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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1931
Page
9
William B. Stout unveils the Sky Car, a two place cabin craft with a Ford ignition, feather brake, and a tail mounted propeller. The design blends automobile comfort with aircraft performance, aiming to ease public familiarity with air travel.
A rough street dialogue depicts a boy named Jimmy parading a baby carriage while a neighbor comments. The scene emphasizes carefree mischief and juvenile bravado as the term free wheeling is echoed in the exchange.
Detroit April 11 with public interest centered on the Bree Breezing contest for free wheeling sponsored by Bree Wheeling Patents Corp during April 20 to 30 Hupmobile offers Beymar sgerstione Lo would be Winners Hupmobile’s suggestions fellow Only by riding in or driving a free wheeling car can a true description be written Participants may obtain information from local Hupmobile dealers about this special free wheeling demonstration drive for seven weeks A revolution counter records engine revolutions for both conventional gear and free wheeling to prove the claimed savings and revolutions lead to the truth of free wheeling claims and the slogan contest
The Chicago to New York to San Francisco coast to coast air service by National and Boring begins with a trimotored passenger plane launching from New York at 9 am to reach San Francisco by 1 19 pm the next day. Eastbound San Francisco to New York flights depart later and arrive at 7 24 pm the same evening. The service boosts annual scheduled mileage to 7 000 000 miles with new post office route authority.
A Goodyear HAG DEP meeting at Plaza Hotel drew 160 dealers. Dwyer presided with Goodyear reps from San Antonio helping arrange the session. The film Every Third Wheel follows Perkins a failing dealer who learns modern sales methods from Webster a thriving tire merchant.
Hudson Essex sales in March show a notable upturn with figures indicating stronger performance than federal benchmarks. William J. McAneeny, general manager, notes a 38 percent rise in Llaison Essey car sales for the first three weeks of March compared to February, alongside the largest weekly factory payroll in eight months.
Marcus M. Clark of Milan Chevrolet cautions car owners that proper lubrication is essential to prevent costly future repairs. He notes many owners neglect underbody lubrication and crawl under cars to service hard-to-reach joints, risking missed lubrication points and engine wear.
The article argues against owners attempting their own greasing due to ignition of repair costs and improper materials. It notes that hubricutgan points and incorrect grease cause abrasion and equipment failure. It recommends using dealer lubrication departments for proper materials and skilled workers, warning DIY efforts can waste money.
J W Frazer of Chrysler Sales announces F Peabody as district manager for the Dallas area. Peabody has long worked with Chrysler Sales in diverse sales roles and is well known in the Dallas district, especially in San Antonio, a key distribution point, where he purchased the dealership car for regular inspections and lubrication service.
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