Studebaker Anniversary Honors Long-Serving Employees At South Bend
South Bend Indiana April 5 Studebaker marked its birthday by honoring 20 000 employees. Medals awarded for five ten fifteen and up to sixty years of service with 2300 bronze medals 157 silver medals and 222 gold medals. The event celebrated loyalty from staff with ties back to 1852 when the company began as a wagon shop and grew into a major manufacturer.
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TH Bend
Ind
Aket Corporation
South Ad Detroit
Ty Guu Arrisans
Continuens
Baker
House of Studebalter
Studebaker
Franklin Makes Run to New York in 31 Hours
J. H. Alday of Chattanooga Tennessee drove a 1921 Franklin from Chattanooga to New York City in 31 hours 4 minutes driving time at about 30.5 miles per hour. He was accompanied by 11 people. The return trip left Chattanooga with a thermometer six degrees below zero and the total elapsed time reached 47 hours.
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New York
Mieroopolis
J. H. Alday
Chattanooga
Franklin
Olds Motor Works to Build Its Own Car Bodies
Olds Motor Works advances toward full self containment by producing its own car bodies alongside the Fisher Body plant in Lansing Michigan as part of a broader move toward independent manufacturing capability.
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Tury
Olds] Motor Works
Fisher Body Corporation
Lansing
Mich
Oldsmobile closes car body production at one site
The Olds Motor Works now houses all body, chassis, and engine manufacturing under one roof, removing the need to ship closed bodies to Lansing. The consolidation speeds up production for the new Oldsmobile Six and reduces risk of damage in transit.
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Olds Motor Works
Oldsmobile
Lansing
Buick Film Right on the Job Showcases Power and Braking
The Buick Motor Company reports strong demand for its new one reel film Right on the Job about a 1834 Buick sale in Portland Oregon and a couple’s drive to San Francisco. It highlights mountain ascents and descents and features fire department braking demonstrations in San Francisco. Prints circulate through Buick branches and distributors to universities schools and clubs. The Interior Department notes rising demand for a Buick three reel film.
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Buick Motor Company
Portland
Oregon
San Francisco
Oregon Buickites
Buick
Department If Interior
United States
Ford hits record daily output with 7 454 vehicles produced
Ford Motor Company on March 12 reported a new high for domestic assembly plants with 7 454 cars and trucks produced in a single day. Export output and overseas plants are not included in this record.
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Ford Motor Company
Manchester
England
Ford of Canada
Chevrolet Show Transforms New York Auto Display Window
Thousands flocking to the New York Auto Show watched E L Coons of the Chevrolet Retail Store at 57th Street and Broadway present a special in store show. With Chevrolet scenic artist William Bottenberg they replaced window panels and converted the salesroom into an elaborate Chevrolet car display that drew attention from passersby.
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New York
E. L. Coons
Chevrolet
Toom
57Th
Broadway
Wm. Bottenberg
Coshocton Deliberates Tax Relief for Schools
In Coshocton on April 5 councilmen examine an occupational tax to ease city finances. The local schools face cuts and potential closure unless state relief arrives, as administrators fear they cannot finish the school year without aid.
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Coshocton
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Keag
Lyria Buick CO
Elyria
Ohio
Frarklin
Fordson
Broad Street
Pety
Elyria Vulcanizing Co
J. A. Mason
West Avenue
FORD
Chevrolet Office
WEA
S. J. George, Taylor & Co
Lorain County Bank
Alyria
Geo. G. Spitzer
Grafton
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