Pup, Cor ett and Walker in oddball town diary item
The note sketches a chaotic scene with a pup, Cor ett and Walker, the Miller twins crying, a car capable of running on aqua para to Coca Cola, a billy man, and a laundry dye scare. It mentions Oakland company Spring housecleaning, Harry Austin reports, Mike Collins chasing a clerk, Goodyear tires, Beta ordering blanks, and Johnnie’s potatoes blooming.
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Corett
Walker
Miller Twins
Aqua Para
Coca Cola
Oakland Company
Acto
Harry Austin
Mike Collins
Mike
John Baisden
Goodyear
Johnnie
Neolin name explained as new material coined by company
Speculation swirls over the term Neolin adopted by the Good Tire and Rubber Co for a synthetic sole material. The name blends Neo from Greek for new with lin from Old English for material, signaling a newly discovered compound from their laboratories.
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Good, Tire & Rubber Co
Weotvenr Laboratories
Touring sedan growth marks Chal mers expanding output
Chal mers is ramping up production of touring sedan models, an all weather line whose share of daily output grows monthly. W. J. Drumpelmann notes strong demand in the south matching the north, and a large build was approved after district surveys across the country.
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Chalmers Care
Chalmers
W. J. Drumpelmann
Drumpelmann
Ihs
Tire Sets Remarkable 79000 Mile Record in City Use
R C Shumway operates a Chandler jitney in the city and reports Goodyear cord tires on the rear wheels have logged 79000 miles with no signs of wear. The tires often carried heavy overloads, making the achievement notable in local transportation.
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R. C. Shumway
Take the D out of Grind War Message
Forrest J. Alvin general sales manager calls for removing the D from Grind in a wartime message to US motor truck forces at home and abroad. He urges industry to seize the war time opportunity and let service define the era.
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United States Motor Truck Forces
Forrest J. Alvin
Hesitancy in Hearing Raises Reputational Risks
A cautious note warns against assuming medical causes for ear hesitation in performance. It cautions that many men suffer reputational damage from such suspicions, urging restraint and careful judgment.
New Marginal Highway Opens South of Weat ernave
A brick highway extending south from Weat ernave to Tacoma opens to the public last Sunday. Autoists praise the time and tire savings, noting the new route provides a single decent highway out of the city.
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Weaternave
Tacoma
Ananias Piker Deceptive Tales In Auto Trade
The text mocks a man labeled honest in most matters who, when selling an old car, would spin a web of lies to a buyer, portraying him as a modern Ananias and rivaling even George Washington in duplicity.
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Ananias
George Washington
Automan Says Times Change
L R Pittman of Pacific Motors Inc argues executives must travel and study changing markets. He notes rapid shifts from farming to new needs, with science and equipment transforming rural life through tractors, trucks, engines, and better roads.
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L. R. Pittman
Pacific Motors, Inc
Money and Liberty Theatre Adny Note
Money makes the war. Haynes makes he watches go. Next Liberty theatre.
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Haynes
Liberty Theatre
Ady
Ready for Tacoma Fourth of July Races
Ta coma speedway reports full preparation for July 4 events headlined by the Pacific Coast championship 160 miles and the 60 mile Consolation. Entries include Hudson and Duesenberg specials from Hudson Special Patterson Seattle Special Arch Kincaid Chandler Huttera and more. A record crowd is expected with practice starting Thursday.
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Tacoma
Hudson
Clyde Roads
Duesenberg
Sterling Price Romano
Rea Lants
Patterson Seattle
Arch Kincaid Hudson
James Buttera
Malcolm
Warford and Volunteers Clear Snoqualmie Pass
L. E. B. Warford advertising manager for Goodrich Tire and Rubber led volunteers from his local force and joined teams from Ellensburg and Cle Elum to clear snow slides on Snoqualmie Pass. About 150 volunteers worked by noon, with hot coffee provided by the women and lunch prepared by Goodrich staff. K. A. Murry, Kittitas County engineer, and Cle Elum Mayor R. F. Goodbred were among participants.
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L. EB Warford
Goodrich Tire and Rubber Company
Ellensburg
Cle Elum
Snoqualmie Pass
Goodrich Tire and Rubber Co
K. A. Murry
Kittitas County
R. F. Goodbred
New Ford Central Station Opens Saturday on 10th Ave
W A Wallace, manager of the Ford Central Agency, will move to a new service station at 10th Ave and East Union this Saturday. The old Mast Pike St location will keep its safes room for motorists and will remain convenient for customers.
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W. A. Wallace
Ford Central Agency
10Th Ave
East Union
Mast Pike St
Grant cars arrive in four big shipments
Ba Campbell, manager of Grant-Coffin Campbell Co., local distributors for Grant cars, has sleeves rolled up as four large shipments of the popular car arrive from the East, signaling strong local demand and active distribution.
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Ba Campbell
Grant-Coffin & Campbell Co
Red Cross Nurses Arrested After Solicitation Incident
In Washington on June 27, a guest, William Fisher, his brother, and J. W. Holts were arrested for receiving a Red Cross solicitor yesterday. The Fisher family background includes a pension for Mrs. Fisher, mother of two, amid reports of strong pro German sentiment and threats to force public salute and kiss the flag.
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United Freee
Tlwaco
Wash
Auguest
William Fisher
J. W. Holts
Red Cross
Mra. Fisher
Paige Six-51 Stock Chassis Shines in Memorial Day Race
A Paige car titled Six-51 stock chassis ran 30 miles in 22 minutes 4 seconds at 80 mph in Cincinnati Memorial Day races. Using a standard Paige 61 model with minor gear and ignition improvements, it finished second among four top rivals, drawing praise from Paige Motor Sales president Buddy Price.
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Paige
Atock
Cincinnati
Ihs
Buddy” Price
Paige Motor Sales Company
The Wayside Hen Races The Swift Machine
In a June American Motorist excerpt a hen pursues freedom along fields and streams. A swift machine intrudes as the bird flees, panicked and desperate, scattering feathers across the countryside. The scene blends pastoral motion with looming danger.
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Disney
Three New Salesmen Join Pacific Motors
Pacific Motors expands its sales team with R. L. Pittman directing new additions. J. W. Waterhouse, formerly with Grant Coffin Campbell Co., joins the force along with E. B. Trayer and E. R. Smith from Fora Central Agency. The move signals growing activity at the dealership.
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Pacific Motors
R. L. Pittman
J. W. Waterhouse
Grant Coffin & Campbell Co
E. 8. Trayer
E R. Smith
Fora Central Agency
Tacoma Fourth Races Pacific Coast Consolation Circular
The Tacoma Speedway Association issues a circular with details for the Pacific Coast Championship Consolation races on July 4. It lists distances prizes ticket prices and all information for racing fans traveling to Tacoma. Copies available at the Seattle Mobile Club office.
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West
Pacific Coast
Tacoma Speedway Association
Tacoma
Seattle
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