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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1928
Page
16
The American Automobile Association urges motorists to plan their summer tours well in advance. It stresses deciding trip type, companions, destinations, routes, and costs to ensure a smooth, enjoyable vacation and to prepare the car and lodging needs long before departure.
H N Burgett, secretary of the Southeastern Motor club, says highway building will hit a high mark this season. Federal aid and state supervision indicate upgrades in many routes with new miles of roadway planned and drainage work included.
Michigan State College coeds petition faculty to extend the automotive engineering course to women. Oldsmobile plants near the college have invited graduates for training, with firms evaluating female entrants as the industry increasingly opens to women.
New York April 25 The pickup in automobile production is seen as a broad business booster by O P Pearson statistician of the National Automobile Chamber of Commerce He notes auto makers buy 14 percent of rolled steel and 80 percent of domestic gasoline materials and that higher vehicle output expands demand across industries
The text describes slow engagement of gears and clutch timing to accelerate, shift sequences, and throttle control while avoiding engine stall. It notes limited car adoption in Russia with a mix of cooperative and private ownership and a small state involvement.
A garbled report notes drunken driving incidents in New Jersey during 1927 with figures suggesting 1456 persons involved and 125 cases submitted, alongside a remaining 32 referenced but unclear. The fragmentary text implies a statistical count but lacks coherent details or outcomes.
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