Motorists Will Compete for Tire Changing Title
New York reports the National Tire Dealers association to hold a Milwaukee convention with tire changing contests to crown the U.S. champion. Early trials show remarkable speeds, including a 3 minute 38 second complete Ford tire change with no tools. Philadelphia groups offer a silver trophy to the national champion.
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National Tire Dealers’ Association
Milwaukee
Wis
United States
Philadelphia
Tires
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CadiMac
National Tire Dealers
Philadelphia Motor Trade
Motorists Seek Non-Skid Highways From Scientists
Washington November 18 motorists seek non skid roads in wet weather. The National Motorists association urges engineers to find a smooth road that remains non skid despite traffic and weather. They warn smooth wet roads menace drivers and pedestrians and pledge cooperation with the highway education board.
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National
Motorists’ Association
National Motorists’ Association
Highway Education Board
Washington
Walter D. Mears
Ohio
Fred H. Caley
Beck
United States
A A A Plans National Motor Tax Fight
The American Automobile Association will push for nationwide reciprocity for motor vehicles and elimination of discriminatory war excise taxes on autos, trucks, and accessories. Executive chairman M. O. Eldridge cites interstate commerce rulings and calls for a home state license tag transferability nationwide. The group favors highway funding from current revenues while new road construction should be funded by long term bonds.
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M. O. Eldridge
Washington
Supreme Court of the United States
Congress
Eldridge
United States
America
No royal road to the silver screen and bulbs care
The piece surveys movie hopefuls asking how to enter film, noting tough odds, required traits, and meager wages with typical salaries. It then shifts to indoor bulb growing tips, describing rooted bulbs, smart pot handling, and gradual light exposure before full growth. Finally it mentions a Confederate monument at Arlington and a brief sunset color question.
Star readers invited to send Mona Lisa history request
Readers of the Seattle Star are asked to write to the Washington Bureau at 1235 New York Ave Washington D C and include 2 cents in stamps for postage to receive a history of the famous painting The Mona Lisa.
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Seattle Star
Washington Bureau
New York Ave
Washington, D. C
Schedule for Mine Grey and notes on light color
Mine Grey will host callers in her office Monday Wednesday and Friday 1 to 2 PM and Tuesday and Thursday 11 AM to 12 PM each week. The text then discusses how colors in objects and sunsets vary with light, noting that the sun’s angle through air affects color perception and that atmospheric impurities deepen hues at sunset when light travels through more air.
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Mine Grey
Lowman Hanford to Move Uptown Stationery Store
Lowman and Hanford Co announced plans to establish a premier stationery store at 1612 16 Third Ave Seattle in a 10 year lease. The site fronts 60 feet on Third Ave and 108 feet deep, with the existing First Ave and Cherry St store to be used for expansion of other branches.
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Third Ave
Lowman & Hanford Co
Pioneer
Seattle
Lowman & Hanford
Eastern Capitalists
Herman Chapin
Goodwin
American Cities Realty Co
Lowman & Hanford's
Vachel Lindsay to Come Here Tuesday
Noted tramp poet Vachel Lindsay will visit Seattle this year and speak at Meany Hall on the University of Washington campus Tuesday night. He accepted Sigma Upsilon’s invitation to repeat the visit made last year. Lindsay is en route north from California.
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Vachel Lindsay
Seattle
Meany Hall
Sigma Upsilon
the Universality of Washington
Lindsay
California
Yeggs With $4,200 Loot Being Sought
Concrete police seek eight criminals who escaped with 4200 dollars after cracking safes in Concrete and Lyman. Despite wide searches in Northwest Washington, the cracks remain at large eight miles west of here.
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Washington
Lyman
Here
Six in Alleged Rum Automobiles Jailed
Federal customs patrols near Bellingham yesterday captured two automobiles each carrying concealed whisky. One car carried four white men and the other two black men, all jailed.
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Bellingham
Motorship Anvil Declared Safe After Storm Struggle Near Vancouver
Radio reports the motorship Anvil, once battling a storm off Vancouver Island and low on fuel, is out of danger. Also noted is the death of Robert Comtesse, 75, president of Switzerland, in Berne.
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Anvil
Vancouver Island
Berne
Robert Comtesse
Switserland
Pedestrians urged to walk on left to cut accidents
New York reports D H Lewis of the American Automobile Association advocates pedestrians on country roads and streets walking on the left side facing oncoming traffic to reduce auto crashes. He cites Oregon and Washington as success stories and notes dimmed lights hinder drivers spotting pedestrians, especially in dark clothing.
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D. H. Lewis
American Automobile Association
Oregon
Washington
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