Oldsmobile Dealers Hold Round Tables Across East
D E Ralston, general sales manager, reports early spring prospects improving as he returns from a round-table with Oldsmobile dealers in Atlanta. Meetings in New England and major cities show stronger business. Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Washington, Charlotte, and others report gains with Charlotte sales about 47 percent ahead of last year.
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United States
D E Ralston
Oldsmobie
Oldsmobile
Boston
New York
Philadelphia
Washington
Jitterbug Springs Cured By Pontiac
Pontiac engineers report a cure for the jitterbug springs that vexed motorists by adjusting the tiny metal bits causing the annoying ticking noise. The fix reduces the rapid tapping sound once heard during valve operations and promises a quieter ride for car owners.
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Pontiac
Mystery of Dancing Valve Springs Solved by Manning
William H Manning chief assistant engineer of Pontiac studied valve springs with an oscilloscope. He found springs actually dance and sway at different speeds causing frequent breaks. Touching a spring stopped the motion and led to designing a two pronged fork against the spring.
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William H. Manning
Pontiac
Manning
Ganei
Remy Press
800000th 1940 Chevrolet Built
Detroit May 18 Chevrolet announced the 800000th automobile produced since the 1950 model was completed Monday morning. M E Coste, Chevrolet Motor Division general manager, noted prior milestones including 609000 on March 21 and 700000 on April 16. He cited March and April domestic sales of 106108 and 103327 cars respectively.
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Detroit
Chevrolet
M. E Coste
Chevrolet Motor Division
Coyle
Camera Aids Plymouth Engineers in Car Development
Photographic film is used in two epic laboratories yearly to aid Plymouth engineers. The camera helps create smoother quieter more dependable motor car performance.
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Plymouth
Plymouth introduces 1940 Road King and Deluxe models
Plymouth's chef engineer N F Hadley credits Stull photographs films and even television apparatus with aiding new mechanical improvements announced this year for the Road King and Deluxe lines. He notes that motion picture cameras help detect faults unseen by the human eye and contribute to an unusually quiet luxury ride through specialized acoustic studies.
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Stull
Plymouth
N F Hadley
Hagley
Buick Builds Two Additions To Plant
Buick announces two major construction projects at its Flint plant. A new axle plant and an addition to the sheet metal plant are under way. Both projects aim for June occupancy with careful machinery removal and relocation to avoid interrupting ongoing production.
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Flint Midh
Buick
D W. Young
Young
Studebaker To Pace Indianapolis Race
Confirmation from Studebaker officials in South Bend that the Champion will pace the Memorial Day 500 mile Indianapolis race. The two door Champion sedan chosen for its sales and performance record will be driven by Ab Jenkins, famed Salt Lake City mayor and holder of numerous speed records.
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Studebaker
South Bend
Thas
Geo D. Keller
Studebaker Corporation
Speedway
Indianapolis
Ab Jenkins
Salt Lake City
Alye
Jenkins
Love and deception aboard a Chinese river voyage
Coralie travels to China to marry Dan Ryan as Sino Japanese war erupts. On the Yangtze voyage she meets Naida Petrov and frail ex artist Marsden who may be involved. Coralie secrets a marriage to Marsden to escape, while Dan confronts her with letters exposing the ruse. He accuses her of loving him five weeks ago and lies about Naida.
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Coralie Warne
China
Dale Ryan
Deat
Yangtze River
Saichung
Naida Petrov
2 Hotel
Dan
Naida
Coralie
Michael Marsden
United States
Saichong
Marsden
Corahe
Oi-Company
Feichal
Hrn
Shanghai
Dodge Adds Submarine Grade Wiring To 1940 Dodge Line
Dodge announces 1940 Luxury Liners and trucks use compact wiring harnesses with a thermo plastic protective layer. The process, used in naval submarines, seals wiring against water gasoline oil acid and flame and is cured in ovens at 240 degrees. The result is durable insulation reducing short circuits. Also noted are brief local society items about residents visiting relatives and health statuses.
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Dodge Engineering
Dodge
Clarksfield School Banquet Honors Former Pupils
A banquet for Clarksfield school 6th to 8th graders was held at the Community hall with last year’s 8th graders and guests Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Merriett. Cecil Merriett served as toastmaster. dancing followed supper and the program at the town hall.
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Clarksfield
Cecil Merriett
Cora Hayes
New York Day By Day By Charles B Driscoll
New York column notes Poe correspondence about a new volume of collected works with eight new tales and profits shared. West Liberty Ohio Mayor Milton W Stout reports locating a former pastor’s son in New York. Ray Vir Den, former Oklahoma cowboy, now a singer in New York ad work. Marian Gillespie a native worker. Mrs George Philip Meier of Indianapolis collecting imprints of hands for a book Lions Paws featuring famous hands. Times Square workshop visits noted.
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New York
Edgar Allan Poe
George McCandless
Toronto
Canada
Poe
West Liberty
Ohio
Milton W. Stout
Ray Vir den
Ray
A. M. Wirder
Marian Gillespie
Times Square
George Philip Meier
Indianapolis
Picture making and small town customs emerge in memory
Dictated notes describe Miss Gilles pie photographing palm prints with a colorless solution on sensitized paper, yielding perfect pictures after many tries. The piece also recalls Bliss Lucille Hamilton of Jacksonville, Seneca’s funeral food customs, and memories of E Warren, Jake Falstaff, and Fetzer.
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Miss Gillespie
Seneca
S. C
Bliss Lucille Hamilton
Jacksonville
Clemson College
Invalid period helps collector amid illness in hometown
Mrs. Harry Strand of Mankat Ainn, disabled by an accident months ago, shares joy in her long collecting habit of 104 vases gathered since childhood, an old hobby aiding recovery and comfort at home. The note is released by McNaught Syndicate Inc.
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Harry Strand
Mankat
Ainn
McNaught Syndicate, Inc
Missionary Meeting Held at Alyron Boise Home
Brighton Mrs Don Goss and Mrs Martha Burrows attended a missionary meeting at the home of Mrs Alyron Boise in Wellington Wednesday of last week. Mrs Wilbur Newcomb had a serious operation in Lodi Hospital Tuesday of last week and friends wish her a speedy recovery. William Baker of Cleveland was a dinner guest of Mr and Mrs James Leake.
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Don Goss
Martha Burrows
Alyron Boise
Wellington
Wilbur Newcomb
Lodi
William Baker
Cleveland
James Leake
Water Drop Mineral Exhibit At American Academy
A drop of water fossilized inside two quartz crystals for millions of years is shown on exhibit at the American Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia.
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Philadelphia
American Academy of Natural Sciences
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