Ford Giveaway Contest Promises Free Car to Top Voter
A Seattle Star promotion awards cash prizes to readers who clip coupons, buy advertised goods, and vote. Howard Darnell wins fifty dollars. other winners receive smaller sums. Each dollar spent earns ten votes, with the grand prize a Ford touring car awarded December 15.
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R. Fld
Seattle
Darnell
Colmn
James Morgan
Files Ave
BE. A. Lahmeyer
Greenwood Ave
Kato
RF. D
Beattie
George Anderson
28Th Ave
Ralph Loveland
Thomas St
Seattle Star
Ford
No Speed Limit in England Latest Thing in Motordom
Country people await with concern and motorism with joy the removal of the speed limit in England. Weekends in rural districts become terrors as vehicles roar through narrow lanes. In coming weeks the limit shifts to reckless driving and laws may change. detachable radiators and side-pack bags become vogue.
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England
London
Chara Banca
Scootamobile Demonstration in Springfield Claims Major Cost Savings
A Springfield test compares the 15 percent aluminum Scootamobile to trolley travel. Two passengers travel four miles round trip for five cents in gasoline plus small tire wear, while trolley fare would exceed fifty six cents. Demonstrators argue the result signals the potential decline of street railways as jitneys and Scootamobile gains.
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Springfield
Mass
C. MH. Martin
Martin Rocking Fifth Wheel Company
Martin
Scootamobile
Davis Car Co to Resume Operations with New Transmission
Davis Car Co led by J. M. Finley plans to resume production in Detroit by Sept 1 at 744 14th Ave. The firm will build cars with a new transmission and drive, starting weekly output of three to four trucks and employing 30 to 60 workers. Finley secured capital after visiting the East and New York show. H. T. Hanover of Apex Motor Corp joined as VP to finance the venture. The system lets a car move forward by one lever and backward by another, with a reserve lever also serving as a brake.
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J. M. Finley
Davis Car Co
Finley
Finley Advertising Agency
Tie
H. T. Hanover
Apex Motor Corporation
Ypsilanti, Mich
Hanover
King County Roads Open and Detours Announced
A partially legible release lists road conditions across King County areas. Several routes show new pavement and open detours, including Maple Valley, Redmond, Bellevue, Issaquah, Newport, and Kenton. Detours via Kennydale and Newport noted. some gravel sections rough but passable. bridge restrictions and parking prohibitions cited.
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Beeman
King County
Dee Moines
Good Des Mainee
Tacome Highline
Kenton-Renton Junction
Kenton
Maple Valley
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Devel
Maimeed
Falls City
Tood
Redmond
Hollywood
Excerent
Bellevue
O'Brien Bridge
North Bend
Vic Hakeish
Nedmond
Inglewood
Skykomiah
Newport
Issaquah
Newton-Newport
Renton
Kennydale
Netlevue Coed
Moumelaw-Wranklin
Wanmelaw
Franklin Bridge
Green River Gorge
County Commission
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Auburn
Black Diamond
Boos Creek
Buneet
Snoqualmie Pass
Coalfield
Leaquah Naches Pass
McMoehan
Akykomieh Hieck Diamond-Pranklin
Sacquatinie River
Tolt
Lake Forest
Richmond Beach
Benton-Fnamelaw
Tinvens
Enamelaw
Kent
Vashon
Weland
Eldridge hails Seattle climate and car plans after Flint trip
Eldridge head of the Eldridge Bulock Motor Car Co. returns from a two week trip to the Buick factory in Flint Michigan and praises Seattle climate while noting Michigan heat. He cites improved business and urges price flexibility and wage restraint. He forecasts fair crops with regional variation and announces a new Buick line including a seven passenger sedan.
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Eldridge
Eldridge Bulock Motor Car Co
Bulck
Flint
Mich
United States
Seattie
Haat
Washington
Buick
Nash Distributors Build New Service Plants and Homes
Nash Motor announces that twenty five distributors have erected new modern service plants and another similar number have built new homes. Hundreds more dealers in smaller towns have outgrown old quarters and constructed new buildings. C B Voorhien, vice president, says this shows strong market demand for a product with good service.
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Nash
Nash Motor Company
Annodate
Enya
C. B. Voorhin
Kiwanians Urged to Vacation August 19
Local Kiwanis members are urged to take a vacation trip to Lake Crescent on August 19 as the Lake Crescent and Port Angeles Kiwanis clubs receive their charter. Boats depart Colmandock on Thursday night August 18 and Friday morning with connections to Port Townsend. The Port Angeles club will arrange transport to the lake and back. The next local club meeting is moved to August 18 to hear O. Sam Cummings, former international secretary and current chair of the international education committee.
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Lake Crescent
Port Angeles
Kiwanis Club
Colmandock
Colman Dock
Port Townsend
Port Angeles Club
O. Sam Cummings
International Committee On Education
Yonkers man invents auto top for varied car designs
A Yonkers New York man has invented an automobile top adaptable to four different car designs. The note mentions that one of every three U S families owns a automobile.
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Yonkers
N. Y
United States
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