Steamer Uses Ration-Free Kerosene Fuel
Brewers Dagett California based steam car expert showcases a 1921 Stanley Steamer that runs on kerosene. The car reaches 55 to 60 mph with 15 to 16 mpg, has no spark plugs or carburetor, and uses steam to drive its 902 rpm engine. He predicts postwar engine conservations and patent offers while recounting police curiosity and his travels toward Tennessee, North Carolina, and Virginia.
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Marshall M. Brewer
Dagett
Cal
Skelly Station
West Sixth Avenue
D. W. Ridge
W. O. Jones
Brewer
Stanley Motor Carriage Company
Newton
Mass
Tennessee
North Carolina
Virginia
Amarillo
Arizona
Cautious Motorist Warns Against Gasoline Mix ups
A driver recalls the peril of misfueling at service stations and the risk of harming his car. He notes attendants could ruin the engine by incorrect gasoline, joking that it would be the first and only mistake if it happened.
Fairview Farm Eaters Enter Amarillo Horse Show
Fairview Farm of Fort Worth enters for the Amarillo Horse Show August 12 and 13 with several horses in 12 classes each evening. Two trained trick horses rehearse for featured acts. Entry deadline July 30. Tickets from the Red Cross room in the courthouse. admission 1.20 for adults 60 cents for uniformed men or children. reserved boxes 90 cents extra. Proceeds go to the Potter County Red Cross.
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Fairview Farm of
Fort Worth
Amarillo
Fairview
Scotty McNichols
Texas
Red Cross Room
Potter County
Forbid Use of Thermite Pump On Bagworms
Amarillo residents face a bagworm outbreak harming cedars and trees. Fire Chief Earl Curry rejects wartime air warden thermite pumps, per Office of Civilian Defense orders. Authorities halt distribution as the government collects remaining sprayers. Agriculture bulletins favor lead arsenate sprays, hand removal, or burning bags to control the infestation before August egg-laying.
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Amarillo
Earl Curry
Office of Civilian Defense
Washington
America
ODT
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Courthouse Records and Military Note Describe Divorces and Gray
Courthouse records filed in district court show Fannie Bennett versus C F Bennett divorce Almeda Rowell versus O F Rowell divorce Neena Ozella Sanders versus Joseph Carl Sanders divorce. Sgt Johnny D Gray is a charter member of the One Hundred Franc Club as the 170th 100 franc note bearer with signatures of officers and servicemen. He serves in the Seventeenth Signal Operations Battalion in France and has been overseas about ten months. He formerly worked at Gray Photo Shop.
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District Court
Fannie Bennett
C. F
France
Gray
Gray Photo Shop
Ev Globe-News
Daytime Amarlillo Cab Drivers Plan Evening Union Meeting
Ama rillo daytime cab drivers were called to meet at Ellwood Park tonight to organize a union and discuss dues 10 for current members 25 for new members. Night drivers will meet on a different date. Mrs L E Fields and Mrs Zoe Inman visited and Linda Marie Anderson visited Dallas.
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Amarillo
Ellwood Park
Armorer Horace Hefner Cited for 100 Combat Missions
Pic. Horace C Hefner of 315 Hast Thirteenth Avenue an armorer in an Eighth Air Force Liberator group in England has been cited for distinguished service in 100 combat missions over Europe The group marked its 100th mission supporting the initial Allied landings in France The Hodges citation covers missions to Berlin Friedrichshaven Poland Norway Holland Belgium Gotha and France.
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Horace C. Hefner
Thirteenth Avenue
England
Europe
France
James P. Hodges
Berlin
Friedrichshaven
Poland
Norway
Holland
Belgium
Gotha
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