Deckman & Son Carlisle Receives Special Kelly Truck
J E Dare of the Atlantic Motor Truck Company delivered a specially designed three and a half ton Kelly chassis to Deckman and Son of Carlisle. Hoover Wagon Works built the six by seventeen foot van body with five seating, three bunks, and electric lighting. The unit is the largest built by Hoover for Deckman, part of a fleet for moving households from Philadelphia to Carlisle amid a large construction project. A second Kelly truck is to be delivered soon. Automobiles in North Carolina will have one license plate in 1920 under a new Senate industry measure.
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J. E. Dare
Atlantic Motor Truck Company
Pennsylvania
Deckman and Son Company
Carlisle
Kelly
Hoover Wagon Works
York
Deckman Company
East
Philadelphia
Fuure
Packard Advanced Training School Marks First 18 Months
The Packard Motor Car Company reports progress solving rising production costs through its Packard Advanced Training School. Since April 1918 over 700 executives completed a course in industrial management, emphasizing shop coordination, waste reduction, and departmental cooperation.
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Packard Motor Car Company
Packard Advanced Training School
Packard
Advanced Training School
E. E. Mead
New Premier Car Series Debuts With Premier Features
The Hagerling Motor Car Company will show the postwar Premier models in the city after holidays. The cars boast aluminum bodies, Cutler-Hammer magnetic gear shift, and full equipment including two extra rims, cord tires, Perfection heater, lights, lighters, extinguishers, tire pump, and clock. Also notes Maine road fund for 1920 and a planned British car plant at Springfield MA.
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Hagerling Motor Car Company
Worldwide Motor News Highlights 1919 1920
Bermuda restricts autos while Buenos Aires drives on the left. American cars reach 81 nations and Cleveland clocks 15000 autos in 1919. France to U S price range 2000 to 20000 dollars. Norway claims longest mile at 12182 yards. New York buses run thirteen years. Auto sales rise 22 percent. Gasoline use 10 to 14 barrels per car yearly. City College of NY adds two auto courses. Women drive a magneto industry in Hopton England. North Carolina to reach 25000 autos by 1920. UK, France, Italy export cars to America priced 10000 to 20000. Ohio leads auto registrations in 1919. Britain imports 193 million gallons of motor spirits in 1918. US cars will displace 30 million horses by 1919 end. Maryland blue laws ban Sunday gasoline sales. Three quarter ton trucks lead sales in 1919. Car thefts exceed output of five plants. St Paul servants drive owners’ cars weekly. Cleveland issues 75000 auto licenses in 1919. Atlanta builds 2000-car garage at 175000 sq ft. Roosevelt Memorial Highway across Long Island eyed at 2 million dollars. Philadelphia Businessmen’s Association backs motorcycle police to curb thieves. City to deploy policemen on streets.
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Bermuda
Buenos Aires
Detroit Automobile Club
Cleveland
Ohio
Norway
Fifth Avenue
New York City
College of the City of
New York
Hopton
England
North Carolina
Anay East Indies
France
Italy
America
Great Britain
United States
Maryland
St. Paul
Cleveland Automobile Club
Atlanta
Long Island
Montauk Point
United Businessmen's Association
Philadelphia
Seeing What the Battery Does at Willard Station
A Willard Battery expert explains how automotive starting and lighting batteries work. A technical school demonstration uses substituted glass jars and controlled charging to show internal changes. Students observe reactions when impure waters are added and note effects and impurities.
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Willard Station
Kent
Willard Battery
Willard Storage Battery Company
Willard
Briscoe Sets New Gas Mileage Record in California
Briscoe four cylinder stock model car surpasses prior mark by averaging 51.2 miles per gallon in a Pomona test witnessed by four Los Angeles newspaper representatives. The run followed the Yosemite economy test with 28.8 mpg, using oversize tires and a staged fuel transfer.
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Yosemite
Pomona
Cal
Automobie Department
Los Angeles
Briscoe
Earl V. Abbott
Charles Rider
M. W. Zandler
Jack Waters
The
Express
Fred Ross
Times
Otto Matthies
Examiner
Nelson Lally
Herald
Zander
Franklin Sedan Production Surges to Near Six Thousand
Franklin Automobile Company of Syracuse New York reports a rapid rise in enclosed car output from 189 units in 1914 to about 5,666 in the year around armistice and a planned 4,466 sedans amid growing demand for utility enclosed models. The firm led the shift to enclosed cars in the United States dating from 1907 and continues to expand production including the Brougham line.
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Franklin Automobile Company
Syracuse
N. Y
Franklin Company
Franklin
Movie Star Explains Why He Likes the Cadillac
Fatty Arbuckle writes Cadillac the reason he drives one. He is an automobile crank who seeks top engineering, quiet rides, long trips, and reliable response. He notes he dislikes frequent garage stops and wants a car that fits his needs.
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Fatty” Arbuckle
Cadillac Motor Car Company
Detroit
Mich
Singer
Brazil requires strict chauffeur license tests and records
The text notes that before a driver can obtain a motor license to operate a car in Brazil, a chauffeur must pass severe examinations. Applicants must undergo road register fingerprints and photographs, and a license number recorded by police authorities.
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Brazil
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Kelly-Springfield
Senate
General Assembly
Coats Forry
Penn
Harris
Packard Company
Castanisd
Bell Phone
Atlas Electric Service Co
Fishman Garage
Dial
Maine
Springfield
Mass
United
Harrisburg
United State
United Tire & Rubber Corporation
Chaffeurs
Iterco
Texaco
5 OIL CO
Jesse James
Lawrence Process
KAT’ x Evi
Central Penna
Overland
Overland-Harrisburg CO
West Market St
North Second Street
Newport
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