Packard Dealers to Join Lake Superior Cruise
Packard Dealers and master salesmen from truck and auto divisions will be invited to a Detroit to Pictured Rocks excursion on June 18 to 21 aboard the steamship Noronic. The voyage aims to boost organization building with daily sessions and talks on engineering manufacturing and distribution by Packard officials. Leaders from the Lincoln Highway Sweepstakes may also attend aboard the Noronic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Packard
Detroit
Pictured Rocks
Lake Superior
JT. C. Nichols
Noronic
Northern Navigation Company
Packard Company
Motives Behind Friendships Theories Compared
A reflective observation notes that men pursue friendship for a single motive while women often have two or three motives guiding their social bonds. The statement contrasts gendered approaches to forming close relationships and hints at underlying social psychology.
Auto notes rally wartime mobilization and support plans
The B F Goodrich touring bureau offers nationwide road data and guide posts plus motor truck fleets for mobilization. Willys Overland dealers form volunteer reserve units led by captains. Ten companies trigger fleet officers and rules. Nash Motors Goodyear and Pennsylvania Rubber lend land for employee farming. E Rosenfeld says firms will aid dependents via weekly salary portions during service. Ehmer Apperson warns against disorganizing commerce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willys-Overland
Nash Motors Company
Kenosha, Wis
Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company
Akron, C
Pennsylvania Rubber Company
Jeannette
Ford Tractor Flying Into The Home Front Era
The piece highlights wartime production links between home front industry and military needs. It notes Reo trucks, Hyatt roller bearings, Scripps-Booth travel, and a Detroit pitcher driving a King automobile. It also mentions Stewart-Warner speedometers boosting Ford equipment and Champion Spark Plugs as standard Ford fittings.
Spark plug stock reserved for Ford by Toledo Company
In 1911 the Toledo company maintains a reserve of 100000 spark plugs exclusively for Ford, ensuring immediate attention to rush orders. The arrangement highlights early automotive supply chain practices and Ford’s growing production needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toledo Company
Ford Company
Quincy Shippers Fight Freight Rate Change in Chicago Hearings
L. B. Bowell, Quincy freight bureau commissioner, returned from Chicago where he attended classification and public utilities commission hearings for Quincy shippers. While railroads sought a 15 percent rate increase, approval was granted to file supplements. The interstate commission hearings continue with shippers to present their side on May 23.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. B. Boewell
Quincy Freight Bureau
Chicago
State Public Utilities Commission
Quincy
State Utilities Commission
Interstate Commerce Commission
Bad Colds from Sudden Changes
Spring weather brings colds and winter coughs with hoarseness. Dr Bell's Pine Tar Honey aims to head off new colds or stop existing ones. Soothing balsams relieve sore throat and irritated tissues. Get a bottle today at your druggist for 25 cents. Formula printed on the bottle.
Fix Settlement Price For May Wheat In Chicago Trade
CHICAGO March 18 The settlement price for May wheat was fixed at 3.18 a bushel, the wheat on the board of trade being wiped from speculative or ice position Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reo
Lansing
Mich
Herman J. Staebler
Chicago
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SRE
N. E. Missouri
S. E. Iowa
B. F. Goodrich Company
United States
E. ¥. Rosenfeld
Smith Motor Truck Corporation
Ehmer Apperson
B. G. Koether
Hyatt Roller Bearing Company
Hyatt
B. A. Small
Scripps-Booth
San Francisco
San Diego
Cal
Harry Coveleskie
Flinger
Stewart-Warner Speedometer Corporation of
Stewart
Ford
Champion Spark Plug Company
Toledo
Dorris
America
Westinghouse
Stromberg
Stewart-Warner
Warner
Goodrich
Firestone
Goodyear
St. Louis
Dorris Motor Car Co
Laclede
Sarah
Saint Louis
London
Hindenburg Line
the Wolf Mig. Co
Third ST
Radi
Ator
F. O. B. Lansing
Oldsmobile
Olds
Mobile
New York
Amanda Preuss
Blute
Marshall Aystem
H. A. Geise
Maine St
Quincy, Ill
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