Belville Named Mobile Representative for Chalmers
P D Belville has been appointed Mobile representative of the Chalmers Motor Company of Detroit. A veteran in the auto field he studied local conditions before choosing the Chalmers dealership. He expects strong public patronage behind the Chalmers name and monogram. Belville is described as a capable, high standing business man with solid reputation in the local auto world.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. D. Belville
Chalmers Motor Company
Detroit
Belville
Chalmers
Chalmers Company
Couner
Auto trade ups and downs fill week for Mobile dealers
Bloch Bros. received a car load of Oldsmobiles and expect Dodges soon. Drennon of Mobile visits the city. Quigley of Cadillac travels to Pensacola. Reo manager Day also trips to Pensacola. Cadillac ships two Buick cars. Saxon sales rise with fifteen cars to a new agency and two Saxon roadsters sold locally. Mobile Auto and Adams Machine with Ford deliveries. Beville reports five Maxwell sales to named buyers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bloch Bros
Dodge
C. A. Day
Reo Motor Sales Company
Pensacola
Auto Service Company
P. D. Beville
Maxwell
W. A. Cox
Woolmarket
Miss
J. H. French
Gulfport
H. J. Barndhel
Lucedale
W. D. Ratliff
Pascagoula Democrat-Star
Pascagoula
Fads and Fancies for the Motorist
Motor fashion topics cover hand painted silk sweaters and beaver fur robes for drivers. New accessories include straw hats with green leather trimming, octagonal mesh veils, and velvet smocks worn under fur coats. Travel gear features folding leg sockets, radium timepieces, and lightweight waterproof tents for touring.
Strong Light Feed Oiler for Fords advertised by Jarvis Supply Co
An advertisement claims a Strong Light Feed Oiler for Fords saves oil and doubles mileage by delivering a consistent oil feed. It promises longer engine life, more power, and smoother running, priced at $5.00 from Jarvis Supply Co., 117 Government St.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ford
Jarvis Supply Co
Government St
U S Army Starts Driving School for Scout Cars
The United States army has begun a motor car preparedness program in New York City. Soldiers from Forts Jay Wadsworth Totten Hamilton Wood and Schuyler will study the motor car engine self starters batteries and lighting systems to become chauffeurs for scout cars and supply trucks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Army
New York City
Forts Jay
Wadsworth
Totten
Hamilton
Wood
Schuyler
Gasoline price surge worries Massachusetts motorists
Massachusetts motorists question future outcomes as gasoline prices rise sharply. Over the past six months the cost has climbed 36 percent, and since January the increase exceeds 60 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Massachusetts
Earl Eby Emerges as Indoor Half Mile Sensation
Earl Eby, a Chicago University freshman from the Midwest, breaks the indoor half mile in under two minutes with a 1 58 at San Francisco last summer. He beat senior champion Leroy Campbell who ran 2 01, and defeated rivals T. M. Cramer of the Olympic Club and D. M. Scott of Mississippi Agricultural College.
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Earl Eby
Middle West
Chicago University
Eby
San Francisco
Leroy Campbell
T. M. Cramer
Olympic Club of
D. M. Scott
Mississippi Agricultural College
American autos in demand despite steel shortage
Industry leaders report unprecedented demand for pleasure cars and trucks amid material scarcities. Charles T. Jeffery of Kenosha says his firm bought materials early and builds most components in house but still struggles to meet orders while expanding plants and increasing night shifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles T. Jeffery
Thomas B. Jeffery Company
Kenosha
Wis
Jeffery
Many Air Cells for Tires Latest Idea
J Webb Turner of Kirksville Missouri has patented a tire using multiple egg shaped rubber balloons as side by side chambers in place of an inner tube. Each balloon has its own valve and puncture leaves others to fill space preserving pressure. Planning marketing.
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J. Webb Turner
Kirksville
Turner
100 Percent Dividend Declared by Reo Company
Reo Motor Car Company held a Lansing Michigan stockholders meeting and declared a 190 percent stock dividend. The capital stock was increased from 3 million to 10 million dollars, with 6 million issued and the remainder in the treasury, supplementing 35 percent in cash dividends paid over the past year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reo Motor Car Company
Lansing
Mich
Sunday School Basketball League Opens with Six Teams
The Mobile Sunday School Basketball League opened Saturday at the YMCA court with six teams. First Baptist beat Trinity Five 11 to 9. Government Street Methodist defeated St Johns 11 to 2. Government Street Presbyterian Sunday school beat Government Street Methodist juniors 2 to 0. Participants listed include First Baptist players Tu bb s and Pruitt. Trinity guards Graham etc.
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Mobile
First Baptist
Trinity Five
Government Street Methodist Church
St. John’s
Government Street Presbyterian Sunday School
Government Street Methodist
Tubbs
Pruitt, Jones
Smith
Gaillard
Spencer
Devon
Denmark
Thigpen
Ellis
Burgoyne
Railroad Engine Backing Lew Bodie Heats Up Prize Ring
The rail yard rise of Lew Bodie a six foot six and a quarter inch heavyweight from Pueblo Colorado as he trains under Harry Pollock eyes on big bouts Bodie follows Fireman Jim Flynn and Carl Morris in railroading to boxing The next major test he seeks is a high profile showdown with top contenders while pursuing eleven knockouts in about fifteen fights.
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Jim Flynn
Carl Morris
Lewis Boedecker
Lew Bodie
Bodie
Flynn
Puello
Col
Morris
Fred Fulton
Jess Willard
Boedeckers
Steel
Bessemer
Pueblo
Ing House
Spencer
Joe “Fat” Spencer
Yost
Michigan University
Ike Flynn
Rube Smith
Lew
Harry Pollock
Freddy Welsh
Change In Red Management Affects Reds Pennant Hopes
The article argues Buck Herzog may be replaced as Cincinnati Reds manager, claim owners would expose why the Reds have never won a pennant. It notes Herzog built his team with his own picks and argues a new manager would disrupt his system and stall progress. It compares to Mack and McGraw needing years to win.
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Bucky Herzog
Cincinnati Reds
Red
Herzog
Reds
Tom Clarke
Heinie Groh
Mack
McGraw
Muskrat Trapping Guide From Winter Season
This article explains muskrat habitats and behavior across the United States and Canada. It outlines trapping methods using No 0 or No 1 traps, setting slides, placing traps under water, and staking lines, along with care like visiting traps at dawn and dusk and managing houses to ease trapping.
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United States
Canada
Death toll in sports over ten years total
Nine hundred forty three people died in sports over ten years including 284 in baseball the highest toll. Football 215 boxing 105 auto racing 128 horse racing 54 cycling 77 and other sports account for the rest with smaller counts in tennis basketball golf polo and others.
Evers Likely Remains With Braves Amid War Contract
Boston January reports say Johnny Evers cannot leave the Boston Braves due to a rich wartime contract and city club officials see little chance of a Chicago move soon. James Gaffney now runs the club to steady the roster while illness and past quarrels limited Evers’ play last season. The new Braves owners would seek compensation if they moved him.
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Boston
Johnny Evers
Boston Braves
Chicago
Fevers
James Gaffney
Braves
Charles Webb Murphy
Gaffney
Johnny
Federals
Evers
Amphrea
Percy Haughton
Graves
Mike Burk Is Schmidt Booster In 1916
Nashville resident Mike Burke returns to Mobile for the 1916 season to bolster the Schmidt club after recovering from an illness. He supporters Charley Schmidt and aims to help the Gulls lead the field. Basketball notes cover YMCA and Medical College results in the Commercial League with upcoming schedules including Alabama University and Columbus games.
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Nashville
Tenn
Mike Burke
Mobile Gulls
Schmidt
Mike
Mobile
Gulls
Burke
Charley Schmidt
Bartons
Barton
Medical College
Medicos
Indoor golf opens in Boston mid-winter pro meet
In zero degree weather Tom McNamara of Boston and Fred Rouse of Lexington teed off in an open mid winter professional golf tournament played indoors on the silene course. L Calloway led after play with a score of eighty.
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Boston
Tom McNamara
Fred Rouse
Lexington
L. Calloway
Curley to Unfold Plans for Willard Moran Fight
A Denver wire from promoter Jack Curley states he will reach Kansas City to propose major plans for a Willard Moran title bout. Willard says he is mainly in town for land deals and plans a trip to Topeka. Jess Willard's manager Tom Jones has not yet received a definite proposition.
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Kansas City
Jack Curley
Denver
Tom Jones
Jess Willard
Curley
Willard
Tam
Topeka
Jones
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H. H. Drennon
Drennon Motor Car Company of
C. W. Harrington
Cadillac Motor Company
P. Quigley
Fla
Buick
The
Mobile Auto Company
Adams Machine Company
Mack B. Cates
St. Michael St
U. S. Army
Kemp Motor Go
Studebaker
Freshie
REO Company
Overbey’s
Dauphin and
Joachim
Brown Holmes
Morris Ackerman
the Fish and Game Protective Asso
Mike Burks
Willard-Moran
P. O. Auto CO
ST. Joseph ST
Cahall & Clement
Wilkinson
Scott
Auto Service Co
America
Standard Motor Car Co
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