Last Model T Sold Here in 1927 by Flynn at West Chester
G B Mace recalls the last new Model T Ford touring car sold in Washington on July 6 1927 to William F Flynn of West Chester. He notes many open cars remained on county roads while Ford shifted to closed models later. He also recalls trade-in beginnings in 1920 and that over 5 000 new cars have left his Ford garage since then.
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William F. Flynn
Washington
West Chester
G. B. Mace
Ford
Mace
Mr. Mace
Chevrolet School of Modern Merchandising opens for dealers sons
The second Chevrolet School for sons of dealers opened this week with 26 students from across the country enrolled for a seven week course. W. F E Holler, general sales manager, aims to equip future Chevrolet dealers with broad knowledge of retail automotive business and factory and central office operations. Felix Doran Jr. introduced the students at a luncheon, with T. O. McLaughlin supervising the program. The course includes classroom work and plant tours at Detroit area facilities and the Milford proving ground.
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Chevrolet
Sons of Chevrolet
W. F E. Holler
Felix Doran, Jr
T. O. McLaughlin
Detroit
General Motors
Milford
Mich
Early Ohio Farmers Scare Crows With Noise
Farmers used household noise makers to drive away blackbirds invading ripe corn. Families, including children, beat pans rang bells and shouted to frighten the birds from the fields as harvest approached.
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Ohio
Pearl name origins and shape value noted
The pearl name derives from Latin perula meaning pear and the most valuable pearls are pear shaped. Pearl is a name used for both genders but is more commonly female.
Sinai’s Mount St. Katherine Held High Solar Observatory
Mount St. Katherine on the Sinai peninsula tops Egypt’s peaks at 8,600 feet. The Smithsonian Institution maintained a solar observatory there for about five years.
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Mount St. Katherine
Sinai Peninsula
Egypt
Smithsonian Institution
INDEX TO AUTO SERVICE
Service stations and garages listed with brand associations including Shell Cities Service Phillips Sinclair Dixie Gas and Packard among others. Includes names of operators and firms such as Buds Garage Cox Motor Mace Motor Tucker Eicher and Willits Motor Co. for archival reference.
Oldest Underground Railway in London
The Metropolitan Railway in London opened in 1863 as the world’s first underground line and was electrified in 1905, marking a milestone in urban transit history.
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Metropolitan Railway
London
Prepare Your Car For Warm Weather Driving
Don’t Delay. Get ready for summer with heavier oil and fresh summer-grade oil in the crankcase. We offer radiator flushing, turbine cleaning, spark plug adjustments, bug screens, and new tires at budget-friendly prices.
Rubber Industry Is Decentralizing Forces Akron Decline
The article discusses the shift of tire production from Akron to plants in Memphis Oaks Pa and Jackson Mich. Goodyear Firestone and Goodrich expand outside Akron due to strikes and union pressure. It notes higher hours and lower costs at non Akron plants with workers earning lower weekly wages.
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Goodyear
Goodrich
Firestone
Los Angeles
West
Southern
Gadsden
Akron
Union
Memphis
Woodrich
Oaks
Jackson
Mich
Oper
Five Minute Car Checkup at Local Garage
Drive in today for a quick five minute check on two vital car parts brakes and lights. If you need repairs these services are offered with a focus on safety and reliability.
Uncertain World War I dog counts and late war logistics
The article notes the difficulty of tallying dogs in World War I as nations used them differently. It cites about 10 000 dogs at the front when the armistice was signed and over 1 000 sled dogs used in the Vosges in the war’s final year. It also discusses economic shifts and rubber workers in Akron facing reduced weekly earnings despite steady hourly rates. It mentions shallow seas around the British Isles and a hypothetical 300 foot subsidence could reunite Ireland with continental Europe.
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Vosges Mountains
British Isles
British Islands
Ireland
Europe
Also Mentioned on This Page
Glenn Mace
Auto Trade
C. V. Crull
W. F. Messer
Shell Products
Sinclairize
Crandall
Sinclair
N. Marion
School For Sons of Chevrolet Men
THE
Tucker & Eicher
Rubio Motor Co
Rubio
J. A. Marsh Ainsworth
Koch Garage Sch
Brighton
W. Washington St
Wayland
Guy Knauss
Shell
Bontrager & Erwin
Cities Service
Lee Sueppel
Phillips
Economy Oil Co
Tydor
Brown's Super Service
Bill Putman
Warren Donaldson
Farm Bureau of Co
Washington Oil Co
Dixie Gas
Dale Crandall
William Barth
W. FL Messer
Bud
Cox Motor Co
Studebaker
L. C. Willits Motor Co
Hudson Terraplane
Ross Motor Service
Putman & Hesseltine
Packard
Car & Radio Service
Harold Mangold
Stewart & Crone
Ec. Vv. Cratl
TSM
MM. Serpollet
Eg6
Paris
Browns
Crys
Stewart
Crone
Building-Trades
North Town
Phillips 66
Sueppel
Nue
Bik
Farm Bureau
North
Marion & So
Iowa
Wm. Barth Mie
Cense
Ford Motor Company
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