Nos Échos — L’Officiel du cycle, 3 May 1952, the Huret Memorial, Brampton and Renold Chains, Radior at the Lyon Fair and the Challenge Yellow Standings

From L’Officiel du cycle, du motocycle et du camping, 3 May 1952, N° 18, the spring number, page 4: ‘Nos Échos’ news column: Constant Huret memorial inaugurated 27 April; Lavalette auxiliary motor prototype for cyclomoteur makers; Brampton and Renold chains handled by Brampton-Renold S.A. The title, headings, captions and lists are transcribed as printed; the text is summarized in Ebykr’s words, and the page images carry it in full.

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Nos Échos

Le mémorial Constant Huret

[Ebykr summary; the article’s text is not reproduced. The memorial to Constant Huret was inaugurated on the morning of Sunday 27 April. It is an artistic commemorative plaque, made by the master engraver René Baudichon, and it was fixed to the front of the house at 13, rue Henriette in Clamart, where Huret lived for the last thirty years of his life. The initiative came from the “Anciens du Cyclisme”, who wished to honor the great champion and veteran who has died.]

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Lavalette et le moteur auxi

[Ebykr summary; the article’s text is not reproduced. The Ateliers de Construction Lavalette are about to make the first deliveries of their prototype “moteurs auxi” (auxiliary engines) to the makers of cyclomoteurs. The column holds that the quality reputation of this great French firm points to a considerable success for the new small engine on the market.]

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Nouvelles en chaîne

[Ebykr summary; the article’s text is not reproduced. The Société Anonyme des Etablissements Brampton of Calais and The Renold and Coventry Chain Co. Ltd of Manchester, England, have entrusted the exclusive sale of their products in metropolitan France and overseas, since 31 March, to the newly created Société Brampton-Renold S.A. at 20, rue Jacques-Dulud in Neuilly-sur-Seine. (The item continues in the next image.)]

[A text-only newspaper column with no photograph or drawing. A decorative title at the head reads “Nos Échos” in heavy black hand-lettered capitals and script, with a slender radio mast standing in the middle of the word, thin curved lines radiating from it like broadcast waves, and three parallel horizontal rules running beneath the lettering across the full width of the column. Below it come three short items, each with a centered bold sans-serif subheading: “Le mémorial Constant Huret”, “Lavalette et le moteur auxi” and “Nouvelles en chaîne”. The body paragraphs are set in italic roman type, with an indented first line and justified edges, and the last paragraph mixes italic with upright roman for the firm names. A group of three small stars arranged as a triangle separates one item from the next. No advertisement, signature, artist credit or agency mark appears.]

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[Ebykr summary, continuing the “Nouvelles en chaîne” item from the previous image; the article’s text is not reproduced. Since that date all orders from the Vélocistes are delivered and invoiced by the new firm, and payment is made in its name. The company has secured the cooperation of the managers and sales staff of the Société Anonyme des Etablissements Brampton.]

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Radior à la Foire de Lyon

[Ebykr summary; the article’s text is not reproduced. Radior of Bourg, the large maker of cycles, cyclomoteurs and vélomoteurs, took part in the 1952 Lyon Fair. There it helped to present the French cycle industry to the crowd of foreign buyers. The column congratulates the firm’s directors, whose presence at this major international commercial meeting served to strengthen the prestige of quality French production.]

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L’U.R.S.S. à l’Union Cycliste Internationale

[Ebykr summary; the article’s text is not reproduced. The secretariat of the Union Cycliste Internationale has opened a file on the possible affiliation of the U.S.S.R. Some documents are still missing, but they are expected soon at the rue Ambroise-Thomas, so that Russian cyclists may be able to take part in the Olympic Games and the world championships.]

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Le Challenge Yellow 1952 (suite)

[Ebykr summary; the article’s text is not reproduced. The previous number gave the standings of the 1952 Challenge Yellow after Paris-Côte d’Azur. The revised standings after Paris-Roubaix and Paris-Camembert follow in full.]

1er : Bobet, 30,5 points ; 2e : Varnajo, 22 ; 3e : Desbats, 14 ;
4e : Dotto, 13,5 ; 5e Vitteta : 12,5 ; 6e Mahé, 12 ; 7e : Dupont, 10 ;
8e : B. Gauthier, 6 ; 9es : Meunier, Dolhats et Muller, 5 ; 12e :
Teisseire, 4 ; 13e : Ant. Rolland, 3 ; 14es : Baldassari, Sciardis et
Coste, 2,5 ; 17e : Barbotin, 2 ; 18e : Darrigade, 1,25 .

[A text-only newspaper column with no photograph, drawing, advertisement, signature or agency mark. Four short items follow one another, each headed by a centered bold sans-serif subheading: “Radior à la Foire de Lyon”, “L’U.R.S.S. à l’Union Cycliste Internationale” and “Le Challenge Yellow 1952” with the word “(suite)” in lighter type beside it. The body paragraphs are set in italic roman type with an indented first line and justified edges, and the standings paragraph is set in the same italic with the ordinal numbers carried as raised letters. A group of three small stars arranged as a triangle separates one item from the next. The top of the column carries the last lines of an item that began in the previous image.]