Luck Tire and Manufacturing Company Planned in San Antonio
San Antonio prepares to form the Luck Tire and Manufacturing Company with $450000 capital to build a puncture proof tire. John J. Luck, inventor, and local business leaders subscribe stock and chamber of commerce donates a south city site for a modern factory. The tire blends pneumatic and solid features with steel rim flanges and a durable tread.
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Chamber of Commerce
San Antonio
State Department
Luck Tire and Manufacturing Company
Texas
Frank Winerich
A. B. Storey
W. B. Hamilton
A. B. Weakley
John Boyle
Adolf Wagner
Martin Wright
James R. Davis
T.T. Jackson
L. B. Clegg
F. C. Wash
Charles Fincham
T. E. Moore
John J. Luck
Joe Walsh
Charles P. Guthrie
Hicks Street
Luck
The Modern Husband Comic Exchange
A humorous exchange from the Weekly Telegraph notes a husband’s carelessness with buttons and slipshod sewing. Niece remarks on his habit while the other counters with his shyness about sewing.
Franklin 10 Conduct a Nation Wide Test
A nationwide efficiency trial of Franklin Six thirty touring cars will occur Friday morning May 1. 180 to 200 cars will run on one gallon of gasoline under varied conditions with official observers and a certified gallon measure recording mileage. Each car will be stock and tests will be certified by driver and observers before a notary.
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Franklin
Automobile Club
L. F. Birdsong
Potchernick & Birdsong Company
Mr. Birdsong
United States
Canada
Opposes Tire Law Sayings from Diamond Tire Manager
H M Bacon of Diamond Tire, B F Goodrich Akron argues against mandatory non skid tires for motor vehicles. He says laws burden motorists, urges more driver instruction, and asserts safety comes from careful driving, not legal requirements.
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H. M. Bacon
Diamond
B. F. Goodrich Company
Akron
Ohio
Europe
What Is Auto's Life The Value Of An Automobile
A Santa Ana man, H. Clay Kellogg, argues a Cadillac model H with 160000 miles seven years old should still run. He believes autos can easily reach 200000 miles or more and sees no need to replace a car while it remains reliable. Kellogg, a county surveyor, drives constantly ensuring the car’s fame for enduring service despite heavy use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Ana
Cal
H. Clay Kellogg
Mr. Kellogg
Kellogg
Chaney Joins State of Alamo Auto Sales
Ellis Chaney joins Alamo Auto Sales as Paige Detroit car sales agent. Bandera native, former Fisk Company of Texas salesman, previously acting secretary of the Travis Club, and longtime local auto trader. A car owner praises Paige Detroit as superior, Chaney counters that claim.
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Chaney
State OF Alamo Auto Sales
Alamo Auto Sales Company
Ellis Chaney
The
Fisk Company
Texas
Paige- Detroit
Bandera
San Antonio
Travis Club
Detroit
Ford Sales Company
East
Houston Street
Phone Crockett
Safety Features Highlight 1914 Paige Cars
C E Scott of Alamo Auto Sales praises Paige automobiles for driver safety and ease of operation. He notes dash mounted controls including electric starter and lighting switch, dimmer headlights, a single foot thrust self starter, visible emergency brake, smooth gear lever, angled steering wheel, and easily reachable electric horn button.
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Paige
C. E. Scott
Alamo Auto Sales Company
Chicago Speeds Toward New 2 Mile Asphalt Speedway
The Chicago Motor Speedway Association led by D F Reid and John H Palmer buys 500 acres near Flossmoor 28 miles from Chicago to build a 2 mile concrete speedway with 100000 grandstand and 25000 car parking. Capital stock 1 million dollars. Also Hawthorne track owners seek two dirt track sanctions for next summer with races on July 4 5 and September 3 7 and a July 4 long distance race offering 7500 to 10000 dollars.
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Chicago
Chicago Motor Speedway Association
D. F. Reid
John H. Palmer
Flossmoor
Illinois Central
David T. Alexander
Hawthorne Track
Novel Sign Displays Ads With Four-Sided Prisma
The article describes an illuminated sign using four sided prisma elements rotated by a motor to show successive advertisements. A stray dialogue fragment from Baltimore American is noted alongside the description.
Goodyear Announces 1914 Tire Line Changes
Goodyear declares progress the keynote for 1914 motor truck tires with updates across several models. The solid demountable tire shifts to flat tread for better traction, side flange detachable tires gain wear, cushion demountables target high speed and reliability for fire apparatus, and the individual block tire remains unchanged but replaces blocks without disturbing others. Increased city delivery usage cited as a strong sales factor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company
Goodyear
Fire Department
Honors Were Even in a Droll Exchange
The exchange centers on Ethel denying kissing a man and Jack claiming he never kissed either. Reported in a Philadelphia Public Ledger style, the dialogue captures a playful back and forth about romantic bravado.
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Ethel
Jack
Philadelphia Public Ledger
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J. J. Luck
AGS
Ian
Troy
Beeville
United States Army
Texas City
Galveston
Houston
M. Williams
Peerless Motor Car Company
E. Stromberg
Woodward Carriage Company
Peerless Distributors
S. S. Cunning
Barrett Manufacturing Company
C. H. Queseaux
Troy Wagon Co
Birdsong & Potchernick Franklin
North Loop
Auto
California
Biles
Wereas
Grand Opera House
Fournier Brothers
Travis
San Pedro Avenue
Fisk Tire
Paige-Detroit
New Chicago Speedway
Baltimore American
Tire Factory
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