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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1930
Page
3
Nash Motors Company directors declare a 1.00 per share dividend payable August 1 to stockholders of record July 21. Second quarter earnings total 1,932,896.29 after expenses and taxes with 39,413,117.28 in cash and government securities. Board expresses optimism for remaining year relying on piston and camshaft improvements.
The Studebaker Corporation announces Free Wheeling, the greatest automotive advance in 19 years, in its new President and Commander Eight series. The feature promises longer wheelbases, quieter operation, and smoother body design, with performance records cited from the previous President Eight and Commander Eight models. The system lets the engine idle without clutch use, maintains gear mesh, and allows gear shifts at any speed without the clutch, with clutch needed only to start or back up.
Engineers of the Oakland Motor Car Company credit the full press ure oiling system for the engine’s trouble free stamina in six months under new ownership. A gear type pump, positioned below oil level in the pan, supplies 25 to 30 psi to crankshaft main bearings, rod bearings, camshaft, rocker arms, timing chain, and piston pin bearings. Continuous high pressure lubrication protects every vital point, with oil sprayed to rod bearings for added coverage.
Saginaw Michigan July 12 Chevrolet Motor Company completed one of the largest inland docks on the Great Lakes. A lake freighter delivered pig iron for the Saginaw foundry signaling the city’s entry into modern inland ports. The project included a turning basin and dredging to 17 feet, linking Saginaw to Great Lakes heavy freight traffic. Freighters with pig iron and sand will ply the river twice weekly as navigation permits.
Oldsmobile retail car registrations for the first four months of 1950 place the brand seventh among US makes, up from ninth last year. The four month period shows Oldsmobile ranking third to sixth in major markets, often surpassed only by cheaper cars, reflecting steady growth since 1926.
A Willys Six sedan completed a 700 mile test at Bakersfield California in 677 minutes averaging 62 mph. Official timing by C A Scott Western Union timed the run. The plan called for 7060 miles in 700 minutes but the car ran faster than expected.
In a Bakersfield test the Willys Six finished a one-mile run at an average speed better than 60 mph turning up to 72 mph on straightaways. The car’s cooling system kept the radiator at comfortable levels with no water added during the run and ambient track temperatures reached 118 degrees.
The Motor and Equipment Association promotes a Care Will Save Your Car movement emphasizing preventive maintenance. Local distributor H. M. Andress & Son backs the program, noting cars are major investments many owners neglect. The plan promises to cut costly wear by timely adjustments and repairs with little owner effort.
Frank Day cites the Elto Forty-Sixty speed marvel outboard motor designed by Ole Evinrude and built by Outboard Motors Corporation Milwaukee. He says it will set a new speed record of 50 mph with 55 mph within reach. In Albany Troy Marathon Red Collins reportedly averaged 50 mph over a 16 mile lap. The Elto line also features the Electric Starting Quad and Senior Speedster for runabouts and family boats with a one touch startup.
Penfield Ohio July social roundup details a Black Driver picnic by Belden Park hosts Mr and Mrs George Welsh and others from Cleveland and Oberlin. Grace Kleinhans hosts a July 18 porch party for Arthur Richmond with 22 Penfield high school alumni from 26 27 and 28 classes, gifts given, late refreshments. Out of town visitors included Murray Finley Helen Dague Byron Dague Elyria. Lawn fete at W H Myers home July 10 drew crowd with Japanese lanterns and garden flowers, cream and cake served. guests from Grafton Portsmouth and Elyria. Continuous mentions of local residents and visits mark a season of neighborhood gatherings.
Dr. F. M. Sponseller at 608 Livria Savings & Trust Bldg Elyria Ohio advertises treatments for fissure fistula colitis and varicose veins without time off work. Office hours Teceday Thursday and Saterday continue until further notice.
Elyria and nearby towns share a busy July week with visits from Tickerds Stephens Park family from Cleveland and Birmingham relatives. birthdays celebrated, hospital stays noted, and farm work and repairs documented along with a sheriff sale and probate notices.
Wakeman O July report shows Mildred Riddle and Lucille Lucas employed in a restaurant. Family visits include the Russell de- lighting daughter Iona Heatershot and children. Rose Cahoon dies after long illness. services held. burial at Wakeman cemetery. Residents travel to Cleveland Ruggles Beach Sandusky Lorain. groups visit Elyria and Birmingham.
Murray Ridge notices list numerous visitors and family visits in the area. The Jr. Symphony Orchestra met at the school house Monday evening for practice.
Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Jacobs of Amherat were Wednesday evening guests of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Chambers. Several cousins of Mrs. Fanny Reynolds spent the afternoon with her Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Dunfee and Miss Hilda Richter spent Wednesday.
University of Nebraska officials are excavating a Pleistocene era mammoth skeleton on the William Graham farm near Ragan. Several bones are missing and many show tooth marks suggesting predation by a prehistoric carnivore. Eight and a half foot tusks remain intact. Farm girl Berdine Hoffman found sections after a road grader passed. The Nebraska University museum team plans to move the skeleton to the museum when excavation ends.
The Prince of Wales performs a snappy sax solo at a London ballroom after guests discovered him at the instrument. The Duke of York the Duke of Gloucester and several friends join on drums and cornets in a playful musical moment.
On and after this date July 1930 Lee Whitney commits no debts. Case 20405 in Lorain County Court of Common Pleas. Public auction Saturday August 25 1939 at 16:00 hours. Real estate in Elyria city Lorain County Ohio described as situated in the City of Mar.
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