Oldsmobile Restores War Production Speed at Lansing
W H Owens and Edward Ver Linden announce rapid postwar output at Oldsmobile Lansing plants. Limited passenger car shipments start immediately with the Economy Truck ready for nationwide sale. Production is expected to surpass prewar records by April first as demand remains high for six and eight models amid booming industry recovery.
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W. H. Owens
W. N. Owens Auto
Oldsmobile
Lansing
Owens
Edward Ver Linden
Red Speed Wagon Still Winning in Tuck Contests
A Rural Demonstration in Macon Georgia saw the REO Speed Wagon win first place on all four runs. Four routes out of Macon carried merchandise to towns along the lines with trucks loaded and receipts issued for loading and delivery. The event, under the Macon Chamber of Commerce, compared speed, distance, and fuel efficiency across entrants.
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Willam Feinneen
Freo Cars
W. C. Parker
Top Muto Car Company
Macon, Ga
Chamber of Commerce
Teo
Macon
Mission to plan Yosemite golf course explored
SAN FRANCISCO April 42 Mission to lay out a golf course in Yosemite National Park has been requested of Secretary of the Interior Franklin K Lane. It is argued the course would attract hundreds of thousands of visitors yearly seeking a vacation spot with a links experience.
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San Francisco
Yosemite National Mark
Franklin K. Lane
Cadillac with 82000 miles wins prize in France show
The 1919 French automobile show awarded first prize to a Cadillac driven by U S Marines that rode 82000 miles and survived three salvage evaluations. Sergeant Samuel J Tennant recounts its service in Verdun Chateau Thierry Soissons Nancy Toul Salons St Mihiel and the Argonne before endurance contest entry. National leaders anticipate the woman vote shaping next year’s presidential race.
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First Army
France
Gadac
Samuel J. Tennatt
U. S. Marine Corps
Tam
Washington, D. C
A.B. P. Tt
Verdun
Chateau Thierry
Soissons
Nancy
Toul
Salons
St. Mihiel
Argonne
U.S
Carenautecos
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Yosemite
United States
Everready
Plains Auto Company
Buick
Cadillac
Republic
Firestone
Willys-Knight and
Overland
Convenient Distributors
FORD
OUR Service
Hank-Keslar Motor CO
Thames
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