Graham-Paige Car Fails First Talkie Sound Test
In Hollywood Paramount staged the first official sound test for an automobile. The Graham-Paige 615 roadster was wheeled onto a sound stage while Nancy Carroll spoke lines from Illusion. The engine produced only a low hum, and at test run the car’s sound did not register in the film.
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Graham-Paige
Albert DeSart
Paramount Famous Lasky Corporation
Hollywood Studios
Graham-Page Company
Graham- Paige
Paramount
DeSart
Nancy Carroll
Charles
Buddy) Rogers
Miss Carroll
Precision drilling in Oldsmobile Six lubrication system innovation
The article explains the precision manufacture of Oldsmobile Six components including a nine inch long hollow drill with a central 0.364 inch bore and a V shaped flute used to drill a through length hole in connecting rods. Oil is forced through the center under 500 pounds pressure to lubricate and cool the cutting edge and carry away metal chips.
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Oldsmobile
Drilling practice leads to two-piece drill with welded point
The text explains lubrication and cooling in drilling where oil returns down the flute carrying metal chips. The drill edge is ground off center to avoid the oil hole, requiring the drill to be made in two pieces with the cutting point welded to the shank.
May sets U S used car sales record for Chevrolet dealer group
A nationwide Chevrolet dealer group sold 157,624 used cars in May, a new U S record, with strong new car volume as well. Chevrolet officials credit public confidence in dealers policy of offering dependable merchandise and fully reconDITIONED vehicles. This May total beats May 1928’s 118,195 by over 22 percent and tops April 1929’s 133,887.
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United States
Chevrolet
Studebaker Cars Excel in British Double-Twelve Race
Two Studebaker President Eights led American entries at Brooklands near London in the famed Double-Twelve endurance test. The top Studebaker averaged 71.5 mph across 24 hours, finishing strongly as only 26 of 52 starters remained. Prices for models list from $8,500 to higher, while DeSoto’s new model is highlighted for its 265 hp engine and precision engineering.
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Studebaker President
Brooklands Speedway
London
Studebaker Corporation
Deusenberg
Hudson Motor Co predicts best year in history and strong second quarter
President W J McAneeny told stockholders at the annual meeting that production schedules for 120000 Hudson and Essex cars are set for the second quarter and that earnings will far exceed any previous quarter. He noted the coming of age for Hudson, led by Roy D Chapin and others, as shipments in Q1 reached 108048 cars with earnings of 4476783 dollars equal to 2862 dollars per share.
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Hudson and Essex
W. J. McAneeny
Husson Motor Car Company
Hudson
Roy D. Chapin
R. B. Jackson
Howard E. Coffin
McAneeny
J. L. Hudson
Mr. McAneeny
Dodge Trucks Ship To China In Record Dispatch
A Detroit departure carried 250 Dodge Brothers one ton trucks consigned to the Chinese government for Shanghai assembly. The convoy, planned to reach Seattle for the June 15 sailing of the S S President Taft, marks the largest truck shipment from Detroit. Bodies will be built in Shanghai for military use and potential road expansion in China.
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Dodge Brothers
Detroit
Shanghai
Dodge Truck
S. S
Taft
Seattle
China
Belsroe
Orient
United States
Duesenberg Sets Record Production Above $10,000 Class
Auburn Indiana June 22 Duesenberg Inc a unit of Auburn and builders of the world finest automobile has set a new record for production of cars above the 10000 class. Daily output averages one and a quarter cars with orders at about two and a half daily. Sufficient orders exist to keep the Indianapolis factory at capacity rest of year with commitments exceeding a million and a half dollars to body builders and total year business likely over 3 million dollars.
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Auburn
Ind
Duesenberg, Inc
Duesenberg
Indianapolis
Duesenbexx
De Soto Protected by Number Plates
De Soto safety study shows theft recovery rates rise nationwide. Police reports indicate car recoveries increased over the past decade from 79 percent to 92.8 percent. De Soto Motor Corporation notes plates help deter theft and aid recovery.
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DE Soto
de Soto Motor Corporation
Chrysler Motors
Att Detroit
United States
Bows Hair Cut Ad Announces Prices and Social Note
Local ad for Bows Hair Cut lists 25 cents on most days and 50 cents on Saturdays. Mentions no waiting and that Max Slutzker will be glad to meet his friends here.
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Max Slutzker
Recovery of stolen cars rises nationwide in year end figures
All but 7.2 percent of automobiles stolen during the year were recovered by year end, compared with 21 percent in 1918. Police efficiency and new locking devices, plus cooperation among owners dealers and factories, aid in tracing stolen cars and deter thieves, while a tuberculosis cure is sought with Timothy germ research.
Philippine courts adopt English as official language
The Philippines declares English as the official language for all court proceedings and records, standardizing language use across judicial processes and archival documentation. The move affects filings, rulings, and administrative work, shaping ongoing legal practice nationwide.
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Bollye
Central Press Association, Inc
Paige
Dixie Star
Lake Ave. Coal Co
HAME
Eal
Ilmot Printing CO
Prue F. O
Toledo
Oizo
Egenpwert
Simnderd
HE Knight
Willys- Knight
Odrys
THE
Broad Motor CO
Broad ST
Elyria, C
A.B. Jones
Wellington
Geo. G. Spitzer
Studebakers
Temple Barber Shop
Masonic Temple Building
Karl W. Plocher
Lorain Co. Bank Bldg
Hallworthy
Oberlin Road
Canada
Inland Finance CO
Lorain County Bank
R. W. Smith
Mgr
Cal
Graaam Po
Young Motor Sales CO
E. Bridge Street
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