Word: rubber
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Jungle clearing, rubber planting had gone so swiftly that Ford managers served eviction notices last week on several villages of Brazilians, including one that boasted an orphan asylum. The villagers answered by flying to arms, marching against the Ford adminstration buildings with loaded muskets. No one was killed, but before the flying Para policemen arrived, many buildings were wrecked...
...often boast. In 1929 it boasted of its great production record of 5,620,000 cars & trucks. In 1930 production was about 3,500,000. But motormakers still had cause to boast. With pride they could point to the fact that their gargantuan industry devours 82% of the rubber, 55% of the plate glass, 15% of the iron & steel, 57% of the upholstery leather, 30% of the aluminum, 14% of the copper, 15% of the hardwood, 24% of the lead, 80% of the gasoline consumed in the U. S.; that it fills 3,080,000 freight cars a year; that...
Oakland. Facilities for shifting from high gear to second at high speeds; prompter pickup, rubber-cushioned chassis...
Price: $895 up. Oakland's companion, Pontiac, is longer than in 1930, stronger in roof construction. It has rubber-cushioned chassis, larger-rimmed wheels, larger brake drums, a sturdier frame. Price: $665 up. Chevrolet, Ford's chief competition, is now much smarter, has added a few accessories. But Chevrolet's price on its six-cylinder line begins at $475; $20 cheaper than its 1928 four-cylinder...
Price: $1,095. Stutz has a sweeping model distinguished by porthole vents in the hood. The running-board is moulded rubber. A mechanical improvement: a two-plate clutch. Price...