San Antonio motorists discuss highway link and auto club plans
D E Colp, secretary of the Bexar County Highway League, says the Colorado to gulf highway should be completed before the next annual meeting in June. He notes a San Angelo meeting where regional representatives pledged progress. The San Antonio Automobile Club plans a dancing pavilion and clubhouse improvements once extra stock is sold.
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Gulf
Association
D. E. Colp
Bexar County Highway League
Colp
San Antonio Automobile Club
W. H. Furlong Jr
Henry Ford
Ford Motor Company
Dallas
Memphis
Denver
Los Angeles
Seattle
Detroit
San Francisco
FE. D. Ryan
Golden Gate City
Buick Plans Six Cylinder Car With Sixty Horsepower
Rumors in trade journals suggest Buick will roll out a six cylinder model rated at around 60 horsepower. The news reflects industry expectations for higher performance engines as automakers expand power output.
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Buick Company
Local Auto Sale Reports Spark Confusion In 1914
The report notes a power touring car in 1914 with B R Webb declining to confirm or obey the report. The Citizens' Auto Company lists a Rev 5th touring car sold to John Soldier and a Packard 48 five passenger phaeton sold to W B Lupe, both sales completed yesterday.
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B. R. Webb
Citizens’ Auto Company
John Soldier
W. B. Lupe
Local Auto Trade and Theft Highlights This Week
Five S F Austin Hupmobile agent reported two new Hupmobiles sold to Woodward Carriage Co owners. Dr John Fly of Leesville drove home in a Hupmodel. Franklin one ton truck for Collins Grocery earns two years of operation with minimal repairs. Auto thieves robbed Alamo plaza of tools, escaping down East Crockett street, as liverymanFreq Wells chased them.
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F. Austin
Gillett
Woodward Carriage Company
John Fly
Leesville
L. J. Trost
Birdsong & Potchernick
Collins Grocery Company
Freq Wells
Alamo Plaza
Wells
East Crockett Street
Constitutionalists set record with two Buicks in ten days
B R Webb local Buick dealer reports record by Constitutionalists across the border two touring cars in ten days. He notes the Laredo agent rents cars for use in Mexico and recalls a recent instance involving one vehicle.
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B. R. Webb
Laredo
Mexico
Unnamed Carrier Vehicle Seized by Carranzistas
Report describes a vehicle stuck in mud seized by Carranzistas after a messenger retrieved a second car for extraction. Soldiers then took the second vehicle too, despite an agent’s method to guard against losses. This indicates ongoing drains at distributing points.
Labadie Auto Co Sells Maxwell Cars to Two Buyers
The Labadie Automobile Company reports the sale of a Maxwell 22 roadster to Dr. F. B. Wheeler of Tilden and a Maxwell 35 touring car to Julius Mehlitz of New Braunfels. Both deals were made yesterday.
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Labadie Automobile Company
Maxwell
Stoddard-Dayton
Brush
W. E. Goodloe
Dr. F. B. Wheeler
Tilden
Julius Mehlitz
New Braunfels
Seven Passenger Chalmers Cars Arrive for Alamo Auto Sales
Alamo Auto Sales receives a shipment of seven passenger six cylinder Chalmers touring cars. E A Kalkhurst notes these are the territory allotment’s last units. One car has already been sold to a prominent Austin businessman. Mrs Eugene Sibley and her son Edward departed yesterday for Rockport.
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Alamo Auto Sales Company
E. A. Kalkhurst
Eugene Sibley
Edward
Rockport
Kincaid Family Heads to Sabinal Ranch by Car
The Kincaid family left yesterday for their Sabinal ranch in a Chalmers car. A hydro air service between Niece and Monte Carlo now operates at 60 dollars, with a motor boat escort during the initial period for safety. Corpus Beach Hotel on Corpus Christi Bay advertises fireproof comfort and cool surroundings, inviting visitors with a descriptive folder.
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J. M. Kincaid
Sabinal
Chalmers
Niece
Monte Carlo
Mediterranean
Corpus Beach
Corpus Christi Bay
W. A. Roachman
Corpus Christi
Texas
Economical Pavements Promoted by Granitord and Granocrete
Advertisement highlights Granitord and Granocrete as economical pavement solutions under the titles The Economical Pavements and The Modern Pavements. The copy markets their durability and cost efficiency for wide-scale use.
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