Sweetwater Reporter (Sweetwater, Tex.), Vol. 49, No. 192, Ed. 1 Wednesday, August 14, 1946 Page: 3 of 6
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Vednesday, August 14,1946
Sweetwater Reporter, Sweetwater, Texas
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I ATTENTION M
For The Sake Of Safety and The Preservation
OF YOUR PRESENT CAR
The Automobile Dealers of Sweetwater Urge You to Discontinue the Suppostion That New Cars Will Be
Plentiful at an early date. Shortages of materials caused by strikes have hampered the manufacture of
automobiles. At this time there is little or no relief insight. So we advise you to take care of the car you now
own because—
It May Be A Long Time Before You
Can Get A New One
Both Automobile Graveyards and Human Cemeteries
are filling up at a rapid rate just because people are
trying to make the old bus "DO UNTIL WE CAN GET A
NEW CAR." Let's do all we can to stop this line of
thinking.
HERE ARE SOME OE THE THINGS TO HAVE CHECKED ON
YOUR CAR TO MAKE IT LAST LONGER AND
OPERATE MORE SAFELY
According to Reliable Information 52 Percent
of All Cars Are Unsafe To Operate
To date there has been 38 Percent more casualties
from automobile accidents than in 1945
• Alignment of Wheels and Check Steering Aparatus
Thoroughly.
• Have Brakes In Good Condition at All Times.
• Check Lights to Be Sure They Won't Fail You.
• Keep Tires In Good Condition.
The Dealers Listed Below Will Help
You With Your Car Problems — See Them!
BROUGHTON MOTOR CO.
Oldsmobile and G.M.C. Phone 2872
NORRED MOTOR CO.
Buick and Cadillac Phone 932
DABNEY MOTOR CO.
Ford and Mercury Sales and Service Phone 2201
FORESTER CHEVROLET CO.
Chevrolet Sales and Service Phone 844
SKIPPER'S
Nash Sales and Service
Phone 2252
COCHRAN MOTOR
CO.
Kaiser-Frazer Dealer 701 W. Broadway
Phone 698
. SWEETWATER MOTOR CO.
Packard - White Trucks - U.S. Tires 1 tw:
CHOATE MOTOR CO.
Your Chrysler, Plymouth Dealer— A«i,i..iniiiK mm- Ronm-t h« -i
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Triplett, G. D. Sweetwater Reporter (Sweetwater, Tex.), Vol. 49, No. 192, Ed. 1 Wednesday, August 14, 1946, newspaper, August 14, 1946; Sweetwater, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth283330/m1/3/?rotate=90: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Sweetwater/Nolan County City-County Library.