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Rent-A-Ford Growth Spreads Across Kansas Cities
The Rent-A-Ford company started September 9 1922 with six Model T Fords at 17 cents per mile and has grown to seventy cars in multiple makes. Local manager Fred Geis oversees the Lawrence operation, part of a broader Topeka and Manhattan network. Lawrence schools and colleges used rentals for group travel, with trips exceeding 2000 miles. The firm maintains its own service department, strict maintenance, and offers public liability property and collision insurance for safe do-it-yourself transportation.
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Rent-A-Ford Company
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Fred Geis
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Lawrence High School
Haskell Institute
K. A
Baker University