Illinois Observes Ship by Truck Week Proclamation
Illinois Governor Prank O Lowden calls May 17 to 22 Ship by Truck week to promote highway development and a unified year round transportation system. The proclamation notes state effort to extend lightwave highways to deliver factory products and passenger traffic, with references to Willys Knight taxicabs and Chicago La Salle hotel fleet.
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Illinois
O. Lowden
Iinola
Himala
Union
Inols
Criiti
Dich
Willys
Willy-Knight
Willys- Knight
la Salle Hotel
Chicago
Westcott Express Company of
New York
Overland Waste Reclamation System Boosts Efficiency
Overland’s waste reclamation department converts scrap into power and reuses oil and metal for the Willys Overland plant in Toledo. Waste reduction lowers costs, improves energy use, and helps keep Overland prices competitive while safeguarding worker health.
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America
Willys-Overland Company
Toledo
Hla
Willy's-Overland
Overland
Fan
Cooperative store to open in May near Franklin plant
A cooperative store and market will open May 1 beside the Hi HL Franklin Manufacturing Company plant in Sytacuss. The venture, run by a governing Franklin workers committee, will sell staple groceries and clothing to Franklin employees only, aiming to reduce living costs and potentially reach $1,300,000 in annual sales if each of about 1,000 local families spends $10 weekly.
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Hi.hl Franklin Manufacturing Company
Sytacuss
George
Franklin Workers
Franklin
Shortage of Fabric May Bring Tire Lack
For over a year there have been repeated predictions of a fabric tire shortage across the United States. The shortage stems from a lack of fabric, not rubber, threatening to curb output at tire plants. Dealers are stocked now, but fabric supplies will dwindle as spring demand grows, potentially leaving late buyers with fewer options.
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United States
Lee Tire
Neil & Harker
Toon
Paige Coupe Offers Luxurious Comfort and All-Season Use
The Paige Coupe is described as a car of exquisite beauty with luxurious upholstery and fittings. It offers five-passenger roominess uncommon for its class and is positioned as a vehicle for comfortable service in any season and weather, ideal for year-round use.
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Overland 4
Rocky Mountains
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Spence
Bent
Alta St
LEY CO. Inc
Goodyear
Barney Oldfield
Pennsylvania
Brunswick
Goodrich
Pendleton Rubber & Supply CO
East Court Street
WM. Dunn
Cooperative
Paige
Detroit Motor Car Company
Detroit
Michigan
O. E. Holdman Auto CO
E. Holdman
Cottonwood ST
Lee
Canadas
Chile
Argentine
Mexico City
Brazil
France
Overland Sales CO
E. J. Saylor
Mgr. Hk. Court and Thompson
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