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Newspaper
Wilmette Life
Location
Wilmette, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1929
Page
41
U S exports of autos for January May reached 299 551 000 up from 213 770 339 last year and 190 616 428 in 1927. May shipments abroad were 45 264 634 down from April 66 686 635 and 49 021 401 in May 1928. May car and truck shipments valued 28 286 253, down from April and May 1928 totals.
Illinois motorists travel to Michigan and Indiana face arrest for driving new cars without license plates. The Chicago Motor Club touring bureau says many assume Illinois rules apply, which give 24 hours to apply and 10 days to receive plates.
Illinois reports 25,337 new car registrations in June 1929, up 30 percent from June 1928 but down 12 percent from May 1929. Ford leads with 6,742 registrations, Chevrolet 4,684, across 34 states, May totals 270,865 versus June 210,865 in 1928, up 60,417 or about 29 percent.
The article notes that Indiana and Michigan require license tags with no substitutes and that car owners must display them or face arrest. Fines in neighboring states typically range from 5 to 10 dollars plus costs, and some Illinois owners with older cars have been arrested for not carrying plates.
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