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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1928
Page
6
Louisville residents can shop without leaving their cars at a self service Automarket. A car pulls a basket along a guided shelf system as attendants load groceries from accessible self serve sections. The rotated rotors allow 15 cars to be served at once with four workers and a boy.
George Miller of the Central Battery and Electric Co. drove a Hudson super automobile from Buffalo to Chicago in 15 12 hours and then to Cedar Rapids in five hours. He averaged one gallon of gasoline per 17 miles during the trip.
In Ganton and Canton, pirates and gun runners allegedly robbed a machine gun from the deck of a British destroyer lying at anchor. The gun vanished after a junk ran alongside to collect waste, and neither the watch nor police have traced the missing weapon as naval inquiry begins.
Summer fashion features cotton prints ideal for tennis golf motoring and resort wear. Descriptions include a white pique suit with geranium pink lining, a blue and white dotted swiss sleeveless dress with removable jacket, and a white felt hat with velvet band as stylish ensembles for club life.
Cape Town South Africa two women Mrs Doris Hume and Mrs A M Smythe completed a 4376 mile trip in an Erskine six with no male assistance. They won 250 pounds and new jewels for the round trip Cape Town to Victoria Falls via Port Elizabeth. The trip followed a prior Atlantic City event where four women piloted an Erskine six in a 500 mile speed and endurance run at 58.6 mph average.
Stuttgart reports a rising German push to reclaim former colonies after the war. The Deutsche Kolonial Gesellschaft argues ships can be built but colonies cannot, urging renewed focus on education and welfare for Germans in mandates while a Red Cross unit pledges 5000 dollars for East Africa schooling.
Gra ham Paige agent Charles Sord explains that the modernized four speed with internal third gear improves pick up and hill climbing. It offers lower engine revolutions, reduced noise and vibration, better cooling, and lower fuel and oil use, while extending engine life and easing riding comfort.
Modern research drives the low cost per mile of tires, says Leo Huntington of Frank Gallard Jr Inc distributors of Seiberling All-Trend Tires. Local motorists prepare for August vacation motoring as tire mileage costs have fallen steadily since 1914, with a 12 percent recent cut in Seiberling prices noted.
The article notes rubber price trends and how wartime highs did not translate to higher tire costs per mile for car owners. It explains that even as rubber peaked, owners paid less per mile due to improved mileage. The piece contrasts postwar pricing with 1914 levels to illustrate efficiency gains in tire wear.
Rumors of future Hupp Motor Car Corp activities confirmed with the 1925 Century models. L E B Comry of Conry Motor Car notes a new Century Six and Hight line in production to be shown after shipment. He explains Hupp markets 1929 models while current line remains strong.
A remarkable will written entirely by hand by Miss Elisa Atchely of Pennington Nia measures 11 feet long and provides bequests for more than two persons.
A new aft and one half ton International truck ordered by Davidson company General House furnishings at 170 180 Bridge street is on display at the International Harvester truck factory service station Fifth and Buff streets. The vehicle features a large furniture van body a roomy cab and a four man driver’s seat it is truck No 3 in Davidson service motors and is painted dark green.
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