Peerless and Maxwell Auto Plant Shifts in 1920
Automobile news notes Peerless factory in Cleveland converting to two power range eight passenger cars and expanding output with new buildings and space formerly for trucks. Lexington’s large Connermine plant built for government trailers now serves as assembly facility. Churchill’s War Cabinet favors economical Ford as replacement for Rolls Royce. Maxwell postwar production boomed with new builds underway.
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Peerless
Nuside One
Claaks
Peeer- Jeos Motor Car Company
Casala
Pawenger
Big
Cleveland
Peerless Eight Delivers Superior Ease of Operation
The Peerless Eight offers unmatched ease of operation among cars with similar carrying capacity, power, and speed. Its compact eight cylinder motor enables a short wheel base, light weight, quick start in traffic, and strong hill performance without sacrificing comfort, beauty, or economy.
Maxwell Motors Cuts Car Prices Amid Large Material Purchases
According to correspondence received by Noll & Harker, Mus well agents, the company plans high daily output and a target of 100,000 cars per year. I. C. Freeman, executive engineer of Maxwell Motor Company, cites these orders as a major factor keeping car prices low and driving the purchase of millions in materials.
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Noll & Harker
Muswell
Acertes I.C. Freeman
Maxwell Motor Company
Thia
Auto Dealers Face Delivery Delays and Plates Heist
The local auto trade notes harmonious work with traffic officials is not universal. Officer Lyday clashed with a dealer over 1919 license plates, a suspected plate thief was caught, and a running-board plate transfer led to investigations. Pendleton dealers report immediate Haynes and Winton deliveries possible now, with March 1 price rises and shortages likely. Factory reps, such as H H Hart, visit Pendleton to service Umatilla Auto Co. and another dealer posts strong spring sales, with two Chandlers sold and inquiries for immediate delivery on Chalmers. As spring begins, overall car demand is expected to surge amid delivery uncertainty.
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Lyday
Iloens
Desler
Mid Denier
Haynes and Winten Care
Pendleton
W. C . B. Pruitt
Umatilla Auto Co
Prittanya
Instmuiramer
Cart
Haynes
Winton
Pendleton Rubber to Exclusively Handle Three Tire Leaders
Pendleton Rubber and Supply co announces exclusive handling of Three Tires The Good Rich Pennsylvania vacuum cup and Barney Oldfield lines in the future. Existing tire lines will be closed out and a large stock of the three leading brands will be carried, according to manager William Dunn.
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Goodrich
Pennsylvania
Vacuum Cup
Barney Oldfield
Pendleton Rubber & Supply Co
Tture
William Dunn
Troubles of plotters mount as bars open
Seattle news reports deportation action against Wilhelm von Brincken former German military attache. Immigration proceedings start at Angel Island with White presiding as Owens seeks to halt deportation. Brincken convicted in 1917 for conspiring to violate neutrality. sentence two years plus one month.
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Seattle
Wash
United Press
McNeil
von Brincken
Wilson
Frans Bopp
Vicce
Elkhart von Behanck
United States
Bopp
von Schaack
San Franctisco
America
Fort Douglas
Uwh
von Bruken
Milo Abercrombie
Abercrombie
Must Have a Cook Appears in New York Evening Post
A Newlywed pleads for a cook to live in their home. A hesitant candidate coolly offers relief, while the mother laments the need, underscoring domestic role expectations in the period. The exchange reflects social norms and household labor dynamics.
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Mra
New York Evening Post
The Power of Sociability An Trinh Candidate Encounters Surprise
An Trinh, a political candidate, believed a certain elector opposed him yet found the elector leaving unexpectedly, signaling a shift in sentiment or an unanticipated quiet support. The moment underscores the delicate dynamics of personal sociability in campaigning.
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Trinh
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Hayne Motor Co
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