Central Agency Repair Record Earned by Wallace
W A Wallace manager of the Central Agency earns the nickname Marvel Man after a month of operations. His 35 mechanics average 52 jobs a day in July, a pace rivaling Ford A assembling plant. Wallace cites foreman experience and a fully equipped shop as keys to speed and efficiency. He recently installed a 559 gallon gas tank and Kesoline piping throughout the building.
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W. A. Wallace
Wallace
Ford
Pacific Coast sends pace maker car toward Mexican border
The Pacific Coast Defense league dispatches a pace maker car from Blaine to the Mexican border to gather mileage and running time data for a military road bill before Congress. Mayor Todd will deliver a letter to Governor Canton at Tia Juana, with a plan to meet the car there. The journey tracks the Pacific highway from Blaine to Eugene and along the coast through several counties.
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Pacific Coast Defense League
Blaine
Wath
Congress
A. E F. Todd
Victoria
Canton
Seattle Auto Men Dominate Drafted Row in France Report
A humorous rundown lists Seattle car dealers and their tales as several men from firms like Pacific Kissel, Farnsworth Motor, Washing ton Oakland, Northwest Metz, and Pacific Motors are drafted. Jests target managers, salesmen, and the noted “goat” injury while noting others as eager to join the Sam men in France.
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Uncle Sam
Seattle Auto
Sammies
France
Farnsworth Motor Company
Plan to stamp out car thefts via cross nation auto test
Secretary C. C. Kilbury of the Toledo Automobile Club proposes a nationwide cooperative effort to combat car theft. The plan would engrave each car’s serial number and owner hometown on windshield glass and drive a car from Frisco to Mexico to set a border-to-border record with expert drivers and a support convoy.
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C. C. Kilbury
Toledo Automobile Club
Kilbury
Frisco
Mexico
R. W. Emerson
League
Time Arrived for National System
United Press reports that with all states equipped with highway departments and adopting main thru-line highway plans the stage is set for a national system of highways. George C. Diehl of the Good Roads board of the AAA voices optimism as the Federal Aid Road act is enacted.
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United Press
Washington, D. C
Predicta
George C. Diehl
Good Roads Board
American Automobile Association
Saxon Again Cleans Up Economy Record
George Farneworth of Farne worth Motor Co local Saxon distributors reports the Saxon car averaged 25.9 miles per gallon in a 300 mile run proving its economy and efficiency once more.
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George Farneworth
The
Farneworth Motor Co
Katherine Stinson Joins Mitchell as Notable Owner
Katherine Stinson, the "little lady from Texas," is highlighted as a prominent new Mitchell owner. Her daring aerial feats have thrilled thousands, marking another high profile addition to local ownership circles.
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Katherine Stinson
Mitchell
Mitchell Satisfied
Little Lady
Texas
Ford Factory Closes for Inventory in Detroit and Overhaul
The Ford plant in Detroit is closed for two weeks starting now to take inventory and implement improvements. The assembling plant here is closed until August 13 to enlarge two departments and conduct stock inventory.
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Ford
Detroit
New Bunset Motor Co to sell Hupmobiles Cadillacs
A new Seattle auto firm, Bunset Motor Co, begins operations to sell Hupmobiles and Cadillacs in Western Washington. G. K. M. Pratt and W. Grifford Jones will direct the venture, which will occupy the ground floor of the M. S. Brigham building.
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Seattle
Bunset Motor Co
Washington
G. KE. M. Pratt
W. Grifford Jones
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Northwest Metz CO
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Studebaker
Oakland
Washington Garland Co
E. Pike
New Central Agency
Marvel Man
Border
Barney Oldfield
Manager Satterthwaite
Pacific Kissel Car Agency
Terra Firma
Huntoon
Jim Parsons
Jim
Harry D. Austin
Washington- Oakland Company
Harry
Bill Taylor
Northwest Metz Company
HI Gill
Taylor
L. R. Pittman
Pacific Motors, Inc
Pittman
Tacoma
Tacoma Speedway Association
Phone East
Ford and Western
Maxwell
Western Motor Sales Co
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Lumber Industry
Pacific Northwest
United States
United States Department of Agriculture
Missouri River
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Oregon
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