A-Y-P Highway Ad Campaign Expands for Waterloo Route
Advertising contracts by the highway board with the American Automobile Association will place Waterloo as a city on the A-Y-P trail in 1.085 million copies across 10 media items in the coming year. Maps, regional guides, Blue Book volumes, and a Motor Touring feature will carry town data and tourist amenities. Chicago show space will display towns and attractions with literature on points of interest. A sixth Outdoor Life exhibition in Chicago will mirror the auto show exhibit aimed at sportsmen. Motorists praise the A-Y-P as well marked and easy to follow between Chicago and the west.
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Waterloo
American Automobile’ Assolation
U. S
Chicago
A-Y-P
Mason City
South Bend
Logans Sell Store at Independence Move to California
Independence January 18 Mr and Mrs D F Logan longtime residents have sold their dry goods business and will leave this week for California by car. Norman Frank will accompany them and drive. They will stay in Glendale with daughter in law Mrs W T Ryan. The former Logan store space will be filled about February 1 by Burg Company of St Paul.
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Gawker
Independence
California
Norman Frank
Dodge Brothers Victory Six and Department 95 Testers
Department 95, a select group of forty testers at Dodge Brothers, rigorously tested the Victory Six for endurance and reliability. They pushed the car through mountains, deserts, snow, and high-speed runs to confirm it could endure long miles and extreme conditions before public release.
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Dodge Brothers
Department 95
Dodge Design
Detroit
North America
José
Elmer Kiel
Rocay
Kiel
Stevenson
O. K
Rockies
Department 951
Indianapolis Speedway
Walter P Chrysler's Oelwein car purchase sparks future empire
Walter P. Chrysler, then a Chicago Great Western worker in Oelwein Iowa, bought a 1905 Locomobile for 1000 dollars after borrowing from a bank. He studied its insides, predicted cars would revolutionize transport, and later founded Chrysler Corporation, rising from humble beginnings to ranked third in auto sales.
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Walter P. Chrysler
C.G. W
Oelwein
Chrysler Corporation
Chicago Great Western Railroad
Chrysler
Qld
Pittsburgh
American Locomotive Company
J.C. Jepson
Minnesota Mutual Life Insurance Company
Michigan Motor Tourists to See Church in the Vale
Cedar Falls residents plan a three day encampment at the Little Brown Church in the Vale for the Michigan Automobile tour on its annual outing from Adrian starting July 30. Governor Len Small of Timeis is billed to attend along with past participants while the caravan traces the A Y P trail toward Jackson Hole and other western sites. A Japanese woman takes a hot bath at Icash twice daily.
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Cedar Falls
Little Brown
Vale
Nashua
J. H. Brown
Battle Creek
Mich
Len Small
Timeis
A-Y-P Trails Association
Adrian
Jackson Hole
Wyoming
Blossoma Setting for New Hudson and Essex Models
The Hudson-Essex Waterlo o company showroom at 523 Franklin Street displays springtime settings for the New Hudson and Essex models. Visitors admire neons, wheelbase advantages, refined upholstery, and safer roomy bodies. All models use a super six engine with vertical radiator shutters and saddle-lamp headlights, while features include four-wheel Bendix brakes and a dimly lit instrument panel. The Vogue of Tomorrow slogan reflects advancements in safety, comfort, and efficiency.
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Hudson-Essex Waterloo Company
Franklin Street
iMany
Hudson
Essex
Ani Essex
Super Six Engine Described by Fuel Manager
W. J. Keefe, manager, notes that motor fuels exceed what many power plants can secure using special and costly mixtures, highlighting the challenge in sustaining the Super Six engine.
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W. J. Keefe
Dodge Brothers to increase production of Victory 6 in Detroit
Detroit January 18 Dodge Brothers plan substantial boosts in factory production and schedules for the new Victory 6 to meet rapidly growing telegraphic orders from dealers. John R Lee general sales manager says the aim is to fill orders promptly as demand expands.
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Detroit
Mich
Victory
Dodge Brothers
John R. Lee
Victory Six production expansion urged by Dodge Brothers
Dodge Brothers report allotments for the first quarter of 1928 show a planned strong demand for the Victory six. Wires request immediate shipment and larger allotments, signaling a need to enlarge the production plant by end of January to assure prompt deliveries to dealers. Dodge Brothers’ massive facilities and raw material orders enable potential output increases to meet buyer demand.
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Lee
Dodge Srothers
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Logans
Dodge Brothers Victory
Jepson
Jep
Pittaburgh
National Automobile Chamber of Commerce
Cities Service Radio
Cities Service Oil Company
Keglm Gotor
Green Gas
Michigan
Blossoma
China
Ajax
Ajax Tire & Battery CO
O. H. Heffernan
West Fifth St
H.pd. Imperial
Canval
H.p. Imperial
H. P. Imperial
Waterloo Motor Sales CO
East
Franklin
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