Oakland Pontiac Shows Endurance Records Across West
The Pontiac Six set a record for a 1,070 mile Oklahoma City to San Antonio run in 22 hours 21 minutes at 47.87 mph with Leo Rice piloting for Hoyle Motor Co. Western Union and a Oklahoma City observer verified the times amid adverse weather. Another Oakland Pontiac dealer, Reeve Gartzmann of Los Angeles, set two desert and mountain records LA to Albuquerque at 36.02 mph and LA to El Paso at 46.61 mph, with times 21 hours 18 minutes. All runs completed in perfect mechanical condition.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
San Antonio
Texas
Leo Rice
Hoyle Motor Company
Western Union
Guy Webb
Reeve Gartzmann
Los Angeles
MK S. Izmann
Albuquerque
N. M
Gartzmann
el Paso
Golden State
For Sale Winchester Fairplay Store Fixtures and Stock
For sale bundled business assets including fixtures stock and goodwill of the Winchester Fairplay Store Inc. in operation seven years. Interested parties W A Sale E J Snapp Geo R Theis or W McP Bond. Auction or sale terms unspecified.
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Winchester Fairplay Store, Inc
W. A. Sale
E. J. Snapp
Geo. R. Theis
W. McP. Bond
Winchester's Distinctive Atmosphere Highlighted in Local Histories
Dr. Douglas S. Freeman reviews Frederic Morton and Mary Rawlings local histories of Winchester and Albemarle. He notes Winchester's strong "atmosphere" and distinguishes three historiographic methods, praising Morton for pioneer work and Rawlings for engaging, anecdotal detail.
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Douglas S. Freeman
Richmond News-Leader
Winchester
Virginia
Shenandoah Valley
Frederic Morton
Strasburg
Shenandoah Publishing House
Mary Rawlings
Charlottesville
the Michie Company
Fellowship of
W. Asbury Christian
Richmond
Christian
Mary Newton
Ard
W. W. Scott
Orange” County
Miss. Rawlings
Albemarle
Mr. Morton
Miss Rawlings
Two Weeks Vacation Visits Across States Highlight Kernstown News
Kernstown Virginia residents note William Sargeant vacationing two weeks with relatives in Ohio and Pennsylvania. Visitors at Mrs. A. R. Lickliter include Mrs. H. S. Fling and Hagerstown guests P. W. McClain and Myrtle Carper. Senior Epworth League plans a yard party August 27 on church lawn for new church. Local concerns include Rev J A Johnson illness and speedy recovery hopes. Luther Shutts and daughter of Winchester visit Mr and Mrs Earle Robertson.
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Ohio
Pennsylvania
A. R. Lickliter
H. S. Fling
Alderson
W. Va
P. W. McClain
Myrtle Carper
Hagerstown
Epworth League
J. A. Johnson
Luther Shutts
Winchester
Shutts
Earle Robertson
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H. VV. Ebert
ING
Delco
Remy
Auto Lite
BOSCH
Atwater
Kent
De’jon
Owen Dyne
E. A. Horns
Klaxon Horns
E Valley
C. I. Brumback
Nicholas Cresswell
Kiwanis Club
Morton
Flanders
America
Brown’s Cove
Thomas Walker
Jack Jouett
Meriwether Lewis
Jefferson
University of Virginia
State Corporation Commission
Washington, D. C
Washington
Virginia Transit Co., Inc
M. S. Kielsgard
Mgr
Kernstwon
Kernstown
William Sargeant
Goodyear
Kelly
Springfield
Shenandoah Motor CO
Nash Dealers
H. A. Schmidt
C. H. Shutt
Handley School
Nash
Ford
Chevrolet
Nash Touring
Northern VA. Motor CO
Loudoun Street
Whippet
C. B. Organ
Rouss Garage
Braddock ST
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lynn, Mass
Hansbrough
Gall
Hansbrough & Carter
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