Chevrolet Ropes 10 Sell 1,250,000 Cars in 1929
Chevrolet Motor Company unveils its 1929 sales push with a nationwide meeting tour led by R. H. Grant H. J. Klinger M. D. Douglas and D. E. Ralston. The plan targets 1,250,000 car sales the largest annual quota for the world’s largest auto maker as 25 000 factory and dealer staffers hear the program direct.
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Chevrolet Ropes
Chevrolet Motor Company
New York
R. H. Grant
H. J. Klinger
M. D. Douglas
D. E. Ralston
Chevrolet
Pontiac Big Six Car Debuts At New York Auto Show
The 1929 Pontiac Big Six is unveiled at the National Automobile Show in New York City. The larger chassis, 200 cubic inch engine, stronger Fisher bodies, and advanced design promise higher performance at a lower price, attracting thousands at Grand Central Palace. The piece notes Pontiac’s growth in a field led by record breakers, with a closing historical aside about Hezekiah Usher in 1652.
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New York
Grand Central Palace
General Motors
America
Oakland
Hezekiah Usher
Boston
Willys Overland Speeds Production to New Highs
Toledo January 8. Willys Overland reports annual output topped 315000 cars as plants now produce Whippets at 1000 daily. December shipments exceed 15000, January schedules exceed 25000, with daily output rising to over 1600 by mid January. Workforce stands at 23000 with 10000 more skilled workers to be added in thirty days. A total of 968 Whippets rolled out on December 27.
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Toledo
Willys- Overland Company
John N. Willys
Pnts
Amherst Notes Highlight Local Events and Health Warnings
Miss Lucy Horn hosted the missionary society at Con gregational church with vice president Mayme Blum presiding. A devotion and story read followed by refreshments served by Miss Horn and Douglas Harris. Herbert Hahn Ceylon suffered two middle finger amputations while butchering at a local home and was treated at the hospital. Rev. Paul Bourquin to conduct German services at St John’s Evangelical Church Sunday at 2 PM, with annual meeting and officer elections. Health warnings issued on dog quarantine effective Dec 24 to Feb 1, with penalties for violations. enforcement to be strict. St Peter’s Evangelical church annual meeting set for Sunday 10:30 AM. Miss Lylah Walker hosted friends at her South Lake street home.
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Amherst
Lucy Horn
Church Street
Missionary Society of the Congregational Church
Mayme Blum
L. J. Beach
Africa
Floyd Moore
Miss Horn
Douglas Harris
H. A Williams
F. I. Hubbard
James Miller
Ada Purcell
Anna Sablers
F. E. Eastman
Herbert Hahn
Ceylon
Walter Holstein
Paul Bourquin
St. John’s Evangelical Church
County Health Board
C. D. Bartlett
Lee Mindler
Amherst Thursa
St. Peter’s Evangelical Church
Lylah Walker
South Lake Street
Engagement Revealed As Lylah Waller Bets on Don Bryant
Social notes describe Sally's Pilots Music contest and prizes with first place to Helen Lapp and Ruth Cromwell and consolation to Helen Freming and Mae Abel. A late hour luncheon featured yellow and blue décor, blue candles, and a centerpiece of cut flowers. Engagement of Lylah Waller to Don Bryant of Oberlin announced. A bridge party at Elyria Avenue hosted by Dorothy Moff and Caroline Kothe, first honors to Mo, second to Helen Orcutt, and consolation to Margaret Folds ey. Luncheon seating listed guests including Helen Orcutt and a large group of local women and hosts.
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Helen Lapp
Ruth Cromwell
Helen Freming
Mae Abel
Lylah Waller
Don Bryant
Oberlin
Garfield Harris
Mary Walker
B. A. Jenne
Mac Abel
Brownhelm
Gertrude
Helen Fleming
Edna W Hopkins
Lulah
Agnes
Grace Walker
Dorothy Moff
Caroline Kothe
Elyria Avenue
Helen Orcutt
Margaret Foldsey
Helen Eastman
Jean Nicholl
Delores Meaz
Florence Bodman
Irma Lau
Margaret Feidser
Alice Neiding
Virginia Gillman
Thelma Bond
New Night Classes Opened by Americanization Council
New night classes in citizenship and English are opening after a postponement due to public health orders. Miss Dorothy Herbert announced at the Settlement House on Vulcan Street that instructors include E D Adam for beginners and Clara Rost and J C Linster for intermediate and advanced English. Classes run Tuesday and Thursday evenings for about three months with sessions at the Settlement House and Vulcan Street facilities.
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Eisra Americanization Council
Eirvin
Dorothy Herbert
Ascis*ae
Sermont House
Vulcan Street
The
Board of Health
Herren Hee Aden Weny
Jieroert
Clara Rost
Gates Schoel
J. C. Linster Aill
Doris Todd
Herbert
Charce
Settlement House
Russia Observes Christmas Thirteen Days Late
Ju li on communities in Moscow observe Christmas on January 6 following Julian calendar. Greek Orthodox Church resists Gregorian alignment, keeping holidays 13 days later while government makes no official note. Business resumes normally, but widespread absences expected. peasants attend crowded churches. President Andrew Jackson once relied on a group of advisers known as the Kitchen Cabinet.
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Moscow
Julion
Andrew Jackson
Tariff Hearings Begin January 7 in Washington
The House Ways and Means Committee will open seven weeks of public tariff hearings on January 7 to review revisions aimed at boosting U S prosperity by raising barriers to foreign goods. Hundreds of witnesses are expected. hearings cover chemicals, oils, paints, earthenware, glassware, metals, wood products, sugar, tobacco, fibers, and more as Democratic and Republican members weigh protective measures amid shifting political support.
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Washington
House
Willis C. Hawley
Oregon
Hoover
Chicago Reports Record 39 Million in Mass Recreation
Chicago sets a new high record for mass competition with over 39 million participants in athletic and recreational activities during the past year, according to the Chicago Association of Commerce.
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Chicago
Chicago Association of Commerce
Six become get five mails daily at Whitener Arkansas
Whitener Arkansas, a town of six inhabitants, receives five daily mail deliveries. The arrangement comes from the town being at the junction of several routes and touched by all of them.
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Whitener
Ark
United States
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