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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1929
Page
6
Oakland sales for the first five months totaled over 35 percent of the year 1928 output, with Mr Tracy noting the volume indicating a likely record year. He, as vice-president, pointed to substantially higher unit sales than during 1928 despite a three day plant shutdown.
May figures indicate higher 1929 auto shipments with AE new Oakland and Ponting models. First five months total reached 145,868 units, up eleven percent from 121,30 last year, according to Mr. Trey.
Ford Motor Company plant at Hamilton Ohio reports a milestone as one million all steel wheels are produced in two working days. The line operated at about 800 wheels per day, with a single day output reaching 10,540 wheels and a total of 28,487 wheels in twenty four hours.
Dunes Willys expands foreign markets with 41 million more cars shipped in five months 1929 versus last year. Willys-Overland plans large shipments of Whippet Six and Willys Knight units alongside Whippet and Willys-Knight passenger cars. The Indian affairs service notes a feather worn as a symbol of bravery.
A clutteredOCR list records twenty new car registrations and two truck registrations for the week across UK counties. Names include Clark Ingalls, Wellman, Isa P. Yoder, Adam Kasowski, Mrs. Ann Reith, Louise Richardson, Wes, and several Chevrolet, Ford, and Whippet models. The text also digresses into unrelated notes about archives, Madrid, and old cook book terms.
Mrs James Turner hosts a birthday party for Josephine Turner and Leone Crayton with fourteen friends at Sunset Park and a dinner of meats, strawberries, ice cream, cake and candies. W C T U held an all day meeting at Mrs Hawthorne’s. reports on Flower Mission, youth work, and a Boston convention were read. Delta Alpha Sunday school class held a June social at Mrs Cloid J Willit's home with a flower contest and vacation story writing activity. refreshments were served.
Announcements list Masonic event at seven and Methodist church service at 7 30 PM Dr T A Pease W M to attend Merry Makers club meeting Wednesday afternoon June P oat.
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