Tango Car to Bring Rotary Club to Texas
A Toledo Rotary Club plans a 60 mph tango car trip to Houston for the June Rotary convention. 150 Rotarians and wives will travel in a Rock Island observation coach fitted as a dancing floor with tea and light refreshments. The Overland Band from Toledo will provide music and perform free park concerts as the train stops in Chicago, Kansas City, Wichita, Oklahoma City, San Antonio, Austin, Waco, Fort Worth, Dallas, Beaumont and New Orleans before returning via Birmingham, Atlanta, Chattanooga and more.
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Toledo
Texas
International Association of Rotary Clubs
Rock Island Railroad
Chicago
Willys- Overland Company
John N. Willys
San An En Ront
Houston
San Antonio
Austin
Waco
Fort Worth
Dallas
Beaumont
Kansas City
Wichita
Oklahoma City
New Orleans
Birmingham
Atlanta
Chattanooga
Lexington
Cincinnati
Pacific Coast
Buick Six Sets Mileage Records Across Winter Tests
Gasoline mileage tests show the Buick Six achieving 24.29 mpg in Charlotte and 20.6 mpg in Augusta with official observations. Other runs include 20.1 mpg in Chicago, 19 mpg Oakland to Fresno, and 16 mpg on snowy Ohio roads. Trainroad Collins praises a record season with top mileage and a perfect French reliability run. A rival car challenged Buick in Mobile, but Buick won across all events.
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Charlotte
N. C
Augusta
Chicago
Oakland
Fresno
Cal
Ohio
Columbus
Collins
Andes
Buick
Mobile
Ala
Daniels resigns as vice president of Oakland Motor Car
George E. Daniels, vice president and general manager of the Oakland Motor Car Company, has announced his resignation after four years in the post. He states he is not ready to reveal his plans for the future.
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George E. Daniels
Oakland Motor Car Company
Great Speed Maintained In 500 Mile Race At Indianapolis
Indianapolis May 16 The 500 mile race last Decoration Day tested drivers and crews for nearly ten hours on a brick track. Jules Goux won on Firestone tires after trial of many brands, with Spencer Wishart close behind in a Mercer. Interest rises for the May 30 race as foreign entrants hope to reclaim honors.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Indianapolis Speedway
Rome
Jules Goux
Firestone
America
Peugeot
Brand
Spencer Wishart
Mercer
France
Delivery Car Marathon Record Set in Los Angeles
In Los Angeles Morris Green’s Studebaker delivery car has logged 19 500 miles in thirteen months and is still running on its second set of pneumatic tires.
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Los Angeles
Studebaker
Morris Green
Safety First movement gains display on Studebaker demos
Publicity for the Safety First drive uses a neatly printed sign on the windshield of each Studebaker demonstration car. Leaders of the campaign are the Interstate Auto & Supply Company of Davenport Iowa.
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Studebaker
Interstate Auto & Supply Company
Davenport
Towa
Maxwell Company Sets New Car Output Record
Maxwell Company of Detroit ships 175 cars on Thursday April 30 and reports 3202 cars in the last thirty days, averaging over 128 per day in April with 26 working days. President Wal ter E Flanders cites rapid factory growth and expanded service for 150000 owners of former U S Motors cars as key to the milestone. Plans for 60000-year production include new machinery and several new Detroit buildings to employ thousands more workers.
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Maxwell Motor Company
Detroit
Maxwell
Maxwell Company
Walter E. Flanders
U. S. Motors Company
Newcastle
Ind
April Production Records For Ford in Detroit
Ford's Detroit plant produced 30,402 complete Model T cars in April across six workdays in the month. Daily output averaged about 1,170 cars with roughly 146 per hour and an interval of about 24 seconds between cars. Through seven months of the fiscal year total production exceeded 145,000. demand remains higher than supply despite heavy output.
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Detroit
Mich
Ford
Saxon Car Reaches Halfway Mark in 4050 Mile Run
The Saxon car has covered 2025 miles in fifteen days, averaging 30 miles per gallon with tires unworn. It has completed 165 circuits of about twelve miles each and maintains 20 mph despite rain and wind as it aims for 4050 miles in thirty days.
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Detroit
Six Oakland Cars Stand In Pontiac Building Lineup
Six Oakland cars parked before a Pontiac Michigan building appear to be a sales scene but are private cars owned by tenants who all bought Oakland vehicles within a week. George E. Daniels notes such private sales are rare, as most large orders come from corporations.
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Oakland
Pontiac
Mich
Oakland Company
Oaklands
George E. Daniels
Oakland Motor Company
Iowa
Fort Dodge
Meets public demand for a peerless automobile
An automobile maker touts his product as meeting public demand for a superior motor car with a reputation that justifies the claim and should aid future marketing efforts.
New Six Cylinder Auto Priced At $2385 In Fine Style
A high grade six cylinder automobile is offered at 2385 dollars. It promises efficient, comfortable, economical running and a life expectancy near 100000 miles. A dressmaker ad suggests placing a Light want ad to acquire one now.
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Rotary Club
Overland Band
Trip
Emma Carus
Chalmers
the Majestic
New York
Alamo Sales Company
Miss Carus
Carl Randall
Randall
Cabinca’ Motor Car Co
Franklin
Birdsong
Potchernick
Franklin Cars
Hup
Hupp Motor Car Company
Saxon
Oakland Cars
S. X. Callahan
Remy
Stewart
Warner
North Flores Street
Sanantoni
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