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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1913
Page
10
A brief notice summarizes a contest to locate a person linked to a prior disappearance. Authorities note previous activity and urge tips from the public while preserving names and places read in the fragment.
The Post announces an old car contest where the Blue Book will be presented to the oldest car owner. Washington Automobile Dealers' Association will award two admission tickets to the automobile show to the owners of the ten oldest cars in Washington. Send your car card with full details to Automobi Walter for eligibility.
The Post seeks the District’s oldest running automobile, recalling early motor era days in the capital. Entries include a 1903 Pope-Toledo, a Buffalo electric, and a 1900s Cadillac found discarded before restoration and daily use by current owners.
Baker of California third vice president H J Clark of Minnesota fourth vice president Preston Belvin of Virginia fifth vice president John N Brooks of Connecticut continues as secretary H A Bonnell of New Jersey as treasurer and A G Batchelder as chairman of the executive board The association praises Secretary Lane for improving access to national parks and urges higher federal funding for recreation regions and cooperation with the American Civic Association for a national parks bureau Also notes Cooper as top road racing figure with five firsts and one second in six starts RB O Brinker now manages commercial tire department after leaving Motz Tire and Rubber A derby hat with a hole punched in the crown is used as a funnel but a paper cone serves well in emergencies
At the annual meeting in Richmond the American Automobile Association endorsed a bill proposing that owners register cars in their home state and be free to tour other states without extra registration. It urged federal funding to improve main interstate highways while states improve feeder roads. Opposes registration taxes unless funds go to road work. New officers named John A. Wilden as president succeeding Laurens Enos. Dr H M Rowe advanced to first vice president.
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