Rickenbacker hits 1000 cars in three months
Detroit factory celebrates the one thousandth car rolling off the line at the Rickenbacker plant on May 10. Captain Eddie Rickenbacker and executives honor the milestone with a ceremony, ribbons, and a ceremonial ride for Mrs. B. L. Everitt. The firm aims to reach 60 cars daily as production expands.
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Rickenbacker Motor Company
Eland
Eddie Rickenbacker
Haber
Pecasion
Uretentors
Andreon
Hickenbacker
Everitt
Rickenbacker Company
W B. F. Everitt
Himecl
Charles Kaar
San Francisco
Herna
Kaar
Yaar Motor Car Company
San Frans
Marty J. Cunnlingham
Une Qunninghan-Twenarda Company
Bandla Telenbuckern
Michinan
Karr
Auburn Silent Operation 15 Car Draws Notice
Obscure report highlights Auburn Automobile Company's claims of a silent operation feature for the Auburn Sedan. The text references objections to rambling and rating, and notes a new model release with fittings intended to reduce rattling and enhance popularity.
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Norges
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Auburn Auto
Armored Redscope Promises Safer Highways In Wartime Car
A wartime defense innovation report details armored speed wagons designed to deter robberies and protect payroll. The feature describes silent mounting, oiless graphite bushings, and full armor built into a durable chassis, highlighting tests with railroads and corporate interest as insurers raise rates.
Dodge Brothers Form British Subsidiary Dodge Brothers (Britain) Ltd
Dodge Brothers announce a British subsidiary, Dodge Brothers (Britain) Ltd, to expand overseas sales with Joseph H Willson as managing director. Willson will oversee British operations and import silverware from New York starting May 2, leveraging prior GM experience and 27 years in U S business. A Canadian Windsor-based company was formed earlier to serve Canada’s market.
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Dodge Brothers
Britain
M. Mobius
Foreign Salos
Derign Brothers
Mr. Willson
Silter
New York
Ind Aquitanin
Diertor
General Motors
Tad
Sandy Uingland
United States
Willvan
Nervica
Vedsu Brothers
Uie
Michigan iron ore demand boosts mining employment
A fragmentary report notes a surge in iron ore demand across the peninsular region with thousands of men employed in mining operations. Several mines resume or expand hiring as the industry recovers, signaling improved employment prospects for workers amid the postwar period.
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Michigan
Shiva
Baele
Aimen
Vpwer
Northern Michigan Enigys Prosperity Column
Irregular copy from Iron Mountain Mint dated June 1 reports on prosperity in northern Michigan. Fragmentary lines reference regional economic notes and unnamed real estate or enterprises. No clear figures, people, or organizations are readable.
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Iron Mountain
Blind Man Unmole... Illinois Robbers
A garbled account describes a blind man in Illinois who faces disruption by robbers. The text includes mangled phrases about olden daye pain and a proprietor informing authorities, with unclear details and many corrupted words.
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Lamcstad
Dane
Paige Third in Quality Market Summary
Palga attains third position among cars in the quality market with the 66 Imne rising high. Sales exceed 200 dollars in value, and the 968 Tine stands out with rapid market reception. The quality market rewards prestige built over years, and Auswe has offered cars above 2000 dollars for just over a year.
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Siles
Sud Haa
Auswe
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