The Rubber Story Behind Automobiles and War
A study of rubber's rise from natural sources to synthetic variants, detailing Goodyear's vulcanization, the role of German and American research, wartime supply fears after Pearl Harbor, and the development of synthetic rubbers like Buna N, Buna S, Neoprene, Thiokol, and GRS, ending with a claim that synthetic rubbers now dominate and reduce dependence on natural rubber.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Charles Goodyear
John Boyd Uniap
Pearl Harbor
Escartels
Germany
American Petroleum and Rubber Companies
Nature Rubber
Netherlands
Virginia
Ohio
Minnesota
Texas
Mercury Named Pace Car for Memorial Day Indy 500
Mercury Motors announces the 2930 Mercury will pace the Indianapolis 500 Memorial Day race with Benson Ford driving. The Ford family pace car tradition continues, highlighting Mercury as America’s top economy car. The pace lap sets a fast start for the 30th 500-mile classic, with broader notes on Indy’s automotive innovations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mercury
5 Motors
Pace Aetter
Indianapolis Speedway
Wilbur Shaw
Benson Ford
Seligman
Mercury Automobile
Gisa
Grand Canyon
Grand Canyon Sun
America
Henry Ford
Edsel Ford
Benty Ford It
Ford Motor Company
Speedway
Indianapolis
Ray Harron
Man Loses Bet With Vending Machine in Minneapolis
Carl J. Hixon Jr sought revenge on a coffee vending machine after a failed cup. He inserted a nickel, shook the unit, and the machine sprang to life spilling coffee over his suit. The sign announced the coffee was sold out.
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Minneapolis
Tpi
Carl J. Hixon, Jr
Hixon
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James Rood Doolittle
Bit “Doolittle
Nicholas Joseph Cugnot
Fred Dittman
Cldsmobile
Gulf Coast Motor CO
Higginbotham Motor Co
Chrysler-Plymouth
Baytown
Bayshore Motors, Inc
Bragg Callaway, Inc
Studebaker
Peat Tele
J. B. Hollaway Motor Co
N. Main
Man
Machine
Chrysler
Rite
Pearce
Dial
Hemphill Pontiac CO
Pontiac-Cadillac-G.m. Co
Texas Avenue
Buick Automobile
Sfo
Harris County
Buick
Buick Company
Market ST
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