Goodyear to Build Nine Coast Patrol Dirigibles
The Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company of Akron has been commissioned by the U S Navy to construct and demonstrate nine of the sixteen coast patrol dirigibles. Each airship will carry two men, a pilot and an observer, with radio, powered by Curtiss engines, and be ready for delivery by early August.
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Goodyear Tire and Rubberompany
Akron
Ohio
United Sates
Navy Department
C. F. Dwyer
Goodear Tire and Rubber Company
Aeronautic
War and Navy Departments
Washington
Oine
Oodyear
Goodyear Cronautic
Paris
France
Godyear
Coast Patrol
Goodyear
Kron
Hood Tire Giveaway At Auto Owners Supply
J. T. Jamison of Auto Owners Supply Company announces Hood tire giveaways and discounts. On Monday at 10 AM the winning tire numbers will be displayed in the showroom window after 500 card entries were distributed from the companys parade float. Two cardholders win Hood Arrow Tread tires. the other 498 cards get a 10 percent tire discount.
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J. T. Jamison
Auto Owners Supply Company
Avenue C
Goodyear Factory Expands Rubber Aircraft Parts
The Goodyear factory in Akron is expanding production of training purposes and other dirigibles along with airplane tires and rubber accessories for air planes. The move signals increased output at the Akron facility.
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Goodyear
Akron
Women influence grows in car sales says Allen director
J. E. Wright, Allen car director of sales, notes women are now the larger factor in purchases. He cites that women decide 75 percent of sales and increasingly want to drive, with more women drivers and daytime use of cars. Allen trends favor brown finishes and harmonious interiors to attract female buyers.
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J. E. Wright
Leon N. Walthall
Mr. Wright
Is golf an old man's game or not
A Detroit Free Press quote notes golf is a game older men wish they had taken up earlier, implying timeless appeal but later-life pursuit. It reflects on age and sport with a witty perspective.
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Detroit Free Press
Ford Dominance in Auto Industry Highlighted in War Time View
R C Woodward of Morgan Woodward argues Ford cars dominate U S production. He notes about half of all American cars are Fords and the company turns out more than one complete car per factory. He compares Ford to shoe factories and flour mills to show relative output.
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Ford Car
R. C. Woodward
Morgan- Woodward
Ford
America
Salurcay Ile
Oudira
Saran
Fortin
United Stati Wartid
Stuuart
Ford Navel
Keeping Radiator Cells Clean For Engine Cooling
Haynes Automobile Company advises owners to keep radiator cells free of dust mud and foreign matter especially on muddy or dusty roads. Regular rinsing with a pressure hose at stops helps prevent heat buildup and restores cooling efficiency. Use a stiff brush to remove material when brushing off at stops.
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Haynes Autone Company
E. H. Laboe
Inventory Mystery At Mansion Reveals Revolving Carpet
An employee sent to inventory drawing room furniture in a mansion fell asleep on a sofa with an empty bottle nearby. The inventory book notes a single item, a revolving carpet, suggesting a comical failed effort by the real estate firm’s staff.
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Chicago
San Antonio Mitchell Car Dealership Opens New Showroom
J Mitchell Davis oversees Southern Motor Car Company in San Antonio at 122 West Commerce Street as it unveils a spacious new sales room. The firm will distribute Mitchell cars across seventy counties including Corpus Christi and Laredo, with four salesmen and a full line of five to seven passenger models amid optimistic outlooks despite wartime freight and other hurdles.
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Southern Motor Car Co
W. Commerce Street
Southern Motor Car Company
San Antonio
West Commerce Street
J. Mitchell Davis
Severy
Texas
Corpus Christi
Laredo
Davis
Gonzales
A. E. Staacke Automobile Co
Staacke Bros
Indian Warrior Dead at Fort Duchesne in Utah
An old Sioux man, about 100, said to have taken part in Custer's massacre, died recently at Fort Duchesne. Buried by the Ute tribe in the Indian graveyard near White Rocks, his bead work and costumes were notable. He wore a coat trimmed with elk teeth and may have had valuable items buried with him.
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Custer
Salt Lake
Why He Stopped
A foreign gentleman explains he found more fellow feeling elsewhere after his hat blew away and no one chased it in Edinburgh. A local recalls a cable car incident where a driver halted to pursue a lost hat, praising Edinburgh's credit in contrast.
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Edinburgh
Tam
National Motor Car Co Retains Testers
Herbert Kraft notes the move to quantity production has reduced romance in auto making but the National Motor Car Company of Indianapolis keeps testers who give final approval on twelve cylinder cars after boulevard laps and Hoosier speedway runs. A bronco buster group pilots experimental models year round to uncover faults and refine design.
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Herbert Kraft
National Motor Car Company of
Indianapolis
Hoosier Speedway
Radiator Shutter Demonstrated as Gasoline Saver
The HUDSON Super Six radiator shutter claimed to cut fuel use in the Crockett Automobile Company economy contest for the H O Harrison trophy. The top five cars with the shutter averaged 28 1 2 miles per gallon, among seventeen entrants in the event.
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H. O. Harrison
William Steinhardt
Crockett Automobile Company
Gasoline Economy Contest Honors S Oliva
S Oliva won the San Francisco to San Jose round trip event covering 106 miles with an average of 32 1 2 miles per gallon. The 22 inch silver trophy was awarded at an informal dinner for 93 participants with tanks sealed under newspaper supervision.
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San Francisco
San Jose
S. Oliva
Packard Dealers to Sail Lake Cruise June 18 21
Packard dealers and master salesmen for truck and motor carriage divisions will be invited to join company officers on a cruise from Detroit to the Pictured Rocks in Lake Superior from June 18 to 21 aboard the steamship Noronic, per L. H. Tyler.
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Packard
Detroit
Pictured Rocks
Lake Superior
L. H. Tyler
Noronic
Packard Cruise Aboard Noronic Aims Inland Seas Route
The Northern Navigation Company fleet vessel Noronic is chartered for a Packard organized excursion. The voyage will cover a major inland seas tourist route with daily business sessions on engineering manufacturing and distribution led by Packard officials. The event has excited Packard personnel nationwide and may attract Lincoln highway sweepstakes leaders aboard.
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Northern Navigation Company
Packard
Packard Company
Noronic
Tenement Life Sparks Grim Tale From Harper's
An uplift worker finds the McNamara family in distress and urges cheerful family amusements. A daughter recalls ongoing sensational violence near their tenement, noting a recent stabbing and shooting involving a woman dragged past their door.
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McNamara
Boy Fired For Acting Like Owner Of Local Business
A discharged office boy told the boss he had planned to own the business someday. The boss replied that this attitude led to his firing, noting the boy had behaved as if he already owned the operation since starting work.
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