Chevrolet Plans Big Addition to Saginaw Foundry
Detroit dispatch reports Saginaw Michigan, once a timber capital, will gain a giant Chevrolet foundry with 2,000 tons daily capacity. Foundations for a 212,364 foot addition will double floor space with a 650 foot deck for lake freighters loading up to 40,000 tons monthly. Superintendent Arnold Lenz cites labor saving innovations and longer cupola operation.
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Great Lakes
Grey Iron
Saginaw Products Company
General Motors Corporation
Chevrolet Motor Company
Buick
Chevrolet
Arnold Lenz
Saginaw
Lenz Aays
Cautious Ad Readers Scan Classified Fragments
Brief OCR fragment notes readers should study the ads carefully. The snippet hints at cautious buyers and cautious readers analyzing the justification and content of the ads. The text is incomplete, limiting specifics about products or dates.
Agness Postmaster Rilea Enjoys First Auto Ride
Agness Oregon on October 20 reports 63 year old postmaster George Rilea finally rode in a car after 25 years in urban absence. Portland editor Edward Miller and Frank Perkins organized transport, including a Chevrolet roadster ferried uprogue by boat to reach Agness. Rilea plans a Portland trip with his mother to see his first movie.
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Agness
Ore
Poney Express
Air Mail
United States
George Rilea
Chicago
Portland
Edward M. Miller
The
Portland Oregonian
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Mr. Miller
Frank Perkins
Oregon
Ama Automobile
Perkins
Rogue
Chevrolet Motor Company
Miller
Chevrolet
Agneass
Gold Beach
Adventre
Rattlesnake Avenue
Cougar Avenue
America
Willys-Knight Standard Six gains popular traction
Toledo Ohio October reports show growing ownership of Willys-Knight sleeve valve cars with the Standard Six leading in sales. The model enters a new low price field while delivering smooth quiet power and economical operation. It matches traits of the Great Six and Special Six engines, signaling strong future popularity.
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Toledo
Ohio
Willys-Knight
Willys- Knight
Rebels battle federal troops in Michoacan
In Michoacan a five hour clash near Ciudad Hidalgo pitted 100 infantry and 60 horsemen against federal troops. Five federals were killed and the rebels reportedly carried off some loot after the fight lasted five hours.
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Mexico City
Michoacan
Prenza
Ciudad Hidalgo
Bodies found in car near Ridgefield tragedy
In Ridgefield Connecticut on October 19 authorities found the bodies of Frank Bowater aged 40 from Bridgeport and an unidentified woman in a roadside automobile near the state line. The woman was stabbed to death and Bowater appeared to have killed himself with a shotgun.
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Ridgefield, Conn
U. P
Frank Bowater
Bridgeport
New York State Line
Bowater
Praise Style and Power of New Six
Detroit, Mich October 20. Announcement of the new Senior six models by Dodge Brothers has met with wide public approval as dealers rush to the factory for more cars. Production is sped up to meet fall orders with shipments planned to major markets including New York Chicago Philadelphia Detroit Los Angeles and Boston. First models shown include the sport sedan and the Victoria brought, both in attractive color schemes. Dealers report favorable reception of appearance and performance. The car's style beauty roominess and curved radiator fronts win praise from women buyers. The Senior six is praised for smooth powerful engine rugged performance and safety on all speeds and road conditions.
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Detroit
Mich
Dodge Brothers Corporation
New York
Chicago
Philadelphia
Los Angeles
Boston
DeSoto Production Reaches 500 A Day
DeSoto six production by Chrysler rose to nearly six hundred cars daily by late September, C. W. Matheson, De Soto vice president for sales, disclosed. The rapid production and sales growth after the model’s announcement surprised the industry and the public.
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Desoto
Detroit
C. W. Matheson
Deford
L. D. Peed Joins Chrysler Motor Sales Department
L. G. Peed named to an executive sales post at Chrysler Corporation in Detroit. He previously led Willys Overland sales after a decade with Maxwell, and held key roles at Maxwell and Willys Overland from 1919 to 193? after wartime service. His new duties follow a long career in automotive sales management.
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Detroit
Mich
J. E. Pields
Chrysler Sales Corporation
L. G. Peed
Willys-Overland Corporation
Chrysler Corporation
New Castle
Indiana
Maxwell Motor Company
Maxwell
Willys-Overland New
W. P. Chrysler
Willys-Overland
Dodge Introduces New Senior Six In Three Sixes Line
Dodge Brothers announces the New Senior Six along with updates to the Standard and Victory Sixes. Three complete six cylinder lines range from 875 to 1845 dollars. Demand drives production to a August record near 47 000 units of passenger and commercial vehicles.
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Detroit
Mich
Victory
Dodge Brothers
Tess
Dodge
Studebaker Opens New Laboratory Building in South Bend
South Bend, Ind. Oct 20 The Studebaker Corp announces a new laboratory building at its South Bend plants to house engineering offices and expand research facilities. The 161000 square feet of space will become the engineering headquarters when the structure is ready in early November, with the laboratories and equipment moved from the old site to support continued innovation in research, cold room testing, chassis dynamometer work, and chemical and physical labs.
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South Bend
Ind
US Researct Engineering Laboratories
Studebaker Corporation
Studebaker
Erkskine
South Bent
Studebaker Expands Export Shipping Facility
The increased demand for Studebaker cars in export markets and the complexities of export shipments led to constructing a special building to improve speed and efficiency. The next export shipping department will offer more than 23,000 square feet of floor space.
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Studebaker
Get Together Opens Girl Reserves Season In Tidioute
Miss Jane White announced the first meeting of the Girl Reserves season at the Community House on Tuesday evening October 23. New members will be provided for and the year’s work outlined. Hostesses will be Miss Luis Clinger Mrs. Marshall Bucklin and Mrs. Gertrude Magill. The Maccabees met nearby with small attendance due to bad weather. The next meeting is set for October 31. Mr and Mrs F K Dunbar and Mr and Mrs Frank Brocklehurst plan to winter in St Petersburg after a California visit. Raymond McCloskey of Tidioute, employed by Hamund Iron Works, was stationed in Kentucky for a time.
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Tidioute
Jane White
Girl Reserves
Luis Clinger
Marshall Bucklin
Gertrude Magill
Maccabees
C. L. Jindquist
F. K. Dunbar
Frank Brocklehurst
California
St. Petersburg
Raymond McCloskey
Hamund Iron Woks
Kentucky
Speed cops in Ontario ignore wet weather warnings
In Ontario, signs warn to slow for slippery pavement yet police appear to abandon enforcing speed limits in wet conditions. The tone suggests drivers will likely ignore speed laws in dry weather regardless of warnings.
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Ontario
Canada
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L. D. Peed
Chrysler Motor Sales Department
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