Fraudulent motoring clubs prey on tourists nationwide
The Automobile Association, aided by the Department of Justice and the Post Office, probes fake motoring organizations that exploit drivers with high pressure sales and promises of discounts. More than 100000 fraudulent groups are claimed, with central activity along the National Old Trails road. Officials urge motorists to investigate and consult legitimate clubs or the Better Business Bureau before buying service contracts.
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Central
Middle Western
Automobile Club
Better Business Bureaus
Chambers of Commerce
Gyps
Atlantic Coast
Mississippi
American Automobile Association
Department of Justice
Post Office Department
Thomas P. Henry
Associated Advertising Clubs
Better Business Bureau
Chambers of
Comoros
Henry
A.A. A
New Officers Installed at Battery Service Association
Judge Edward T. Dixon presided at a banquet at the Elks Club as Cincinnati Battery Service Association installed new officers led by Fred T. Gage as President. The group pledged a hard line against cheaters and garage practices, stressing member qualifications and public service to improve battery work. Alph Orr becomes Vice President with Harry Franz as secretary and treasurer.
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Edward T. Dixon
Battery Service Association
Elks’ Club
Cincinnati
Fred T. Gage
Gage
H. H. Brenner
Cincinnati Storage Battery Company
Peter F. Duffy
Edward J. Corcoran
Alph Orr
Orr Bros
Evanston
Harry Franz
Repairing Europe by Motors Aims at Reconstruction
At the Brussels International Chamber of Commerce conference Roy D. Chapin and John N. Willys urged motor transportation as a key economic tool for Europe’s recovery. They cited U S highway progress, noting Europe’s short distances enable cost effective short haul transport and that taxes and tariffs may lessen as car travel gains democratic support.
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Chapin and Willys
Brussels
Europe
Berlin to Install Taxicab Zone Call System
Berlin plans a new taxi call system with forty telephone pillars at main stands. A caller dials the central station of the taxicab association, which routes the request to the pillar nearest the desired address. the association will cover costs.
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Berlin
Taxicab
Donahey’s Order Pleased Dealers For Road Maintenance
Automobile dealers praise Governor Vic Donahey for directing the Highway Department to use gasoline tax revenue for state and county road upkeep. The Cincinnati Automobile Club adopted resolutions urging strict use of funds and warned of possible legal action to ensure road improvement.
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Vic Donahey
Highway Department
Cincinnati Automobile Club
Ohio State Bile Association
Ohio Go Roads Federation
Club Tors
Service school expansion strengthens auto service network
A major car company expands its service education to ten schools led by two instructors each. Weekly, 40 to 80 graduates join the service system from 3400 dealers. One chief instructor travels among schools to oversee training and practice.
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Thei
Auto Shipments Set New Records in Great Lakes Region
Toledo report says motor trucks as rail complement recognized by Great Lakes Regional Advisory Board. Truck executives invited to all future meetings. The industry moved an average of 50,000 cars monthly in Mar May, with 56,210 in April a regional record. A 17,000 car demand for auto parts in the next three months was noted.
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Toledo
Great Lakes
Middle West
Rickety Car Warns of Unsafe Travel
A rickety automobile is never safe. A loose wheel may come off on a railroad crossing. A rattling bumper causes driver strain. It may break down on narrow roads near precipices. It may run wild down a steep hill if brakes fail.
Liquor Tied to Nine Auto Fatalities
Intoxication was listed as a cause in nine automobile deaths. Police reports indicate alcohol involvement in each fatal crash.
TELLING EUROPE HOW U S DOES IT
Government officials trade boards and universities of European countries assist George F. Bauer Foreign Trade Secretary National Automobile Chamber of Commerce in an educational campaign on motor transportation He lectured recently at Cologne Frankfort and Aachen He covers adoption of motor car and motor truck in business road building traffic organization and highway travel The trip stems from the World Motor Transport Congress in Detroit where delegates invited the American automobile industry to send an economic consultant abroad to share U S experience.
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George F. Bauer
National Automobile Chamber of Commerce
Cologne
Frankfort
Aachen
World Motor Transport Congress
Detroit
United States
Cincinnatians Aid Wolfe County Road Bond Drive
Cincinnati road enthusiasts join with the Cincinnati Automobile Association to back Wolfe County Kentucky road bond efforts. Breathitt County voters recently approved a 200000 bond, triggering federal aid funds for bridges culverts grading and drainage.
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Wolfe County
Cincinnati
Cincinnati Automobile Association
Breathitt County
Breathitt
Cincinnati Automobile Club
University of Michigan to run highway engineering courses
Beginning tomorrow the University of Michigan will offer courses covering fundamentals of highway engineering. Topics include economics financing administration legislation design and construction and maintenance of roads and pavements. Instruction directed by Prof. A H Blanchard in Ann Arbor Michigan.
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University of Michigan
A. H. Blanchard
Ann Arbor
Mich
Plan for Three C Highway Through Louisville and South
A joint meeting by the Cincinnati Automobile Club and allied groups will discuss extending the Three C Highway from Covington through Cave City to Louisville and Memphis. Promoters cite links to Covington Carrollton and Cave City and possible tie‑in with a military road Ft Thomas to Camp Knox. Monte Goble Harvey Myers and Senator C B Truesdell lead the effort with wide civic support.
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Cleveland
Columbus
Cincinnati
Louisville
Cave City
Cincinnati Automobile Club
Northern Kentucky Goods Roads Association
Louisville Automobile Club
Twin Oaks Country Club
Latonia
Covington
Carrollton
Memphis
United States
Ft. Thomas
Calmp Knox
Monte J. Goble
Harvey Myers
C. B. Truesdell
Kentucky
Automotive production holds high level amid limited price cuts
Automotive output and sales stay strong for the season with factories near capacity and fewer plant shutdowns for inventories. Merger rumors are discounted though one deal may surface. emphasis on time sales and used cars as parts and accessories stay robust and May and June demand remains high. European engineers increasingly study American road building as the Good Roads Convention in Chicago prepares to convene with international invitations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wall Street
Doubles Tractive Power of Prize Horses on Pavement
Two prize horses can pull twice the load on a pavement than on a dirt road, per the Iowa State Highway Commission service Bulletin.
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Iowa State Highway Commission
Steel Heat Treating at Ford Plant Affects Millions of Parts
At Ford Motor Company Highland Park plant a large heat treatment operation primes steel parts for car assembly. About 2,250,000 small parts pass daily through one furnace battery, with other lines handling magnets and axles. Automatic controls and ventilated furnaces maintain precise temperatures to ensure durable, safe components.
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Ford
Detroit
Highland Park
Ford Motor Company
Clearer Vision Theme of Body Men’s Convention
Intense interest in clear vision developments at the Automobile Body Builders Association convention in Detroit highlighted efforts to reduce obstructions to driver visibility. The discussion aligns with Hoover’s December safety conference urging designs that minimize blocked vision areas in bodies and cabs.
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Automobile Body Builders’ Association
Detroit
Hoover
National Conference On
Motor Car Ownership Centers Near Peoria Illinois
A US Geological Survey analysis shows the center of motor vehicle ownership near Peoria Illinois. The study ties vehicle ownership to energy resource distribution and power production, with electric power generation centered about fifty miles southeast of Chicago.
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United States
Peoria
Ill
George Otis Smith
United States Geological Survey
Chicago
Cincinnati Delegates to Attend A A A Meet
Cincinnati Automobile Club will send several delegates to the American Automobile Association meeting in Atlantic City on June 29 and 30. William M. Perin, past president, will head the delegation as over 300 delegates from more than 712 affiliated clubs are expected. The agenda includes safety work nationwide and reciprocity on automobile registration.
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American Automobile Association
Atlantic City
Cincinnati Automobile Club
William M. Perin
Thera. A. A
Sloan Director of M A C Board Gains New Director
At a General Motors Acceptance Corporation board meeting the resignation of Irenee duPont as director was accepted and Alfred P Sloan Jr of New York was elected a director to fill the vacancy on the board.
Jaywalking Law Popular in Los Angeles
Citizens of Los Angeles back regulation of pedestrians with punishment for jaywalking. They argue pedestrians share responsibility with drivers. Local reformists push stricter rules to curb unsafe crossing and deter violations.
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Los Angeles
Reckless Driving Stymies Officials Across the Nation
Officials propose harsher measures to curb reckless driving including license suspension and revocation, strict license examinations, and minimum penalties. They argue removing driving rights may deter offenders more than fines or jail sentences, while devices to reduce accidents are deemed less effective.
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State License Department
Trucks Hauling Bulk of Freight Rise Across Michigan
Chicago June 27 Motor vehicles carry more freight in Michigan than all railroads combined according to W W Potter member of the Michigan Public Utilities Commission who spoke at the National Motor Bus Association opening session on the transit shift. He said railroad traffic in Michigan dropped 46 percent due to motor buses and that busses now handle work once done by private autos. Potter noted interstate bus and truck operation is unsettled after a US Supreme Court ruling that state and federal regulators lack jurisdiction.
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Chicago
Michigan
W. W. Potter
Michigan Public Utilities Commission
National Motor Bus Association
Potter
United States Supreme Court
Interstate Commerce Commission
Roosevelt party collects fourteen rare birds in Asia
Theodore Roosevelt Kermit Roosevelt and Colonel George K. Cherrie report fourteen rare bird specimens from Kashmir near Spinagar as part of a Field Museum expedition. The party left May 18 amid a cholera outbreak and is now eight thousand feet above sea level heading toward Leh Pass.
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Oyster Bay
N. Y
Theodore Roosevelt
Kermit
George K. Cherrie
Kashmir
Leh Pass
Kara Koroum Range
Campaign Committee for Schneller Named
Fred Schneller city clerk seeks a small city council seat in November. Adolph A. Gruber chairs the campaign committee with members Milton Campbell Maurice Joseph Guy Lewis Charles Hake Sarah Richter A Beaty Valerie Freiberg Janssen Rosenbaum and DeLaney Martin. Advisory group is led by Sam Eberle with Loughead Levi Howard Melish Deckebach Riggs Benjamin Townsend Kahn and Podesta.
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Fred Schneller
Schneller
Adolph A. Gruber
Milton D. Campbell
Maurice Joseph
Guy V. Lewis
Charles F. Hake
Sarah B. Richter
A. Lee Beaty
Nicholas Valerie
Sol. H. Freiberg
August Janszen, Jr
David Rosenbaum
C. DeLaney Martin
Sam Eberle
Co. W. Loughead
Harry J. Levi
William G. Howard
Thomas G. Melish
Henry E. Deckebach
Catherine Riggs
Julian E. Benjamin
Leo Townsend
Cora Kahn
Josephs. Podesta
Freight Train Wreck near East Eighty Fourth Street
A Cleveland Erie Railroad freight train crashed into six runaway freight cars near East Eighty Fourth Street. The engine plowed into the cars and the wooden cars caught fire after the crash.
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Cleveland
Erie Railroad
East Eighty-fourth Street
Speeding Motorist Indicted In City Accident
A report from the National Automobile Chamber of Commerce cites driving too fast for conditions as the chief fault in the crash. The piece notes New York City has twenty three thousand two hundred thirty five taxicabs in service.
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Speeder
National Automobile Chamber of Commerce
New York City
Summer Snowball Battle Draws Rotarians to Cleveland
Denver Rotarians staged a summer snowball battle in Cleveland using an express car of ammunition from the Continental Divide crest to invite delegates to Rotary International in Denver next June.
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Denver
Continental Divide
Cleveland
Colorado
Rotary International
Ohio City
Colorado Sees Population Boom From Summer Tourist influx
Colorado experiences a near doubling of residents as seasonal visitors flood in during the summer, with tourism driving a surge in lodging, dining, and local commerce across the state.
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Colorado
Milton wrote Paradise Regained after wife’s death
Berlin report describes a student answer at the University of Hamburg. The professor asked what he knew of Milton. The student claimed Milton married, then wrote Paradise Lost, his wife died, and he wrote Paradise Regained.
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Milton
Berlin
University of
Hamburg
Clip Coupon For The Commercial Square Offer
Readers are invited to clip a paper coupon and visit The Commercial Tribune office at 410 Commercial Square near Broadway between 5th and 6th to buy a pole outfit with flag for 1.85 dollars including coupon. Mail option adds 15 cents.
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Commercial Tribune
Commercial Square
Broadway
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Automobile Association
Roger Burlingame
Automobile Editor
Battery Men’s Association
International Chamber of Commerce
Belgium
Roy D. Chapin
John N. Willys
Foreign Trade Committee
American Committee On Highway Transport
U.S
Germany
The
Associated Press
Donahey
Oghuul
Southwests
America
Amercan
América
Charles M. Upham
North Carolina
American Road Builders’ Association
Chicago Coliseum
Pan-American Highway Commission
Buenos Aires
W. H. Connell
Pennsylvania State Highway Department
Association
Peoria, Ill
A.A.A. Meet
Regkless
Roosevelt
New York World News Service
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