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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 1929
Page
11
Willys Overland announces Finger Tip Control for Whippet Fours and Sixes and Willys Knight Sixes. A knob in the center of the steering wheel starts the motor lights the electrical system and sounds the horn with a pull. The feature eliminates foot movements to reach pedals and accelerators, marking a major driving convenience.
The West Side Lumber and Coal Company lists Sheltered Coal services with telephone contact 2736 offering coal and lumber supplies to local customers.
Report notes passengers shifting the lever and occasionally scratching sheer and stockings as they search for the starting button. The scene highlights a peculiar mechanical ritual aboard a moving carriage.
About 3,000 Oldsmobile dealers and executives at three large meetings near the Chicago show forecast a better year than 1928. They expect demand to require full output, with production boosted by 1928 expansion, and say orders will fill the enlarged facilities. Over 200 reps attended the New York East meeting, followed by about 900 at the Lansing plants and additional gatherings.
Paul G. Pearl, an Oldsmobile dealer from Fairbanks, Alaska, traveled 10,600 miles round trip to attend the Western dealer meeting in Lansing. He offered a contrary view of Alaska, noting year round roads within 100 miles of Fairbanks, about 1,000 watercraft in a city of 4,500, and a promising future as northern beauties and advantages gain recognition.
Nash Motors announces a new merchandising system for the 1929 400 models. Cars arrive fully equipped at the factory price, with extra items included to ensure lower delivered costs than rivals. Dealers then add no further equipment, keeping delivered price close to factory list.
Graham-Paige Motors Corporation will equip a new engineering laboratory with a cold room measuring 38 by 160 feet. Refrigeration capable of 69 tons of ice daily will keep sub-zero temperatures for year round automobile testing. Engineers will run trials at 20 degrees below zero and 35 miles per hour to guide design and performance.
Complete cars run under their own power on dynamometers with a powerful blower simulating outdoor conditions. The air volume matches that passing through a radiator of a car moving at 35 mph.
Studebaker's new President Eight Victoria wins favor with drivers who want a close coupled enclosed car that is roomy inside yet smart for social use. It targets women shoppers, sports and social use with comfortable seating and distinctive body lines. The design features a double drop frame lowering the center of gravity, low belt line, curved windshield pillars, French visor, two safety windshields, six wire wheels, chrome radiator cap, and a chrome tie rod. Studebaker now holds every official stock car record for endurance and speed.
A R Glancy president of the Oakland Motor Car Company predicted at a banquet with 1000 Oakland Pontiac dealers that production and sales of Oakland and Pontiac Sixes will touch the high est level in history in 1929. He cited a projected 26295 volume and a 35 percent rise from the prior year, noting improved purchasing power and stabilized sales networks.
A fragmented report notes rapid expansion in the electrical era at Rabson Park in Tia, citing federal achievements in power and related industries. It mentions reaching over 1,490,000 new customers and a rising total, signaling substantial industry growth.
Production and sales rise with a 10 percent gain over 1927 and a 50 percent rise over five years. Importing 1.6 billion kwh from Canada boosts total supply. Centralized management, interconnection, and larger distribution lift net income 10-15 percent. Expansion includes farm electrification, rural industry, and rail electrification plans by Pennsylvania and others. Public trust and transparent reporting key to future growth.
Each year over 100 million acres of corn are grown in the United States. The harvesting costs farmers between 300 and 400 million dollars per season.
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