salad with mayo.
Plymouth marks first birthday with national showings
Plymouth dealers nationwide celebrated the cars first birthday with open showroom displays from June 29 to July 13 highlighting new color combinations and engineering refinements. A. van Der Zee notes the policy expands color options and emphasizes appearance and quality while Detroit factory output tops a thousand units daily in ten months.
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Plymouth
Corporation
Detroit
A. van der Zee
Wants 2 Closed Season On Rabbits
D. E. Perkins of Kansas City urges a closed season on rabbits arguing protection is needed locally though abundant in distant areas. He calls on readers to back a bill with support from residents who value rabbit populations.
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D. E. Perkins
Kansas City
Perkins
Game and Fish Department
Hupmobile Sets New Speed Record at Terramar Track
The Hupmobile New Century Eight set three new stock car speed marks in Spain as certified by the Royal Automobile Club of Spain. Sixto Campo oversaw tests at Terramar Autodrome near Barcelona with speeds averaging 79.97 mph for the 50 kilometer run.
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Detroit
Mich
Terramar
Spain
Hupp Motor Car Corporation
Royal Automobile Club of Spain
Sixto Campo
Barcelona
Gum in Gasoline Threatens High-Compression Motors
The article explains gum deposits forming in inlet manifolds and valves due to refined anti-knock gasolines. It notes gummy varnish odor as a clue, explains differences between squid-phase and vapor-phase fuels, and compares overhead valve engines to L-head designs for susceptibility to gum buildup and valve sticking.
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Oaklind Motor CO
Mother
Soya
Harry B. Hawes
Herbert Hopyer
Thrift
Quaker State
Quaker State Motor Oil
Consolidated Petroleum Prodicts, Inc
Duncan Ave
St. Louis
Hupmobile
BENZ
Renta Car
Jefferson
Holiday
Kelly Springfield
Dorsey W. Musick
Israel
Klein
NEA Service
HUP Mobile
Abe G. Espinosa
Chicago
HUP
Espinosa
Abe Espinosa
Bock
Cole County Motor Co
W. McCarty St
Jefferson City, Mo
Chrysler
Saturday Evening Post
Chrysler Innovations
Renn Motor Car CO
Bolivar St
Jefferson City, Missouri
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