Nash Motors Demonstration Shows Loyal Workforce
At 5 p m on April 27 a massive patriotic demonstration marked by two large American flags over the Nash Motors Company buildings in Kenosha. More than 8000 employees from at least fifteen foreign nations joined in the parade, with Marines, a Grand Army of the Republic contingent, and local leaders marching, as Charles W. Nash spoke of loyalty to the flag and country.
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Kenosha
Nash Motors Company
W. Smith
United States
Raisng
Marine Corps
United States Navy
Grand Army of the Republic
C. F. Stemm
Fred 8
Stars and Stripes
C. W. Nash
Nash
Nash Company
America
Franklin Works
Franklin
Baby in Basket Captivates Doolittles Journey Home
Congressman Dudley Doolittle and wife travel from Washington with their two month old daughter Beverly. To ease the long trip home they place the infant in a large market basket lined with pillows and quilts, and Beverly sleeps most of the way.
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Cottonwood Falls
Kan
Dudley Doolittle
Washington
Miss Beverly
Testing Fly-Wheels for Balance at Willys-Overland Plants
The article explains a balance test for fly wheels and clutch cones in Willys-Overland auto plants. Flywheels are suspended on rollers to find heavy points, weights are added on the lighter side, and holes or material removal balance the wheel. Clutch cones are balanced by plugging the lighter side with lead.
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Willys-Overland
U S Rubber Co Announces Employee Pension Plan
Col Samuel P Colt announces directors approved a pension system for employees with twenty years or more of faithful service to the parent company or subsidiaries. Retirement is optional in some cases, and military service does not break continuity of employment for pension purposes.
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Samuel P. Colt
United States Rubber Company
W. E. Mason
Pension Committee
Franklin Employees Create Betsy Ross Style Flag
L F Birdsong notes Franklin Automobile Company in Syracuse N Y held patriotic meetings for 2599 employees with unfurling a Betsy Ross styled flag marking a distinctive flag ceremony. The custom reflects widespread flag-raising ceremonies in U S manufacturing plants during the period.
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United States
Franklin Automobile Company
Syracuse
N. Y
L. F. Birdsong
SAE Summer Meeting Shift To Washington Due To War
The Society of Automotive Engineers cancels the Ottawa Beach gathering and consolidates to a one day session in Washington D C on Monday June 25. The move reflects wartime constraints as tractor engineers address agricultural resource conservation and increased farm mechanization.
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Society of Automotive Engineers
Ottawa Beach
Lake Michigan
The
Society
Chicago
Washington
D. C
Tractor Engineers
Tractor Farming Proves Its Economic Edge In Agriculture
A national example shows tractors outperform animal farming by boosting yields, with July plowing ideal for winter wheat in Kansas. Long term statistics support increased tractor use and potential government demand for higher tractor production, as standardization lags behind motor vehicle fields. A special meeting will align makers and agricultural authorities.
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Kansas
Meetings Likely Held This Coming Summer
Such meetings will probably take place the coming summer.
Auto Industry Faces Rail Freight Car Shortage Crisis
B R Webb notes widespread rail freight equipment shortages hampering car shipments over two years. Buick in San Antonio receives rare coal cars repurposed as gondolas. a crane-assisted method with a special steel frame and ropes is used to unload. Small towns lack crane access, delaying deliveries. Manufacturers expect new rolling stock to relieve the tension soon.
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B. R. Webb
Buick Motor Company
Buick Automobile Company of
San Antonio
War Drives Business Optimism Says Studebaker Chief
A. R. Erskine, president of the Studebaker Corporation, argues that war stimulates demand for mine, farm, and factory outputs. He notes rising prices for agricultural goods and munitions, full-capacity operation, and predicts 1917 business will exceed last year. He urges salesmen to seize opportunities and stays hopeful despite taxes.
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Atlantic
A. R. Erskine
Studebaker Corporation
John L. Clem Jr
Erskine
United States
Detroit
South
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