New Britain Herald Newspaper, August 26, 1929, Page 10

10 e e NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, MONDAY, AUGUST 26, 1929. ——— | Developments in Automobile Field as Described by Agents —_— » MY H following the announcement Graham-Paige fyn e | ot the record was reflected in Presents 1930 Models | e 1arge number of sales reported | 1930 | during the first half of the month “The officials of the De Soto cor- | ation and its dealer organization are equally proud of this record,” said L. G. Peed, general sales ma \ger of the company. “It is not sur- prising t a ¢ with the per- qualities the De Soto | Six should be popular. It is respon- to drive and = the car new Graham-Paige introduces its models, for the first time last Mon- por day, presenting a line of three cixes is and two eights replete with ¢ and body improvements. All models have ns- of s, six speed tr L fe half y except the lowest-priced the standard-shift fo mission, which has becn the line for two and a the Graham- compuny led the whole ing the advant speed drive and mechanism One of of the new an exclusive of adjustable seats, re front, in all six-cylinder m the 127-inch wheelbase £ T e [ rear seat cushions offc | Dodge Brgs. Announce | two positions, changing N and the slope of the seat, New One Ton Truck | front seats as well as the four cylin- arate geats of the two-door mods 612 may L 1y while occupied, of position. n These new models reflect t sults of a com to promote ridin for driver and adjustable seatin seat and back ¢ venient same tim car harmonious With chassis the most modern tures, such the mission, Bijur cl positive feed fu ventil brakes, cran and others, to concentr formance of s sive, easy comfortahle When W nounced the havin lter T Chrysler De Soto Six In 1 the indu was to motorin family wuto within of virtually ever and a car Ly fhat at ¢t : tim ould hav ! that at the same time would have Graham-1 e s | ose f lities which hava | 1ilt cars famous the D innovation the depth Full width Introduction of a new ler one ton truck with four speed ransmission. Announcement of this tollows closely on the en- thusiastic re four | half ton truck, lement the ception of the new rehe vlinder and will line of six the st complete position, imy cylinder trucks offered by com- pany of 3 inch wheelbase, wailable in eight canopy, scr nd farm. of load- line of accessor red on a,l truck is panel, platform cight feet complete the six offered and ton will enhanci ne interiors throug s fittin alre anton body sty en, | and 1dy trim Pxpress, All st 1bhod bodies have To capacities, r truck is being pump, | { inch whee in- | present six eylinder one with 140 inch in production. space as four-speed t tone ssis 1 ton on the truck | con- system, he 133 Ihase, crankcase 1lic ternal halancer, was frec ments to promote beauty, and easy riding. The results are ap- | 4 parent in all models, one lowest priced with the larger the thoroughgoing re trim and fi De boto bho“s Increased Sales ase in sales shaft vibration Graham-Paige on in wheelbas ove- h: a klm)\‘ Powered v a motor comfort, | hore and of four c 45 of 3 5-8 inches 1-4 inches, the ton truck develops and has a piston of 175.4 cubic inches. N < is 21.03 horsepower, compression ratio is 4.6 to engine has full force pressure on to all mam, connceting and camshaft bearings. Acc sorids includ iner, crankease ventilator and therm he 41 pound crankshaft is balanced static- ally and dynamically, and is sup- ported by three main bearings with L total area of 433 square All bearings are hronzed-backed 3y unique des line feed system new brake horsepo d place vision Doc AL G ( and the 1. The lub rod rer nt rat nd 2l ur cl 4 arked ty throughout the ported this week dealers sinee country by D this car of existe week in Augus The De Soto achieveme having broken all records in Listory of the industry for a year by producing and selling $1,065 of these models was mac occasion for celebration by de organizations all over 1 As a result, enth second year fir inches. removable, and are and babbit lined. . the vacuum gaso- operates from the oil pump, so when the oil supply is dangerously low, the fuel stops, making it impossible to burn out | United | bearings by oil supply for | The 15 gallons | first inadequate iasm soline tank with —e _— SAFE whatever the road or weather One of the outstandling advantages of the Dodge Six is the sense of security it brings to driver and passengers. No matter what the road or traffic condition, this sturdy car insures maximum safety and protection with a body of typical Dodge strength and rigidity. This body is built inflex- ibly onto the chassis in such away that the center of gravity is exceptiona"y low. And also you a|ways have the complete security of Dodge Six 4-wheel hydraulic brakes—po_sitive- |step in the | field, cylinder || linder | | models, apacity is located under the cab seat. The introduction of the four cyl- inder one tou truck marks another Dodge Brothers program to build trucks that exactly fit the requirements of more than 96 per cent of all commercial hauling. Six- teen chassis types on twelve differ- ent v eelbases and 42 body styles enable the company to furnish prac- | and | kind of truck ry in the iruck as evidenced by the fact hat ail {ruck sales volume exceeds 100,000 a week. tically every equipment nec $1 Chr sler Reception Greatest in History | Re throughout ord crowds in showrooms the nation and an un- precedented volume of orders mark- ed the tic reception last week of the new Chrysler lin the the “66 according of the Chr, at De- troit. Rumors of startling advancements | in engineering and radical changes in design, that preceded the actual mouncement of the mnew lines, were responsible for throngs in many of the large cities | and towns, it was revealed by thousands of congratulatory tele- to officials er Sales Corporation | grams from distributors and dealers to J. W. I'razer, general sales man- ager for the Chrysler ation. Interest wa mechanical centered largely on wdvancements intro- duced for the first time in the new Chryslers, which, the officials of the corporation declare have revo- lutionized all previous ideas of per- formance in a motdr car. The Multi- ige Gear Shift, an entirely new principle in transmission, greatly increascs the power range and the new system of carburetion embodied in the Down Draft Fuelization sys- tem, are standard equipment on the and the “70" models. Reports showed more than 8,000 people flocked in the San Francisco showrooms Saturday and Sunday, with 510 taking demonstratior This is 50 per cent more than dur- ing showing of Chrysler models a ago, @ {Price Reduction on Nash 400 Series Cars| One of the most nouncements of the current auto- mobile year came when C. W. president of the Nash Motors any, notified his national sale ganization of sweeping reductions the r “400" Effective now the motoring pubtic will henefit by reductions on “400" ranging as high as 3300 a car. This drastic on the car popu record important an- “r- series whose broken all Nash will affect models in the two rity | popular price groups—the Advanced ‘.\'Y\‘ and the Sp al Six series. This big Nash price reduction which comes as a welcome surpri to motorists the country over follos- overflow | Sales Corpor- | Nash, | Cor:- | ail prices of the famous Nash | lowering of prices | international | sales | brilliant success of thase twin-ignition and advanc 'ing the | new type, { ed design cz | clear the manufacturing decks for | the introduction of new Nash models later this year, according to company officials. The new ears. they belisve | will carry prices higher than those prevailing before the present rednc- tion. ‘Thus the buying public is of- i 1930 models. ‘Marmon and Roosevelt Win Paris Contest A new series Marmon 68 roadster and coupe and a Marmon-built | | Roosevelt ht collapsible coup~ | all were awarded high prizes at i | he , is made primarily to | fered triple benefits in securing new | ash cars beforz the arrival of the | | recent Elegance Shows at Bois Bou | logne, Paris, according to word it received the Marmon-Rooseve factory The show is an annual event with | all cars entered by women who their actual owners. 1In the judgin | and awarding of prizes both the ap- pearance of the car and the mm..m | of its owner-driver are take: consideration. Out of the field of more than zsn entrants the Marmon 68 roadster, | owned and driven by Madame l.y- | siane Bernnard, won the grand priz Honor prizes were awarded the | Roosevelt and the Marmon €8 | coupes in the Paris contest. T | Roosevell entered was the first col- lapsible coupe of this line to be we- | ceived in Paris. | The victory of the three Marmon- | built cars is particularly significant in that Marmon roadsters and col- lapsible coupes have won several other prizes in recent European | tomobile beauty contests. ‘ S i \ City ltems The Shepherds of Bethlehem will | mect at 8 a'clock at Jr. O. U. | hal | While | on Main | Richard pulled Henry are | A M| empting to park his car street Satur night, | Ruck, 50 Hawkins streot, | the humper off the car of Clark, 17 Sheffield strect, | which was already parked. accord- ing to resorts made at police head | quarters. | Some one stole R. | dry from the fourth floor landing | | of 300 Park street, Mrs. Richards | complained to Officer J. Carlson Sat- urday night. In the bundle were | two shirts, two suits of underwear and sock Richards’ laua- 1m:|' | Plate glass flew from dows of Tony's Lunch in a thousand pieces Saturday ni he window hoomed as it broke | Tony came out wringing his hanis The four or five youngsters stand ing around dispersed. Tony alone. Finally he saw a cop. It wa ficer Tierney. To him he explained The young men had against the window. | weight had now were could not the win- Broad stroet. Wi Their combinel | broken it. But there no young men about. s arrest shadows. opence yEHAMP[AIN BRIDEE Hali-Mile Span Links New Eng- | Two states joined hands today across |4 hajt-mile of water to open a new high au- | England, {Champlain on a new | bridge from Crown Point, Chimney Point, | passed since tiie Champlain and | rlided past the | known as frem the shore by the hate of the battle | ther south. | tant mountains remain of that scene on which the Frenchman i the fory most part monuments of modern tion. | were no highwa | ess | formed a natural bafrier between the K LUNCH ROOM WINDOW | '¢8ion | Throughout the centuries that have | passed ‘(orm something of a barrier to the \'nomn\t seeking shorte; the west into New will be |cC Immplnn without recourse | formally opened to traffic by Gover- heen leaning | nor I¥ York, Vermont, middle of June | of the two arms of the ly equalized—interna|-expanding——absolutelyweatherproof. New Donse BROTHERS SiX GHT BODY STYLES: $945 TO $1065 F. O. B. DETROIT 1129 Stanley Street @ CHRYSLER MOTORS PRODUCT 5, & F. Motor Sales Corp. Phone 731 New Highway Bridge Opens Across Lake Champlain sing Lake Champlain at its lowe the re :en Mountains and the Adirondack d and dedicated on Monday, August t end, ntly completed Laky 26, with ceremonies of interna: nd opens a direct route from Chimney Point, Champlain Bridge on the new East and West Highway, connects the Vt., to Crown Point, N. Y. The bridge will be formally onal importance. Tt will eliminate col erable distance between the two towns, because formerly it was necessafy to maie a roundabout journey around the lake's edge. |span was effected a year later on | June 20 of this year. The structure consists of 2,200 feet | of steel work, supported on concrete toundations carried down to bed 10ck, nearly 100 feet below the level of the lake. The superstructure con- sists of eight deck plate girder spans; |four deck truss span and one | through truss span, 434 feet long and rising in an arch 140 feet above the |lake. The concrete roadway, 95 | feet above the level of the water, | reqyired 4,500 tons of reinforced | concrete. 1t is 20 feet wide and will ccommodate 250 automobiles at one me. Something of IS OPENED TODAY land-New York Crown Point, N. Y., Aug. 26 (P— a record in bridge | construction was blished in the building of the Lake Champlain | bridge, according to the commission | which had charge of the work. Iif-| n months have elapsed since the | cing of the contract, the commis- | sion comparing this period with 19 New Lake trom New York hi; y to crossing ric million dollar N. Y., to Vt. More than three centuries ha: | Learns | could not war canoes of | Months each for the Bear Mountain his Huron allies | ridge across the Hudson river at| » romontory now |V'cckskill and the peace bridge acro Crown Point, watched |the Niagara river at Buffalo; 20| filled eyes | months for the Carleton bridge | SiEive s the Kennebec river at Bath, little. far. | Me., and 23 months for the Tacony- Imyra bridge across the Delaware at Philadelphi The Lake Champlain bridge is pected not only to open up a previ- ously undeveloped area in the Cham- plain valley, but to provide the final link in a system of highways stretch ing through the Adirondacks, White mountains, the coastal region of Maine and the maritime provinces of Canada. Iroquois who to the invaders wer Today only the lake and the di even for the and the transporta- have given pls to tilled fields Three hundred years ago there through the track- Lake Champlain woods and now known tate and the country New York to the e STUBBED TOIL FOII Bridgeport, Conn., Aug. 2 JP) | sdward Davis, 51, stubbed his toe | fter he had boldly looted the trous- rom | €8 of James Grimley as the owner | slept nearby, Awakened Grimeley | first time motorists | ETPPIed with the intruder and call- drive across Lake |cd police. Davis was held by police %o fer | today in default of $1,000 bonds on | to be @ burglary charge. ast the lake has continued to route England. & for the L able to Now The bridge which wz ! | A b | 1t requires 80 tim energy to chan to water at 32 ‘deg change it one form of water. anklin D. Roosevelt, of New and Governor John Weeks, of | was started about the 1928, and the closure main channel es as much | at degrees es as it does to | ee when in the | e ice FIN PER they | ploded | Anna wept a little. family surrounding the girl. | |living any longer.” Anna told Officer R Girl Fearing Loss of Sweetheart, Attempts to End Life With Poison EIDW but that she will go on living ng after Raymond goes back to Spain. STEAL $22 FROM SLEEPER BUT RETURN TROUSERS Robbers Work Through Window at Man of Her | Dreams Intends to Re- turn to Home in Spain and Becomes Despondent Pretty 17-year-old Anna DiPietro live without handsome Raymona| ©Oak Strect Touse — Ransacks Spanish who for the past several months had Pons, the Tenement At Same Address. . Removing the screening of his bedroom window an unknown rob- ber reached inside | moved Frank boarder, made violent love to her in her own home at 38 Cranston terrace, Anna thought that all was In a short time they would ke married and have a home the room, re- Abramson's trousers from the bed post, took $22 from }tlw pockets, dropped the trousers |back into the- bedroom and went other places in search of more |booty, Abramson informed officers |at police headquarters Sunday. The tenement of John Peters, (6 [Oak street. locatéd in the same house as the tenement of Abrami- 'won, was also thoroughly ransacked | during the night, Officer Thomas Dolan found upon investigation. Mr, Peters said that he woke up think ing that someone was in the house, He found the lights in the kitchen and-the two front rooms were on. Pons went to his room and Aunna |But as soon as he made a noise, tha went to the bathroom where she | burglars, who were still in the front found the bottle of poison. | part of the house, escaped through Vincent, Anna's father, called the |a window. Nothing of value was police. Officer Harper was detailed [taken from Mr. Peters, although to investigate the case. On his way |two rooms were thoroughly torn up. to the house he picked up Officer [It is the theory of police that the Nolan. They found frightened | two Tobberies were the work of the same party. nged. of their own. It was Saturday whiie walking evening, were to their home from the show, that Raymond bomb ex- his in Anna's ears. going back to the Oll back to Spain with his She pleaded and cajoled could not shake-him in his He was tired of (his He was going back home. He was Country, mother. but she purp: country, When they got_ to their home, a BULGAR FLOOD DROWNS 15 Sofia, Bulgaria, Aug. 26.—(P— Fifteen persons were drowned in y floods which submerged a @reater cannot live without Raymond.” part of the Radomir district last At the hospital where Anna now night. A terrific cloudburst caused , it is reported that her recovery is the overflow. “I felt that there was no use in Harper when he was rushing her to the New Britain General hospital. nond is going away, and I EST FORMANCE 3 CHRYSLERS WITH MULTI-RANGE GEAR SHIFT GIVE NEW DRIVING THRILL HROUGH the development of the new Chrysler Multi-Range Gear Shift and other ments, Chrysler has left the industry far behind. First created for the magnificent Chrysler Imperial—and now carrying out the Chrysler ideals of Standard- ized Quality, also incorporated in the new “77" and Gear Shift completely revolutionizes range and quality of motor car per- formance. 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