Hupmobiles

A story about Hupmobiles, and I wonder if the Roper brothers had to pay William Killigrew for his help, or if he jumped at the chance to drive a brand-new Hupmobile for free (even in the middle of January).


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The Hupp Motor Company was located in Detroit. I suppose the cars had got to Chicago before anyone realized they were wanted in Hobart. A few weeks later the News commented on the small fleets of cars daily passing through Hobart, bound for Chicago from Detroit:



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Here's what's coming up at the Gem Theater:



I expected "Johnny Get Your Gun" to involve the recent war, but a little internet research taught me otherwise (if we can trust the internet — I haven't seen the movie).


Sources:
♦ Advertisement. Hobart News 22 Jan. 1920.
♦ "Local and Personal." Hobart News 19 Feb. 1920.
♦ "Local Drifts." Hobart Gazette 23 Jan. 1920.