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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1920
Page
4
Gus Montemann sits in his service car selling tires with 18 tires claimed sold out. Near Tenth and Maine Prof. Corley, High School auto instructor, draws attention in overalls while teaching Ford pistons and Packard gears to show students how engines turn.
A recent formation of a new social club blurs lines between diligent workers and idlers, prompting debate on merit, posture, and community status within the town. Members argue over standards while critics say exclusivity traps laborers outside.
A playful note from the newspaper page imagines a public argument between a genial professor and Joe Ehart over a fuelizer on Joe's Packard. A Vermonter named Schack is pictured in a dramatic scene with an indicator and a goose gun, while Arthur Goertz arrives from Liberty and avoids road talk. Lou Bover teases about a future three years of good reads.
Proper tire care reduces trouble and service costs. Goodyear Service Stations educate customers on tire alignment, tread cuts, inflation, and fabric breaks. Regular inspections and timely repairs prevent ply separation, moisture intrusion, and excessive wear.
Howard Burgess and Oscar Weiss are seen dragging Perfectos bought with cash. The speaker gambles on retreading vs a new tire, hints at a joke to come, and remarks on a Carolina rumor about confiscating cars after crashes. The piece muses on traffic laws and costly car repair in Quincy.
A sensational fragment recalls a 22nd anniversary of a car sale and references a list of Johnston and Plank sold cars like a show menu. The text includes threats and warnings about a “big blonde joker” and a call to spill names if a route isn’t changed.
Roy Howard formerly service manager at Johnson-Plank Motors is moved to the sales force. J A Bud Schwartz as service manager takes the garage vacancy. Both men are well known in the local automobile world and will strengthen the Johnson-Plank organization.
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