Water loo official honors Harding with guidebooks presentation
Washington May 19 Special L B Strothman head of United States Touring Information bureau Waterloo Illinois presented deluxe editions of the new camp site and airplane landing guide published with the National Aeronautic Association to President Harding and top officials. The guides are used by army air service naval air service air mail pilots and Waterloo praised for aiding motor and air travelers.
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Washington, D. C
L. B. Strothman
United States Touring Information Bureau
Waterloo
Harding
Army
Navy
National Aeronautis Association
Btrothman
Strothman
Waterloo Institution
Army Air Service
Naval Air Service
Air Mail Service
Step Into My Car Boosts Business for Busy Salesman
The article notes that up to 10 percent of U S passenger cars act as traveling offices for businessmen, a trend highlighted by Judge Walter D. Mears of the National Motorists Association. He says automobiles increasingly shape business life, providing quick, economical transport and expanding firms' reach, with sales calls moving from office to car.
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Walter D. Mears
National Motorists Aesociation
Washington
Judge Mears
Fea
Motor car development ties city and country in trade
National Motorists association says new car use is a key motoring phase and shows need for motorist cooperation. The roadster era makes traveling salesmen frequent in small towns, turning lunch stops into deal making moments and blending business with pleasure on the road.
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National Motorists Association
Ttig
Seven Day Nonstop Road Run Made by Rickenbacker Six
Detroit reports a seven day motor nonstop test of a Rickenbacker Six touring car completed May 16 in San Diego. Lieuts Kelly and McCready drove the final stretch of 20 miles at 60 mph to honor Capt. E H Rickenbacker, recent transcontinental flight ace, with the Lee Motor Co. documenting 4 648 miles in 168 hours and 19 4 10 miles per gallon.
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Detroit
Mich
San Diego
Cal
HE. V. Rickenbacker
Liouts
Kelly and McCready
Lee Motor Company
Rickenbacker Distributors
San Diego County
Lieuts. Kelly and
McCready
Late Auburn models open up new markets in small towns
Auburn Automobile Company expands into smaller communities with its new Auburn 6 43 models. A Minnesota dealer switched to the line after test driving, buying two cars and repeatedly ordering more. The system reports threefold growth over last year, with wider distribution into rural areas.
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Auburn Automobile Company
Auburn
Minnesota
Minneapolis
Pike Hooked at Millrace by G R Hostetler
G R Hostetler of 1222 Commercial hooked a 10 pound pike at the millrace at 9 am today. The big fish gave a spirited fight before being hauled from the water in what locals call one of the season’s larger catches.
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G. R. Hostetler
Plan to Build Paved Highways Across Iowa Progresses
Des Moines hosts a conference of good roads boosters with W F Parrott announcing a concrete program for at least two paved highways across the state. A June 20 session is planned with Lions Rotary and Kiwanis clubs invited to form five member committees. Sixty counties attended with Parrott named third district committeeman and urged to nominate a county chairman.
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Iowa
Des Moines
W. F. Parrott
Mr. Parrott
Lions
Rotary
Kiwanis Clubs
Chaifrman
H. L. Taylor
Bloomfield
John D'Aue
Burlington
Jos Wagner
Davenport
Hugh Sheppard
Mason City
A. L. Ames
Buckingham
J. 8. Roberts
Oskaloosa
Parley Sheldon
Ames
Paul Simmons
Osceola
George B. Lynch
Adair
B. B. Wilson
Jefferson
N. CG. Balkema
Sioux Center
County Play Day Draws Record Crowds Across Counties
Large turnout reported across multiple counties for annual play day events. F E Fuller notes strong participation with Sheldon drawing about 40,000 attendees including 4,000 children, the largest crowd in O'Brien county history. Toledo and Dyersville also held well attended exercises under Tama County Activities association and local organizers. Sludge by product from carbide used as whitewash in a Brooklyn bridge painting project requires about 147000 pounds of paint.
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F. E. Fuller
Home Project
Sheldon
O'Brien
Fair Ground
Toledo
Tama County Activities Association
Dyersville
Australian Studies Our Transportation H C Richards Visit
H C Richards, chairman of the federal council of Australian motor traders and SA state parliament member, travels to the United States to study modern transport methods. He will confer with the National Automobile Chamber of Commerce on coordinating motor and rail transport for Australia’s vast area.
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H.C. Richards
Federal Council of Australian Motor Traders
South Australia
United States
Australia
Sam
Richarda
National Automobile Chamber of Commerce
Motor Industry Is Big User of Steel
The automotive industry used 34.5 percent of the sheet steel shipped by 25 independent producers in the last six months of 1922, per Iron Trade Review. These 25 concerns accounted for 88.6 percent of all independent shipments, with jobbers, electrical manufacturers, and roofing trailing in demand.
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Iron Trade Review
Natonal Association of
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Frederick H. Gillett
House of Representatives
Charles Evang Hughes
Blaze
Andrew W. Mellon
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Harry 8. New
Harry W. Daugherty
Hubert Work
the Interior
Henry C. Wallace
Agriculture
James J. Davis
Labor
Herbert Hoover
Commerce
John J. Pershing
U.S. Army
John L. Hines
U. S. Army
Dwight P. Davis
Paul Henderson
Theodore Roosevelt
Rickenbacker
Confab
Brooklyn Btridge
Stephens
Ecra
Wise Motor CO
5Th St
Automobile Insurance
Herman C. Miller
Insurance Service
West Fifth Street
Russell Eatnson
Fanisalson
Northland
Pennsylvania
Bartles-Shepherd Oil Company
Waterloo, Iowa
Sewett
Paige
Jewett
Hileman Motor Car Co
Chandler
Pikes Peak
Royal Dispatch
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Cleveland
East Side Auto CO
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