License 10 New Cars Sold in Past Week
New automobiles were registered the past week by Dora Saunders Brighton Chevrolet town sedan Edw Eglin Kalona Plymouth coupe W J Brown Wellman Chevrolet coach R M Junkin Washington Studebaker cruising sedan Harold S Williams Washington Plymouth 2 door Benjamin J Yoder Kalona Plymouth 2 door Ira A Coon Ainsworth Plymouth deluxe touring sedan Max White Washington Ford 2 door touring J W Schenefelt Washington Hallie E Weidlein Sigourney Chevrolet town sedan New trucks licensed Joe M Ethel and Alice Siebert Brighton Chevrolet Will H Miller Wellman Chevrolet Mrs Kate Schneider South English Ford Fifty six transfers were recorded during the week In the county 5194 cars and H17 trucks have been licensed for the year.
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Dora Saunders
Brighton
Edw. Eglin
W. J. Brown
Wellman
R. M. Junkin
Washington
Studebaker
Harold S. Williams
Benjamin J. Yoder
Ira A. Coon
Ainsworth
Max White Washington
J. W. Schenefelt
Ford
Hallie E. Weidlein
Sigourney
Joe M
Ethel
Alice Siebert
Chevrolet
Will H. Miller
Kate Schneider
Car Radios Lower Speeds, Studebaker Dealer Claims
Oral Sweet, a Studebaker dealer, asserts car radios reduce driving speed when on. He cites personal experience and conversations with about thirty friends, noting speeds drop 5 to 15 mph depending on program. He urges buyers to install radios for safety amid rising accidents.
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Oral Sweet
Studebaker
Mr. Sweet
Heavier Rails Planned on Rock Island Line Segment
Rock Island Lines officials announce heavier rails will be laid on a seventeen mile section between Columbus Junction and Culver station in Muscatine. Work to start in August and finish by early next year as part of a $1,500,000 Iowa project led by W. H. Dick and L. J. Hughes.
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Columbus Junction
Rock Island Lines
Culver Station
Muscatine
Iowa
W. H. Dick
Des Moines
L. J. Hughes
Keep Tires Well Filled In Summer
Ames motorists were advised by Prof. M. P. Cleghorn of Iowa State College to keep tires well filled in hot weather. He warned that soft tires heat more, flex more, and can be harmed, and noted flushing radiators and refilling with fresh water improves cooling system efficiency.
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Ames
M. P. Cleghorn
Iowa State College Mechanical Engineering Department
Iowa
Cleghorn
Virginia saves $112 million via low cost road program
The Western Petroleum Kein ers Association reports Virginia motorists save $112.5 million from 6,000 miles of stage construction roads costing $12.5 million. High-cost paving would have cost $125 million and left 4,500 miles untreated.
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Virginia
State Highway Department
Western Petroleum Keiners Association
Highway Department
State Highway Commission
Virginia Highway Commission
Hampton Votes Bond for School Construction Plan
Hampton voters approve a bond issue of 129000 dollars to 190000 dollars for two new school buildings and high school reconstruction with a federal grant expected.
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Hampton
Swiss motorists strike over gas taxes in July protest
A one day Swiss strike by motorists against rising gasoline taxes reduced private car travel to a minimum. Drivers with placards urged driving only when necessary while hotels reported lost tourist business. The strike followed plans by the Federal Council to raise import taxes on gasoline blended with alcohol.
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Switzerland
American Petroleum Industries Committee
Federal Council of Plans
United States
Pennsylvania Deploys Border Patrol Against Gasoline Tax Evasion
Pennsylvania plans a 50 trooper border patrol along the New York line to curb bootlegging of gasoline bought in New York with a lower tax. The effort checks tank trucks for tax payment documents and permits, with immediate arrest for unpaid taxes or missing permits.
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New York State
Pennsylvania
New York-Pennsylvania
New York
John B. Kelly
Secretary of Revenue of
Kelly
Ohio
Maps Fleets 2983 Miles or 205 Tons for Vacation Travel
It is a long heavy job supplying auto mobile road maps for a vacation trip. If unfolded the maps would cover 2983 miles and weigh 205 tons, equal to 144 automobiles. Standard Oil of Indiana has issued a record number of maps this year and will exceed seven million by summer’s end.
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Johnny Q. Public
Standard of Company of Indiana
New York
Lo Angeles
Chicago
Miami
Salt Lak City
el Paso
Glacier National Park
Commere
Proposal to tap Gull Lot Leach Lake and Pinetak
Davenport reports a proposal to tap Gull Lot Leach Lake and Pinetak Minnesota to keep Mkets Di navigable is before government engineers.
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Davenport
Leach Lake
Pinetak
Minnesota
Await Word From Daughter Studying in Spain
Charles City couple anxiously awaits word on their daughter Betty believed in revolution torn Spain after she planned to pursue art studies and reach on July 6 no further word has been received for sale in classified ads.
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Charles City
A. Carney
Betty
Spain
Auto Classifieds: 1936 V-S Deluxe Coupé and More
Classified listing shows a 1936 V-S Deluxe Coupé in A-1 condition with phone contact 750 black. Also mentions a 1929 Model A sport roadster, a 1950 DeSoto sport roadster, and a two cylinder motorcycle. Sinclair Station, Katt Washington. 1373.
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Desoto
Sinclair Station
Katt Washington
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Oskaloosa
Paul L. Gorham
Washington Oil CO
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Mr. Norton
Knauss Shell Station
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Wallace Piersall
Mike Lanski
Maude Twitty
Evanston, TL
Northwestern University
Highway Patrol
Fletcher, O
Helen Clevenger
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Betty Cook
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