Haynes Light Twelve Sets Amateur 100 Mile Record at Chicago Derby
The Haynes Light Twelve powered by a stock 12 cylinder engine from H E Doty’s pleasure car won the Chicago Auto Derby 100 miles at an average 89 mph. Percy Ford Jr. drove against over $4,000 racing cars, with no tire changes and a flawless run. The victory highlights Haynes engine reliability from factory designs.
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Chicago
Mr. Doty
Percy Ford, Jr
Fender
Haynes
Ford
June Expected to Break Sales Records for Nash Motors
Nash Motors sales manager C. B. Voorhis predicts June will be the biggest month in motorcar commerce in years. He cites end of wartime hesitation, improved business conditions, and earlier bad weather delaying April and May sales as factors. Despite higher raw material costs, several firms offer strong value, with Nash's Jeffery Six prices held from last year.
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C. B. Voorhis
Nash Otors Company
Mr. Voorhis
United States
Patriotism of Forefathers Inspires Wartime Industry Drive
Business leaders report a mobilized economy to support the war effort. T. E. Jarrard of Apper son Brothers Automobile Company extols mass production across all trades from cannery to foundry to supply armaments and food. He warns against hesitation, urging full employment and continuous output as prosperity rises with war demands.
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T. E. Jarrard
Apperson Brothers Automobile Company
Bangor
Bellingham
Sam
Army and Navy
Washington
Trail Blazer Sets Distillate Mileage Record Across Coast
The Saxon roadster trail blazer logged 450 miles from Los Angeles to San Francisco at an average of 37 miles per gallon on distillate after starting on gasoline for priming. Coast tests show other Saxon roadsters using distillate regularly. price is about half of gasoline and widely adopted by California owners. The trip advances toward the Canadian border en route to the east on its return journey.
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National Boundary Highway
Los Angeles
San Francisco
California
Hupmobile Popular Choice Among Movie Stars
A New York publication surveyed moving picture actors in and around New York City showing forty four car makes used for summer work. Hupmobile topped the list, followed by Packard Hudson Peerless and Pierce Arrow, reflecting a strong star demand for style and variety in motorcars.
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New York
Amusement World
New York City
Hiupmobile
Packard
Hudson
Peerless
Pierce Arrow
Dort Owner Takes 300 Mile Trip in Sedan
A Dort owner describes a 300 mile cross country drive in a sedan last week. He bought the car at his wife and daughter's urging and now prefers closed cars for comfort and cleanliness despite warm weather. He notes ample air circulation and no disadvantage while arriving presentable at the destination.
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Dort
John D.mansfield
Dort Motor Car Company
Motorcycle wireless signaling and delivery motorcycles noted
A new form of motorcycle wireless telephone by Captain Frank E Evans is being tested by the U S Marine Corps. The unit weighs about twelve pounds and can send signals 50 to 100 miles. setup takes one and a half to two and a half minutes. Also described are drugstores expanding delivery by motorcycle with positive sales impact and a Sacramento pharmacist praising the efficiency gains.
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Frank E. Evans
New York
United States Marine Corps
Ford
Maxwell
Buick
Chevrolet
Overland
Motorcycles widen reach for rural instructors and others
Agriculture instructors in Minnesota districts say motorcycles boost field work coverage, with Leslie M. Carl using a Harley to inspect pupil plots far from headquarters. Health note: Des Moines journalist Arthur W. Park follows doctor advice to ride for better lungs. Dodge City motorcycle classic faces slim prospects as factory support wanes.
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Leslie M. Carl
Villard, Minn
Carl
Europe
Arthur W. Park
Des Moines
Park
Dodge City
Kan
Carl J. Turner
Blain Minister Accidentally Shoots Wife While Sparrows Hunting
The Rev. EB Strasbaugh of Blain Pennsylvania accidentally shot his wife with a 22 caliber rifle while hunting sparrows. The bullet went through weatherboarding and struck her right shoulder. Dr. F A Gutshall treated her and she was taken to Harrisburg Hospital to locate the bullet.
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Blain
EB. V. Strasbaugh
F. A. Gutshall
Harrisburg
House-Hunter in Holland an Object of Pity
Amsterdam and The Hague face severe housing shortages during World War I as war disruption and an influx of Belgians push rents to high levels. The Dutch upper and lower houses fetch 200 to 300 in rent while competition drives rushed viewings, bribes, and high rewards for available homes.
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Holland
Amsterdam
Netherlands
The
Hague
the Hague
Inflation Warps Rental Market Says Parliament
The text notes demands intensifying and a special law by Parliament to curb rent inflation. It states the law has artificially dampened demand effects while many houses remain unavailable except by purchase, with prices rising and properties exchanging hands quickly at higher values.
Gen Wood Warns of Germanys New Bombs
General Wood in Charleston issues warning that German agents use a small ingeniously constructed incendiary bomb to destroy manufacturing plants in enemy territory. The notice says agents are being sent to France to set fires in establishments engaged in national work.
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Charleston
S. C
Wood
Southeastern Department
France
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