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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1924
Page
7
A Willys-Overland vehicle draws attention at the annual Automo Show with an unusual display of attire and accessories. The large rotogravure section features the highlight, as reported by the metropolitan newspaper.
A reproduced section showcases motion picture stars such as Hope Hampton Sigrid Holmquist Phyllis Haver Patsy Ruth Miller and Julia Faye with Overland and Willys Knight models. It features action shots in foreign settings, power feats, scenic locations from coast to coast, and world views highlighting Overland Willys prominence.
F. M. LaVoy travel rep for the Franklin Automobile Co. covered Joliet Illinois to Syracuse New York in two days and a half with 356 miles first day 385 second day and 250 final to reach the Syracuse factory for a service men meeting.
Oscar Duan, Cleveland Six distributor, announces eight 1924 Cleveland Six models with six closed cars at low prices. Prices range from 1245 for a three passenger coupe to 1495 for the four door special sedan, with touring and deluxe open models priced accordingly.
Flint Motor Company of Flint Michigan and the Flint Motor Division of the Locomobile Company of America Long Island City report a one third rise in combined plant output since December. January Flint Sixes up 17 percent, February adds to total 313 percent gain in production and sales.
Flint Michigan March 1 Buick statistician notes if all automobiles in use could gather on the Lincoln Highway they would form two long lines across the country from the Hudson to the Golden Gate and to Central Indiana Buick cites 1923 production of over 200000 cars and a 1924 expansion plan costing 11 million dollars as proof of industry strides.
In Johannesburg a Studebaker Light-Six touring car set four records on a round trip through the Union of South Africa. The journey covered 996 miles to Cape Town and back in 85 hours 57 minutes, with 21.5 mpg gasoline efficiency despite mud and rough roads. The event involved H F Payne Fred Scantiebury L C Bright and W B du Preez driving from Johannesburg to Cape Town and return, facing fords and jungle-like conditions.
Mr. Lepper of Lepper Motor Co offers automotive advice on keeping engines clean, tightening leaky joints with soap, proper rim mounting, using a jack for rim adjustments, and avoiding rapid starts or stops that wear tires and tread.
An Uarlang official calls a mass protest to repeal a discriminatory wartime tax on automotive products. He urges 15 million automobile owners to challenge the tentative House wars and means committee schedule that would remove levies on amusements and other items including bowling alleys and billiard tables.
Credit extended on tires and tubes. Your credit is good. Our representative will call and explain our plan in detail. For appointment phone 6672 or 2035.
R. J. Price Auto tops De Luxe in a local business listing. The ad notes contact at phone 2031 and location 115 West Ave.
Policy officials discuss tentative tax cuts totaling over 103 million dollars with 57 million redirected from entertainment and jewelry to essentials. Critics argue car taxes, at 150 million annually, unfairly burden transportation despite minor exemptions for school buses.
The passage extols the value of honest everyday workers as the salt of the earth. It argues that sound motives and faith in the right conduct sustain prosperity and security, warning that loss of this faith would be as dire as losing material wealth.
Nash manager notes a spring demand for standard make cars that will likely exceed past shortages. He warns dealers face tight supply as buyers seek common models.
E H McCarty, Nash Motors general sales manager, says spring demand far outstrips delivery. Nash retail network holds more unfilled orders for spring than since the company’s founding, with dealers anticipating shortages as heavy demand hits open orders. He notes some dealers may struggle despite earlier stockpiles, reflecting broader industrial optimism.
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