AAA Declares War on Graft at Speed Courts
The American Automobile Association unveiled a nationwide crackdown after a survey found that about 90 percent of roadside courts and speed traps are revenue driven. President Thomas P. Henry blasted “banditry” on highways and urged reforms including California’s law deeming speed trap evidence incompetent.
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Washington, D. C
United States
American Automobile Association
Thomas P. Henry
A. A. Aa
North Garo- Jina
Paacé
Justice of the Peace
Ohio
Henry
California
State Reports Bigger Winter Wheat Acreage
Des Moines reports indicate increased winter wheat acres for this fall based on state and federal crop reports. August plowing began when conditions allowed, recent rains aided seed bed prep, and early Hessian fly emergence could shift the fly free date earlier than last year.
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Des Moines
State Department of Agriculture
Department of Agriculture
Automobile Dealers Report Net Profit Rise in 1924
The National Automobile Dealers Association notes a national average net profit of 3.4 percent on total sales in 1924, up from 3.0 percent in 1923, driven largely by reduced used car losses. Closer used car buying and higher selling costs inflated overall expenses, while a push for a 5 percent net profit remains.
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National Automobile Dealers Association
National Association
Paige Jewett Begins Building Cars With $100000 Capital
The Paige Detroit Motor Car company started with about $100000 in capital in an old drug plant. In the first year 302 cars were produced and assets now total about $17800000. Stockholders have earned a fair return and many made fortunes from stock dividends.
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Paige-Jewett
Harry M. Jewett
Paige-Detroit Motor Car Company
Old
Motor Car Company
Ford
Jewett
Paige- Detroit Motor Car Company
Hir
Abandoned drug factory site with 16 buildings
An old drug factory was abandoned within a few years. The present day facility includes 16 modern buildings covering over a million square feet of floor space.
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Foor! Brace
Chrysler buys Detroit body building plant
Walter P. Chrysler announces Chrysler corporation has purchased the Detroit property and plant of the American Motor Body company to meet body shortages and output demands. He says the first two floors will be for manufacturing and the rest for building open cars including four cylinder touring cars and six cylinder phaetons and roadsters.
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Detroit
American Motor Body Company
Chrysler Corporation
Walter P. Chrysler
Chrysler
America
Chrysler plans guarantee future supply with Jefferson plant
The article states Chrysler will acquire the Jefferson avenue plant across the street to assure adequate quality bodies and to insure the future by enabling takeover of body contracts for other motor car companies.
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Jefferson Avenue
Chrysler Corporation
Expected Improved Ford Coupe on Display This Week
A. B. Chambers, sales manager, says one of the improved Ford coupes will be in Repass Automobile salesrooms by week’s end. The Nes Moines Ford branch began assembling coupes this week. The model features a deep channel green finish, sweeping body lines, and improved driver visibility.
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Ford
Repass Automobile Company
A. B. Chambers
Nes Moines
Car design notes improve visibility and lower stance
The description outlines narrower front pillars for better all around vision. The body sits 4.5 inches lower and 3.5 inches longer, with seats 2.5 inches lower and a 4 inch ground clearance gain. Rear shelf widens by 5 inches for extra parcel space inside the coupe design.
New Color Photography by Charles City Woman's Brother
In Charles City a new color photography method, first in the United States, was captured by Godfrey Lundberg a Tribune photographer and brother of Mrs George Nelson. He studied the process in Europe and now runs a Chicago studio charging 25 dollars and up for single prints.
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Charles City
Chicago
Tribune
United States
Godfrey Lundberg
George Nelson
Europe
Lundberg
Iowa Apple Yield Varies Across State
Des Moines reports show wide differences in apple yields. Secretary R. S. Herrick notes southeastern Iowa fairs well, while northwest at 14 percent and northeast at 60 percent, with other regions in between. Spring frosts caused damage in many areas, though some fruit escaped.
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Des Moines
R. S. Herrick
Iowa Horticultural Society
Iowa
Northwest
North Central
Northeast
West Central
Central
Southwest
South Central
Iowa man to hunt bears in Idaho mountains
Charles City Iowa September 16 special H J Lockwood travels to Idaho to hunt grizzly bears in the mountains He will stay until October 1 He has previously shot deer moose and mountain goats but never a bear and seeks that big game trophy
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Iowa
Charles City
H. J. Lockwood
Idaho
Mr. Lockwood
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Donse Brothers
Dodge Brothers
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Brothers
Collord-Hull Company
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Franklin
Waterloo, Iowa
Eixpect
Firestone
Firestone Ly
Repass Auto Company
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