Oakland Motor Car Co Sets Early 1929 Sales Peak
The Oakland Motor Car Company reports first quarter 1929 sales of 81,838 cars, led by the Oakland and Pontiac sixes. W R Tracy says this beats Q1 1928 by 8,000 and nearly triples 1927’s 33,000. National figures show 1929 year-to-date at 36,460, with June 1928 the peak month at 25,477. March 1929 gains about 30 percent from March 1928.
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Vita
Marcka
Oakland Motor Car Company
W. R. Tracy
Oakland
Pontiac
Tracy
National Automobile Chamber of Commerce
Oakland Company
Shows How Science Aids Safety In Preventing Accidents
Police and safety bureaus nationwide focus on accident prevention as scientists apply research to safety. The article explains how engineering and enforcement work together to reduce risks in everyday life and industrial settings.
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Engs
Silent campaign links brains and brakes for safer driving
The De Soto Motor Corporation of Chrysler Motors warns that safe highways depend on quick acceleration and perfect braking. It notes drivers’ care is secondary to mechanical design and stresses brakes must apply with 100 percent equalization to prevent sway and disasters, especially in spring and early summer suburban traffic.
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de Soto Motor Corporation
Chrysler Motors
Dodge March Sales Show Big Increase
March shipments of Dodge passenger cars and trucks rise over February by 7,753 units, up more than 48 percent. The gain covers all Dodge plants in the United States and Canada, with notable increases for the Senior Six, the New Dodge Brothers Six, and Dodge Brothers truck and commercial car lines.
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Dodge Brothers
United States
Canada
Dodge Brothers Six fuels spring auto demand gains
March shipments show gains for Senior Six and New Six lines, with a 78 percent rise for Dodge re ports. Charles W. Matheson attributes record spring buying nationwide to the New Dodge Brothers Six models offered at affordable prices, expecting April shipments to domestic and foreign markets. He emphasizes style speed comfort and economy as essential for mass production and a strong 1929 retail year.
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Charles W. Matheson
Woose
Nash Reports Big Gain In InGome
Nash Motor Company directors declare a regular quarterly dividend of 1.50 per share payable May 1 to stockholders of record April 29 1929. For the first quarter December January February net income reached 4 118 570 49 vs 2 064 378 12 last year up 358 1 percent. President C W Nash cites cold weather as a drag yet January sales rose 77 percent and February surpassed February last year by 513 percent. With improved March weather and the popular 410 series, April orders point to another strong gain for the month and reinforce high public regard for Nash cars.
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Kenosha
Wis
Nash Motor Company
C. W. Nash
Arch
Women Drivers and the New Willy’s Knight Features
The article notes a shift as women drivers rise in numbers, prompting automakers to design for female needs not only in styling but also in mechanical features. It highlights the electric self starter and Willys-Overland’s Finger-Tip Control, which centralizes motor start, lights, and horn at the driver’s fingertips without altering position.
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Willys-Overland Company
Hudson Essex Third Mang Auto Builders Sets 1928 Records
Hudson Essex produced 282,207 cars in 1928 and aims for a quarter million 1929 models before July 1. The company ranked third among North American builders and led six cylinder car imports to Europe. In England, more than one third of American cars sold were Essex. First quarter production sought 109,000 cars, a company record. Exports of disinfectants and related products rose 25 percent in 1928.
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Hudson-Essexy
N. A
Tests Show Economy of Straight Eight Autos
Auburn engineers conducted months of road tests on the straight eight to prove superior economy. The cars used less gasoline than proportionally heavier sixes, with notably lower oil consumption and maintenance. Smooth operation reduced vibration, extending life, and after 50,000 miles the chassis remained mechanically perfect and rigid.
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Auburn
New Viking Given Great Reception From Public
Reports from Oldsmobile Viking indicate orders far exceed forecasts as dealers in every region place early delivery requests. The Viking, a 90-2 green V-type eight cylinder competing with the Oldsmobile Six, gains rapid public reception thanks to General Motors backing and Oldsmobile division manufacturing and merchandising.
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Oldsmobile
General Motors
Ceneral Motors
Lorain County Heroes Return and Local Notices
Lorain volunteers back home from war include Matthew Chamberlain of Sheffield killed at Pittsburg and Orland H Worcester of Oberlin who died after Winchester injuries. Lt Charles Parsons from Elyria earns laurels in Tennessee. Elyria reports 7,877.94 in general treasury. grocer Arthur King sells the Foster colt for 1000 to John Potts of Pittsburgh. Elyria hosts a Chinese laundry on Cheapside. Elyria becomes a dry town as Mayor Keely shuts saloons nightly at 9:30. Citizens’ meeting for a Chamber of Commerce holds a temporary organization with George H. Ely chair.
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Lorain County
Matthew Chamberlain
Sheffield
Pittsburg
Orland H. Worcester
Oberlin
Winchester
Charles Parsons
West Point
Tennessee
Elyria
Gillimore
N. B Gates
Arthur King
Foster Colt
John Potts
Pittsburgh
Keely
Council Chamber
Chamber of Commerce
George H. Ely
Early Ohio court opens at 7 A.M. with new mayor
Mayor Reefy held court for the first time last Saturday morning at seven, an hour earlier than any Ohio court. The doctor keeps 7 A.M. as his regular business hour, while Marshal Krohn found the mayor waiting since the night before, hour 4 sun time, as he arrived. Lorain County delegation Mansfeld returned Friday with news of victory and potential for another congressman after a quarter century. Judge Webber was declared Republican choice for the district’s congressional seat, following Elyria’s death of W. W. Skiles. Judge Stevenson Burke, formerly of Cleveland, died in Washington, leaving two children and two grandchildren in the city. The board of public safety on April 1 formed a volunteer section of the reorganized city fire department, naming W. N. Bates as captain and nine others, with John Bailey as driver. Compensation set at one dollar per alarm and forty cents per hour at fires.
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Squires
Reefy
Ohio
Krohn
Lorain County
Mansfeld
A. R. Webber
Repub
Elyria
W. W. Skiles
Stevenson Burke
Cleveland
Washington
Hoe
Board of Public Fety
Reorganized Fire Department
W. N. Bates
Jacob Snyder
Leutenant
M. A. Eaton
Antone Valerius
Charles Smith
Robert Knowles
William Steeger
Fred Dean
P. G. Kreble
John Bailey
Elyria News Snapshots From 1909 Restored
A 1909 item notes Judge Washburn issued an injunction stopping Elyria officials from entering a 1500 meter purchase. Elyria Savings Bank plans a new building within a year after the block fire. Amherst Village Council seeks cheaper service rates and a new franchise for rail service.
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Washburn
Elyria
Service Board
Elyria Savings and Banking Company
Amherst
Amherst Village
Cleveland
Southwestern
Columbus
Elyria Hosts Liberty Loan Meet With McAdoo Program
After three years in France the city wires New York accepting the invitation to attend a Liberty Loan mass meeting where ex Secretary of the Treasury William G. McAdoo and Sharp will speak. Scarlet fever at Camp Sherman delays some Elyrians returning home, with quarantine for several. Mayor Jones orders taxi mufflers silenced in business district at dawn.
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France
Newark
Able Liberty Loan
Elyria
Jones
Barber Shop Robbery Beats Barber, Porter Escorted
Walter Scots, a black porter from Billings, took hair tonic and cash from a barber shop. After a mud bogged ride, a deputy sheriff from Billings gave him a lift to Nardin and escorted him to police. Apartment buildings rise in Tirentsin, China.
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Billings
Mont
Walter Scots
Scott
Nardin
Drake Relays Feature Sprint Football Players
A Des Moines Drake Relays feature notes sprinters from Nebraska Notre Dame Army and Drake competing in a football themed relay with debate over wearing light track gear or full football regalia. The item also mentions fermented milks used historically in southern Russia and surrounding regions.
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Des Moines
Nebraska
Notre Dame
Army
Drake
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Wellington
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NEW Willys-Knight
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Hudson-Essex Third Mang Auto Builders
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Broad Motor CO
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