Perfect Transmission and Engine Progress in 1932 Models
A 1932 model car outlook notes that the perfect automatic transmission and engine remain ahead of engineers. Hydra-Matic and Dynaflow are refined, but a true combined system is not ready. Higher compression raises fuel economy but requires octane beyond current premium levels, amid defense and fuel-tax factors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Poetaorr
General Motors
Carl
Jac
Oldsmobile
Pontiac
Ruik
Cadillac
Film on Indians Will Be Presented at Long Beach Meeting
Bert Sault of the National Automobile Club will present films and narration on the Havashpi Indians of Grand Canyon Arizona at the Long Beach Insurance Association meeting tomorrow noon in the Lafayette Hotel. President Hugh Burnham will preside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bert Sault
National Automobile Club
Grand Can- Son
Ariz
Long Beach Insurance Association
Lafayette Hotel
Hugh Burnham
Attorney General Will Be Speaker at Elks Enforcement Event
Edmund G. Brown state attorney general will address Long Beach Lodge 888 BPOE officers on law enforcement tomorrow night in the Elks Hall. District Attorney S Ernest Roll and Deputy Prosecutor Kenneth E. Sutherland will speak and chair the program honoring enforcement officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edmund G. Brown
Long Beach Lodge
BPOE
Elks Hall
S. Ernest Roll
Kenneth E. Sutherland
Court of Common Sense TV Court Teaches Safe Driving
In Baltimore on May 19 a unique program stars Magistrate Kolodny presiding over a traffic case with a live audience. Spectators determine guilt and fines as miniature cars depict the scene while actors play witnesses and attorneys. The show educates on safe driving and has won the Alfred P. Sloan Award and a National Safety Council plaque.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Jinoseph Kolatlny
Court of Common Sense
Juds Wolodny
Kolodny
Serpathy
Dudge Holodny
Alfred P. Sloan
National Safety Council
Methodist Youths Varieties to Stage At Grace Church
Grace Methodist Church youth group presents Varieties of 1951 two evenings at the church fellowship hall. Admission is free. The program includes blackout skits, a fashion show, a country store, and musical numbers directed by Ralph Freese. The climax features a costumed chorus and baritone Ned Bertsch in The Ballad for Americans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Youth Fellowship
Grace Methodist Church
New Fellowship Hall
Ralph Freese
Ned Bertsch
Up Trend in Motor Vehicle Exports Shown Again
Detroit reports a rising trend in motor vehicle exports with about 176000 cars and trucks shipped abroad so far this year and a possible national total near five hundred thousand. South America Mexico and South Africa remain key markets amid tariff barriers and material shortages affecting domestic production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Ame Auta
Piacres
South America
Menico
South Africa
Unite States
Defense Outpu
Cost Accountants Meeting Tuesday in Long Beach
Officers and directors of the Los Angeles Chapter of the National Association of Cost Accountants will hold a dinner meeting today at Lakewood Country Club. This first meeting for the 600‑member group in Long Beach plans the 1951 52 year. Directors include E. G. Scovil Marshall Dunn Lloyd Stanley G F L Gardner Jack Goffiney J R Devereaux Hayden Chapman. Otis I. Johnson of Pasadena, president, is a former Long Beach man.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
National Association of Cost Accountants
Lakewood Country Club
Long Beach
E. G. Scovil
Marshall, Dunn
Lloyd Stanley
G. F. L. Gardner
Jack Goffiney
J. R. Devereaux
Hayden Chapman
Otis I. Johnson
Pasadena
Auto tax rise eases from 13 to 3 percent impact
The 134.943 mile per hour federal tax hike on autos inches toward passage, easing cost to buyers and dealers from a proposed 13 percent to about a $60 rise on a $2,000 car. Ford and other majors show mixed first quarter registrations due to a strike. Duke Nation wins pole at Indianapolis with 136.490 mph. Dealer events honor 400+ salesmen across 142 Southland Chevrolet agencies. promotions include 20 diamond pin for 20-year qualifier and staff changes across Long Beach, Harbor, and Beach City outlets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Duke Naion
Sherman Oaks
Calif
Rex Mays
Brickyard
Wynn Oil Co
Azusa
Walt Fawlikner
Long Beach
Southland Chevrolet
Ambassador Hotel
Los Angeles
Jd. W. Steele
Long Brach's
RB. L
W. E. Beeson
Nat Daugherty
D. Jortison
Lyle Southwick
H. R. McCoy
E. R. Billings
George E. Hoover, Inc
Tim Mannen
Masters Pontiac Co
Bob Crawford
Rob
Anta Row
Jerry Choppin
Beach City Chevrolet Co
Jerry
Steve Breitfelter
Nn Tha Nanan Rand
Southland June Festival Summary Across Many Cities
June brings a wave of festivals in Southern California. Venice hosts Surfestival with beach events and a 16-band parade. Beaumont holds Cherry Festival June 14-17. Duarte marks its 110th birthday as La Fiesta June 9-10. Pasadena Drama Festival begins June 28 at the State Theater of California. Costa Mesa hosts Fish Fry and Frog Jumping Carnival June 23. Lompoc to stage its annual flower show June 23. San Diego County Fair runs June 29-July 8 at Del Mar with water ballets and vintage auto races.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Venice
Duarte
Pasadena Playhouse
San Gergonio Pass
Beaumont
Chula Vista
Southland
Swiss Park
State Theater of California
George M. Cohan
Costa Mesa
Santa Barbara
Lompoc
San Diego County
DeMar
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LongeBach
The
Ramblers
Ed James
Studebaker
Nick Friesen
Clare Chapman
Jamestown
Leonard Back
David J. Wilkie
Preas Automotive
Euston
Cost Accountants Meeting
R. L. Polk & Co
Hugh Ralston
Ford Motor Co
West Coast
Hugh
Vee
Joe Ricketts
Storey Rickels
Javal Hudson Agency
Bill
Bill Compton
Get
Hudson
Xan Francises
DODGE
Lee Desmond
Chrysler Corp
Desmond
Bil Bryant
Glenn £. Thomas Co
Marine Glass Co
Scott-Woodard-Scott SR
GLASS
Magnolia
Esthony
America
M. Verne Holmes
Atlartic Avenue
National Car Safety
Cen Iiat
ED James, Inc
American Avenue
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