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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1956
Page
21
Detroit dealer Frank Alter hires 15 women as auto salesladies to boost showroom traffic. The all-woman staff underwent two weeks of training while five others handle part time duties. The move follows a classified ad promising $70 to $200 weekly with training and evening classes.
The piece notes a spring trend of weddings with June as the peak month for brides and grooms. It compares the bride’s prominence with the groom and frames June as a regular, nationwide wedding season entry.
A humorous wedding notice mocks the conspicuous bridegroom while shifting to ads about insurance and used cars. It promotes low-cost accident insurance and a Lincoln Mercury car lot, highlighting spring sales and dependable used vehicles. Concludes with a local dealer contact.
Elyria Lorain Automobile Club district manager Harry C. Miles notes Indian Lake as Ohio’s enduring inland resort. The area offers bass crappie bluegill and catfish catches, swimming spots, boat landings, a small island golf course, and many cottages usually booked in advance. Nearby attractions include Zane Caverns and Ohio Caverns with an amusement park nearby.
Several Lorain County residents will attend the Small Fruits Day program at the Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station in Wooster. June speakers include Harold Ward and W F Allen. Ward talks on problems of small fruit culture for part time farmers. Allen discusses the future for Strasberry growers. Tours of research and demonstration plots will be included.
The State Selective Service Director issued a call for 712 Ohio youths in July with a 29 year age floor for service, except volunteers and delinquents. In Lorain County the quota is ten inductees. Separate notes report Detroit based General Motors appointing Howard W. Megee as general assistant comptroller, succeeding Franklin H. Larowe as assistant treasurer.
Studebaker-Packard Corp introduces a five speed overdrive transmission for the one ton Transtar V-8 trucks, a factory option. The .798 to 1 gear ratio enhances efficiency and marks the first industry move to offer overdrive across light and medium duty V-8 trucks. The feature is available as factory installed equipment.
Advice on diagnosing car performance issues, break-in oil choices, lubrication points, and common faults. Includes how to test health by driving comparisons, when to service carburetors and distributors, and tips on transmission behavior and safety driving practices. Russell answers via Chronicle Telegram inquiries.
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