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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1929
Page
6
Packard Motor Car company announces a 160 reduction on its eight standard models. The move follows eight years of growth from the first single six to modern cars, with production and facility upgrades totaling about 40 million dollars.
Detroit police test an experimental traffic light at junction avenue and Rich street that lets pedestrians on the sidewalk or motorists with a horn alter the cycle. If successful, the device could be installed at other intersections near arterial highways.
The article notes the eight year progression to a larger eight model featuring bumpers and built-in Uke tens as part of the current design. It specifies an eight-cylinder inline engine delivering 90 horsepower and a level of luxury and comfort now demanded in quality world vehicles.
The Marmon Roosevelt eight arrives in Waterloo via George A. Geerdes Inc. with two models. Prices range from 995 fob to 1450 fob, depending on wheels and rack. Cars measure 172 inches, sport eight-cylinder 70 hp engines, and feature Bendix brakes, Lovejoy shocks, Orleo-Remy system, and broadcloth upholstery. Geerdes notes strong inquiries and plans to order more units.
F. J. Haynes president of Durant Motors Inc, travels for three weeks to key western cities including Kansas City, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Oakland, Salt Lake City, Denver, Omaha and Chicago. He will meet branch managers distributors and dealers and discuss expansion plans for 1929. He plans a week in San Francisco and Oakland with Norman De Vaux and will review Oakland plant output for west of the Rockies and exports to China and Japan.
Parts of the Orient demand over 30000 units while California plant produced 17188 cars and trucks. The 127 percent rise over 1927 helped reach a grand total of 115243 units built in 1928 across four DurAnt factories.
Graham-Paige, after a record first year of more than 80 million dollars in auto sales, rapidly gains on export leaders. In 1929 the company expanded abroad with 115 overseas distributors and added markets like Japan, China, Java, and the Dutch East Indies. Export shipments in the first two months rose to 2 224, eight times last year, signaling worldwide distribution and strong performance in tests and hill climbs.
Four Durant Motors executives shift from Elizabeth New Jersey to Detroit the new home office of the parent company directing activities of four plants in the United States and Canada. The move consolidates finance and sales leadership as Durant Motors reorganizes its operations across North America.
Zwiener, the comptroller since 1921, heads accounts for Durant controlled companies. Shorter rises from dealer ranks to assist sales in the east and western territories, contributing to a 115,243 car record. Gilpin becomes export manager after joining in 1923. 1928 exports up 5 percent, with European production up and total exports rising 16.5 percent. Lewis to build a dealers finance department to aid banks and dealers in financing expansion.
Drake University won a judge's decision in a debate against Southern Methodist University of Dallas, Texas, in Des Moines on March 27.
The 1929 Roaring Road Big European Race Program outlines 106 events across Europe with many on open highways and established courses like Brooklands in England and the Targa Florio in Sicily. Duray abandons his 81 cubic inch speed record attempts at Muroc Dry Lake due to rain while Le Mans and a 12-12-12 hour format gain interest. Miller schedules a new car with water cooled supercharger and Dhuray reports 2382 crank horsepower at 8300 rpm from a small engine. Yagle rebuilds Keech after Salem wreck with a new frame body and engine. Benny Hinl pursues secret eastern factory partnerships.
William McCainey, a farmer north of Fort Dodge Iowa, asks the city council to pay 100 damages for flood damage to his property caused by high water two weeks earlier. This marks the first in expected flood damage claims, as authorities brace for more filings.
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