Studebaker Unveils 1951 Commander V Eight Power
Long Beach dealers Holmes at 3449 Atlantic Ave and Ed James opened showrooms to display the 1951 Studebaker lineup. The highlight is a new Commander series with a compact V type eight engine rated at 120 hp and 7 to 1 compression. Exterior styling continues from 1950 models with rear and front end updates. Automatic transmission and overdrive will be optional.
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Studebaker
Ed James
American Ave
M. Verne Holmes
Atlantic
Ong Beach
Holmes
Atlantic Ave
Thurstan Ave
T Day
M. Verne
Amerline
Long Beach Auto Scene Welcomes Veteran Hansen
McClure the sales manager notes Hansen is a veteran settling into Long Beach and has made a host of friends in the local automotive community.
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McClure
Hansen
Long Beach
Auto
Auto Industry Reaches 7 Millionth Vehicle This Year
DETROIT November 11 The auto industry’s 7,000,000th vehicle of 1950 came from U S assembly lines this week Automotive News reports total weekly output 128,594 cars and 25,513 trucks Last week produced 145,044 cars and 24,661 trucks Decline blamed on model changeover at Ford and supply shortages Industry plants plan 540,000 cars and 105,000 trucks for production this month.
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Detroit
Automotive News
Ford
United States
Automobive News
Dosser Built a Career in Long Beach Auto Trade
Allen B. C. Dosser, Kaiser-Frazer dealer at 1005 American Ave, born October 13, 1900 in Corsicana Texas, rose from garage shop foreman in Los Angeles to co owning a Long Beach service garage in 1927. He later opened a paint and body shop, then became a Kaiser-Frazer dealer in 1949, with family active in PTA and college programs. Dosser is a member of the United Commercial Travelers Elks and Moose, enjoying hunting, fishing and automobiles.
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American Ave
Corsicana
Texas
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Bardin- Simmons College
California
Los Angeles
Long Beach
Chandler-Cleveland
Franklin Agency
T. W. Smith
Anaheim
4Th St
10Th St
Nelia M. Dosser
P.T. A
David
Long Beach City College
United Commercial Travelers
the Elks and the Moose
Veteran Ohio Editor Arthur Johnson Sr Dies at 76
Arthur C. Johnson Sr., editor in chief of the Columbus Dispatch since 1923, died at Wade Park Manor in Cleveland after a physical exam at the Cleveland Clinic. He began at the Dispatch as city editor in 1902, later serving as managing editor and then editor in chief.
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Ohio
Arthur C. Johnson Sr
Columbus Dispatch
Wade ‘Park Manor
Cleveland
Johnson
Cleveland Clinic
The
Dispatch
Land City
Lawmaker Pushes Arizona Project Measure Reconvenes
Washington reports that Rep. Peterson is set to push the central Arizona reclamation bill again in the House Public Lands Committee after Congress reconvenes on November 27. The measure would fund a Colorado River water project for Phoenix Florence and Tucson areas, with California opposing but the Senate having passed it. Sen. McFarland expects committee clearance, though House approval requires Rules committee consent. The article also notes the obituary of a former editor, widow Grace Johnson and son Derrol in Columbus.
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Peterson
D-Fla
Central Arizona
House Public Lands Committee
Congress
Fruman
California
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Murdock
D.ariz
Phoenix
Florence
Tucson
Colorado
Arizona
Senate
Sen. McFarland
D.-Ariz
House Committee
Tules
House
Bids Sought for Drilling on VA Hospital Grounds
The Department of Interior invites sealed bids for oil and gas drilling on the Veterans Administration Hospital site near Seventh Street and Bellflower Boulevard. Bids must meet operation safety conditions and offer highest cash per acre bonuses plus rental and royalty.
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Seventh St
Bellflower Blvd
Department of Interior
Bureau of Land Management
United States
Washington, D. c
E. Seventh St
Standard Oil
Shell Oil
Pacific Coast Hwy
Bryant
1951 Car Shortage Seen as Likelihood
Analysts warn that civilian auto production may fall as raw materials are diverted to arms, risking a repeat of war era shortages. Dealers report ample stock but confidence in demand dwindling as year end nears while credit limits curb purchases.
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Korea
Two Women Killed in Train Collision Near Malaga
At a railway crossing south of Malaga California two women died when their car was struck by a southbound Southern Pacific locomotive. The victims were identified as Mrs Ada Stockdale and Mrs Jesse Ruehle both of Luton. The auto was knocked more than 60 yards.
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Fresno
Southern Pacific
Malaga
Ada Stockdale
Jesse Ruehle
Luton
Auto industry faces possible 1951 car shortage
The text notes many cars will be 1951 models and that field stocks are building, offering some assurance to buyers that a new vehicle may be available next spring. It warns the auto industry could face a shortage in the early months of 1951.
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Coatant
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Washakie County
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Long Beach and Associates
C. M. Isaacson
J. T. Monroe
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Bureau of Mines
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