Firestone Exhibit at World’s Fair Showcases Modern Tire Factory
The Firestone Tire & Rubber Company unveils a three and a half acre Factory and Exhibition Building at the New York World's Fair. A three winged modern complex features an L shaped plan and a 100 foot vertical fin with colored lighting. A live tire production line demonstrates rubber processing to finished tires while visitors view from galleries as narrators explain the operation. Tires will be sold through Firestone stores and dealers after the exhibition.
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Firestone Tire & Rubber Company
Firestone
Firestone Auto Supply and Service Stores
Little Foxes
Miss Bankhead
Washington, D. C
San Diego
California
U. S
John E. Bankhead
Alabama
Edsel Ford
Federal
Wi B. Bankhead
New Inner Tube Seals Punctures on Moving Wheels
The B F Goodrich Company announces a passenger car inner tube that seals punctures on moving wheels without tire pressure loss. Engineers say it reduces blow out danger and protects against flats from nails screws and glass. Road tests with spikes and chisels showed no air loss. Economy Auto Store, Inc. of 204 North Main Street is a local Goodrich dealer.
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B. F. Goodrich Company
Akron
Ohio
Goodrich
Economy Auto Store, Inc
North Main Street
Cotton shipments from Brazil rise by 150000 bales
Brazil exported 1,239,000 bales of cotton to various countries last year, up 150,000 bales from 1937. This reflects stronger overseas demand, with shipments reaching multiple markets.
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Brazil
Auto Row Gossip By George Edwards
Gossip column recounts barbed jokes at Furniture City Motors with Charlie Seltz and John Austin prank involving quinine. Mentions Economy Auto pilots Swink and Crowson, Dudley softball star, Horace Ilderton on committees, John Andrews at English Motors, and Henry Ford’s inspiration from the 1893 Chicago World’s Fair.
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Webster
Charlie Seltz
Furniture City Motors
John
Austin
Charlie
Morpheus
Fire Department
John" Smith
Furniture City
Economy Auto
Swink
Crowson
Dudley
Horace Ilderton
Dodge
Horace
John Andrews
Ace Whittler
English Motors
Okeh John
Henry Ford
Plymouth introduces biggest seven passenger model for 1939
Detroit May 13 Special The Plymouth seven passenger model adds to the 1939 line. It is a deluxe four door touring sedan with built in trunk and 134 inch wheelbase. Available as a sedan or chauffeur driven limousine with glass partition.
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Detroit
Plymouth
Furniture City Motors
North Main Street
Horseless carriages spark at Detroit fair long ago
In a reminiscence the author recalls early dreams of a power plant and the 1896 invention of a running car from Detroit. He muses on the Ford line and how fairs inspire young creators, then reflects on flavors of friendliness in names and a personal anniversary with the city and its people.
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Detroit
Ford
H. P
Steve
A. L. Stevens
Firestone
Guiding Star
Euphonius
Big Sheet
Buick Engineer Publishes Safe Driving Tips for Motorists
Charles A. Chayne of Buick lists safe driving suggestions from six veteran Buick test drivers. The tips urge focus on driving, avoid distractions, proper speed, use rear vision mirrors, cautious overtaking, gentle braking, and avoiding fatigue or overreliance on brakes. An unrelated final line notes the Queen Mary’s anchors weighing 16 tons.
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Charles A. Chayne
Buick
L. A. Wilson
Paul DeWitt
W. J. LaFonde
R. H. Daley
Fred Lawrence
Maurice Kennedy
Buick Engineering Department
Ducks First Used the Term Flapper for Young Flyless Birds
The word flapper originated as a label for young ducks not yet able to fly, later expanding to describe lively young women in the 1920s.
Striking Changes In New De Soto Revelation Ride
A 1939 De Soto debuts with streamline luggage locker offering 23 cubic feet of space and concealed design. The car features wider seats, improved visibility, higher wind shield, more head room and leg room, a new handy shift, safety signal speedometer, ride formula, and no slam doors. Furniture City Motors at 792 North Main Street invites the public to a Revelation Ride.
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de Soto
Furniture City Motors
North Main Street
Swans Return North From Europe to Iceland and Scandinavia
Whistling swans that wintered in Europe begin their northward migration to Iceland and northern Scandinavia. The birds resume seasonal movements as warmer days arrive, signaling a shift from wintering grounds to breeding habitats along northern routes.
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Europe
Iceland
Scandinavia
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Orace G.ilderton, Inc
Dodge — Sales Service Commerce and
Willowbrook Sts
W. M. Payne
George Bouldin
Leon Webb
Jim Davis
Teuben Presslar, G. D. “Red” Allred, Charlie Hur
Firestone Sentinel
Alfred
Wallenstein
Aire
Tallulah Bankhead
Ford Exposition
George Edwards
Horrace Gilderton, Inc
Commerce and
Willowbrook Streets
Furniture City Motors, Inc
Goodrich Safety
Silvertowne
Jo - SA Stein
E. M. Dudley
High Point
N. C
Thomasville
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