Cars and drivers mix in Northwest scene
The article records Grant-Coff Campbell company ties to Grants farmers and notes Daniel Austin with his Oakland Six near Vancouver while recounting Ralph Palma's racing career and a Chevrolet accident at First and Denny. It mentions tax and car price anxieties as Ford price rumors surface and hints at future aircraft production plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bo Campbell
Grant-Coff Campbell Company
Kittitas
D. Austin
Washingland Company
Oakland
Price
Vancouver
A Paige
Ralph Palma
Ays
N.Y
S. C. Renner
Northwest Works
Molly
Chevrolet
Denny Day
Renner
Kinnear
New Auto Firm Forms to Handle Elgin Six and Harroun Cars
Pittmon and Pattison Co forms in King County to distribute Elgin Six and Harroun cars. L R Pittmon,移 experienced Everett dealer, becomes Seattle sales manager for Pacific Motors Co. Pattison, also an Everett native, was Pittman’s sales associate. The firm ordered 650 cars from Pacific Motors for the coming season. Pittman learned via telegram that Harroun demonstrator shipped from Wayne Michigan by American Express Co August.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittmon & Pattison Co
Harroun
King County
L. R. Pittmon
Everett
Pittman
Seattle
Salos
Pacific Motors Co
F. O. Pattison
Here's How Seattle Cops Can Boost the City
An opinion piece suggests Seattle police can welcome out of town drivers by offering handshake greetings and distributing city maps prepared by the Seattle Automobile Club. The author cites Portland's adoption of the idea and urges Chief Beckingham to implement the plan to boost Seattle's image and assistance to visitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Portland
Seattle Automobile Club
Beckingham
Best Way to Wash Automobiles
The article explains avoiding a rubber hose on the car body as it damages varnish. It advises washing with lukewarm soap and water and drying with a soft chamois. It notes oil mixtures and turpentine oils as popular treatments that can restore luster, though care is needed to rub dry.
Water house Sands manager returns after illness
Bill Williams of Water house Sands resumes duties in the used car department after two weeks of illness from a bad cold. He traveled to Lake Crescent to recover, and fishermen along the row may follow his example and fall ill with a severe cold. Practical note explains cylinder head decarbonizing by using short headless screws set flush to avoid carbon and water clogging tapped holes during scraping operations. After decarbonizing, screws are removed and holes stay clean.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Williams
Waterhouse Sands Company
Bill
Lake Crescent
Metz Ball Players Defeat Overlands 9 to 5
The Northwest Metz team defeated the Overland squad 9 to 5 in five innings as both sides stopped play after the fifth inning to eat. The game wrapped up early due to an appetite for food.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northwest Metz Baseball Aggregation
Overland Company Bunch
Kind Worders Draw Ire in Seattle Club Scene
A Seattle Star account recalls a visit to the Kind Worders club at the Railway Exchange building. The writer portrays a hostile reception, ponders the club's name joke, notes the Hanson family and a ninth baby named Woodrow Wilson, and ends unsure if the group was serious or playful.
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Kind Words Club
Railway Exchange
Abe Hurwitz
The
Star
Abe
Hugo Kelly
Renton Herald
Phil Tworoger
Ole Hanson
Petrograd
Kind Worders
Hansons
Woodrow Wilson
Seattle woman motorist completes 1200 mile Pacific Canal cruise
Mrs. C. F. Kruse returns from a personally conducted 1200 mile cruise along the Pacific Canal. Her only companion was her dog Sport whose rope aided in towing a Ford out of mud during the trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
C. F. Kruse
Pacific Canal
Sport
Motorists Urged to Stop Look and Listen at Crossings
Charles B. Rieman of the Elgin Motor Car Corp urges motorists to stop look and listen at railroad crossings. He notes 2,500 yearly deaths are preventable and stresses checking both directions before crossing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles 8. Rieman
Elgin Motor Car Corporation
Chicago
Paradise Valley Road Reopens Into Rainier National Park
Paradise Valley Road reopened last Sunday for access into Paradise Valley within Rainier National Park. The route had previously only extended to Narada Falls because heavy winter snowfall blocked farther travel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paradise Valley
Rainier National Park
Narada Falla
Local dealer moves briskly selling Lexington cars
Sells Lexingtons HF. B. Fowler of Fowler's Garage & Machine Works and local distributors for the Lexington Minute Man Six bowling them over. Last week he sold L. C. Delakey of the Western Hotel Supply Co. a roadster, and Monday sold W. B. Paernes, a bic man with George W. Miller Automobile Co., a clubster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
HF. B. Fowler
Fowler's Garage & Machine Works
Lexington Minute Man
L. C. Delakey
Western Hotel Supply Co
Paernes
Bic
George W. Miller Automobile Co
Homeopaths Discuss War Service Plans in Seattle
Seattle homeopath physicians met on Wednesday to discuss war work. They plan to organize for service in France and have offered their services to the government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
France
Army to use 350 million gallons of gas
Washington reports Van H Manning of the Bureau of Mines says patriotic drivers can save fuel by curbing unnecessary pleasure rides. He notes the army and navy need about 450 million gallons this year and urges individuals to cut daily car use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
van H. Manning
Bureau of Mines
Department of the Interior
Manning
Army
Navy
Ford Workers Safety First Film Show
The Ford Motor Company releases a new safety film shown daily in the motion picture auditorium. It uses familiar factory scenes to illustrate common accidents and how to avoid them, produced with help from the safety and photographic departments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ford Workers
Ford Motor Company
Ford Safety and Photographic Departmenta
Refined atmosphere and menu at hotel Butler
Advertisement notes a refined atmosphere and menu aligned with various budgets at the Hotel Butler featuring music and dancing with dinner offerings.
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Gent
W. A. Wallace
the Central
Elgin Six
Harroun Cars
L. R. Pittman
Elgin
Lace
Metz
Overlands
Star Man
Hanson
Tom Revelle
Hurwitz
Revelle
America
Club
Bridgen
Erickson
H. C. Piggot
King County OF the
Pittmon
Pattison
Belmont Ave
Pike ST
Sells Lexingtons
U.S. Army
Bellingham Chemical Co
Bellingham
Wash
Northwest Metz CO
East Pike
Exington
Fowler
Broadway
Women of America
Rally For War Work
Red Cross
Gladys M. Burgess
Washington Apartments
City
Alaska
Northwest Fisheries Co
LODGE
Fourth Avenue
Westlake
Uncle Sammie
Dr. Evans
Peoples Bank
Second and Pike
Paige
Paige Motor Sales Company
Por East Pike Se
Phone East 216
Parson’s Motor Car Co
Lyontray
Fowler's Auto Trailer
I Motorcycles
Henderson
Vernon & Son
Pacific Auto Supply Co
Diamond
Silvertown
Miller and Ajax
Gna
Union St
Std. Marin
Servie
Unite
San
Hatteries Auto Electric Equipment CO
Bet, Pike & Pine
Enet
East
Goodyear
East Pike St
H. B. Wilbur
Mgr
Orid
Master Sales Co, Inc
B. Vike St
Swartz & Bridgeman
St. Main
Delco
Delco Parts
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