Grand Canyon Auto Descent Opens Road Hope for Motorists
O K Parker of Los Angeles and a five man team descended to the bottom of the Grand Canyon in a Franklin touring car to evaluate building a motor road as a side trip on the Santa Fe Grand Canyon Needles National Highway. They faced bottomless sand washes and massive boulders, but reported stunning canyon scenery and the potential for a future motorists route.
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Grand Canyon
Arizona
O. K. Parker
Los Angeles
Automobile Club of
Southern California
Franklin
Colorado
Parker
Santa Fe
Mr. Parker
Peach Springs Canyon
Canyon of the Colorado
Gray & Davis
Glenwood
Westbrook
Brighton
Montrose
Maplehurst
Henry Ford’s mission to build the universal car
A retelling of Henry Ford's dream to make an affordable family car, built simply and well. It covers his early two-hand-built cars, a staged showroom moment that boosted belief, and the subsequent rise of Ford Motor Company with vast production and a diverse workforce.
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Henry Ford
Ad Men Drive from Frisco to Baltimore in 71 Hours
E B Hanson of the San Francisco Exposition Tour Sales Company and J A Clairmonte completed a coast to coast run from Frisco to Baltimore in 18 days. The final Omaha to Baltimore leg covered 1480 miles in 71 hours of running with no mechanical troubles aside from a collision at Stoyestown Pennsylvania where both cars were wrecked and needed 86 hours to repair.
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E. B. Hanson
Frisco Aq Club
J. A. Clairmonte
Frisco
Baltimore
Omaha
Hanson
Firestone
Stoyestown
Reverend Wharton and bride tour continent by motorcycle
Rev. C. W. Wharton of Rensselaer Indiana and his bride plan a honeymoon journey across the continent on a motorcycle.
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C. W. Wharton
Rensselaer, Ind
Continent
Ocean Pike creates Lincoln Highway Association HQ in Detroit
Permanent headquarters opened in Detroit for the Lincoln Highway Association formed to build an ocean to ocean route. Carl G. Fisher of Indianapolis started the project two years ago. About 4.2 million of 10 million sought has been subscribed. H B Joy of Packard Car Co elected president and touring the Pacific coast to survey the cross country route. Packard has pledged 150 thousand. Final plans favor concrete roads and 2000 miles of improvements. Campaigns and negotiations with governments are under way.
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Universal
Metropolitan
Ford Motor Company
Highland Park
Detroit
Ford
Lincoln Highway Association
Carl G. Fisher
Indianapolis
H. B. Joy
Packard Motor Car Company
Pacific Coast
Mississippi River
Joy
New York
Abraham Lincoln
Washington, D. C
Gettysburg
Association
Paul H. Deming
Russell A. Alger
Emory W. Clark
Roy D. Chapin
A.Y. Gowen
A. R. Sleberling
Uniform traffic ordinances urged for nationwide standard rules
The International Travel Club pushes model road laws to harmonize traffic regulations across states and cities. Secretary Frederick H. Elliott says standard rules would ease enforcement, improve safety for pedestrians and motorists, and reduce police burdens amid rising motor truck activity.
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International Travel Club
Frederick H. Elliott
Club
Abolish Red Lamp in Vermont Trains
Locomotive engineers urge a rear red light on cars after near misses where a red disk appeared beside tracks at night. Vermont acts to regulate tail lights and the Massachusetts highway commission plans to pursue similar action in the next session.
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Vermont
Massachusetts Highway Commission
New England
Youngster Orders 7006 Horsepower Car Mystery Child Purchases Oakland
Gilbert Woodill, manager of Hawley, King & Co. in Los Angeles, receives a blank addressed envelope with a childlike note seeking a powerful Oakland car. He traces the sender to 8-year-old Willard Cornwall at 414 Rosemont, a devoted Oakland booster amid new V radiator models.
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Gilbert Woodill
Olive Street
Hawley, King & Co
Los Angeles
Oakland
Rosemont
Woodill
Jerry
Willard Cornwall
Willard
Uncle Sam Uses Wheels Motocycle Era Spreads Across Agencies
Government departments widely deploy motorcycles as time savers with navy yards fish and game forestry and reclamation offices using two wheelers. The ride includes postal carrier use and eleven bikes shipped to the Philippines. Riders Mason Jr and Lyman begin a yearlong tour through Europe and the Middle East joined later by Harding. Petrick plans a 2500 mile Midwest trek.
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Uncle Sam
Navy Yard
Fish and Game Commission
Forestry Department
Oregon Forests
Reclamation Service
Washington, D. C
Philippines
William P. Mason Jr
Troy
N. Y
Arthur Lyman
Minneapolis
Scotland
England
Holland
Austria
Italy
Switzerland
France
George Harding
Philadelphia
Balkan
Greece
Egypt
Holy Land
Goodyear Cuts Motorcycle Tire Prices 10 Percent
A. Falor of Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company Akron announces a 10 percent reduction in motorcycle tire prices to dealers consumers and robbers. New prices took effect June 14 due to increased production not just lower rubber costs. Output now 1000 tires daily rising to 1600 in two weeks.
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A. Falor
Motocycle Tire Department
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
Akron
Ohio
Mr. Falor
Studebaker 35 Sedan Heads Toward New York on Solo Run
J W Carton is driving a 4400 pound Studebaker 35 sedan from Los Angeles to New York. The closed car marks the first such trans continental attempt with passengers and luggage aboard. The trio has reached Kansas City and faces the final stretch with rough roads largely behind them.
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J. W. Carton
Los Angeles
Kansas City
New York
Motocyclists Expected for Can ton Fourth of July Parade
It is expected that no less than 800 motorcyclists will participate in the Fourth of July parade at Canton Ohio. The event draws riders from local clubs and neighboring towns, promising a large display of bikes and patriotic spirit.
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Canton
Ohio
No Rim Cut Tires Show Premium Quality and Rising Output
No Rim Cut tires have always been high priced due to special qualities. They never surpassed by construction but now production has increased and costs have dropped. No standard tire matches No Rim Out tires for price and class. limited output keeps prices high for first-class tires.
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the Hudson Company
Brand Canyd
Mighty Gorge
Mr. Ford
Oxy Acetylene
Southern Welding & Machine Co
College St
San Antonio, Texas
AD Men Motor
Fair
Ocean Pike
Packard
Lincoln Memorial Project
Paige
C. Halff
Gen. Mar
Alamo Auto Sales Company
S. H. Weis
Sec’y-Treas
Avenue C
Travis Street
Bedell
Camaron ST
Crockett
Gussie E. Petrick
Aberdeen
S. D
South Dakota
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Goodyear Tire
Goodyear Tire & Rubber CO
Goodyear
San Antonio
Avenue Co
Guarantee Motor Car Co
East Travis Street
Woodward Carriage Co
St. Mary’s St
Knight Motor Car Co
Citizens Auto Co
Travis St
Buick Automobile Co
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