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Auty, Harry

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Death of car firm founder Mr Harry Auty, the founder and chairman of Auty and Lees Ltd, car dealers of the Rock, Bury, died suddenly during the night on Friday at a Paignton hotel. He had just spent a week-long holiday with a party of Bury YMCA veterans, and was due to arrive back at his home in Chesham Road on Saturday. He was aged 84. Chesham born, Mr Auty always had a fasination for wheels and during his lifetime sold everything from dinky toys upwards. To many people he was affectionately known as "Mr Autovmobile". He went into the car supplying business in 1922, and until only recently could be seen at his desk in the Auty and Lees board room every day. Bury Times12/6/1973.
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LOC-MISC
Language:
English
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BRN:
3431279
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