War Work Boosts Auto Industry Postwar Prospects
Civilian production faced minor delays as parts from engines to axles were secured for war demand. Many plants, already absorbed in armed services orders, shifted to long shifts for airplane engines tractors and shell components. Over eighty firms in the National Automobile Chamber of Commerce worked on government orders totaling over one billion dollars, about 80 percent of 1917 motor output. Postwar gains include higher efficiency and transferable skills from war work, promising stronger car and truck production and full employment for years after peace terms are settled.
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War Industries Board
Army
Navy
Mitchell
Buick
Ford
General Motors Truck
International Motor
Interstate
Locomobile
Nordyke & Marmon
Overland
Packard
Paige
Pierce, Root & Vandervort
Moline
Simplex
Studebaker
Velie
White
National Automobile Chamber of Commerce
America
Auto Buyers Want Peek At Inside Parts
The Lexington dealer S A Hubbard notes war economy shifts buyers toward evaluating internal car values. Consumers now study engines and performance, seeking intelligent choices. Lexington Motor Company highlights engineering improvements for lighter, economical, easier to operate cars.
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S. A. Hubbard
Lexington
Mr. Hubbard
Lexington Motor Company
New Overland Price List Effective December Nine
The price list for Overland and Willys-Knight cars takes effect December 9. Model 90 touring and roadster cost 985 dollars and sedan 1495 dollars. Model 89 touring 1625 dollars. Model 4 eight prices 1725 to 2750 for touring coupe sedan limousine. Model S88 eight touring 2750, coupe 3425, sedan 3475, limousine 3500. Delivery wagons start at 985 dollars for Model 90 express and 900 for chassis only. 1200 pound wagons list 1075 for express and panel.
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Willys-Knight
Old Newspapers Free Car From Mud Hole, Says Driver
A motorist recounts a simple fix for a car stuck in mud using folded old newspapers. He keeps a stack in the car and inserts sheets between tire and mud while the wheels turn, gaining traction until the vehicle moves free. He notes the method works repeatedly and suggests keeping papers on hand in lonely areas.
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United States Tire Company
Lucky
On Three Cylinders Promote Postwar Auto Racing Revival Plan
Plans for reviving automobile racing on American speedways mark 1919 as a milestone year. The piece recalls World War I mobilization from April 1917 to November 11, 1918, and touts Never Freeze natural water as preventing radiator freezing and overheating, with claims of performance similar to ordinary water down to 40 degrees below zero.
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Nature
Michigan
Stop Munitions Manufacture Report Cites German Plan
A German press report quotes the state department stating German munitions production will cease by December 31. It notes that only certain manufacturers will be affected and details are limited, with official confirmation pending.
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Washington
State Department
Germany
Seek Closer Harmony Among Ball Leagues
CHICAGO December 29 Plans for closer relations between the major and minor leagues were discussed at a conference attended by Ban Johnson president of the American League Thomas J Hickey president of the American Association and A R Tearney of Chicago chairman of a committee representing the National Association of Minor Leagues Hickey presented a draft amendments to the national agreement but the conferees would not discuss the issues at this time
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Chicago
Ban Johnson
American League
Thomas J. Hickey
American Association
A. R. Tearney
National Association of Minor Leagues
Hickey
Nitroglycerin magazine loot shocks Petersburg area
Thieves forced a lock on a nitroglycerin magazine one mile south of Petersburg Indiana on Thursday night and carried away a quantity of the explosive from a two gallon tube. Oil companies use the chemical to shoot oil wells in the vicinity. Bankers and the post office are alerted that thieves operating in southern Indiana may be responsible.
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Petersburg
Ind
Indiana
Times Praises Wilson Visit Warmly in British Voice
London dispatch notes The Times says President Wilson has learned the warmth of British hearts toward America through street diplomacy and that England’s statesmen value his ideals and the practical work they have done in developing them.
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London
British Wireless Service
Wilson
the Times
America
England
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