Goodrich Girls Help Seattle Cops During Emergency
During a city crisis in Seattle Mayor Han called for extra help and Goodrich sent several office girls to serve as cops. They were sworn in by Chief Warren and Captain Sullivan and assisted on duty for three days providing support, food, and morale to police, soldiers, and sailors amid tense conditions.
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Seattle
Han
W. D. Albright
Good
Albright
Joel Warren
Spe
Goodrich
Warren
Charley Sullivan
Police Department
Lieut. Bannick
Coperies
Attle
Joe F. Warren
Copa
Claude G. Tannick
From Racing St Germain to Sky Ace Eddie Rickenbacker
The piece chronicles Eddie Rickenbacker from a race car ace to a war pilot. It notes his Easter 1917 call to service, rapid shift from driver to sergeant, transfer to aviation, and rapid string of victories making him the second American to become an ace. It hints at a later eclipse of his public prominence.
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Eddie Rickenbacker
J. C. Burton
Ricken Ee
Wilson
Germany
Rick
Pershing
France
Pers
Rickenbacker
Aviation
Beme
Rickenbacker’s wartime return and tally after injury
The account recalls Captain Eddie Rickenbacker being wounded in a 6000-foot fall and sent home by medical boards after two incapacitations. He returned to the front despite partial hearing, earning 26 confirmed kills by the armistice as German pilots avoided facing him one on three.
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Rick
Rickenbacker
America
Gen. Pershing
Paris
Fokkers
Road Bulletin Maps Varying Conditions Across County Roads
The bulletin notes Seattle-Tacoma paved routes in good to passable shape with mud in places and several gravel or new pavement sections open. Several North Bend and Issaquah routes report snow, ice, or cautious driving, while Seattle-Kenton and Rainier Valley segments are very poor with planked sections and county roads requiring further information at Main 6900.
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Seattle-Tacoma
O. K
Enumelaw
Baumeclaw
Green River
Franklin
Lair
Auburn
Boon Creek
McClellan Pass
Maple Valley
Krenton
North Bend
Issaquah
Camp No. 6
Hill
Redmond
Newport-Issaquah
Lake Samuimaminli Cioud
Newport-Renton
Bellevue
Seattle-Kenton
Rainier Valley
Rainier Beach
City
Capacity Leading Truck Theme reshapes 1919 market
A Motor article surveys shifts in truck design and pricing. The one ton and two ton classes dominate production and growth shows fewer makers of heavy capacity trucks while overall prices rise about 11.8 percent from the prior year.
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Motor
Studebaker Plans Major Production Expansion in South Bend
South Bend leaders report Studebaker will build complete cars in South Bend and Detroit, reaching 500 units daily. The expansion covers 61 acres with 4,000,000 square feet of floor space and 7,000 to 12,000 workers, tied to housing for 12,000 workers to be ready by year’s end and midyear.
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South Bend
Studebaker Corporation
A. R. Erskine
Diane
Chamber of Commerce
Gates Half Sole Tires touted to prevent punctures and leaks
Mr. Smith, president of Wicky Smith Whithed Inc, promotes Gates Half Sole Tires as protecting the tire inner tube from puncture and its consequences. The firm secures exclusive territory for King County and outlines a forthcoming Globe tire launch in the same area.
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Mr. Smith
Wicky Smith Whithed, Inc
Gates
King County
Globe Tire
Bandit Shoots Boy in Somerville After Till Robbery
Kenneth Soar seven year old son of a grocery store manager in Somerville was shot in the arm by a bandit who seized $32 from the till and fled.
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Somerville
Mase
Kenneth Soar
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Free Country
Wuzz Wu
Eldridge
Spokane
Road Bulletin
Samuel J. Humes
Studebaker
Smith
James A. Swirl
Oakland
Washington Oakland Company
East Pike
Bandit
Sunnyside Fuel Co
Heard Transfer Co
W. J. O’neil Transfer Co
Rainier Valley Transfer Co
J. F. Preston, Seatt
University Wood and Coal Co
Hill Fuel Co
Miller Transfer Co
University Transfer Co
Te Auto Freight Depot
Mitchell Motor & Service Co
East Pine
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