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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 10, 1928
Page
3
Oldsmobile engineers urge motorists to check both quantity and quality of crankcase oil during cold weather. They note heavier choke usage in winter enriches the fuel mix, causing oil dilution if contamination occurs. Crankcase venting and air cleaner systems help keep oil clean, but owners in cold climates should remain vigilant.
A fragment notes climate concerns and recommends changing oil in winter every 1,000 miles for Oldsmobile vehicles. The text implies maintenance guidance but lacks a clear event, date, or full context. Entities: Oldsmobile, winter, miles.
Chicago witnessed a radio control demonstration by Maurice J. Francill. Using four De Soto Six models, he operated a streetcar and several De Soto Sixes without any crew aboard. Francill steered from a receiver car Espanol, with a small antenna, while no humans touched the vehicles.
Doris Hume and A M Smythe of Cape Town travel 4375 miles in an Erskine Six from New York to California with no male assistance. They ride in comfort amid confidence engineers solved reliability by proving ground tests and research laboratories.
Automobile salesmen and service managers say most owners and buyers are not ignorant of automotive mechanics. Owners often guide repairs by pointing to suspected trouble spots, speeding diagnosis. Buyers, aware of features and performance, seek informed choices, as with the Whippet Six introduced by Willys-Overland six months ago after extensive testing.
Detroit November 10 1928 Graham Paige Motors Corp reports new production and shipping records for October lifting ten month total output to 70 406 cars. This compares with 18 800 for the same period in 1927 a 274 percent gain.
Production last month climbed 52 percent above the best October record set in 1926 and was 3.6 times October of last year. For ten months of 1928 the Graham led factory averaged 7040 cars per month, 1200 higher than the best single month of the prior company.
Packard Motor Car Company reported record production in October with 5500 vehicles shipped, surpassing the best monthly total by 400. VP H. W. Peters noted continued demand worldwide and a need to sustain high production through winter, with exports showing significant gains and a 65 percent rise in the year ending September 1.
Pontiac Michigan November 10 Motoring America reacted with enthusiasm to Oakland All-American Lines on display at dealerships across the country. W R Tracy vice president of sales says the latest Oakland model should set a new sales record, marking a totally new car with distinctive front end design and new body lines. The two new models the landaulet sedan and the convertible Cabriolet illustrate mass production bringing fine car features at moderate cost.
Public recognition of the Knight sleeve valve engine notes its high efficiency and extended life in the Falcon Knight Six. European adoption preceded America, with brands like Panhard Levassor Daimler Minerva using the engine. Falcon Motors of Elyria, Ohio says the car, selling around 1000 dollars, offers speed, economy, and longevity, recently setting speed marks in the current year.
Joycer visited Archie Babcock's New London farm home after reports he failed to feed his canines. Twenty one dogs were found on the eight room property. six slept in bed with Babcock, the rest wandered the house. Two large sacks of briquets were used. after that the dogs yelped for more. Babcock was taken to the county jail to await arraignment.
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