The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-02

livered "a REQ truck to the Ringing
Cash Grocery company last week.
The Studebaker company IL spend
ing 100000 on its new plant at
South Bend. Ind. and In constructing
In addition branch buildings In Port
land. Ore; Atlanta, Philadelphia and
Des Moines.
q. w. Crabtree, the Premier, man,
visited at Texas points last week.
Tom Cooper spent Thanksgiving in
Oklahoma City.
The Franklin Automobile company
announces that twenty-five per cent. of
it's production planned for 1918 Is of
the inclosed car type. indicative OF the
increasing popularity of the closed
car.
W. A. Hensey. of the Oklahoma
Auto company. made business trip 10
Oklahoma City last Tuesday.
The Paige Motor company last week
Minis of this city.
An increase Of more than 5000 to
the list price Of the Cole Eight will
20 into effect on or before January l.
The Slaughter Motor company de-
livered an all.winter Maxwell to James
Brockett last Thursday.
John Snyder. of Paducah, Ky, last
week accepted position with the May
Watkins Motor company.
w. r. Dickson purchased Ford tour.
ing ear last week
New prices covering the various
models have been announced by the
Apperson Brothers Automobile COM
pany. The new Apperson eight, ~
either the seven.passener touring car
or chummy roadster model. row lists
at S2,550 and the Apperson six carry
ing either body, sells at $1,000.
Messrs May and Watans. of Musko-
gee and Paducah. Ky, were business
visitors in the city last Monday.
MIR. Hale, of the Watkins Mo-
tor company was in Durant Thursday.
j. s. Fickling, formerly vice presi
dent and superintendent of the Flick
ing a Ford touring car which he pur'
Island City, is first lieutenant In the
auartermaster's department, and has
been ordered to Washington prepara'
tory TO being placed in charge OF
repair unit destined for France.
T. F. Overstreet, of Graham has
bought a Ford touring car
Don Harris. of the May-Watkins
Motor company, spent Thanksgiving in
Oklahoma City.
Allen r. MacDoneld, formerly with
the New York branch of the Stearns
company, has Joined the Peerless
sales force.
Aaron Ward of New Wilson is driv'
ing Ford touring car which he pur'
chased last week.
The Velie company announces nine
new models for single chasis. In the
face of a shortage in materials anu
freight embargoes. the company mas
maintained production at MAXIMUM
and is handling several large contracts
for the War Department.
The Southern Motor company sold
Dodge roadster to Captain l. ,.
Raines last week.
Lee Grim. of this city, purchased
Dodge roadster from the Southern
Motor company last week.
The Moon Motor company OF 81
J.ouis recently shipped ten Moon
tbousand-dollar cars to Toxic, Japan.
Pruiett & Grant of Pauls Valley, pur-
chased a Dodge roadster and Dodge
touring car from the Southern Mo'ot
company last week.
The Southern Motor company &c,
1;yered a Dodge touring car TO FREQ
Enas of Marietta last week.
Otis c. Friend, president of the
Mitchell Motors company, mas reslSn |
cd His successor is ID. Z. Durlahu'
who has been associated Tor twehty'
three years with the General Electric
company. X. c. Rueschaw mas
signed as director and sales manager
Of the REQ Motor Car company ana mas
hpcOme wee DItSlutiiN Va 49,
company.
r l.. Thomas of Writ purchased
Ford touring car last week.
Miss Ruena Vista Perkins OF TINS
citv has a new Ford coupelet
A. j. Glasco, the contractor VINO 10
building Tom Cooper's new garage mas
purchased a Ford one-ton truck.
Seventeen and eight-tenths miles on
one gallon of gasoline was recently
made by a Maxwell one-ton truck IN
Dptroit. The gross weight OF the truck
and load was 5.525 pounds. The recoro
90 believed to be the largest -miiease
IN a gallon of gasoline by truck.
Miss NAV Jacobs of this city purchas
"a a Ford touring car last week
Sol F. Kimbrell of this CITY, mas
new Ford roadster.
Clifton G. Whitchurch reports u,e
following sales of Republic trucks ma1e
las, week by the Whitchurch supply
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