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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Dec 11, 1932

Page

13

Reo Aerocar develop new power unit for Aerocar firm

Detroit note reports REO Motor Car Company and Aerocar of Detroit jointly produced a new commercial motive power unit labeled the Reo Aerocar. The unit fits Aerocar’s requirements with a coupe-like exterior and is being delivered weekly. Parrish states the contract covers remaining 1932 production.

Detroit Reo Motor Car Company Aerocar Company Reo-Aerocar Reo Aecrocar Acrocar Aerocar General Electric General Electric Company W. J. Parrish

Deep skirt Graham fender aids streamlining and cleanliness

Graham owners praise the deep skirted fender for its streamlined look and practical benefit. Graham representative Paul R. Wagner notes the design conceals unsightly wheel wells and steering parts while protecting the car from mud and water spatter on wet roads.

Graham Paul R. Wagner

Gas Price Probe In Australia Targets Oil Giants

Canberra reports an Australian federal inquiry into gasoline pricing to check if British and American oil companies extract excessive profits. Residents of the capital pay 60 cents for first grade and 56 cents for second grade fuel while an independent Roumanian gasoline distributor found most stations tied to established firms.

Canberra Senate House of Representatives

Sunday Cross Word Puzzle: sissaitknees Across and Down

Crossword puzzle clues span many definitions from 1 Across Dinner dishes to 112 That is abbr. Answers appear on page 13 of this edition. Copyright 1932.

Squatters Lose Right to River Land in MOBRARA Area

In MOBRARA Nebraska squatters along the Missouri River mud flats between Yankton and Verdel lose rights to the land created by river accretion. Landowners adjacent to the new lands form a case and are deemed entitled to the lands over the squatters, who populate the valley in the hundreds.

Mobrara Neb Missouri River Yankton Verdel

Deep Sea Diver Pilots Plane For Diversion

Houston based diver E E Baties works underwater on ship hulls by morning and pilots an amphibian plane by afternoon. He jokes about someday fusing water and aviation and notes his dual career as a diver and flyer as a form of diversion.

Houston Tex E E Baties Biaves

Hufstader Named Buick Sales Manager In Rearrangement

W A Bless announces W F Hufstader will lead Buick sales replacing George H Wallace who moves to General Motors export. Hufstader, central regional manager based in Chicago, is succeeded by D A Bathrick as Chicago zone manager and H Travelyan returns to Chicago as zone manager. Curtis C LeWald becomes Buick advertising manager succeeding E J Poag.

W. A. Bless W. F. Hufstader Buick George H. Wallace General Motors Export Company Allen Motor Company Mr. Hufstader Chicago Buick Company Hufstader D. A. Bathrick Bathrick General Motors Pontiac H. A. Travellyan St. Louis Trevelyan Oldsmobile Oldsfield Curtis C. LeWald KE. J. Poag LeWald Campbell- Ewald Company

Oldfield and Arnold Named Plymouth Advisors

DETROIT Barney Oldfield the famed racing driver is named highway safety advisor for Plymouth Motor Corporation with Billy Arnold as his assistant. Oldfield, a veteran racer since 1902, joins Plymouth through enthusiasm for the car and friendship with Walter P. Chrysler. Arnold, 24, AA A champion in 1930, previously helped Chrysler Motors and, with Harry Hartz, set twelve world records at Daytona Beach.

Detroit Barney Oldfield Plymouth Motor Corporation Billy Arnold H. G. Moock Arnold Harry Hartz Chrysler Cars Daytona Beach

Tige the Dog Sparks Butler License Fight

Aert Payson Terhune’s piece recalls Tige the dog whose moonlit barking woke Butler New Jersey and led to a proposed 15 dollar male and 30 dollar female dog license. Citizens packed meetings. the mayor’s ordinance was defeated as residents rallied around the idea that a little dog could lead them.

Tige Hved Butler New Jersey Tige

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