San Antonio Rotarians Prepare to Attend Houston Rotary Convention
San Antonio Rotarians plan a 125 member showing at the international Rotary convention in Houston June 21 to 26. They will travel by special train, wear white serge outfits, and decorate 2000 delegates with San Antonio badges. The group will return to San Antonio June 27 after a busy program including receptions, tours, and civic events.
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San Antonio
Rotary Clubs
Houston
Rotary Club
Rice Hotel
Automobile Club
C. E. Schoff
P. F. Webster
F. E. Scobey
J. S. Ramer
Frank M. Lewis
H. A. Reuter
H. T. Matthews
H. A. Heyck
Arthur Storms
W. M. Aikman
A. J. Byrne
I. N. Bettison
F. M. Clothier
J. W. Donnell
E. G. LeSturgeon
Paul M. Scholz
Frank James
Leon Goodman
City Auditorium
Sam R. May
Philip Cook
Rotary
International Peace
Better Road Movement
Galveston
Brains Over Brawn in U S Army for Mexico Intervention
The Stars and Stripes would see a transformed army in any Mexican intervention with science driven tactics. Modern forces emphasize wireless, field phones, aeroplanes, precise artillery and longer rifle ranges over old brute force. Training and leadership have shifted to professional, educated officers and native born troops, while coordination and new equipment redefine warfare.
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United States
Stars and Stripes
Cuba
Philippines
Mexico
Washington
San Antonio
Texas
Galveston
Texas City
War Department
Wallpaper Absorbs Gas
Professor Sylvanus Thompson of City Technical College in London notes light waste from dark wall coverings. He urges white ceilings and very pale wall tints to improve artificial and daylight illumination in rooms.
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Sylvanus Thompson
City Technical College
London
England
Thompson
You Are Entitled to the Best, They Say
A brief personal ad-style note suggests urging readers to request top quality goods or service, claiming superiority if asked, with a confident sales tone implied in the fragment.
Senators Lead Fight to Repeal Panama Canal Tolls Exemption
Senators and former senators push repeal of the Panama Canal Tolls exemption to allow equal canal access for all nations. The House has approved the measure and it moves to the Senate for consideration.
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Panama Canal
United States
House
Senate
Orphans to enjoy Easter egg hunt at San Antonio club
The San Antonio Automobile Club plans an Easter event for city orphans with an egg hunt and rides to the clubhouse. Club members’ children will also receive treats on Easter Sunday. A weather-related delay affects the outdoor show scheduled for this weekend.
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San Antonio Automobile Club
W. A. Hering
Mesdames George Keene
Harry J. Beker
John Hurst
Nell Delahay
Inez Knelly
W. Hi
Bill) Furlong Jr
San Antonio
Furlong
Springfield
Bis City
Mobile Club
Wigwam Moving Picture Theater
Houston Street
The
Automobile Club
Wigwam No. 2
Austin
Giant Mammoth Spark Plug Display At Hudson Co
William Steinhardt, president of the Hudson Company, shows a 20 inch long by six inch diameter Mosler mammoth spark plug. The display item, used on 2000 to 3000 horsepower marine motors, is exhibited in the Hudson Company sales rooms connected to the electric light circuit.
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Hudson
Steinhardt
Mosler
Hudson Company
William Steinhardt
Buick and Ford Car Shipments and Rural Road Test
The Buick Company shipped three touring cars to H. W. Myers in Folfurrias and four touring cars plus one roadster to Walter Box Company in Georgetown, one six cylinder. Major Melville S. Jarvis of Fort Sam Houston bought a Hudson after a Washington demonstration. George W. King of Ford Sales San Antonio proved Castroville residents wrong by driving a Ford roadster to Hondo through heavy rain.
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Otto Zoeller
E. H. Labedie Company
Maxwell Distributors
Maxwell
San Antonio
Buick Company
H. W. Myers
Buick
Folfurrias
Walter Box Company
Georgetown
Melville S. Jarvis
Fort Sam Houston
Jarvis
Washington
Castroville
George W. King
Ford Sales Company of
Denver Motor Club builds nationwide weather and road data network
In Denver Colorado the Denver Motor Club operates a daily weather and road condition information system using Mountain States Telephone Company data from Colorado Wyoming New Mexico and parts of Utah. The service provides up to the minute conditions for motorists and travelers with telephone reports and self addressed cards, aiding repairs and highway improvements.
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Denver
Colo
Denver Motor Club
Denver Club
Mountain States Telephone Company
Colorado
Wyoming
New Mexico
Utah
State Highway Commission
Pioneer racer to drive memorial day car
Paris April 4 Joseph Christiaens chief of the Excelsior racing team will drive the six cylinder Excelsior car built for the French grand prix at Amiens last year in the Memorial Day race on the Indianapolis track. The car finished eighth in that French event.
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Christiaens
Darracq
Vivinus Company
Belgium
Vivinus
Europe
Christaens
Excelsior Company
Brooklands
Paris
Joseph Christiaens
Excelsior Racing
Indianapolis
Amiens
Brussels
Claudel
Bosch
Rules for the Road booklet issued by Goodrich
The B F Goodrich Company released a concise motorists handbook titled Rules of the Road to promote the Safety First Movement. It covers passing turns stopping and starting right of way speed laws and duties of drivers and pedestrians followed by chapters on tires repairs touring service and road marking.
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B. F. Goodrich Company
Goodrich
Oiling Truck to Aid St Louis County Roads
The Automobile Club of St. Louis will spend 10000 this spring to maintain and improve roads around St. Louis. The executive committee will oversee the appropriation and has ordered a 6 ton Garforg truck with a 1000 gallon oil tank to be given to county officials. The compressed air sprayer will push oil into the road to prevent pools unlike the old sprinkling cart method.
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Automobile Club of
St. Louis
Garforg
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