Willys-Overland Plant Newslets Feature Large Forge and Wire Use
The Willys-Overland plant boasts the auto industry’s largest forge shop with 85 steam hammers and 67 forging and upsetting machines. The five-passenger Willys-Knight sedan uses about five miles of wire in its 600 coil springs, cushions, and backs, enough wire for a telephone line from Alaska to Cape Horn based on a year’s output.
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Willys-Overland
Willys-Knight
Toledo
Alaska
Cape Horn
Willys-Overland Factory Operations and Leather Belting
Approximately fifteen thousand separate operations drive the manufacture of current Willys-Overland models. It requires twenty one thousand nine hundred forty six steers to supply the leather belting used at the Toledo factory. Water for drinking and cleaning is pumped by compressed air from seven wells, each a hundred feet deep, located on the factory site.
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Willys-Overland Auto Factors
Willys-Overland Auto
Toledo
Willys Overland O
Olds Factory Increases Output
Nae Dew led key figures at the principal Olds Mower Works in Jung Michiza. Production rose above prior year levels with output more than ever before as schedules show greater activity and demand.
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Phisut
Dew
Olds Mower
Jung
Michiza
Unclear French Legal Text Hypothesized Name Issue
Fragmentary OCR note discusses French law on naming within official documents. It references a name not permitted and potential undue influence on the choice. Limited readable details prevent full reconstruction of the case.
Oakland Car To Head Convention
An Oakland sport car will lead the Kansas delegation to Wash ry Jy2h for a unique plan to bring in trips across the country. The event marks a rare gathering, with plans to convene once every four years, tied to a state delegation and the broader automobile mobilization in America.
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Oakland
Kansas
America First
Shepard &. Ka
Chevrolet Auto Takes In Texas Report Glitch
In Texas a Chevrolet auto intake report appears garbled with stray letters and numbers. The readable portion references registration data and a total count, but the fragmented text lacks coherent details or identifiable events.
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Chevrolet Auto
Texas
Franklin Makes Run from Chattanooga to North in 81 Hours
A terse record notes Franklin undertook a long run from Chattanooga to a northern destination in about 81 hours. The fragmentary report mentions endurance and timing, with no further specifics on route or exact endpoints.
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Franklin
Chattanooga
Durant Boosts Balloon Tires and Proposals Reported
A clipped fragment notes Durant boosting balloon tires and mentions two new Durant profiles or provisions, tied to a connection or sign and a brake or ducts reference. The readable items relate to Durant and Boston contexts with unclear details or outcomes.
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Boston
Studebaker Wins Famous Argentine Grand Premio Again
In Buenos Aires on April 12 Studebaker Special Six led a field of 25 competitors to win the Grand Premio for the third consecutive year. Sr. Mariano de la Fuente drove the car over a course twice as long as prior editions, with 13 finishers from 25 starters. De la Fuente, new to Studebaker, finally secured the victory after two prior losses in 1922 and last year.
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Buenos Aires
Studebaker
South America
Mariano de la Fuente
de la Fuente
Studebaker Sweeps Third and Fourth in Grim Buenos Aires Race
Giannini and Ferreyra took third and fourth in the endurance race, both driving Studebaker Special Sixes, giving Studebaker three total places. Winning time was 24 hours 45 minutes for a 1520 kilometer loop from Buenos Aires to Rosario Cordoba and back.
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Giannini An Ferreyra
Studebaker
Rosario
Cordoba
Buenos Aires
A and A Auto Supply Showcases Novel Window Display
The A. and A. Auto Supply at 584 Broad St features a unique window display drawing interest from both children and adults, becoming a local sight.
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A&a, Auto Supply
The
A. & A. Auto Supply
Broad St
Turin yard scene delights children with tiny models
A miniature farm yard displays a farm house auto horse and chickens while children smile at the playful, imperfect scene. Nearby the A and A exhibit shows spark plugs and a demonstration machine dipping the plug in oil to ignite a hot spark. The firm claims sales near a thousand of the model plugs locally. A note explains tsinglas as dried swimming bladders from various fish including the sturgeon.
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Turin
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