Waterloo Gedat River park tourist camp readied for 1926 influx
Waterloo Iowa prepares for spring automobile tourists at Gedat River park tourist camp. Capacity for 1500, improvements include Fowler Chautauqua Memorial building dining hall and gas range kitchen. Grounds expanded from former deer park. toilets upgraded. Commissioner Sherwood says operations unchanged. campers praise location as best in Iowa.
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Waterloo
Gedat River Park
Albert C. Sherwood
Fowler Chautauqua Memorial
Sherwood
Waler
Iowa
Mexico Standardizes on Red Speed Wagons
Mexico’s war department adopts Reo Speed Wagons as standard. More than 100 units to be delivered this year, including the 1 1/4 ton Model F speed wagon and the heavy utility speed wagon. Wagons feature extra gasoline tanks and water-carrying gear after rigorous tests of several makes.
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Mexico
Exico
Government of
War Department
Afone
Storm H Elk Danbury Camp Supervisors
Storm hits Danbury as Cedar River park police take charge of a Midwest camp project. A tentative cost estimate tops $500, with officials noting manpower and oversight remain under local authorities despite the adverse weather.
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Danbury
St. Aur
Graveling Work on State Highways No 7 Near Guthrie Center
Guthrie Center April 14 report of graveling work on State Highway No 7, the project relocating to Guthrie Center toward Panera with next week’s schedule indicated.
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Guthrie Center
State Highivays No
Panera
Chrysler Imperial Journey From Detroit to Abilene in Three Days
Chrysler distributor Little and his party toured Abilene to Detroit in a Chrysler Imperial, covering 206 muddy miles in the last stretch and averaging 50 to 60 mph on clear roads. The journey included Texarkana Blytheville Arkadelphia Paris and Dayton, ending with a bold claim of unmatched comfort and safety.
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Abilene
Vex
Ss. M. Little
Chrysler
Imperial
Wint
Detroit
Alshole
Little
Imotor Ea Pirat
Effingham
Dayton
Lome
Wey
Arkadelphia
wArk
Paris
Pex
Rautte Ion
Yond
Youthful Drivers Turn to Overland as Second Car
H S Butters of the Overland Waterloo company notes many Waterloo youths rely on Overland as a second car. Families buy the car for school children and parents see the modest investment as fitting for both parents and students. Suburban home growth is linked to increased car use among students.
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Overland
Waterloo
H. S. Butters
Manigen
Overland-Waterloo Company
Franklin
Wourth
Butters
Loomis McCormick Displays 23 Studebaker Models
Loomis McCormick, the Studebaker agency serving northeastern Iowa since April 1, reports a warm reception. A two carload expansion brings a complete showing of sedans, roadsters, coupes, and the big six models, with deliveries ongoing locally and at Cedar Rapids.
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Loomis-McCormick
Tne
Studebaker
Iowa
Cedar Raulds
Studebaker Duplex Market Edge Promises Modern Open Cars
Leeds quality open car sales show that last year almost half of open cars in the Studebaker price class were Studebaker. The Duplex blends open-car freedom with closed-car protection, built under One-Profit facilities and direct manufacturing control to stay up to date, with improvements added continuously and resale values stabilized.
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Studebaker
Leeds
Society of Automotive Engineers
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Cedar River Park
Paige
Wieland Motor Company
West Fifth Street
Tex
Loomis-Mccormick, Inc
Hast Park Ave
Court House
Waterloo, Iowa
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