New Britain Herald Newspaper, August 3, 1922, Page 10

| most significant factors in the auto# mobile world this season has been the | to $2,555 indicates the beginning of rec 1 in prices just announced by [ a campaign of Kkeener competition l ral Motors Corporation on |than has hitherto existed. Severa | four of its popular makes of cars, the | dealers on Broadway helieved Buick, Oldsmobile, Chevrolet and |competition is directed iefly against Oakland. No reduction announcement | the Studebaker and Durant cars 1s been made for the Cadillac, Which | The new Buick prices show reduc- |is t st priced car controlled | tions ranging from $30 to $220. Only | by G Moto. but there are|one model remains at the same price Cats Made by General Motors | x gt rumors that ne illac prices may | a5 last year; that fs t egular four- Regarded as Begmnmg ‘H,e I ! efore the end of the year. Mmr four-cylinder sedan, selling for | the | §1,520. |or AUTOMOBILE PRIGE | h rs expressed Reductions on all lines of the Olds- mobiie, of which four and eight cylin- ESSEX) @mn CARS _J Harold G. McGauley and Thomas H. Bennett, for- merly of the S. & F. Motor Sales Corp., former Hudson and Essex ucalers, have opened a Service Station for Hudson and Essex cars at 139 Arch street. Hudson and Essex will be the specialty, but high grade work on all cars is guaranteed. All work under the personal supervision of the proprietors. McGauley & Bennett Authorized Hudson and Essex Service Station 139 ARCH STREET PHONE 1199 The Honeyman Block ay that this systematic | New York, Aug substantial reductions on Announcement ESSEX COACH *1295 Satisfied Owners Its Greaiest Proof Ju_ut ask owners of the Essex Coach how delightfully it rides and drives. How quiet and free from rattles the body stays. How reliably and smoothly the Coach performs evéry task, day after day, with little need for attention. We think their enthusiasm will win you too. Touriag $1095 Cabriolet $1195 Freight and Tax Extra HONEYMAN AUTO SALES CO. M. D. HONEYMANN, Prop. 139 ARCH ST. Coach $1295 Phone 2109-2 . —AUGUST General Motor cars selling from $510 this | THURSDAY, der types are made, range from $40 to 8$150, the larger cut being on the light eight coupe and sedan, now selling for $1,005 and $2,145, respec- tively, a reduction in each case of { 8150, On the Oakl the reduc- tions range from $100 to 8240, the latter cut being made on the sedan and four passenger coupe, the new prices being $1,545 and 31,445 respec- tively. The Chevrolet, which is the lowest priced car made by the corporation, | shows reductions from $15 to $250. The largest cut is made on the large six cylinder coupe, reduced to $1,575, a cut of $250, while the sedan of the same class sells for the same price, representing ‘a reduction of $180. The cheapest car in the ‘Chevrolet series is the small roadster, cut to $510 from $525. The Studebaker | nounced lower prices on ! models. Its light six will be $975 instead of §1,0 Corporation an- nearly all touring car light MODELS AUGUST 3, 1922, ALL I'six sedan, $1,550 instead of $1,750; big six touring, $§1,650 instead of 81,785, and big six sedan, $2,475 in- stead of $2,700. Initial cuts of $105 to $200 on these models were made | by the company Jan. 7. | The Stutz, Nash and Chandler ! companies also announced new prices. | Stutz cars will be 800 to $300 less, | Chandler cars $20 to $300 less and Nash cars $150 to $200 lower in price. The Nash Motors company had al- ready made cuts of $50 to- $155 on | various models. Recently the Velie company also joined the general price lowering, making its six-cylinder model No. 58 $1,275, which is less than the pre- war price. These prices have been discounted for some time in the stock market. Even the stocks of some of the com- panies recently reporting increasing earnings have sunk from 10 to 20 points under the year's peak. But further lowering of automobile 'nrlc!!l is not expected. newly made cuts mark the end of the decline and the price war. INVENTORIES ARE FILED Appraisers of The Dreg-cl and Simko Estates Report in Probate Court The reports of the appraisors of the late August Dressel, have flled their reports in the probate court, showing that the deceased left a one-half in- terest in property at 4G4 Burritt street, valued at 81,550, and subject to a 81,100 mortguge to Anna Dressel, and also a building lot on Burritt Heights, valued at $300. Harry E. Morton and Frank ‘M. Zimmerman were the appraisers. W. L. Hatch and George Ondrik, appraisors of the estate of Anna Simko, have filed an inventory re- port showing the deceased to have left an estate valued at $3,677.96. Of this amount, property on Allen street ___..,-~—= URNITURE AND RUGS is estimated at $2,400 and there is $1,. 277.96 in cash on deposit at the Sav. ings Bank of New Britain, NAVAL HERO KILLS HIMSELF. Lieutenant W. L. Hill Was Ahoard The Brooklyn at Battle of Santiago. Portsmouth, N. H, Aug. 3.—Lieu. tenant Willlam_ L. Hill, U. §. N., re- tired, committed suicide yesterday by shooting in the cemetery at the Navy Yard. Worry over {ll heaith is be- lieved to have been the cause. Lieutenant Hill was aboard the U, &, 8. Brooklyn with Rear Admiral Schley!” at the battle of Santiago in the war with Spain, and later was in com- mand of the prison ship Southery and the Topeka. After retirement he served on special duty at the Ports- mouth naval prison. He was cited’ many times for bravery and in 1909 was president of the National Associ- ation of Medal of Honor Men. e e ] Effective August 1st, 1922 s New Prices f. 0. b. Factories|f. o. | Old Prices | b. Factories| Chassis Roadster Touring Coupe-Ro Sedan Chassis Roadster 4-Pass. R Touring Goupe , Sedan BIG-SIXES Chassis Touring Speedster Coupe Sedan South Bend, THIS LIGHT-SIXES $ 185 975 975 1,225 1,550 adster SPECIAL-SIXES 1,000 1,250 1,275 1,275 1,875 2,050 oadster 1,300 1,650 1,785 2,275 2,475 $ 875 1,045 1,045 1,375 1,750 1,200 1,425 1,475 1475 2,150 2,350 1,500 1,785 1,985 2,500 2,700 —_——— e e The quality of Studebaker cars has not been decreased one iota. On the contrary, they are better than ever. You can depend upon the performance, durability, com- fort, and quality of Studebaker cars, and the integrity of their makers. THE STUDEBAKER CORPORATION OF AMERICA Indiana, August 1st, 1922 M. Irving Jester 193 ArchSt. records. ‘NEW PRICES Studebaker plants, representing the investment of $38,000,000, operating at capac- ity, produced 60,000 cars the first months this year, and broke all though we have on hand unfilled orders for 15,000 cars, we believe our manufac- turing savings should be shared with our customers, and hence the following price reductions are hearby announced: Al- Reductions $ 90 70 70 150 200 200 175 200 200 275 300 200 185 200 225 225 IS A STUDEBAKER YEAR |