Navy Defends The U S Against Submarine Air Threats
Senator Walsh asks if German subs and aircraft can sink British and French ships why not build ships like them. The Navy counters that U S insular position allows a strong navy for defense of shores and questions broad overseas roaming. Admirals imply future defense may require more aircraft carriers and bombardment planes, not just capital ships.
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Polarized Ray Aids Plymouth Car Design
Experts say polarized light will take years to be standard headlamp tech yet already serves motorists. Chrysler engineers use photoelasticity to reveal internal stresses in parts for the 1940 Plymouth and other Chrysler cars, validating this field in work aboard at Detroit laboratories.
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Detroit
Plymouth
Chrysler Corporation
Olds Coil Springs Add Riding Comfort
Oldsmobile adopted knee action coil spring suspension in 1939 and 1940 across Series Staty Series Seventy and Custom 87 Cruiser lines. The coil springs, used in front and rear, improved ride and proved highly reliable with low replacement needs despite accidents. Dr. Ralston notes the springs' long proven service in motor valve applications and as body cushions under road shocks.
Hymn At The Cross Converts Crosby And Others
The article recounts Fanny Crosby accepting Christ after a revival at John Street Church New York. It notes Watts in 1707 published At The Cross and other hymns like We're Marching To Zion and When I Survey The Wondrous Cross. It tells how E P Hammond and Bishop Warren A Candler share anecdotes about Watts hymns moving listeners to faith.
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Old John Street Methodist Church
New York
Isaac Watts
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Matthew Arnold
E. P. Hammond
Southington
Connecticut
Warren A. Candler
Southern Methodist
Watts
Gov. Colquitt
Georgia
Glass Pontiacs to Parade at Two World’s Fairs
Detroit automaker Fisher Body plans two transparent Pontiac displays for 1940 World’s Fair venues. A second plexiglass Torpedo 8 will join the existing de luxe six sedan at New York’s GM building and San Francisco’s Golden Gate Exposition. The car, valued near 100000, toured 19 cities, showcasing plexiglass body panels and unique viewing features.
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Detroit
Fisher Boay
General Motors
New York
San Francisco
William S. McLean
Pontiac
Miami
Baltimore
Chevrolet Expands Exhibits at New York and San Francisco Fairs
Chevrolet amplifies its 1940 Worlds Fair presence with enlarged exhibits in GM displays at New York and San Francisco. The New York setup will echo the Futurama centerpiece and feature GM’s 23 millionth car, a Chevrolet. In San Francisco, Chevrolet plans elaborate redesigns using triangular golden mirrors that rotate to show Winter and Summer scenes around the car.
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Willem E Holler
General Sale
General Motors
New York
San Francisco
Toe Chevrolet
New Dodge Device Measures Iron Heat
In the Dodge Division of Chrysler Corporation foundry nearly 2.5 million pounds of metal are poured daily as a new device monitors iron heat and temperatures.
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Dodge Division
Chrysler Corporation
Studebaker Records March High in Used Car Sales
Studebaker reports March used car sales of 21 123 units, a company high. Previous best was October 1939 at 19 256. First quarter used car sales total 54 073, up 21 797 from 1939. Keller notes low stock and strong spring demand for new and used cars.
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Geo. D. Keller
Keller
Ford Truck Sales Show March Gain
Ford Motor Company reports March sales of 18 829 units up 20 percent from the previous year. The last ten days total 9 152 units, largest for any ten day period since April 1937, signaling a strong spring sales season.
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Dearborn
Midh
Ford Motor Company
Auto-Poise Control Is Hudson Feature
Hudson Motor Car Company chief engineer Murray Northrup explains mechanical sentries for auto safety, unseen yet on guard to protect life. A graduated gauge indicates the metal temperature at pouring, typically between 2810 and 2840 degrees Fahrenheit, before the illuminated indicator vanishes.
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Murray Northrup
Hudson Motor Car Company
Auto-Poise Control Forebears 1940 Hudson Wheels
Northrup cites Hudsons Autos Foss Proai Wheel Control as a precursor to Auto-Poise Control in 1940 Hudson cars. He notes wheels lift briefly on smooth roads and that the device keeps front wheels on course automatically on rough roads and amid strong winds.
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Northrup
Hudson
Local Obituary and Social News From Eaton Area
Funeral services held for J. D. Dickson in Lakewood on Tuesday. Nearby residents and families shared visits and gatherings across Strongsville Elyria Oberlin and Norwalk with locals hosting dinners and parties. Notable moves include Chester Carpenter and Glenn Carpenter families relocating, and the Updegraffs honored at a Brunswick party with a chair presentation.
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Chester Carpenter
Glenn Carpenter
Chester
George Kimball
Elyria
Maurice Darline
Burl A. Martin
Meadville
John Updegraff
Brunswick
Updegraff
Cora Ross
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H. M. House
Ober- Jin
Norwalk
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