This Day in Auto History: 10 AUGUST

8.10.1905 Automobile parts manufacturer William Joseph Joyce Jr. is born in Columbus, OH

8.10.1913 President Woodrow Wilson, a strong supporter of improved roads, purchases Membership Certificate No. 1 in the Lincoln Highway Association

8.10.1931 Bruce Ford, holder of more than 50 patents relating to automotive batteries, dies in Philadelphia, PA at age 58

8.10.1940 The last Alexandria Bay (NY) Round the Houses race is won by Alfa Romeo

8.10.1949 Thomas P. Archer of General Motors dies in Detroit, MI at age 64

Source: Automobile History Day By Day, by Douglas A. Wick