Plymouths Stress New Engine Style in 1956 Line
Plymouth unveils a larger 1956 lineup with four separate lines and 15 models. New features include a more powerful Hy Fire V eight, airfoil rear fenders, push button PowerFlite, and safety upgrades across Suburbans and sedans. Dealers showcase models in three locations amid emphasis on performance and styling.
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Plymouth
Spitzer Motors
Leo R. Meyer Motor Co
Deetz, Inc
Additioy Group
Plaza Group
Belvedere
Savoy
West Broad St
Broad St
East Bridge St
Onve
Factory Auto Sales May Top 8 Million
DETROIT-INDUSTRY reports that U.S. passenger car sales may surpass eight million for the year if current averages persist. Through August, the Automobile Manufacturers Association shows 5,506,075 cars sold, an average of about 688,000 monthly, signaling a likely 12 month total near 8,250,000.
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Detroit
INS
U.S
Automobile Manufacturers Assn
Polio cases drop sharply in latest weekly report
Washington report shows polio fell about 50 percent from the prior year. Health department data: 884 polio cases for the week ending last Saturday versus 1,647 in the same week of 1954, with 1,037 cases recorded the week before. Diphtheria cases continued to rise, totaling 489 last week.
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Washington
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Department
Elongated Rail Is Economical Report Shows
Railroads overestimate the pace of car demand but seek cost cuts through standard three foot rail and surplus car buyups. University of Michigan economist Paul W. McCracken predicts a 10 percent drop in 1956 new car output from 1955’s peak, while the economy may hit a 40 billion dollar GNP in 1959 amid risks from inventory buildup and tighter money.
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Chicago
Washington
Pradeut
Los Angeles
University of Michigan
Paul W. McCracken
School of Business Administration
Packards Unveil 1956 Styles and Push Button Drive
Packard introduces its 1956 luxury models with electric push button Ultra Matic transmission, V-8 engines of 310 and 290 hp, and revised interior seating for air flow. Cars feature outboard bumper guards, six drive ranges, and an integrated park button linked to ignition. Public display at Earl J. Lane. first show Thursday Nov 3.
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Packard
Earl J. Lance Motor Co
Cleveland St
Earl J. Lane
On & Hill
Packard Caribbean
Area Garagemen Hold AAA Service Clinic
Lorain County AAA Garagemen host a Fall Winter Emergency Road Service clinic at 8 p.m. Tuesday Oct 25 in Elyria Elks Club. About 50 owner operators and mechanics from 20 garages serving 15 000 members of Elyria and Lorain Automobile Clubs attend. Focus on battery ignition service with Elton Clemmens of Vita-Platey Battery Co Inc as speaker. AAA film A Nabon on Wheels will be shown. In charge: Arthur V Haneline Harry C Miles and Richard Pavel. Garages represented include Earl Chevrolet Ridgeview Garage J R Dall Haury Brothers Elyria Auto Service Sheffield Ol Fradleys Hall's Fritzs and more across Elyria Lorain Sheffield Lake Amherst Wellington Grafton Vermilion LaGrange North Ridgeville.
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Lorain County Aaa
Elyria
Elks Club
Second St
Lorain
Elton Clemmens
Vita-Plate Battery Co. Inc
Port Clinton
AAA
Arthur V. Haneline
Cleveland Automobile Club
Lorain and Elyria
Harry C. Miles
Lorain-Elyria
Richard Pavel
Earl Chevrolet
Ridgeview
J. R. Dall
Haury Brothers Garage
Elyria’ Auto Service
Sheffield Ol, Inc
Fradley's
Hall's Motor Sales
Fritz
Dave Allen
Dave Allen Gulf, Sheffield Lake; Week’s Auto Service
Amherst
Ranking’s
Wellington
Sharp’s
Kipton
Clara's
Gilder’s
North Ridgeville
Makiusk Brothers
South Amherst
George Spitzer Motors
Grafton
Schaffer
Belden
Burke’s
Vermilion
Behner’s
LaGrange
Rail expansion targets 7 foot rails and fewer joints
Savings from 50 percent cut in troublesome rail joints accompany replacement with seven foot rail sections. Present mill facilities only produce standard size rails, yet over one million tons are purchased yearly by railroads, enabling large scale expansion. News items recap past community notes and era milestones.
GMC Truck Sales Climb 60 Per Cent in 1955 Push
Chrysler unveils the 1956 lineup with push button drive and flight swept rear fenders. The New Yorker and Windsor offer engines up to 280 and 225 hp, new four door hardtops, safety door latches, instant heat heaters, and advanced accessories. GMC reports a 60 percent gain in May-September deliveries versus 1954, with GMC truck sales rising 59.3 percent in the period, outpacing industry gains.
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Chrysler
Elyria
Deetz, Inc
West
Broad St
Windsor
New
Nassau
Newport
St. Regis
Pontiac
Mich
GMC
Woodhouse
Wider grille sweep frames front fenders with wing tank bumper
The description notes a broader visible width achieved by horizontal grille lines extending to the front fenders. It highlights wide parking lights and a distinctive wing tank bumper extension arrangement enhancing the car's front profile.
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By Frank Snyder
McCracken
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Saratoga
Deetz
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E Motor Co
Jack Knight
Truman
United States
United Fund
Lorain County
David C. Wills
Federal Reserve Bank Board
Cleveland
Phe
Tae
Red Feather Agency
Elyria, Ohio
Anderson
Ohio
Chronicle-Telegram
Fulton
Oxygen
Grafton, Ohio
Coffman
Court &T
Elyria, O
Web
C. J. Springer
Spring Street
Amherst, Ohio
Robert Mason
Foster Avenue
Elyria, OO
William Bommer
Detroit Road
Avon, O
Herald
K. McAlpin
Avon-Belden Road
North Eaton
William J. Barber
Watters Building
H. A. Garman
Columbia Station
Ercile Eaton
Hawthorne St
Byria, O
Fred Weimer
Crook Street
Gratton, O
Clarence Farey
Penfield Avenue
Bob) Aldrich
West Main Street
Gertrude Bryant
W. Lorain Street
Layton B. Law
Oberlin, O
Furnace Street
Harvey Lewis
Winckles Street
Gyria
N. J. Hoskin
D. No
Robert Holtkamp
Indian Hollow Rd
Nationwide Insurance
Masonic Temple
Juuus Wilcox
O'Neil
Sheffield Center
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