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Newspaper
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1925
Page
10
Frank Chandler of Herald Motor Car Company returns from the Reo factory in Lansing Michigan with a new coupe model. Officials expect rapid production and strong dealer enthusiasm as the refinements appeal to the feminine buyer and align with Reo’s gold standard of values.
A traveler reports continued strong demand for automobiles as dealers in major brands enjoy robust sales nationwide. The open car era, drought relief in the South, and steady factory output suggest a lasting upswing, with Cincinnati dealers optimistic and used-car markets thriving.
Loomis warns that gas taxes divert to general funds and stray from road use. He cites Pennsylvania where 6.8 million of 9.1 million raised goes to general revenue, and notes many states experiment with two to three cent rates while many still study the issue.
J Frank de Causse notes a rise in made to order car bodies while European imports fall as a share of buyers. He says Americans once favored European chassis with custom bodies costing up to 18000 dollars, but performance and service have shifted demand to established American manufacturers.
Ford records show more than 161 000 people employed across its operations in the United States. The Detroit area gains are the largest, with River Rouge at 52 800 and Highland Park at 55 300, though peaks in 1923 exceed current totals. Overall domestic assembly plants now near 44 000 workers.
Production of motor cars and motor trucks in the United States totaled 404,300 in May per shipping reports to the National Automobile Chamber of Commerce. The May figure was 4 percent below April’s high total as the industry maintains a cautious stance amid demand driven output. Output is 33 percent ahead of May 1924 with June expectations of improvement in most regions.
Scotch engineers Burt and McCallum forged a single sleeve valve engine aiming to improve on gasoline motors. Their Burt-McCalum Argyle engine promises economy and quiet operation with only seven moving parts, easing lubrication and eliminating valve tappet resets.
Martha Bamberg, a one legged Berlin cabdriver, defies male peers by saying a cabman's income can be comfortable if the cab is well kept and the driver abstains from drink, enough to support her parents. She joined the trade after her vegetable-dealer father fell ill, drawn by a love of horses.
Police in Lexington Kentucky investigate a series of nighttime attacks on aristocrat graves at Lexington Cemetery. Monuments in eight lots were toppled or damaged including figures in Breckinridge and Bryan family plots. No suspect or motive identified as bloodhounds trail to a deserted house without result.
A strong man would be needed to lift slabs from foundations as a sleeping child statue was battered from a monument in the Bis Sick family lot. Other stones were overturned in the Strader Yates Morton and Talbott enclosures and in the Odd Fellows plot. The cemetery remains under constant watch, with mystery over how an intruder accessed the central section and escaped unseen.
Lee W. Brice purchasing agent for Continental Motors Detroit plant was chosen as President of the National Association of Purchasing Agents at its annual Milwaukee meeting last week. Brice has long been with Continental and is well known in the trade.
London reports from seaside resorts and other popular outdoor spots indicate the old fashioned garter is stylish again. Garters are wide elastic bands in colorful, durable designs that withstanding laundering. Doctors caution against overly tight wear, but allow loose garters for individuality and colorful display.
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