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...Willys-Overland Motors, Inc. has made no arrangements with Mr. B. R. Woodill, of Downey, Calif., the builder, regarding this automobile, and we have made no agreements with Mr. Woodill that it will be marketed through Willys dealers. The "Wildfire" has been misrepresented in numerous instances as the product of Willys-Overland Motors, Inc. While this racy sports model is, in fact, built on a Willys chassis, and is powered by a Willys engine, the truth is that Willys-Overland is in no way the car's sponsor...
JOHN W. SNYDER, 57, for seven years Harry Truman's Secretary of the Treasury, was appointed vice president in charge of finance of Willys-Overland Motors, Inc. Elected a director and chairman of the finance committee as well, Snyder becomes Willys' top finance...
...show originally won a spectacular Nielson rating: but has since slipped behind ABC's rival Super Circus, a children's program with no discernible cultural level. But Omnibus has scored remarkably well with advertisers. Last week Scott Paper Co. joined four other sponsors (Willys-Overland Motors, Greyhound Corp., Remington Rand and American Car & Foundry Co.) to make the show completely selfsupporting. This means that Robert Saudek can now use most of the $2,000,000 to produce another culture-flavored series for the approval of the nation's viewers...
That was all for the Maroon. The Crimson offense started up for good, and though hampered by penalties (172 yards of them), managed to grind off 388 yards overland. Reserve fullback Jerry Blitz provided a pleasant surprise with some fine, hard running that netted 45 yards in four tries, besides the Crimson's third touchdown. The success of the running game more than offset the failure of the passing attack...
Perhaps the only genuinely new car, and certainly the most interesting, came from the small independent Willys-Overland. Combining an efficient new F-head engine, excellent vision, ample driver room, and an overall length of fifteen feet, the new Willys is a refreshing change from the prevailing "pregnant hippopotamus school of car design. Regrettably though, the Willys is a medium rather than a low-priced...