All American football team to be announced on radio program
Grantland Rice will reveal his All American football selections on December 2 at 7 15 p m eastern standard time during a 15 minute radio program across 29 General Motors stations. Oakland Motor Car company will host with a medley of American college songs as dealers nationwide plan open houses for football fans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coun
Qiuhland Motor Car Company
Grantland Rice
Walter Camp
General Motors Corporation
Oakland Motor Car Company
General Motors
Oaklaund-Pontiac
Grantland
Calli Weekly
Three Studebakers Set World's Records at Atlantic City
Three American made stock cars including two Studebaker Commander sport roadsters and a Commander sedan set new world speed and endurance marks by covering 25 000 miles in under 25 600 minutes at the Atlantic City speedway. The sport roadsters finished together at 1 37 p m on November 3 after 15 days 22 hours 48 minutes, averaging 65.31 mph. A sedan rolled over on icy track the night of November 2 but was repaired and continued. about two hours were lost.
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New York
Chicago
Oureo
Speedway
Atlantic City
Turkey
N. Z
Studebaker
Atlantic City Speedway
American Automobile Associaton
Commander Sport
Nash official sees big year in 1928
W I Alford vice president and controller of Nash Motors predicted a strong 1928 at a Kenosha dealers meeting. He cited widespread agricultural improvement with good corn and wheat crops and rising cattle and hog prices as drivers of renewed business activity for farmers, merchants, wholesalers, and manufacturers nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. I. Alford
Nash Motors Company
Alford
Hint
Kenosha
New York State
New England
Northwest
Pittsbburgh
Chicago
St. Louis
Chrysler Unveils Imperial Car Claim of Most Powerful
Walter P. Chrysler and engineers announce the Imperial with 112 horsepower as America's most powerful standard motor car. The 191 inch luxury model features rubber mounted engine supports for smooth ride, five Chrysler built Custom models, and external bodies by LeBaron Lockhart and Dietrich. Prices span 2795 to 6795 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter P. Chrysler
Chrysler
America
LeBaron, Locka
Dietrich
J. E. Fields
Chrysler Sales
Falcon Motors Safety Features Promised to Cut Traffic Accidents
Traffic officials push for accident elimination as Falcon Motors highlights safety design in the Malcolm-Kysehe six. Low center of gravity and four wheel brakes enhance stability and emergency stopping power, while narrow corner posts improve forward visibility. These features align with expert calls to reduce the nation’s traffic fatalities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trafic
Balchon
Falcon Motors Corporation
Fisher Bodies 10 to Be Seen on Cadillac Display
At the New York Hotel Commodore automobile salon from November 27 to December 3, Fisher Body presents ten bodies on Cadillac and LaSalle chassis. The color theme draws from earth minerals flowers birds sea water and deep sea fish with emerald green grand canyon blue and other hues copied from natural sources.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commodore
New York
Nature
Fisher Body Corporation
Cadillac
Fisher
LaSalle
Grand Canyon
Colorado
Chevrolet Opens New Flint Parts and Service Plant
Chevrolet Motor company announces a new 625000 dollar parts and service building in Flint Michigan marking the completion of a two million dollar program. The three story 225000 square foot facility includes rail docks for twelve freight cars and modern conveyors for parts handling. It becomes central warehouse with over two million dollars in parts on hand and will serve export shipments and nationwide warehouses. Four major depots are described at Janesville Norwood St Louis Buffalo with more warehouses planned. Army beats Notre Dame in four games to nine series.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chevrolet Motor Company
Flint
Mich
Oakland
Tarrytown
Chevrolet
View
Des Moines
Memphis
Kansas City
Los Angeles
Whippet and Willys-Overland Sales Climb in 1926 Half Year
Toledo November 26. Total sales of Whippet and Willys Knight models for the first half of this year run 31 percent above the same period last year. The auto industry as a whole shows a 14.3 percent decline. Willys-Overland in June gains 19 percent while the industry falls 23 percent. New York Metropolitan area sees Willys Knight and Whippet up 40.5 percent in six months with June up 37.4 percent while the industry drops 3.6 percent. Company officials say continuing strong demand underpins a healthy market and widespread acceptance of Willys Knight and Whippet cars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tolelo
Willys- Knight
Aw Whale
Toledo
Willys-Overland
Whale
Willys-Knight
Wuppets
New York
Buick Proven in Detroit Checker Cab Fleet Test
Flint Michigan November 26 One of Buick's strongest testimonials comes from the Checker Cab Company of Detroit which runs the largest taxi fleet in Michigan. Among 650 cars, Buick 270 leads all makes. Ninety five percent of new cars added today are Buicks with about one hundred 1925 Buick models added in the last sixty days says Robert T Broug jam general manager.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flint
Mich
Buick
Checker Cab Company
Detroit
Michigan
Checker
Checker Organization
Robert T. Brougjam
Cab Company
Amherst Sirs Club and community notices in Cloverleaf gathering
Nov 26 Amherst reports Cloverleaf Club hosted by Mrs Maurice Fisch with Bunco honors awarded to Mrs Conrad Schroeder. Dinner guests listed. Thanksgiving family dinner at Frank Ray’s with multiple hosts and guests. Rev Abram to lead English Thanksgiving service at St Pauls Lutheran. Ladies Auxiliary of American Legion Post 197 held meeting. officers installed and Christmas plans discussed. Hiking Club of Amherst High enjoyed games and luncheon at H A Clark home. Ladies Aid Society of St Pauls met at church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amherst
Cloverleaf Club
Maurice Fisch
J Forest Street
Bunco
Conrad Schroeider
A. Kreeger
Wm. Whtman
A. Ingle
H. Woiczikowski
Ian Douglas
Lacey Horn
Hunter
Abram
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
Ladies’ ‘Auxiliary of the
American Legion of South
South Amherst
Mattie \Mori
Vivian \Mathes
Theresa
Nawel Alsop
Maryl
Myrtle Kolb
Amherst High
H. A.glark
Lorain
Donia Schofield
Ruth Barkley
Ruth Bortner
Hulda Berger
Ruth Cromwell
Florence Bodmann
Arlene Ketch
Dorothy Cox
Madeline Davie
Mildred Koepp
Helen Creutf
Rose Mort
Trene Strohmeier
Mayme Sharp
Florence Schaeffer
Florence i Frederick
Flyria
Ladies' Aid Society of
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
Pate
Local Lorain Thanksgiving Social Notices and Honors
Thanksgiving gatherings described across Lorain area homes include hostess duties by Mrs John Grlem and Mrs Anna Grugel with 40 attendees and two out of town guests, plus lists of local guests from Elyria Norwalk Oberlin and Amherst. A confirmation service led by Rev Fr Abram is scheduled at St Pauls Lutheran on December 4 with three adults to be confirmed. Henry Leimbach is named champion potato grower of Lorain County with 437 bushels per acre. Ensign Pervier will speak at the Congregational church. families from Cleveland Vermilion Avon and Lorain are noted as Thanksgiving guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Grlem
Anna Grugel
Paul Shipper
Iona
Michigan
Harlan Martin
Fred Hogrefe
Menry Grugel
Albert Mort
Hysell
Amherst
Sarah Spencer
South Amherst
Jessamine Ledge
Scotland
FB. Ir. Hubbard
G. L. Tait
Marjorie
Cleveland
Wlora Kaser
Jona
Robert Patterson
Henry Leimbach
Lorain County
M. Reigelsberg
Avon
Ensign Pervier
Salvation Army
Lorain
Jack Bruce
Tenney Avenue
Kenneth Cuild
Ruby Guild
Caroline
Olive
William
Vermilion
Thanksgiving Tales From Wakeman Area Families
Local Wakeman residents host relatives for Thanksgiving. Ranging from visits by Kilzores and Albrights to plans for travel to Elyria and Marion. A Detroit to Cleveland plane diverted by fog landed in a pasture near Hurd French with five aboard. Milling safe break in Wakeman yields cents. Several notices note trips to Miami Balboa and Canal Zone.
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Elyria
Hannah Timbs
B. B. Thomas
Crilla
Oberlin
A. R. Parsons
Will Flew
Doris
Adelaide
Acel McDonald
Ed Canfield
Norwalk
Charlie Thomas
Jay Thomas
New London
Austin Bursley
Juanita
Clifford
Emil Bursley
Ellsworth Bursley
Charlie Krapp
Benson Wooden
Canal Zone
C. P. Whitney
Ed. Willistet
Miami
Florida
Family news notes during Thanksgiving week
Mr. and Mrs. S. C. Campbell visited their daughter Mrs. Warl White of Lakewood. They received word from Toledo that Mrs. Campbell's sister was very ill and headed there for an extended stay. Mr. and Mrs. Forrest Parker welcomed a son, George Herbert, at Elyria Memorial Hospital weighing 7 pounds 14 ounces, named for his grandfather. Marlon and Georgie Barney of Cleveland spent Thanksgiving with their father Charles Barnes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clayton
S. C. Campbell
Warl White
Lakewood
Toledo
Georgie Barney
Cleveland
Charle Barnes
Girls' Glee Club elects Amherst officers in town report
In South Amherst on Tuesday the high school's Girls' Glee Club chose President Alice Auare land and secretary treasurer Milda Ruth Myr. and various local families hosted Thanksgiving gatherings with Amherst and Oberlin connections noted throughout the day. The piece also mentions St John's College Cambridge claiming the oldest college magazine, the Dagle, founded in 1858 with early contributors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Amherst
Alice Auareland
Milda Ruth
Tenry Kolbe
Elizabeth Gibson
Luella Wright
Elyria
Earl Gibson
Jaco Muth
Amherst
William Davis
James Davis
Wellington
Harold Weston
Sarah Wrage
Jane Merchant
Clarence Slater
Ford Mosar
George Stevenson
Elmer Ryan
Katherine Ruth
Hazel Alison
Fred Moser
Oberlin
Jacob Aebersold
Amtherst
Willard
Katherine Pippert
Margaret Furgerson
Lee Leonhard
St. John's College
Cambridge
England
Samuel Butler
Respectful Calm Settles Over Bucharest
In Bucharest on November 26 a respectful calm settled as the body of Premier Ion Bratianu lay in state. Negotiations between Vintila Bratianu and IT Mantu, leaders of opposing factions, were to conclude after the funeral with plans for Liberal and National Peasant party talks. A coalition government was suggested to resolve the leadership crisis and possibly sustain stability without Crown Prince Carol's direct influence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bucharest
Ion Bratianu
Vinta Bratianu
Mantu
Feaders
Liberal Party
National Peasant Party
Lais
Carol
Michael
Lady Godiva Wax Figure Delights Chicago Ball Crowds
In Chicago on November 26 a wax figure of Lady Godiva with flaxen hair and a placid expression entertained about 2,000 guests at the city art ball. The stage feature showed Miss Rosaline Hightower of Detroit as the draped statue as dim lights and a drawn curtain created a brief illusion. The unveiling lasted 13 sixtieths of a second before the curtain rose again. The hoax pleased many artists who opposed nudity in art, calling the statue true art, while ball costumes reflected future fashion trends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lady Godiva
Chicago
Rosaline Hightower
Detroit
Miss Hightower
Pig ride on police officer shocks Kent town scene
A rumor prompts a traffic central patrolman in Kentish town to be carried on the back of a pig before the officer escapes and falls. Crowds cheer as the officer regains balance and the pig runs off. The article notes Yucetan households, famed for cleanliness, with widespread showers.
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England
Rochester
Hagand
Kentish
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Ghrysler
H. M. Andress & Son
Falcon
Notre Dame
Army
Amherst Sirs, B. A. Jenns
Max Keller
Balboa Zone Canal
Ben Wakeman
Wakeman Milling & Elevator
H. D. Peabody
Earl Peabody
Max Peabody
Don Watson
Duncan Robertson
Robert Nuhn
Elmer Anderson
Joe Foisy
Ther'ga Jean
Roy Kenyon
Myron. Shelton
F. A. Denman
Anna Doris
Canton
Lyle Denman
Rollie Barnes
Will Hewitt
Cannan
Kipton
Hewitt
George Campbell
Jeseig Chryslet
Marguerite Moser
Henry Schefferstein
Harry Slater
Herman Mathes
Harold Mathes
Charles Nickel
Lydia Slack
William Meacham
Robert Minch
Ehyria
J. A. Dairs
Agnes Phillips
Albert Histed
Fred Schaub
Ford Moser
John Dressler
Fred Bunting
Enid
Wlyria
Dora Atkinson
John Thompson
Ies
Phome Elyria
Louis Teniway
West Broad
Emsanth
Yucetan
Maye
Coffield
G. N. Mallory
Princeton Ave
Fast’s
Broad ST
AL Mason
West Ave
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