Ty Cobb Speaks to Oakland Motor Car Workers in Pontiac
Ty Cobb greeted a Pontiac crowd of Oakland Motor Car Company employees before catching a Detroit race to meet the Athletics. The appearance, a novelty amid street lathe chatter, drew band music and loud cheers for the famed pitcher and owner of an Oakland gymnasium.
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Oakland Motor Car Company
Detroit
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Athletics
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Oakland
A. R. Glancy
Teamwork and expansion at Oakland Motor Company
A talk on teamwork celebrated Oakland Motor Company’s growth as a 1 000 000 factory begins in January, doubling output of the Oakland and Pontiac Six. Ty stresses internal promotion for new executives, while noting nationwide oil rectifying plants as costly but useful for home use and promising extra miles of service with properly cleaned oil.
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Oakland Motor Car Company
Oakland
Pontiac
Whippet Unveils Compact Overland Motor Design
Enthusiasts focus on the Overland Whippet power plant as a potential shift toward a European style light car. The motor is notably short and high, with a 3 1/8 inch bore and long connecting rods. Unique piston-cylinder operation marks the new design.
Engine design note on piston travel in Overland Whippet
A technical excerpt discusses cylinder wall geometry in the Overland Whippet motor. It notes that the piston skirt remains above the cylinder bottom to prevent piston slaps, explaining the elimination of such noise and vibration through this construction detail.
MIT Aviator Professor Warner Named Assistant Secretary of the Navy
Professor Edward P. Warner is named Assistant Secretary of the Navy in charge of naval aviation. He heads MIT's aviation department and is noted as an experienced aviator.
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Edward P. Warner
Navy
Naval Aviation
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Warmer Warner’s Early Aeronautical Career
The text notes Professor Warner, a U.S. Army Air veteran in 1920, with aviation contest experience in Europe. He served as an instructor and engineer, was chief physicist in aeronautical research for the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, and traveled to Europe in service. He earned a BA from Harvard in 1916 and an MA from MIT in 1919.
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National Advisory Committee For Aeronautics
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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