Low Motor Vehicle Tax Boosts Highway Revenue Says Studebaker Leader
A. R. Erskine, president of Studebaker, told the Second Cuban highway commission in Havana that keeping motor vehicle taxes around 25 dollars per car spurred highway revenue. He argued lower taxes broaden ownership, raise revenue, and support a nationwide highway system, citing bond-financed road construction as cost-effective.
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South Bend
Ind
A. R. Erskine
Studebaker Corporation
Cuban Highway Commission
Havana
Erskine
U. S. National Automobile Chamber of Commerce
United States
Cuba
Thomas H. Mac
Donald
United States Bureau of Public Roads
Overland Shipments Hit New High Records
Willys-Overland reports January February shipments of 39 123 Willys Knight and Whippet cars, up 49 percent from 26 375 a year earlier, with 31 000 unfilled orders at the Toledo factory. February shipments reached 24 017, a record and up 44 percent from last February. Factory output exceeds 1 250 daily as production climbs.
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Toledo
Ohio
Willys-Knight
Whippet Motor
Willys- Overland Company
Whippets
Willys-Knights
Mine Power House Destroyed by Fire near Dubois
The Northwestern Mining and Exchange Company power house at its Briton shaft near Dubois was destroyed by fire on Friday causing about 40000 dollars in losses. The blaze damaged the electric station and hoisting gear and pumps failed, flooding the shaft. A nearby tipple was saved by chemicals and temporary pumps are planned to restart operations. Five hundred men were normally employed at the shaft, which had not operated for six months. A Community Chest donation was noted as a loan.
Studebaker Develops Human Accelerometer for Ride Quality
Engineers at Studebaker's proving ground unveil a human accelerometer to measure ride qualities. The device mounts in the car and records passenger vibrations on tape as the car travels over varied road surfaces, linking road type and speed to ride experience.
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Studebaker
Proving Ground
Studebakeren
Studebaker engineers use accelerated meters for smooth rides
The article describes Studebaker’s testing methods to determine center of gravity and spring recoil for car design. W. B. James, a Research Engineer, says measuring factors eliminates guesswork and underpins ongoing design judgments in Studebaker and Erskine cars. Two Wilmington women die in suspected self harm pact. Edith Sheppard, 42, and her daughter Edith, 13, were found asphyxiated in their home, police report.
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Plia Proving Ground
Studebaker
Erskine Cara
James
Wilmington
Dei
Edith Sheppard
Edith
Teapot Dome Committee Chairman's Office Rifled
Washington March 10 Information indicates that the office of Chairman Nye of the Senate Teapot Dome committee had been rifled during two weekends in January.
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Washington
Nye
Endurance flight ended by heavy snow at Mt. Clemens
Eddie Stinson and Capt. George Haldeman abandoned their attempt to set a new endurance flight record near Mt. Clemens Michigan. They had been aloft 18 1 2 hours in the Stinson-Detroiter when a mushy snowfall and strong winds obscured vision and threatened safety. The whirl wind motor had operated flawlessly before the storm.
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MT. Clemens
Mich
Eddie Stinson
George Haldeman
Stinson
Matheson 253 Named Chrysler Executive
Detroit March 10 J E Fields announces Charles W Matheson named to a newly created Chrysler executive post He is known as a motor car merchandiser and was VP and director of Kelvinator sales He assumes duties March 1 with Fields Frazer Munroe and Wilson continuing in sales leadership roles
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Detroit
J. E. Fields
Chrysler Corporation
Charles W. Matheson
Matheson
Kelvinator, Incorporated
Chrysler
Jos W. Frazer
S. W. Munroe
E .B. Wilson
Mr. Matheson
March
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