Tucker's radical car intrigues nation with 100 mph dream
The profile covers Preston Tucker, his sensational auto design, and his background from Cadil lac to Ford and Packard. It notes his wartime gun turret patents, his Ypsilanti plant, and the disaster of a barnstorming stunt before returning to business. Tucker, 43, from Michigan, has two daughters and three sons and seeks public interest in a new car concept.
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Harry Miller
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Pvt Calvin Tennison On 12 Day Leave At Sister’s Home
Pvt Calvin Tennison visiting sister Mrs Hugh Herrington at 709 B North Tyler during a 12 day leave from Keesler Field Mississippi. He has been in the Army a year and was formerly stationed at Sheppard Field Wichita Falls.
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Calvin Tennison
Keesler Field
Miss
Hugh Herrington
North Tyler
Sheppard Field
Wichita Falls
Tucker Torpedo aims for 1500 cars daily at 100 mph
NEA report from Chicago details Preston Tucker's plan to build the Tucker Torpedo at a former Chicago-Dodge plant, targeting 1500 cars daily and 167 sales daily to break even. The $170 million factory would be leased from the War Assets Administration for five years with option to buy, while industry skepticism grows.
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Chicago
Preston Tucker
Tucker
Chicago-Dodge
West Side
War Assets Administration
Detroit
Tucker’s Plan for Mass Produced Cars Aims at Safety
Tucker outlines revolutionary safety features for a future car including brakes claimed to stop from 90 mph in under 100 feet, front wheel steering linked fenders, movable headlights, and hydraulic torque converters eliminating clutch and driveshaft. The six cylinder 150 horsepower engine sits between rear wheels on a 126 inch wheelbase to carry six passengers.
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Tucker
Automobile Row
Relief for Worn Out Feet With Oil-O-Sol
Paragraphs advertise Oil-O-Sol for tired feet claiming soothing cooling relief from burning aching and fatigue. It promises fast action and a money back guarantee with druggist availability and a 500 price point.
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Mosso
Can't Keep Grandma In Her Chair
The ad suggests nagging backache and tired kidneys as the cause of discomfort. It promotes Doan's Pills as a stimulant diuretic used by millions for over 40 years to flush waste from the blood through the kidneys.
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Associated Press
Heide
S. H. Simoneau
Cocoa
Fla
Doan
Amarillo High School Graduate Turns Service Veteran
The subject attended Amarillo High School and is the son of Mrs. H. Barnard, who now resides in Lubbock but was formerly an Amarillo resident.
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Amarillo High School
H. Barnard
Lubbock
Amarillo
A Good Find on Lake Sammanish
After three hours of rowing Ralph Worth found a floating billfold on Lake Sammanish. He retrieved it and discovered it contained his own eighty dollars, which he had not known he lost.
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Ralph Worth
Lake Sammanish
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