Large South Auto Show Expected to Attract Thousands
From major auto centers comes optimistic word that the Great Southern Automobile Show in Atlanta March 5 to 12 will draw large audiences. Exhibits will span cars trucks and accessories with many new models and educational features alongside social events including the Kitties Band concerts and a spring fashion show staged by local merchants.
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Aggurantes
Atlanta
South
Pass Benger
New York
Chicago
Mammoth Auditorium
Shepard
Kitties
Reta
Prospects Bright for Maxwell Chalmers Cars
Joseph A Blount Maxwell Chalmers distributor says prospects for Maxwell Chalmers are bright as the companies stand on firm finances. Executives and district supervisors met to stress honest purpose quality of product and service. Officers praised the cars as second to none in class and valuable motor car values with industry revival nigh.
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Maxwell-Chalmers
Joseph A. Blount
Maxwell- Chalmers
Mr. Blount
Maxwell and Chalmers
Naval academy seeks entry to Intercollegiate Wrestling assoc
Naval Academy to request admission to the Intercollegiate Wrestling Association after being denied. Navy athletic officials disputed that all students are trained in wrestling, while Cornell coach John Hoyle plans a brisk outdoor and gym training campaign post holiday break. Charley Ledoux, French bantam, asserts a jinx after a recent bout with Kid Williams in Baltimore where Williams injured Ledoux with a seven stitch cut. Williams had previously stopped Ledoux in 1912. Ledoux seeks another chance at Williams as the Baltimore bout ended with Williams winning on points. A witness described a car crash as a motor car “went mad,” likely a faulty screw.
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United States Naval Academy
Inter‘collegiate Wrestling Association
Naval Acamedy
Navy Athletic
Charley Ledoux
Ledoux
Kid Williams
Baltimore
Williams
Vernon
Cal
One Minute Rim Change Demonstration At King Hardware
A rapid demonstration of the Oliver rim at King Hardware in Atlanta shows a young helper changing passenger car rims in about one minute and a Jorge Oliver truck tire rim in similar time. The event highlights Atlanta made product merits and promises strong local sales for the Oliver Rim company.
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Schrcely
King Hardware Company
Jorge Oliver
Atlanta
Oliver Rim
Oliver
Four Corners
Patterson Discovers Idol's Fall From Tennis Glory
Gerald L. Patterson once Australia's tennis idol now suffers a slump after the Americans won the Davis Cup. Once praised as a world class ace, Patterson faces sharp criticism from Australian journals and daily papers as fans question his continued dominance.
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Gerald L. Patterson
Australia
Patterson
Antipodes
Gerald Patterson
Daily
Tilden
Johnston
Exhibits at Auto Show Will Be Numerous and Varied in Character
The Great Southern Automobile Show reports full exhibit space in the auditorium with some reductions to accommodate more applicants. About 75 male exhibitors will display two or more models, plus extensive truck and accessory showcases. Local participants include Buick, Parker, C. C. Baggs Auto, Beaudry, Franklin, Newsom & Kelly, McKee, LaFayette Distributing, Southern Nash, REO Atlanta, Scripps- Booth, Georgia Motor, William A. Estaver, Haynes, Southern Truck Body, Hanson, Black & Moffett, Paterson, Poole & McCullough, Chevrolet, Southern Oakland, Reed Oil, Westinghouse Air Spring, Selden Service, South Atlantic Auto, Pasco Tool, Love Crane Murrell, Ath ens, J. W. Goldsmith Jr., Grant County, Victor Rubber, Atlanta Cadillac, Spratlin Harrington Thomas, Southeastern Motor Sales, Manufacturers' Service, Stutz, Hill Holden, Blanchard, and more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buick Motor Company
EBR
Parker Motor Company
Lair-Booth Motor Corporation
C. C. Baggs Auto Company
Beaudry Motor Company
A. T
Belle Isle
James H Prichard
E. F. Tuggle
Franklin Motor Car Company
Newsom & Kelly Corporation
McKee Motor Company
LaFayette Distributing Company
Southern Nash Motor Company
Universal Motor Company
Reo Atlanta, Company
J. H. Liffey-Smith Company
Scripps- 1
Athens
J. W. Goldsmith, Jr
Grant County
Victor Rubber Company
Atlanta Cadillac Company
Samson Truck and Tractor Company
Spratlin, Harrington & Thomas
Southeastern Motor Sales Corporation
Manufacturers’ Service Company
the Stutz Company
K. T Me Kinstry
Hill-Holden Company
Blanchard, Incorporated
S& F Bowser & Co
Paige Sets New World's Stock Car Speed Record In A A A Contest
The Paige 468 Daytona stock model driven by Ralph Mulford set the world stock car speed record on January 21 at Atlantic Beach Daytona. It covered a mile straightway in 35.1 seconds at 102.8 mph, measured and authenticated by the American Automobile Association officials. The feat highlighted not only speed but the Paige’s design for daily owner use with high endurance.
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Paige
Ralph Iford
Atlantic Beach
Tona
Lia
Lacing Board
American Austomobile Association
Mulford
Florida Sands
Wagner
Edwards
American Automobile Association
Patge
Pikes Peak
Noted pilot enters car in big race
Indianapolis February 6 special notes Howdy Wilcox of Indianapolis to drive Peugeot in the French Grand Prix and in the Indianapolis 500. He may captain the Peugeot team if Jules Goux stays overseas. Two Peugeots to run in Indianapolis with plans to race in France after. Wilcox, Goux, and Andre Soullot were in last year's Indianapolis race but car failures ended their run.
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Indianapolis
France
Strasbourg
Continents
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Howdy" Wilcox
Inianapolis
Howdy
Peugeot
Wilcox
Indianapolia Motor Speedway
Jules Goux
Enthasants
Fordson Tractor Prices Cut By Ford Motor Co
Adsel B Ford announces price reduction of the Fordson tractor from 8.40 to 6.25, citing lower materials costs and a new plant. He says the cut brings power for farmers and industries, improves per acre yields, reduces drudgery, and fits Ford’s policy of low prices without sacrificing quality.
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Adsel B Ford
Ford Motor Company
Ford
Hitless Luck in a Passing Show Cartoon Exchange
A humorous dialogue from The Passing Show sketches a motorist and farmer bantering about driving luck and a notable cow. Miss Sheedy jokes she did not knock anyone down, while a friend laments hard luck as the automobiler tosses witty lines about miles per gallon and affordable farming life.
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Miss Sheedy
London
Not a Vampire Brida of 17 Yeara
A fragmented OCR passage mentions a boy named John and an accusation of riding with a young vampire last night. The text references a character, a motor, and Wonder Gas REED OF CO-7 Stations, but details are unclear and names are partially garbled. The piece appears to be a fictional or stylized dialogue excerpt with missing context.
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Brida
John
Chicago Show Attendance Signals Auto Industry Recovery
The close of the twentieth annual national automobile show at the Chicago Coliseum boosts expectations for rapid rehabilitation of the auto industry. Dealers from across the United States attended, with sales contracts up to normal, generating a general tone of hopeful optimism. George M Dickson predicts healthy prosperity within a month as financial conditions ease and business improves. Replacement car demand and practical need urge early purchases, ahead of a gradual return to normal production, with a possible shortage in spring and summer. The industry’s recovery is framed by the motto Full Steam Ahead.
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Chicago
Chicago Coliseum
New York
United States
George M Dickson
National Motor Car and Vehicle Corporation
Dickson
Collier's Weekly
Vesta Battery Prices Cut After Material Costs
Vesta Battery prices have been reduced, says C. Andrews of Vesta Electric and Supply, noting the lower net prices match other makes. He explains that batteries cost more to manufacture due to long lead times from earlier high material prices, reflecting a sacrifice by the Vesta organization.
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Vesta
Saya KE. C. Andrews
Vesta Electric and Supply Company
Peachtree Street
Mr Andrews
Automobile Dealerships and Contacts on Peachtree
A list of car firms and contacts including Cleveland E R Parker Motor Co at 316 318 Peachtree St Ivy 1967 and Kissel McKee at 457 Peachtree St Ivy rhythm Foot Pedal Pads plus Ford C C Baggs Auto Co 95 S Pryor St Main 640 and other entries with phone exchanges Ivy and Decatur, Auburn Avenue.
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Apperson Apperson-Byfield Auto Co
Peachtree St
Ivy
Buick
Buick Motor Co
Atlanta
John M. Smith Co
Auburn Ave
Chandler . E. R. Parker Motor Co
Cleveland
E. R. Parker Motor Co
Ford C. C. Baggs Auto Co
S. Pryor St
Franklin Franklin Motor Car Co
W. Peachtree St
Ivy Cacy
Hupmobile Thompson Motor Co
King Hopkins Motor Co
C. S. Lee Motor Co
Brodnax Motor Co
Saxon Lewis Motor Co
Sheridan Georgia Motor Co
Mathers Motor Co
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Reed Oil Cpt
Maxwell and Chalmers Distributors
Bits OF Sportcom
Howme
John Hoyle
Cornell
Young Lady
King Hardware Co
Fordson
Teddy
Des
Wonder Gas Reed OM CO
A. C. Miller & CO
Gilmer Street
Dort McNeel-Boykin Mtr. Co
Decatur, Ga
Decatur Buick Co
Court House Square
Decatur 195
Cadillac
Crow-Elkhart Lair-Booth Motor Corp
Dorris Brigman Motors Co
Ivy St
DuPont Automotive Co
Elgin Automotive Co
Fiat
Lair-Booth Motor Corp
Beaudry Motor Co
Marietta St
A. L
E. F. Tuggle Decatur, Ga
Decatur
Gardner
Newsom & Kelly Corp
H.cs. Newsom & Kelly Corp
Jordan Lottridge Motor Sales
LaFayette LaFayette, Dist. Co
Lexington Lexington ‘Atlanta Co
East North Avenue
Liberty Blun-Dimmite Co
Lincoln Liffey-Smith Co
Maxwell
Joseph G. Blount
Monroe
Marmon
Lottridge Motor Sales
Mitchell
J. G. Lewis Mtr. Co
Nash Southern Nash Mtr. Co
Cwholesale Universal Motor Co
Madison Ave
David C. Alexander
Auburn Avenue
Bumpers
David
Alexander
Gabriel Snubbers
Gilmer
Wobo Auto Soap
David Cc
Ivy 1738
Warner
Davy C. Alexander
Auborn Avenue
Weed
Oldsmobile Lamar Co
H. J. Atlanta
East North Ave
Overland-Kerlin Co
Whitehall St
Peerless Blum-Dimmitt Co
Pierce Arrow
J. H. Liffey-Smith Co
Roamer
Scripps-Booth
Scripps-Booth Corp
Lair-Booth Mtr. Corp
Reo
Reo Atlanta Co
Revere Southeastern Mtr
E. Third St
Hemlock
Stephens Newkirk-George Mtr
Studebaker Hill-Holden Co
Templar
J. HL Liffey-Smith Co
Willys-Knight
Willys Overland
Federal
Brigman Motors Co
GMC Southeastern Gmc Co
Republic Consolidated Motor Co
Forsyth Bldg
Indian Indian Motorcycle Co
Ivy Yoga
Titan
Detroit Electric Co
E. North Ave
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