Cars in War Time Demand Heavier Stronger Proportions
Cowles Tolman of Franklin cars cites J Percy Noel Paris dispatch noting radical shifts needed in U S imports to France as heavy army passenger cars weigh two tons and over. He argues heavier cars strain transportation, fuel use, ship space and rail logistics, affecting wartime labor and supply chains.
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Cowles Toleman
Franklin
Paris
E. Percy Noel
Cowles Tolman
J. Percy Noel
France
Molonian
Tyne
Seaboard
Noel
Turning Out Wireless Telegraphy Men Fast
The Goodyear factory school in Akron trained wireless telegraphy men now sent to the Carnegie Institute of Pittsburgh for Signal service. The article argues for government insistence on efficient war motor car operation and broader resource mobilization to support the war effort.
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Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
Akron
Carnegie Institute of Pittsburgh
Automobiles Focused on War Effort Says Producer
I H Akers of Rev Motor Car notes the auto industry redirected to war needs including trucks and aircraft engines. He predicts postwar readjustment, possible overfull demand, and a brisk market for used cars now with prices up 40 to 60 percent. He foresees continued strong selling despite a 1918 production dip and urges balancing wartime sacrifices with peacetime goals.
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I. H. Akers
Rev. Motor Car Company
United States
Germany
America
Brent
Plenty of Building at Goodyear Heights
Spring brings renewed construction at Goodyear Heights with several homes underway. ARKron rubber workers tour sites as favorable weather accelerates progress, signaling a busy season for the Goodyear community.
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Goodyear Heights
Goorlyear T Heights
Goodyear
Arkron
Peerless Eight Model 86 Advances in Light Car Design
Peerless chief engineer W S Strickland outlines slight production changes to the eight cylinder model 86 and the model 56 Peerless. Focus on balanced life longevity, light weight, flexibility, economy, and performance across touring and sport ranges with redesigned slanted windshield and strengthened body framing using steel pressings.
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W. S. Strickland
Peerless Motor Car Company
Strickland
Marshall
Peerless
Cadillac Cars Used At The Movie Studio
Cadillacs dominate the Tram pus Players Lasky Hollywood studio fleet with 22 owned Cadillacs used by executives and stars. The latest addition is a sage green imperial limousine for Cee Ti De Mille. Other owners include Mary Pickford Jack Holt Alan Dawn John Fairbanks and Sussan Layakagawa.
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Tollywood
Cal
Trampus Players-Lasky Company
Cadillac
Mary Pickford
Jack Itol
Alan Dawn
John Fairbanks
Sessue Tlayakagwa
Julian Eltinge
Jack Pickford
James Young
Wiina Mayo
Olga Petrova
Dorothy Ixelly
Sidney Drew
Tune Mividge
Emily Wehlen
Tarl Williams
Henry B. Walthall
Clara Kimball Young
Z. Stuart Blackton
Thomas H. Ince
Hobart Gosworth
Olver Morasco
Blinche Lasky
Donald Crisp
Mrs. D. W. Griffith
Robbert North
Essanay Film Company
Remarkable Gasoline Economy Demonstration at Sacramento
A 1916 single cylinder Tope motorcycle ridden by George Sn covered 88.5 miles on a half gallon of gasoline, yielding 177 mpg in a free for all with no equipment restrictions. Goodyear Whiter streak tires were used by the winner and second place finisher, who rode under seal and with no speeds over 60 mph. Separately, Crane Company president Richard Crane announces a 10 percent wage rise for workers next week, the third increase since last December, totaling about 8 percent.
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Sacramento
Cal
George Sn
Tor Crane
Richard Crane
Crane Company
Legislation May Compel Autoists to Be Watchful
Washington April 22 Prominent automobile police and insurance men back a national movement for brake inspection to curb fatal crashes from defective brakes. The plan urges motorists to have brakes checked at season open and periodically. officials support voluntary measures though no law yet.
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Washington
United States
Congress
T. 1X. Pratt
Motor Truck Club of America
EX. W. Blanchard
Thermoid Rubber Company
Arthur Woods
New York City
Francis M. Hugo
New York
Maxwell Trucks Firefighting Hope and Reliability Spotlight
Fire departments rely on Maxwell apparatus for prompt response and dependable service. Detroit uses three Maxwells with potential for more as cities across the country adopt the chassis for firefighting to save lives and protect property. Chief H. Ms. Walker of Pier re South Dakota lauds the truck as just right for fire fighting needs.
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Maxwell
Detroit
West
Middle West
San Antonio
Texas
H. Ms. Walker
Pierre
South Dakota
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Overland
United Tire & Vulcanizing CO
Barnum
Peerless Model
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