Auto Row heads for Chicago for 1929 National Auto Show
Waterloo dealers prepare to send their cars to the twenty ninth Chicago National Automobile Show opening next Saturday in the Coliseum and adjoining buildings. Samuel Asch supervises decorations for the vast display with daily special themes and a palatial setting designed to showcase innovations and refinements in motor cars. The event promises a high standard of exhibit space and a gala atmosphere for attendees.
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Waterloo
Asch
Samuel Asch
Army and Navy
Barlroom
Coliseum
Dodge Bros. Sales Break Records as New Sixes Go Out
A record volume of orders followed the announcement of the new Dodge six models. Frank Collard Jr. Inc. reports early buyers praise the car’s performance, ride, and styling. The eight body types include phaeton roadster sedan and coupe with rumble seats. Walter P. Chrysler’s plan for a new era in Dodge is highlighted by the model’s engineering and rugged dependability.
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Dodge Bros
Frank Collard
Collard
Walter P. Chrysler
Dodge
Chrysler Corporation
Matheson
Dodge Brothers
Many Screen Stars Own Chrysler Cars
Prominent film figures include Renee Adoree, Richard Arlen, Buddy Rogers, Clara Bow, William S. Hart, Fred Kohler, Gary Cooper, Neil Hamilton, Jean Arthur, Ludwig Berger, Frank Tuttle and Gregory LaCava. Arlen has over 100000 miles on his car while Cooper exceeds 75000. The trend favors roadsters, especially the 75 and Imperial 80.
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Chrysler
Renee Adoree
Richard Arlen
Charles
Buddy" Rogers
Clara Bow
Whlliam S. Hart
Fred Kohler
Gary Cooper
Neil Hamilton
Jean Arthur
Ludwig Berger
Frank Tuttle
Gregory LaCava
Arlen
Cooper
Filmdem
Chromium approved for use in motor light reflectors
Washington D C Jan 23 chromium which can be electro plated on steel and is more permanent than nickel has been found particularly suitable for reflectors after exhaustive research by the bureau of standards The study covered visible light and extended to ultraviolet and infrared showing chromium has much higher reflecting power than previously noted
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Washington, D. C
Bureau of Standards
Reflective properties of materials under ultraviolet light
The fragment discusses a material with higher reflectivity than nickel in the ultraviolet range. It notes this material is less affected by UV rays and thus more useful as a reflector of these rays.
Discoveries Boost Prospects for Hidden Metal Hium
Data show hium, a metal easier to obtain in commercial quantities, benefiting from recent discoveries and likely to enter general use soon.
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Auto Row
Luxor
Egypt
HUDSS
Victoria
Hudson - Essex Challengers
Hudson
Hudson-Essex Waterloo Co., Inc
Franklin St
Buick
Black Hawk
Buick CO
A. R. Cash
Town Fourth
Washington
Waterloo Motor Sales Co
Franklin Sts
Fowler-Warren Company
Eee
Plymouth Dealers
Franklin and
Park Ave
Waterloo, Iowa
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