Door County Scenic Drives Highlight Wisconsin Summer Tour
A North Central article promotes a national motor tour service guiding readers to Door County Wisconsin. It describes paved routes from Manitowoc to Sister Bay, emphasizes marine scenery, lighthouses, parks, and the Peninsula State Park, with circle tours via Green Bay Appleton Oshkosh Fond du Lac and Lake Geneva, plus cross lake options from Michigan, Indiana, and Ohio.
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Pathfinder
Middlewest
Wisconsin
Manitowoc
State Line
Lake Michigan
Sturgeon Bay
Sister Bay
Door County
Door
County
Green Bay
Michigan
Peninsula
Fish Creek
Ephriam
Racine
Milwaukee
Sheboygan
thellinois-Wisconsin
Appleton
Oshkosh
Fond du Lac
Lake Winnebago
Watertown
Ft. Atkinson
Lake Geneva
Chicago
Elgin
Geneve
Aurora
Joliet
Fox River
Ohio
Indiana
Muskegon
Ludington
Frankfort
Iowa
Tlinois
National Motor Tour Service
Wis
1925 Report Cites Vast Highway Expansion in U S
A 1925 report notes total U S highway mileage rose by 850 447 miles from 1904 to 1925 with surfaced roads gaining 368 385 miles. Surfacing shifts moved from sand clay and gravel to asphalt and cement after 1914, with 11 000 miles asphalt and 38 000 miles cement roads by 1925. The piece cites the Morris Motor Car Co. on beauty and design centers. It also reports La Salle cars winning two first prizes at the Concours d Elegance in Paris for roadster and convertible two seated coupe, highlighting youthfully styled lines and advanced radiator design.
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National Industrial Conference Board
C. A. Morris
Morris Motor Car Company
Paris
la Salle Cars
la Salle
La Salle Roadster Wins Paris Praise
Cadillac and La Salle cars gain honors in European art circles after La Salle roadster earns praise in Paris. Industry figures highlight design and engineering as Paris critics laud the car's styling and performance.
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la Salle
Paris
Cadillac
Iowa Roads and Weather at 10 A M
Des Moines reports fair to good conditions across the metro. Cedar Rapids and Ottumwa show rain and muddy secondary roads while Marshalltown and areas around Waterloo run cloudy with muddy conditions. Fort Dodge Creston and Boone are clear with fair to good travel. detours noted on the 20 east corridor.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
Cedar Rapids
Keokuk
Marshalltown
Boone
Council Bluffs
Ottumwa
Fort Dodge
Creston
Waterloo
21 Year-Old Buick at Charles City Still Able to Go
A 1906 model F two cylinder Buick touring on display in Charles City was sold in 1906 by Bill Towner of Osage to Al Bird of Little Cedar. The car has remained with Bird and still bears an unscathed top and excellent leather upholstering.
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Buick
Charles City
Birum-Buick
This City
Bill Towner
Osage
Bird
Little Cedar
Car advertised as high mileage yet excellent condition
The car has thousands of miles, runs perfectly, with a chain drive and an engine cranked from the side under the front seat. The motor runs well, radiator does not leak, and the model stands three feet higher than 1928 Buicks. It was driven here on its own power and bought by the Birum Buick agency for advertising.
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Birum-Buick
Live Wire Claims Youth in Alabama Boat Accident
Christopher Gamble, 16, son of Joseph G. Gamble of Des Moines, was killed near Decatur Alabama when he touched a live wire while in a boat. Several other youths aged similarly suffered shocks but survived without lasting injuries.
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Des Moines
Christopher Gamble
Joseph
G. Gamble
Decatur
Ala
Roads Boosted by Big Motor Industry
Drivers paid taxes averaging 2.38 cents per gallon on nearly 8 billion gallons of gasoline last year. The total gasoline tax amounted to 187,603,231 dollars, with an additional motor vehicle levy of 288,282,352 dollars.
Road bill borne by vehicle buyers and fuel users
The article notes that about 95 percent of gasoline taxes and vehicle registration fees go to highways. When adding motor coach taxes, property taxes on motor vehicles, petroleum industry levies, and auto manufacturers’ payments, the total nears $1.2 billion, with vehicle buyers, operators, and fuel users funding much of the nation’s road costs.
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Barrington
U.S
Live Wire
Studebaker
Chrysler
Detroit
Society of Automotive Engineers
Mohai
Regal
Erskine
All Peices F. O. B
George A. Geerdes, Inc
Waterloo, Towa
Court House
Cedar Falls
J. D. Thompson
Dumont, Ia
Crotty
Grundy Center
Waterloo Motor Sales CO
East
Franklin
Chevrolet
Touring
Flint
Chock Chevrolet
Chevrolet Motor Company
General Motors Corporation
General Motors Research Laboratories
General Motors Proving Ground
General Motors
H. & M. Chevrolet CO
West Fifth Street
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