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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1926
Page
5
Motor car production surged from four in 1895 to five million annually by 1925, with hundreds of thousands of workers across all branches. The piece traces the dramatic rise of the motor industry, its rapid expansion, and a cautionary note to motorists about risk taking and purchases.
John Texeira of Kauai high school Hawaii wins the national Firestone four year university scholarship in the 1925 national good roads essay contest. His essay was chosen as Hawaii’s best among about 200000 papers from U.S. high school students and submitted through the University of Hawaii extension division before reaching the national judging committee chaired by Dr J J Tigert.
Daisy and Violet Hilton, 16 year old Siamese twins from San Antonio, visited Boston in a Chrysler 70 sedan. They were born in England, orphaned young, adopted by an uncle in San Antonio, educated in local schools, and are talented pianists who sing and dance. They have met many governors and prominent figures during their travels.
Iowa sold 419 Overlands in December, ranking third nationwide behind Pennsylvania and Michigan. The monthly report from R tu Polk Co Netrak notes 5,232 Overlands sold across the United States. Iowa’s share reflects strong regional demand and the presence of Overland Waterles Co at 500-510 Fourth Street East.
The article discusses motorists right of way at intersections, noting no universal legal rule and that in some states drivers from the right are assumed to have priority. It warns not to assume you have the right of way even if approaching from the right, as the other driver may not yield.
Fragmentary readable text cites a humorist remark about a few seconds of lost time risking accident and cemeteries full of people who died maintaining their fight. The passage preserves a style of wry warning but lacks full context or names.
Flint Michigan February 24 The Buick Motor Company announces a March production target of 27122 cars aided by a plant addition. A second building for crankshafts with 108000 square feet is planned. The expansion, first disclosed November 1 1925, aims to lift daily capacity from 1000 to about 1200 cars and annual output toward 300000 cars.
C A Clark president of Repass Automobile tours Ford plants and reports vast scale. He notes 199,000 Ford workers, 2,000,000 annual production including cars tractors and trucks, and extensive facilities at Highland Park River Rouge and other Detroit sites. He describes a massive, integrated industrial system with steel glass paper and textile mills supporting the motor division.
Several cars from five carloads of Studebakers shipped for B. M. Osbun Motor are on display today in new show rooms on Park Avenue East between Sycamore and Lafayette Streets.
A. J. DuMond, president of DuMond Motor Co, reports strong public interest in the new Pontiac car. Demonstrations at his Fifth Street showroom drew several hundred visitors who praised its appearance, price, and design. The Pontiac, built by General Motors Oakland division at Pontiac, Michigan, features balloon tires, nickeled radiator, windshield equipment, and illuminated instruments.
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