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About The Omaha morning bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 21, 1923)
Willys-Overland Closed Models Feature Changes ew Motor Has Larger Bore and Seven-Passenger Car Has More Room. The new closed car model* an nounced by Willys-Overland, Inc., are marked by body changes featuring various Improvements. Willys-Knight and Overland car < hazels remain practically unchanged. The new Overland models are equipped with a motor having a larger bore. Most noticeable In the changes In the Willys-Knight seven-passenger sedan are the long "sweeping lines back from the radiator. In the seven-passenger car the two auxiliary seats fold Into wells In the back of the front seat_ The coach work Is built of all-steet panels, on a hardwood frame with aluminum finishing mouldings and extra heavy doors. A double windshield with the luwar division swinging open for ven tilation, sun visor, windshield wiper and parking lights ore standard equip ment. The Willys-Knight five-passenger coupe-sedan is being produced at a reduced price of $1,550. This car, while mechanically Identi cal with the coupe-sedan de luxe, is more a business man's car, finished In leather. The Interior Is done in long grain Spanish upholstery. The entire body is painted black. Includ ing lamps and hood. It has doors front and rear for easy entrance and exit without tilting the seats. This car Is built essentially for the use of professional and business men. The trunk in the rear Is designed to hold plenty of luggage. Engineer Takes Census of Motor Vehicles on Road It has been said many times that ^ motor transportation has served in large measure to change the mode of living, which is substantiated by‘fig ures recently complied by a county engineer in the central west. He took a census for three weeks of all kinds and types of vehicles which passed his home between 7 In the morning and 8 in the evening. His home is on the Lincoln Highway, where the tabulation produced the following figures: Autos and trucks, 10,791; horse drawn vehicles, 239. He found that the average daily in terstate travel was 207.2 autos; inter county, 90.4; local, 195.1; trucks, 21.2; horses, 11.4; miscellaneous. Including threshing machines and pedestrians, four. During one evening after 8, 1S2 automobiles passed. Corn Near Beatrice M#kes 15 to 50 Bushels au Acre lieatrice. Neb., Oct. 20.—A number if farmers west of the city hate be gun gathering corn, which they re port is yielding all the way from 35 io 50 bushels to the acre. Sortie of 1 lie late corn which is not well nia tured is being cut and will be used ss silage and rough feed during the \t inte \ Doug Fairbanks Ropes ’Em Douglas Fairbanks', the Intrepid and ■spectacular picture star, gave the spectators at the pony express rodeo, held In San Francisco at the Tan foran race track, September 10, a few thrills by doing some of his dare devil stunts on the Bulck “Broncko” four-cylinder car, which Is owned by Lin Howard, the young son of C. S. [ Howard, the Pacific coast distributor for Huiek cars. This Huiek is constructed so that the hood luis a special cover to which a .saddle can be attached similar to the back of a horse. Front his seat on the hood Fairbanks did some rop ing and bull-dogging feats with wild stt-ers as playmates. Ship Model Is on Display at Peters Trust Company Exact Miniature of Cunard Liner Franconia Shipped to Omaha From New York. The model of the steamship Fran conia of the Cunard Steamship com pany, which lata been on display In the window of the Burgess-Nash com pany store at Sixteenth and Harney streets, 1h now on exhibition In the lobby of the Peters Trust company and the Peters National bank. The model was shipped from New York to Omaha by the Cunard Steam ship company at a great expense, In order to give the people of this vi cinity an idea of the beauty and mag riiture of one of the giant ocean lin ers which regularly crosses the At lantic. To bring the' model from New York required a special automobile car, on account of its size and delicacy of construction. The model is now en closed in a mahogany and* glass case, which enables it to be Inspected at close range. The Cunard line Insured it for $30,000 before it left New York on its western trip. This is the first time a model of this kind lias ever been exhibited in Omaha and it is a rare opportunity fur people who lhe so far from the coast to see a real ocean liner in all Its details. It will probabiv not lie in Omaha longer than two weeks, as it will be shipped to other western cities for further Inspection. Have you the O. O. McIntyre habit? His column appears each day In The Evening Bee. New Hudson Has Big Improvements Five-Pa s s e n g e r Sedan Is Roomy and Sells for Less. ! — A new five-passenger sedan, con taining all the recent Hudson im provements of body and motor de sign and several additional new fea tures, Is announced by the Hudson Motor Car company and Is being dis played by the Killy Motor company local distributor. In general lines and construction the new Hudson sedan closely re sembles the previous car, but It sells for MOO less. An Important change has been the adoption of a new style, soft-top roof. "The interior Is remarkable," said Mr. Killy. «“With the extra passen ger seats removed there Is an excep tional roominess for five passengers. The front scat has been set back sub stantially. which allows more room In the driving compartment and at the wheel. "The back seat has been moved slightly forward and the cushions and upholstery have been deepened." Paslor Resigns. West Point, Neb. Oct. 20.—Rev. IV. F. Rangeler, pastor of Grace Lu theran church, has resigned, due to his recent appointment as president of fhe Lutheran synod. He will re side at Fremont. His resignation takes effect November 1. Pioneer Dies. West Point. Neb., Oct. 20.—News has been received of the death of Peter Schinstock at Beemer, follow ing an operation. He was one of the pioneers of this county and was well known. Dodge Brothers BUSINESS SEDAN. A body built of steel—finished in baked-on enamel—upholstered in genuine leather. A car that is sold at a price approaching open car cost. A car that will go anywhere an open car will go—that will stand up under the same hard usage. A car attractively designed, with nev. type springs that notably improve the riding qualities—new conveniences and fittings—new beauty and comfort. A car that has made closed car owner ship practical and desirable for everyone —for business and family use alike—for country and titjk Tba prica it $1,250 f. o. b. Detroit, $1,395 delitared O’BRIEN-DAVIS AUTO CO. TSTH AND HARNEY STS. *TEL. HA RNEY 0123 Sales and Service Branches.at ^ Council Bluffs, la. Denison, la. ALONG AUTOMOBILE ROW _ * ■ ■ - Meaning of “True Blue.” How the new 1924 line of Oakland motor car* received the name true blue” le a question asked everywhere by the public. The answer le Inter esting. In order to enhance the artistic appearance and Individuality of the Oakland cars produced by the pleasing body lines and top construc tion, It was decided to finish all the bodies In color As" a result, the Oak land Is the only car in its prlca class today that Is furnishing standard bodies In other than black. The second reason was that the phrase “true blue" most adequately described the line. The phrase ap pears to have originated In the 17th century and to have been used later In the writings of Robert Ruins and Sir Walter Scott, The significance of "true blue" Is faithful, staunch, real, unwavering, genuine, sterling; also It has stood for loyalty, fidelity and a spotless reputation. Pawnee City Cattleman May Exhibit at Chicago Pawnee City, Neb., Oct. 20.—F. A. Sloan of Rurchard. one of the promi nent breeders of Red Polled cattle In Pawnee county, has received a per sonal Invitation from B. H. Heide, secretary manager of the Internation al livestock exposition, to be held In Chicago, December 2 to 9, to take his cattle there for show purposes. > Peerless Promotes Men. Earl B. Wilson, who has been do ing special work In the sales depart ment of the Peerless Motor Car com pany, has been appointed sales man ager of the branch division, to aid In the nation-wide expansion program formulated by D. A. Burke, vice pres ident and director of sales. S. I. Kirby, former wholesale sales manager of the' New York Peerless branch, has been made sales manager In charge of distributors. Mr. Kirby has had nearly 20 years’ experience In selling and merchandising motor cars. Thornton W. Burgess in a regular feature of The Evening Bee. Open Cars Still Liked. “Automobile manufacturers ars prone to speak In glowing terms about the rapidly Increasing popu larity of the enclosed automobile,” states WUllanr N. Thompson, presi dent of ths Stutz Motor Car Com pany of America, Inc. "Invariably they predict that clos^l car sales will far outdistance the sale of open cars In the near future. "However, I feel that this is an opportune time to point out that there ellll are motorists who retain a certain prejudice against the closed car. "In many cases, these motorists say, the extra weight of the closed car overburdens and overtaxes the power of the engine, which, orig inally, was built for the open car and then, later, was adapted to the closed car. i "Fortunately this has never been a problem with the Stutz six. The Stutz six engine was specifically de signed and planned for the Stutz six sedan and It was constructed with that end In view. \ Of major sig nificance Is the fact that 80 per cent of Stutz sales In September were sedan sale*—convincing proof of the rapidly growing popularity of o.ur en closed car.” Child’s Ann Is lujfired , When Caught in Wringer Wymore, Neb., Oct. 20.—Franklin, 4 -year-old son of Hr, and Mrs. Ezra Ingham, came near losing his right arm. Ho was watching ijis electric washing machine, the wringer had been turned on, and the mother's at tention was called to another pafct of the home momentarily, when the lad In some manner got his right hand caught In the rollers. The machine quickly drew In the whole ham! and the forearm, and he was J,awn off his feet, and hung suspended off the floor between the rollers, when the mother discovered his plight. Several stitches were necessary *o close the wounds, but It Is thought that no Bones w-ere broken, as the wringer happened to he adjusted loosely. Velie Employes Tactful. The Veil* Motor* corporation at Moline, 111., has an Individual In Its upholstery department who rivals the famous freaks who chew glass, push pins through their cheeks and shoot buck shots with deadly accuracy through the teeth. The Velie lumin ary doe* his stuff with tacks. Hls mouth is bulging with tacks through out the day while he Is working on the upholstery and It la eald that of the thousands of tacks he lias held In hls mouth during hi* time he has yet to swallow the first. Whit* en gaged in hi* work he chews tobacco and carries on a running conversa tion. Surveys West’s Business. A review of transportation condi tions throughout the entire western and Pacific coast territories is now being made by the General Motors Truck company of Pontiac, Mich., by V. H. Day, general giales manager. Mr. Day Is now on his way through the western territory. He will inter view hankers, dealers, railroad of ficials and business men on general business. He will pay particular at tention to the possibilities of truck sales during the coming year, and will ascertain just what each district Is doing to solve Its present freight problems. Sunset Club Members. A1 Over 70, Are Dinner Guests Ited Cloud, Neb., Oct. 20.—The mis sionary society of the Methodist church here entertained 63 members of the Sunset club at a dinner held In the basement of the church. To be a merfiber of this club, one must be 75 years old or more. The oldest member present was S6. Corn Content. West Pojnt, Neb.. Oct. 20.—The Ne braska State bank of this city will conduct a corn contest. Award* will be made on the same order as in county fairs. i Barney Google Is always good for a laugh, in The Evening Bee. Overseas League to Give Benefit “A Nite in Paris” Women's Service Organiza tion Plans to Endow Bed for Ex-Service People. Th* Women'* Oversea* Service league of Omaha, consl*tlng of girl* who enlisted In the cause of the United States during the world war and saw foreign service, will give "A Nite* In Paris” at the Auditorium November 9 and 10. The funds will be used to endow a bed in one of the Omaha hospitals for needy ex service men and w;omen. In addition to the large number of attractions offered which former mem bers of the A. E. F. will recognize as true to life during the war days, a free round-trip ticket to Paris will be presented to some one. If the person does not desire to take the voyage, the league will purchase the ticket for ap proxlmatety $JH0. Of Interest to All. For the men who did not get over seas during the war this will be ah opportunity for them to s%e what their comrades saw on the other side. In addition, the fathers, moth ers, sisters, wives and sweethearts of the Yanks who went across, will also be Interested. Omaha's ex service men's organiza tions, Including the Disabled Ameri can Veterans of the World War and the American Legion, have unreserv edly endorsed "A Nite in Paris.” Two of the principal features will be the Cafe de la Paix and the A. E. F. canteen. There will be light re freshments and drinks, street mu sicians, flower girls, cigaret girls aabaret entertainers and waitresses In French costumes. The booths wjll be painted to represent the gray stone of France, with bright awnings similar to thoss adorning French ■hops. 1 French “Wine Shop.” In ths basement there will be an estamlnet, or a French wine shop, with costumed attendants and nu msrous amusements typical i»f France. Around ths sides of the building there will be a French flower ■hop, Punch and Judy show, a hos pital room, typical of the on# the oversees girls will establish In Oma ha; style show, and an exclusive French perfume booth. On the night of November 10 the legion will hold Its usual armistice eve banquet, at which time the legion nalrea attending will contribute 26 cents each toward the endowed bed fund. Third Grade Pupils Taught How to Use Dictionary Among new pupils registered In the 1, gh school department of the .School of Individual Instruction are Ramona Root, Audrey Maxwell, Evelyn Ho taling. Blanche Burnett. Evelyn Knobbe, Jane Roberts and Josephine Reynolds. Pupils from the third grade through the high school arc taught how to use the dictionary. The nil* spelled words In the grade subject are studied as carefully as words In a daily spelling lesson. ,Mr| f. K. Pratt, owner and man aeer. believes regular spelling on reading lessons are necessary in every high schoul. Associated Press news Is always de pendable. Its dispatches appear In The Evening Bee. Aid ERTISKMENT. Ford Runs 57 Miles on Gallon of Gasoline A new automatic and self regulat ing device has been invented by John A. Stransky, 107-4 Fourth St., Puk wana. South Dakota, from which au toinoblles have made from 40 to 57 miles on a gallon of gasoline. It re moves all carbon and prevents spafr plug trouble and overheating. I; can be installed by anyone in five minutes. Mr. Stransky wants agent* and is w'illing to send a sample at hie own risk. Write him today. and Nou)/ WILLYS-KNIGHT NEW CLOSED MODELS *1450 'if.0.6. Jolo Jo New Coupe-Sedan, at Amazingly Low Price Finished entirely in gleaming black. With washable, long grain Spanish upholstery. All the famous Willys-Knight Coupe-Sedan qualities, features, advantages and excellences. By request of American business men—finished for hard, constant service at a saving yividly reflected in the price —*1450 at the factory! Singularly handsome; reflecting taste and stability. Doors both front and rear—no seat climbing! Coupe-Sedan DeLuxe Finished in rich blue and nickel, upholstered in fine gray Baker Fastex Velour—doors front and rear— the £1550 fine closed-car sensation of the year * * ( 111 SfcS ‘ ^ Ne&, Mote Beautiful 5 and 7 Passenger Sedans With a new distinction—noticeably longer lines—added comfort and convenience! Upholstered in Baker Fastex Velvet, deep cushioned. Highest type of closed-car beauty and refinement with the engine that improves with use. £fart»n^*r a 795 ^faiOo/tdo r M ♦ _ New, Low Prices Establish Willys-Knight in a Position Beyond Competition or Comparison v ‘i.fxis.i. Touring *1175; 2-pass. Roadster *1175; 5-pass. Country Club *1635; 7-pass. Touring *1435; all prices f. o. h. Toledo. We reserve th* ri*ht to change prices and stwcifirarionj uithout notice Willys-0verland, Inc. 2562 Farnam Street Phone HA rrtey 0353 Factory Rranch~4)pcn Keening* CITY DEALERS FnUon Auto Co. 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