Ford Motor Company War Work and Employment Scale
The Ford Motor Company produced over 400000 units and built three ton tanks with orders for 15000 two man tanks and 3000 six ton tanks. A large building for tank production began though later canceled. the firm expanded into patriotic films for Liberty Loans Red Cross and other campaigns. Ford supplied naval devices for Britain and gas mask chemistry, and sent 275 skilled workers to France plus 34,000 workers at Highland Park and 45,000 total employees on government work with an eight hour day and five dollar minimum wage.
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America
Liberty Loans
Red Cross and
Patriotic Fund
United States
France
Italy
Palestine
Motion Picture Department
Ford Motor Company
United States Army
Highland Park
River Rouge
The
Rouge
Ford Motor Companys War Contributions Highlighted
An archival summary notes Ford Motors rapid output for WWI effort. It cites millions of steel helmets, 12 cylinder Liberty motors, thousands of saissons for 155 mm guns, Eagle boats, trucks, cars, ambulances, and Liberty motor cylinders and bearings. The piece credits Ford with completing orders before armistice and securing future contracts for all Liberty motor components.
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Ford
Liberty Motors
Ford Motor Company
America
Liberty Motor
United States
Grayson County Votes $150000 for Road Bonds
Sherman Texas May 17 The Howe district last Saturday voted 150000 on bonds for good roads purposes. The vote was 169 for and 44 against the proposition. Subscribe for the Herald.
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Sherman
Texas
Howe
City to Advertise Bids for Rockdale Pike Road
Rockdale will advertise bids to build the Rockdale Pike Road from the city to the Tracy Cameron road and for concrete bridges and culverts. The project, supervised by highway engineer A F Mitchell and S S Strahan, aims to maximize value and connect Rockdale to oil fields.
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Rockdale Pike
Tracy- Cameron
Cameron
Tracy
Rockdale
Commissioners’ Court
Dallas News
Milam
A. F. Mitchell
S. S. Strahan
Pike Road
Rockdale- Tracy
Overland Model 90 Sets Seven Day Nonstop Run World Record
An Overland Model 90 ran seven days on Oklahoma roads covering 4,370.1 miles in 168 hours, averaging 4,day 624.3 miles with 20.66 mpg. The sealed high gear test featured four drivers, rough roads, and minimal maintenance under observers from local press and chamber bodies.
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Los Angeles
Oklahoma
Walter Roach
Overland Sales Company
Maxwell
Overland
Dick Carhart
Carhart Motor Company
Oklahoma City
Willys- Knight
Carhart
Chamber of Commerce
Daily Oklahoman
Oklahoma Daily News
Lee Huckins Hotel
Chambers Hefley delivers cars this past week
The Chambers Hefley Motor Company reports deliveries to customers including Mrs. Alice Brashear Cameron W A Smith Milano W O Newton Milano W M Phipps Cameron Mrs Mattie Springer Cameron H H Stedman Cameron Chas McDermott Cameron and Giles McDermott Cameron with one tractor noted.
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Chambers-Hefley
Chambers Hefley Motor Company
Alice Brashear
Cameron
W. A. Smith
Milano
W. O. Newton
W. M. Phipps
Mattie Springer
H. H. Stedman
Chas. McDermott
Giles McDermott
Tractor
Dodge Service How Attained
Dodge engineers pursue minor improvements to extend car life and satisfaction rather than boost sales. Ralph Chambers, local Dodge distributor, notes changes originate in engineering, not sales, and are applied after careful study across hundreds of thousands of models.
Hidden Dodge Tweaks Boost Car Durability
A historical note reveals nine of ten changes in latest Dodge cars enlarged and strengthened steering components. Dealers failed to notice improvements, but engineering says the intent was longer lasting owner satisfaction, not to curb sales resistance.
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Dodge
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J. J. Michalka Cameron
Naval Department
Ford Motor CO
Grayson County
Herald
Goodrich
Wilkerson Bros
Rockdale Road
Cameron Road
Chevrolet
Chevrolet Parts
Daugherty Motor Go
Dodge Servicehow
Dodge Bros
Ori
Ginate
J. A. Evans
Willard
Iit
Wilthiard
Milam County Battery Compy
Cameron, Texas
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