Motor Vehicle Totals Show 1927 U S Registrations Lead
United States motor vehicle registrations for 1927 reach 13,579,002 with production near 3,520,000. New York remains first in totals while California rises close behind. Florida and Maine post declines, District of Columbia leads gains, and Mississippi shows solid growth. One car for every four persons, nine cars per square mile, farm registrations near 19.9 percent of totals.
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AERON
United States
B. F. Goodrich Rubper Company
New York
New York State
California
Florida
Maine
District of Columbia
Mississippi
Maryland
New Hampshire
Motor vehicle boom boosts 1927 road surface and tire use
United States shows notable gains in road surfacing during 1927. Gasoline consumption by motor vehicles reached 9,097,000,000 gallons, while 84 percent of crude oil imports were devoted to tires and accessories for the auto industry.
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United States
Throwing Missiles At Autoists Illegal
Harrisburg January 28 The action of throwing missiles circulars or pamphlets at occupants of motor vehicles or placing damaging substances on highways is prohibited under section 1027 of the Vehicular Traffic Code says Benj G Eyton Registrar of Motor Vehicles The law carries a ten dollar fine and five days in jail on conviction It also bans placing rocks or bricks on highways to support parked vehicles or during tire changes with remnants left afterward
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Harrisburg
Benj. G. Eynon
Registrar of Motor Vehicles
Department of Highways
Eynon
Ford Buys 1796 Shoe Shop for Sudbury Collection
Havershill Massachusetts January 28 Henry Ford buys a shoe shop built in 1796 for his Sudbury collection of antique buildings. The purchase adds a historic structure to his showcase of early American architecture.
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Ford
Havershill
Mass
U. P
Henry Ford
Sudbury
Pennsylvania awakens to new highway numbering system
Harrisburg January 28 Pennsylvania automobile owners and hotel operators study the plan for a statewide renumbering of highways. The system aligns state routes with 26 U.S. routes, replacing Lincoln and William Penn Highways. Designations and standard markers to be set under federal guidance to ease interstate travel. Lincoln Highway becomes U S Route 30 from the Ohio line to Philadelphia, then U S Route 1 to Norris Town. Lackawanna Trail becomes U S Route 611 from Philadelphia.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
State Department of Highways
United States
Lincoln
William Penn
State Highway Department
Lackawanna Trail
U. S
State reclassifies roads under new U S system in Pennsylvania
The plan maps existing highways including the William Penn Highway Susquehanna Trail Lakes To Sea and Old Monument Trail into US routes 22 11 111 19 322 55 219 422 and state numbers. It details segments from Harrisburg to Sunbury Williamsport and the New York line and traces connections to Waterford Cambridge Springs Meadville Tyrone and Philadelphia with parallel alignments and transitions.
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Scranton
U.S. Way
New York State Line
Binghamton
U. 5
Harrisburg
Amity Hall
Susquehanna Trail
Shrewsbury
Sunbury
Williamsport
Elmira
Waterford
Cambridge Springs
U. S
Meadville
Tyrone
Water Street
Mill
Reading lists Route 44 and Route 5 designations
No. 422 from Reading of Philadelphia specifies that the Buchanan Trail Route 44 entering Pennsylvania west of Emmitsburg Md will be No. 16. The William Flinn Highway Route 8 becomes State traffic route No. 5 from Pittsburgh to Erie and U S route No. 19 from Pittsburgh to the West Virginia line south of Mount Morris.
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Emmitsburg
McConnellsburg
Mt. Union
William Flinn
Pittsburgh
Erie
West Virginia
Mount Morris
Rentz Announces As Delegate Candidate
Fred L. Rentz publisher of the New Castle News announced he would run as a delegate from the Beaver Butler Lawrence congressional district to the Republican national convention in Kansas City Missouri. Joe est.
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Fred L. Rentz
The
New Castle News
Beaver-Butler-Lawrence
Kansas City
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