Chalmers Car Dealers Banquet in Southwest Texas
Frank Willis of Detroit addresses Chalmers dealers at a Gunther hotel luncheon in San Antonio as SW Texas agents gather for the annual round-up. Rain kept some from attending but a larger evening banner is planned. Willis calls for “Quality First” as future focus.
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Chalmers Motor Car Dealers
Texas
Gunferotel
Guarantee Motor Car Cmpany
San Antonio
Chalmers
Frank Willis
Detroit
Chalmers Motor Car Company
Halmers
Illis
Willis
South
Frank Hagan
Uarantee Motor Car Company
Westoastmaster
Chalmersotor
Akes
Endurance
Hagan
Chalmers Round-Up Luncheon Highlights Auto Progress
At the Gunter Hotel a Chalmers Round-Up luncheon featured F D Willis of Detroit and W W Morriss of Dallas as hosts plus Judge Anton Moursand and Judge Swearingen sharing auto humor. Speakers praised autos for roads and farms while endorsing quality and standardization for lasting service.
Chalmers Round-Up Angers South Sales Boom Reported
F D Willis, Chalmers sales manager, arrives in San Antonio for a Texas round-up and praises a southern sales surge of about 800 percent over last year. He credits the new model and general prosperity, notes farmers buy cars for better roads, and says U S factories will shift postwar to consumer goods while Britain blocks U S auto shipments.
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Anton Moursand
Fourth Court of Civil Appeals
San Antonio
Chalmers
South
Dallas dealer delegates forecast strong foreign trade demand
W. W. Morriss, manager of the Dallas division of the Chalmers salve agencies, is among the delegates to the meeting. He expresses optimism about the business outlook, noting Texas attracts national attention due to the high demand for automobiles. Other prominent out of town Chalmers dealers include Hillman, Christilles, Snowden, Kennedy Jr., Weynand, and German.
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W. W. Morriss
Dallas
Chalmers Salve Agencies
Texas
Chalmers
Hf. A. Hillman
George Christilles
la Coste
J. F. Snowden
New York
T. J. Kennedy Jr
Sweden Faces Whiskey Shortage Amid Export Ban
Associated Press report from Stockholm notes Britain’s export prohibition on whiskey tightens Swedish supplies. Dealers warn stock will likely last six months longer while prices rise. High grade liquors and French cognac grow scarce, bottles are in short supply, and glass capacity hinders imports. Swedish punch remains available but may age poorly due to sugar shortages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Stockholm
Great Britain
Sweden
Spain May Aid Allies In World War I
Madrid reports that Spain's intervention with the Allies could speed up as Spanish merchant ships suffer losses from German submarines. A Maura speech shifts public opinion away from isolation, reflecting national frustration over the submarine issue while ports protect 200000 tons of German shipping and 50000 tons of Spanish losses.
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Spain
Madrid
Senor Maura
French Aviator Adds Pneumatic Buffer to Airplane Seat
A French aviator installs a pneumatic buffer in front of the cockpit seat to absorb shocks on hard landings. The device aims to soften impacts when the aircraft strikes the ground with force.
Safe Tea and Sage Sulphur Compound for Hair Darkening
The old remedy Safe Tea and Sulphur is revived as Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Compound. Available in drug stores for about 50 cents a bottle, it darkens gray hair and adds a natural lustre without being detectable. It is a cosmetic, not a medical cure.
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Wyeth
W. B. Tuttle Sees Nationwide Prosperity Wave
San Antonio Traction Company vice president W B Tuttle returned from New York where he attended the American Electric Railroad Association meeting. He reported a major business revival in the Midwest and credits this surge to full-capacity factories, new plants, and a westward wave of investment across the United States. He noted little political discussion among business leaders, predicting broad prosperity ahead.
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W. B. Tuttle
San Antonio Traction Company
New York
American Electric Railroad Association
Mr. Tuttle
Ohio
Dayton
United States
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Uncheon
Guarantee Motor Company
Gunter Hotel
F. D. Willis
Chalmers’ Motor Car Company
Detroit, Mich
Mr. Morriss
D. J. Woodward
Hugh Chalmers
P. H. Swearingen
Moursand
Col. C
Diehl
Paris
Illinois
Arthur Claassen
R. S. Israel
George Sherman
Maxwell Car
Guarantee Motor Car Company
Maxwell
Chalmers Company
J. Frank Hagan
The
W. A. Withers
Guarantee Motor Company of
J. F. Sneden
Mr. Willis
LaCoste
H. B. Jennings
Hall Hillman
T. J. Kennedy
Cuero
D. A. Fraser
C. P. Welles
Paul Wenand
Hondo
J. F. Doyle
Marshall Crowell
A. V. Huth
A. L. Kanatzar
A. Claassen
R. H. Swearingen
A. N. Moursand
Henry Stieler
Lee Joseph
M. E. Buckley
G. E. Sherman
Mich
C. E. Tupor
J. E. Maggard
Mr. Chalmers
South America
England
East
Margaret Browen
Nderwood
New York City
Underwood
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