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Wilmette Life

Location

Wilmette, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Jun 06, 1924

Page

11

Ford sales hit pinnacle mark in United States

Ford Motor Company reports April retail sales of cars and trucks at 211410, a rise from March. Fordson tractor sales exceed 12000 in April, Lincoln deliveries hit a new monthly record of 762. Lincoln sales for January–April rise about 55 percent from a year earlier, signaling continued demand for Ford products. The article also discusses highway improvements and a Ford film promoting better roads, plus a note on early electric fans in 1884 and current prices.

Ford United States Ford Motor Company Detroit Lincoln Fordson Fordsons Ford Motion Picture Laboratory New York City Wall Street

Congress approves park road funding for three years

Congress authorized 7500 for road building in nineteen national parks and twenty nine monuments over three years. The measure, supported by the American Automobile Association, follows years of inadequate internal park roads and rising visitor counts from about ten thousand in 1914 to three hundred thousand in 1923.

Colorado Henry Amecan Automobile Association National Park America Twentynine Congress American Automobile Association Lawrence C. Phipps WRC Phipps

Connecticut Tops In Women Drivers Licenses

Connecticut reportedly leads in women drivers with licenses, comprising about 14.1 percent of all licensed motorists in the state. The figure reflects a growing share of female drivers in the transportation landscape.

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