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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1917
Page
7
A jumbled local column notes Paige Motor Sales figures and staff including Geo M Price known as Buddy. It jokes about a lip growth and fast car turnover, a mustache shave fad, and quick tire shipments that arrived late. The piece winks at readers about Happy Hooligan fans and spring musings.
A curious observation notes that top race car drivers often struggle as air pilots. The piece suggests recklessness on the track does not translate to safe flight performance and explores the differing demands of driving compared with flying.
Harry C Austin, longtime Metz salesman and manager in Seattle and California, is named manager of the Washington Oakland Co Inc. The firm, backed by Seattle investors, will hold exclusive Oakland car rights in Seattle and King County while North Pacific Oakland Co continues in King County outside the city and Oregon.
Vv. A. Force, manager of the Paige Motor Bases Co, loaned several of the most beautiful cars in America to the baseball Booster club on Tuesday to aid in making the parade a success.
A comparison of Timkin drop forged front axles and Timken wormdrive rear axles with 2 1 2 inch sections and nickel steel steering knuckles. The report weighs durability weight and compatibility against other halfton truck designs for informed guidance.
Thousands of automobiles are reported sunk in the ocean as a result of submarine warfare. Since the first German torpedo struck, risk to shipping has risen, causing heavy losses to auto makers and insurers. Some ships carried up to 100 cars, and few steamers bound for Europe departed New York without loading cars.
A new war device rides a motorcycle on a platform between planes just outside the aeroplane body. The motorcycle enhances performance and provides rapid land travel if fuel runs short or the engine fails. Speculation cites Pershing era aviators in the Mexican desert.
Bradshaw & Co reports from Metz factory that all 1917 Metz cars will advance in price by 50 dollars. After a large shipment arrived last week the sales staff has pushed orders, and manager Bill Bradshaw says the new models are nearly exhausted already.
J C Garner of Garner Motor Car, Chalmers distributors, disclosed that Chalmers cars will rise by 150 dollars on and after May 16 due to wartime material shortages. He cited factory scarcity of finer metals and anticipated the change for some time.
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