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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1916
Page
32
Goodyear manager C F Dwyer urges motorists to fit all weather non skid tires and drive cautiously as season changes bring slick streets. He warns against overly tight tire chains, recommends rear non skids, and notes brakes during wet conditions increase skid risk. He stresses careful driving to reduce accidents.
Hudson Six sets a coast to coast record finishing in seven days eight hours. The seven passenger touring car carried three to four passengers during the journey.
Johnny Aitken drove a Goodyear equipped Peugeot to victory in the 250 mile Astor Cup at Sheepshead Bay setting a new world speed record of 104 2 3 mph, with Eddie Rickenbacher close behind in a Maxwell. Seven Goodyear equipped cars started and none changed tires during the race.
A witty exchange unfolds between a tailor and a wag over unpaid bills. The wag asks if the tailor owes anyone, and the tailor says no, so he can wait. Later the tailor visits again and learns the creditor also owes money, highlighting shared financial woes.
San Antonio Ford branch manager Paul W. Seiler denounces grotesque tales of price cuts and offers of Ford cars for 100 dollars. He cites hundreds of letters from around the world seeking confirmation of these rumors, noting no reduction before August 1 1917 and urging buyers to rely on listed prices.
James Clark aged 75 retires to Seattle and embarks on a 5000 mile odyssey in an Oakling Eight with his wife daughter and a friend. The trip traces Portland Spokane Jamestown and the Lincoln Highway testing the car on muddy roads sand and Dakota gumbo. Clark shares stories of youth as the party visits old friends and landmarks en route to his Atlantic seaboard birthplace.
In Nash Motors offices the first battle flag for a motor truck company in US Army service is displayed. Truck Company No. 1 of the US Army, composed of Jeffery Quad trucks, sent the banner to H. C. Hart of Nash. The flag features crossed flags or a spread eagle in each corner and a blue circle with Jeffery Quad in white on a red background. US Army and Truck Co. No. 1 inscriptions appear on the emblem.
Chandler Motor Car Company of Cleveland begins construction of a new general assembly building 60 by 500 feet four stories high and adds three stories to a 60 by 100 foot service building. The project brings total factory structures to five modern plants with plans for a dedicated export facility and on site restaurant and hospital.
Victor Patel known as Slippery Slim hails the Chalmers Six-30 for gas mileage speed and ride while confessing fear the car will make him fat. He says he has lived in it since the first day, using it for work reading and eating, and fears fatness could ruin his film career.
A young man declares his passion for Janie but is deferred by her father. The father says Janie would have married him without needing her father's input, implying her reluctance. The scene unfolds with cautious, formal denial and a quiet, hopeful plea.
The Pathfinder twin six completed a Philadelphia to Beach Haven run in two hours eight minutes with seven aboard and gear. A Jersey speed cop fined the pilot for alleged 40 mph, delaying entry. the trip earned a silver cup for the Pathfinder team.
A Russian officer described a recent Riga front envelope as three machine guns in fortified positions each guarded by two German soldiers and their officer bound by fetters. The report notes the surprising sight observed during the maneuver.
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