Studebaker engines prove rugged past their years
In South Bend records show hundreds of old Studebaker motors still operate beyond their original use. Examples span Australia, Arizona, Oregon, Kentucky, Wisconsin and Nevada. Motors power boats, mills, saws, and even ice harvest gear, with some 1909 models nearing 100000 miles and others surpassing 150000 miles yet still run.
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South Bend
Ind
Studebaker
Queensland
Australia
Orgon
Arizons
Money Metals, Inc
Buechel
Kentucky
Clintonville
Wisconsin
WE. Rosnow
Verdi
Nevada
Minnesota
DeSoto Six spring design noted for ride and balance
Detroit dispatch explains Chrysler engineers aimed for smooth road performance by matching spring suspension to sprung and unsprung weights. Reducing unsprung weight improves ride and roadability, as less wheel and axle bounce on rough roads. Also notes 4,000,000 bushels of apples in Victoria cold storage.
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Detroit
Mich
DeSoto
Chrysler
Road to Be Built for Packard Sent to Chinese General
Detroit dispatch reports Packard shipped a car bound for General Chang Kai-shek in Ningpo China. A road and city street network must be built to operate the vehicle which will be used as a military transport carrying six armed soldiers and featuring roof hand grips and rear rider seats. The arrival marks rising Chinese interest in American autos and road building.
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Detroit
Hich
Packard Motor Car Company
Chang Kai-shek
China
Durant Motors Unveils New Color Range for Six Series 60
Elizabeth NY Sept 29 Durant Motors reports a nationwide sales surge with a 49.9 percent jump over last year and growth seven times the industry rate. The company introduces 20 plus new shades for the Durant Six Series 60 including Durant Blue autumn brown and Beyou green, with at least two colors per model. The color program aims to boost modern design and utility, offering buyers a more stylish motor car.
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Durant
Mississippi
Curtis Defends Record of Party at Oklahoma State Fair
Senator Charles Curtis Republican nominee for vice president defended his party s record on farm legislation before a large crowd at the Oklahoma State Fair. He denied rumors of carrying liquor at Pimlico tracks and urged voters to consider eight years of enacted agriculture aid while denouncing mudslinging. The report notes a separate mention of a wave of auto thefts in Wales.
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Oklahoma City
Okla
U. P.J
Charles Curtis
Curtis
Pimlico
Bruce
New York
Curtie
Wales
Two Western Pennsylvania Breweries Surrender Permits
Two western Pennsylvania breweries under administrator John D. Pennington surrendered their permits and will discontinue operation. The New Kensington plant had not manufactured for some time while the South Fork brewery had continued. Pennington said it was unusual for a brewery to relinquish permits voluntarily, the first such occurrence since prohibition began.
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Pittsburgh
U P
Pennsylvania
John D. Pennington
New Kensington
South Fork
Prohibition Office
Prohibition
Pennington
Kilted Americans draw steady glances in Scotland
Visitors in kilts are increasingly common in Scotland and go largely unnoticed by locals. William Harper of Aberdeen collided his car with a telegraph pole while swatting a wasp, causing a broken collar bone and two broken ribs.
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Scotland
William Harper
Aberdeen
Auto finishes Cape Town Cairo trip in 135 days
Chevrolet expedition completes 6000 mile journey by road from Cape Town to Cairo without boats or rails. Four adventurers including C. H. V. Lacey Gordon Makepeace and Billie Williams drive sedan and truck through crocodile infested rivers, Bahora Flats and swollen rivers amid harsh conditions. Expedition aims for Stockholm and London with further leg milestones and coastal cities.
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Detroit
Mich
Chevrolet
Africa
Cape Town
Cairo
United States
General Motors, South African Ltd
Bosphorous
Constantinople
London
Stockholm
C. H. V. Lacey
Gordon Makepeace
Wallie Wilson
Warren Borough School District Seeks Bond Sale bids
Sealed bids for 186000 in Coupon Bonds of Warren Borough School District Pa will be received at the High School Building Warren until 6 pm Oct 8 1928 and opened at 7 pm. Bonds 1000 each, dated Oct 16 1928 mature 1929 1958 at 4.5 percent interest semiannually. Bid must include 3000 certified check. District may reject any bids subject to PA Internal Affairs approval.
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Warren Borough
Pennsylvania
Warren
Department of Internal Affairs
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Emma Akins
John Siggins, Jr
E. H. Bestiin
Preient
Two Killed in Crash Near Urbana Ohio
Edward M. Hollinger 54 managing editor of the Urbana Citizen and his wife Elizabeth 54 were killed when their automobile was struck by a Erie rebroadcast passenger train three and one half miles south of Urbana Ohio last night. Hats trimmed with flowers made from beech nuts were noted.
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Erie
Urbana
Ohio
Edward M. Hollinger
Urbana Citizen
Scotland
Elizabeth
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Packard
Huntsville
Tex
State Penitentiary
T. Alexander
Houston
Tom Ross
Dave Patterson
United Refining Company Gas
United Refining CO. Gas
East Side
Warren County
Attest: Co
W.s. Clark
United Refinery Gasoline
Penna, Ave. W
Morrison St
Baird Tire Shop
Market St
Pavania
Annabelle
Rose
Pavania Oilco
Ryan
Knox
California
Refiners Oil Company
Allen M. Langhans
Little Green
Venturetown
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