Road boosters oppose Shurtleff amendment in Illinois
Springfield June 7 The Road Boosters and Motor Men Lodge protest Rep Shurtleff amendment to road appropriation bills that would cap spending at 18000 per mile for any one year on federal and state highway projects. Engineers warn durable roads cost about 3090 a mile and would not last the bond period, risking invalidation of a 60000000 good roads issue.
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Prankish notes in a city street column from an old paper
A fragmentary humorous piece mentions Ralph Wissman visiting Chester in a birth day shirt with stripes and avoiding lying down to not trigger guards in a prison city. Other bits include a cycling quip about a timer builder and jokes about nuts on trees, auto looks, and a reader claiming the handsomest man in an automobile edition.
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Ralph Wissman
Chester
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Weirdo page and Bridge Club chatter mix
A fragmented column lists odd rumors and questions about fares to Turkey, upcoming bridge entertainments, and local gossip. It mentions Paul Gobbey, Tip Warner, Frank Slipker, Bill Best, and Charlie Ohnemus, plus a playful pest feature and a light dig at a driver.
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Frank Slipker
Bill Best
Three Cylinders Wel ls enters local auto field
C. J. Wells, newly discharged after two years in the American expeditionary force, enters the local automotive business. A former Milwaukee traction company electrical engineer he returns home to start work in the growing car trade.
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Traction Company
Local auto trade heats up at Jost Kiefer building
Exide Battery Service opens trade show in the old Jost Kiefer building at 233 North Sixth Street. Walter Guth hauls two 10,500 pound trucks up Hampshire Street and bets two tons can be pulled back up. Pfanschmidt Marshall show two Dart cars from Peoria. Factory shipments lag demand, five more cars due by June 10. E F Turner buys a Briscoe touring car from Beatty Auto.
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North Sixth Street
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Peoria
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Italy
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