Golden Arrow speed car aims record at Daytona Beach
The Golden Arrow, a four engine speed car, is described as bright gold with a slim fuselage outline like the Super Marine S-5 airplane. It uses independent rear drives, a three forward gear box, and heavy clutch springs to prevent slippage. The vehicle weighs about 12 1/2 tons, has a 12 foot four inch wheelbase and brings a streamlined front sight device for high speed steering.
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Daytona Beach
Fis
H. O. D. Segrave
Merc
Super Marine
Webster
England
Chicago 10 Million Road to Link Lakefront Highways
Chicago plans a mile long outer lakefront boulevard 140 feet wide to connect the North Shore and South Park drives, part of a 30 mile loop aimed at easing 50 000 cars daily. Beginning this spring, the project requires federal and private property approvals and will create a nonstop boulevard across parks, potentially the longest lakefront highway in the world.
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Chicago
Loop
Michigan Avenue
North Shore Drive
South Park
Lake Front
Ohio
Randolph Streets
South Park Boulevard
Lake Michigan
Chicago Plan Commission
U. S
Congress
Lni
War Department
Chicago River
Michigan Canal
Altho
Plan Commission
Michigan Boulevard
Goodrich Silver Fleet to Tour Continent with Demonstrations
The Goodrich Silver Fleet of 14 cars and one truck, painted silver, will cross the continent in a year of tire performance demonstrations. They will pass through Waterloo around June 1 and showcase 35 other Goodrich products, including fan belts and radiator hoses, in a test of durability for automotive rubber goods.
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Goodrich Tire CO
Waterloo
Goodrich
G. ©. Anderson
Russell~ Lamson Tire & Battery Co
Anderson Tsaid
Anderson
Silvertown
New fast trucks spark snap-dagh delivery service expansion
Modern trucks grow in speed, style, and efficiency for United States merchants. West and Marshall note small fast delivery trucks reach 40 to 47 mph with four-wheel brakes and pneumatic tires, boosting urban distribution and customer appeal.
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Charles A. West
Vermont Street
West Motor Sales Company
W. F. Marshall
Sheridan Road
Marshall Chevrolet Company
Motor Company
West
Watercra 4S
Illinois
Marshall
Snail Tricks and Modern Business Growl in Plain Talk
Fragments discuss how essential requirements support modern business and a growing industrial economy, noting the spillover into the small truck industry as the country advances. The language hints at practical techniques and the need for standards to sustain expansion.
Reo Officials Silent on Car of Month Plan
Lansing dispatch reports that Reo Motor Car company plans a monthly surplus shipment beginning March with one extra car per distributor and dealer. Officials confirm unusual production changes but withhold details, promising an official announcement soon.
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Reo
Lansing
Mich
Reo Motor Car Company
Rep
Elephants Used Against Criminals in Old Canton and Moon Mountains
Elephants were used to execute criminals in Canton China as late as the tenth century. The Moon Mountains near the African equator rise from mist only for brief periods three or four times annually.
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Canton
China
Equator
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Segrave
SE Oe Graham
Graham-Paige
Gnikams Gis
Burd Sales Company
Corner West Fifth and Commercial
Gbraram-Paige
Studebaker
Otwns
Regal
Brougham
Victoria
Erskine
WOC
WOW
NBC Red Network
Fluckker Motor Company
Dubuque
Dealers and Distributors
East Fourth ST
Davenport
Clinton
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