Travel Costs Reveal Highway Quality Issues
Travel costs show gravel roads charge motorists more than concrete, with high type roads cheapest and low type roads costly. Prof Age and Carter estimate 6000 miles yearly at 3100, extra costs from poor roads hit taxpayers through car wear and maintenance. State highway spending fell in 26 states despite rising registrations, signaling need for more funding for highway construction.
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B. W. Dury
T, R, Age and &. & Carter
Lowe State College
A.della
Some Changes Seen in Football Rules
Prominent football men including several coaches favor a rule to curb subs during a game. Smaller colleges oppose methods of larger programs. A leading coach reportedly used thirty five players in four periods. Advocates say players should stay in position unless seriously injured.
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Wold
Sparky Adams Sold to St. Louis Cardinals by Pirates
Sparky Adams, the Pittsburgh Pirates shortstop nicknamed Sparky, has been purchased by the St. Louis Cardinals. The veteran infielder, known for his years with the Pirates, will join the Cardinals roster in the upcoming season.
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Earl Adams
Sparky” Adams
Pittsburgh Pirates
St. Louis Cardinals
Italian federation aims to purge foreign sports slang
Italy adopts a new dictionary by the National Confederation of the Fascist Journalistic Syndicates to remove English sporting terms and barbarisms from accounts. The effort seeks a simple sport language to broaden public interest in athletics. A separate note reports that thirty two make tubes show twenty two brands currently manufactured.
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Italy
Fescist
Baseball Lost Good Prospect by Whistle
James T. Record, managing editor of the Fort Worth Star Telegram, lost a promising baseball career when a train whistle startled him during a late ninth inning in Rock Island, Alabama. His team led by one run, bases loaded, and a routine catch became a misplay that ended his playing days. he chose journalism as his forte afterward.
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James T. Record
Fort Worth
Jim
Interesting and Timely Bits of Sports
A scattered sports roundup touches Pacific Coast Conference football history at Montana since 1924, Can adian American Hockey League changes with Newark dropping out leaving several teams, Lou Gehrig’s bond selling phase, 1980 prep football scheduling notes, and various oddball anecdotes from college to pro levels including Gene McByer and Notre Dame signaling curiosities.
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University of Montana
Anti Rattler for Front Car Fender
Instruction from Popular Mechanics shows two form bent strap iron pieces to mount under a car front fender to press against the radiator shell, preventing fender rot. Steps include drilling holes, placing pieces beside the radiator shell, and bending to fit near the lamp bracket lug as described by Guy E. Clark of Everett Washington.
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Guy E. Clark
Everett
Wash
Automobile Hints From NNN On Crossing Safety
Rim tugs should be tightened one at a time. The running gear can be cleaned with gasoline. When a 1500 pound roadster meets a ton to cross the track it is not worth the risk. Some drivers keep the foot on the unclutched pedal when running to traffic. This is unnecessary and causes wear. A driver stopped and looked, saw the train coming, had time to start and cross but made a bad guess. Always give the approaching train the benefit of the doubt.
Leo Diegel Retains Pro Golf Title at Los Angeles
Leo Diegel of Agua Caliente Mexico defends his professional championship in Los Angeles by defeating Johnny Farrell six and four in the final round to retain the title.
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Leo Diegel
Agua Caliente Club
Mexico
Los Angeles
Johnny Parrell
Notting ham Moyland Records A Man’s Prolific Family
A man with an extraordinary family history recently registered the latest arrival in Notting ham Moyland. By his first wife he sired 24 children and only one set of twins is noted. He has experienced days with one child born and one sibling born on the same day.
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Nottingham
Moyland
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