Rubber tires to power rise in air mail era
The United States leads tire consumption and faces higher demand as airplanes become mail carriers. Bid solicitations for New York to Texas air mail service target landing stations of 500 acres plus. Goodrich tires support aviation needs as trials and forecasts push for widespread air travel within years.
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Uncle Sam
United States Mail
Washington
Post Office Department
New York
Texas
Uwea
Ird
B. F. Goodrich Rubber Company
Glenn H. Curth
Wright Brothers
Curtis
Lake Erie
Goodrich
Hammondaport
N. Y
America
Air Service
Goodrich Silvertown
Reggie’s Hunting Trip Ends With Missed Quail Hoax
The Florida Times-Union quip notes Reggie skipped his usual hunt and returned with nothing but empty pockets. The joke plays on missing game and missing trousers in a lighthearted in-paper quip.
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Dean
Reggie
Florida Times-Union
Windsor Vermont merchant runs five Overland delivery cars
J B Callan of Windsor Vermont operates five Overland light delivery cars to expand his business. Cars depart at seven each morning, return by 8 30, covering a wide radius and speeding orders and meat shipments from White River Junction. He plans to keep current fleet due to time and cost savings.
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Windsor
J.B. Callan
Callan
Catan
Calg Lan
White River Junction
Motor Tracks Will Replace Freight Cars
Residents along main roads notice auto trucks moving goods nationwide. The war boosts highway transport, especially to seaboards, underscoring need to keep major arteries open year round. Truck transport is seen as a major growth area in the next two years, urging attention to road construction and maintenance, notably the Lincoln highway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seaboard
East Liverpool
Ohio
Morning Tribune
Auto Travel Standardization Move Emerges in California
The California Traffic Officers association formed with HQ in Oakland seeks to standardize traffic regulations across the state. It aims to create a state-wide system to regulate city and urban highway traffic for the benefit of police and the public.
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Oakland
Cal
Mar
California Traffic Officers’ Association
California
Lincoln Highway Endorses Uniform Interstate Traffic Plan
Public officials across most states have received invitations to support a national uniform traffic system. The proposal aims to ease long distance motor travel, especially for trans continental journeys on the Lincoln highway. The California Traffic Officers association has its efforts endorsed by the Lincoln Highway association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California Traffic Officers’ Association
Lincoln Highway Association
Mary tourists on all roads during year
Information from multiple sources indicates a year of unusually heavy traffic on major through routes as tourists plan cross country trips. Lincoln Highway routes attract hotel and garage business, with Detroit offices reporting record inquiries and motorists aiming for Gettysburg and Yellowstone feeder roads opening for the season.
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Chicago
Lincoln Highway Association
Detroit
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Gettysburg
Yellowstone National Park
Park
Centre
Wyo
Laramie
Lake City
Utah
Pacific Coast
Yosemiteeee Park
Tioga Road
Automobiles Modernize Stage Travel Between WA Towns
Automobiles have transformed stage travel with routes once requiring days by horse now completed in hours. A. Broxton operates the Walla Walla to Dayton line covering 30 miles each way, twice daily, totaling 120 miles daily for nine months with only six delays. His Oldsmobile odometer reads 30 701, and only one day was lost after a 25 000 mile engine inspection. Gasoline usage averages about 16 miles per tire, with tires delivering up to ten thousand miles.
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Broxton
Walla Walla
Dayton
Wash
Highway Expenditures Double in Wyoming Since Last Year
Wyoming plans 1918 road spending of 80 000 while last year’s total reached 400 000. Nationally 263 0966 10 and 144 298 800 allocated for road improvements are noted by Goodrich Rubber figures. Officials call the year a drop in the bucket relative to war needs, with highways seen as key to freight gains and railroad relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winona Oil Corporation
Powder River Oi
Wyoming
Casper
Western Oil World
Ohio Oil Company
Winona
A. Winona
Powder River
Sya
Goodrich Rubber, Company
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Barleson
Alva Bradley
Cleveland Chamber of Commerce
Automobile
Dickert
Carey Avenue
Cheyenne, Wyoming
Overland
Vermont
Mary
Ald
Weny Baee
Haren Tate
Paige Essex
Paige
Detroit Motor Car Company
Detroit, Michigan
W. H. Kleinke
Laramie, Platte and
Goshen Counties
Capitol Avenue
Maryland
Idaho
Kan
Maine
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