Whippet Sets EightHour 300mile Mountain Run Record
A Whippet roadster tested by the Maryland Automobile Club completed a nonstop Baltimore to Cumberland round trip in eight hours. The car averaged 38.12 mph overall, with peaks reaching 67 mph on Pennsylvania stretches and 55 mph on curves, preserving engine integrity after the mountainous trial.
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Automobile Club of Maryland
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Baltimore
Cumberland
Hagerstown
Braddock Heights
South Mountain
Negro Mountain
Polish Mountain
Martin’s Mountain
Bradford
Bedford
Chambersburg
Tuscarora Mountain
Cove Mountain
Siderling
Scrub Rose Mountain
Keystone State
Pet
Automobile Clan
Optional colors in Willys Knight attract buyers nationwide
Willys Overland announces color combinations for the Willys Knight great six models, drawing unusual demand from local buyers and prompting a nationwide sales boost. Toledo factory reports the new colors complement stylish Knight interiors and meet consumer demand for individuality.
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Willys-Overland, Inc
Toledo
Knight
Graham Brothers Expand Plants For Record Truck Demand
Graham Brothers, the Dodge Brothers truck division, forecasts 1928 as a record year with capacity doubled at the Detroit plant and a new Stockton addition to handle growing Pacific Coast sales. Two new models, a 2 ton six cylinder and a light 14 ton delivery car, boost offerings as October shipments total 6125 units.
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Graham Brothers
Dodge Brothers, Inc
John R. Lee
Mr. Lee
Graham
Detroit
Stockton
California
Willys Knight Great Six Offers Custom Color Schemes
The article promotes Willys Knight Great Six cars offering multiple color schemes to reflect individual tastes. It claims modern buyers can express style, beauty, and comfort along with efficiency and longevity, with interior upholsterings matching each exterior combination.
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Ing
Willys
Overland
Willys-Knight
Truck division gains to 500 daily capacity in three plants
Expansion across Detroit Stockton and Evansville plants boosts output. Stockton factory work began in August and finished quickly. The plant now operates with modern machinery and can produce about 50 trucks daily. Combined with Evansville and Detroit, the truck division can handle 500 trucks per day plus commercial cars.
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Stockton
Aye
Detroit
Evansville
College romances end in marriage for many Duke alums
A Duke alumni study finds twenty seven percent of married alumnae and thirteen percent of all alumnae from classes 1906 to 1926 married Duke men. The piece notes a fifty-fifty chance of a co-ed someday marrying, based on past trends.
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Selma Warlick
Durham
Duke University
Duke
Duke Alumnae Enter Professions and Marry at High Rates
Elizabeth Aldridge notes 85 percent of Duke alumnae work before marriage while 57 percent of nongrads marry before finishing. Only 47 percent of graduates wed. Oxford brides show much lower marriage rates. At Duke University Trinity, nearly half find husbands with few divorces among married Duke men and Duke women. The piece questions whether educated women deter traditional marriage roles.
Record Tobacco Crop Seen For North Carolina
Raleigh reports a record tobacco crop in sight for North Carolina this year with an estimated 437,488,000 pounds, surpassing 1920’s 433,750,000 as average price hovers near 25 cents per pound. States yields vary by region, with mountain, Piedmont, and coastal areas showing diverse pounds and quality estimates around 75 to 85 percent.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Department of Agriculture
North Mountain Counties
Southern Mountain Counties
Piedmont
North
Central
Mountain Counties
Coastal
Southern
Crop Reporting Service
Drug Addicts in All Classes If it were possible for the govern
The fragment discusses drug addiction across social classes and contemplates potential government action. It hints at policy debate and possible interventions without detailing specific programs or outcomes. The text appears to be an editorial or opinion excerpt from a historical publication.
Drug addiction spans classes says Federal agent
Ralph H. Oyler, a Federal narcotic agent, notes in Liberty that dope users are found across all classes and professions, not just in any single group. He cites truck drivers and street car conductors as examples alongside high society, explaining that public notoriety does not reflect actual numbers.
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Ralph H. Oyler
Liberty
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C. C. F. Motor CO
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Elizabeth Aldridge
Oxford University
G. R. Taylor
University College
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R. E. Thigpen
Miss Aldridge
Cam Lette
Shepard Motor Company
South Main
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Terial
F. O. B. Flint
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