Roads and Countryside Now Offer Their Best to Motorists
Waterloo to be a draw for travelers as the limber route from Santa Ana to Tillmock and beyond is outlined. Mr. Lincoln praises low travel costs and good weather except for Nebraska’s cloudburst. Waterloo council eyes paved streets as a tourist lure, with chimes drawing visitors to First Presbyterian Church and Lincoln Park filling with autos from nearby counties. Detours around Clear Lake and paving updates along routes to Cedar Falls and Algona offer scenic farm viewing and easy access to the lake region. Kentucky expands motor vehicle registrations, signaling broader mobility growth.
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Santa Ana
Cal
Tillmock
Ore
Columbia River
Portland
Bolsa
Pocatello
Idaho
Ogden
Evanston
Utah
California
Lincoln
Courier
Nebraska
Waterloo
First Presbyterian Church
Black Hawk County
Lincoln Park
Oranges Township
Hudson
Cedar Falls
State Teachers College
Clear Lake
Ventura
Charles City
Algona
Wesley
Iowa
Algona Ia
Ledyard
Lake
Smte
Buffalo Opens New N M A Touring Bureau at Statler
Buffalo becomes the latest N M A branch with a Statler hotel bureau managed by Robert B. Hill. Bay 28 marked the opening with BE. M. Statler enrolled as first member as the association expands across western New York. A modern feature will broadcast weekly radio road reports and stolen car alerts. A full stock of route cards tour books pamphlets atlases and road data is stocked to aid motorists with routes east and nearby Buffalo. National headquarters supplied resources to establish the bureau following complaints about touring information.
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Buffalo
National Motorists’ Association
M M. A
Statler
Robert B. Hill
Bay 28
BE. M. Statler
New York State
Motorists’ Association
Hil
Bufato
Motorcars Bring Better Schools to Country Districts
Senator Arthur Capper argues in Advertising Fort that motorcars and motor trucks boost rural education and living conditions. He envisions consolidated schools, mobile transport gathering children from miles around, and homes for teachers, as roads and gasoline expand rural centers and horizons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Capper
U. S
Bagasolina
Iowa Auto Fees Seen Near Nine Million Dollars
Des Moines report details four months of 1923 registrations totaling 7.89 million dollars from 491,628 vehicles. Officials estimate that about nine million will be collected for the year, noting mid year receipts nearly matched all of 1922. Economic forecasts tie revenue to farm prosperity and widespread car ownership in Iowa.
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Des Moines
Lowe Auto Owners
W. M. Calladay
Motor Vehicle Department
Secretary of State
Iowa
Holladay
Franklin sedan sets long distance Detroit to Grand Rapids record
A 4 Franklin sedan with four passengers drove 331 miles round trip from Detroit to Grand Rapids and back on May 4 covering 165.5 miles each way at averages of 44.5 mph and 43.2 mph, with 285 miles on gravel and 46 on concrete. The run was led by Charles Messmore and supported by A B Tobias C A Brady and E H Schumacher.
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Syracuse
N. Y
Franklin
Detroit
Grand Rapids
Charles Messmore
A. B. Tobias
C. A. Brady
Detroit-Franklin Company
E. H. Schumacher
Detroit Free Press
Twelve Million Motorists Warned Drive Carefully
The National Automobile Chamber of Commerce warns twelve million motorists as summer travel rises. Seven cautions urge safe driving, including brake maintenance, courtesy on the road, and avoiding haste. The piece implies a drive toward reducing accidents by targeting a reckless minority.
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National Automobile Chamber of Commerce
Automobile World
Lane Drivers Club
Notre Dame Seminary Graduates Four In Independence
The Notre Dame seminary in Independence held graduation exercises Friday evening at St. John’s Auditorium at 3 o’clock. Four young women graduated: Gertrude Markey, Anna Toore, Anna Hannan, and Helen Damec. The class flower was the sweet pea, colors apple green and cerise, motto “Quod, tho the rocks be rugged.” Afterward H. F. Lincoln and family presented a program by Jeff Waterloo, then diplomas were presented. Very Rev. W. Donohue gave an address. The graduates had completed their studies after a motor trip to the class.
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Independence, In
Notre Dame Seminary
St. John’s Auditorium
Gertrude Markey
Anna Toore
Anna Hannan
Helen Damec
H. FE. Lincoln
Jeff Waterloo
California
W. T
Donohue
Wallace lauds A A A at 21st annual meeting in New York
Henry C. Wallace secretary of agriculture was principal speaker at the twenty first annual meeting of the American Automobile Association at the Biltmore hotel New York City May 22. About 160 delegates representing major clubs attended. Thomas Henry President of Detroit was elected president for the ensuing year with G Roy Hill Minneapolis as secretary and William C Kirby Chicago as treasurer. Twelve clubs were admitted, boosting total AAA membership to over 300000, as resolutions urged nonpolitical highway policy and government responsibility for building and maintaining highways across unappropriated lands and federal reserves. Wallace praised the AAA for aiding federal highway aid and discussed department scientists work on road materials and drainage.
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Henry C. Wallace
American Automobile Association
Biltmore
New York City
George
Chicago
Charles A.J. Frazer
Massachusetts
P. J. Walk~er
California
Frank 5
Gold
Minnesota
Frank
Wallace
A. A.A
Agricultural Department
James W. Inches
Detroit
Robert P. Hooper
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Cedar Rapids Loses Trophy to Waterloo Insurance Office
Merla J. Brown and A. E. Haswell of Equitable Life Insurance in New York win permanent possession of the district trophy for most insurance written. Waterloo office led Cedar Rapids for six months, and the trophy will be on display at Joe Paul Davis store starting Monday.
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Merla J. Brown
A. E. Has
Equitable Life Insurance Company
New York
Waterloo
Cedar Rapids
Cnp
Joe Paul Davis
Monay
Iowa Auctioneers Meet At Iowa Falls
Towa Falls June 2 The city will host the twenty second annual Iowa auctioneers convention on June 6 and 7 with salesmen gathering to discuss the profession long seen as a public necessity. Col A F P Mason of Union is president Coll Levi of Marshalltown is vice president and H W Tremanhu ser of Waterloo is secretary treasurer.
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Towa Falls
Iowa
Col. A. FP. Mason
Union
State Association
Coll. Levi
Marshalltown
H. W. Tremanhauser
Waterloo
Treasur
Storm Damage in Reinbeck Area Reports Widespread Destruction
Reinbeck Iowa June 2 a Tuesday storm caused extensive damage across farms and outbuildings. A cattle shed was carried across a road. a house roof was damaged. a barn fell and fences were destroyed. Wind mills sheds and silos suffered damage at several farms. Thelma Davis, public librarian, declined a $15 raise.
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Reinbeck
John Ramsey
George Lynch
Morrison
Wheil Mooty
Alex Stewart
Publie
Women Influence Motor Regulations and Traffic
Washington reports show women taking active roles in motor clubs shaping traffic rules and watercar regulation. National Motorists Association notes women drive cars, join clubs, and seek better conditions, aiming for co operation with lawmakers as open elections expand female public office.
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Washington
D. C
N. M.A
Fred Caley
National Motorists Association
NM. A
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