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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1928
Page
20
A rural traffic study shows the accident rate remains similar to urban levels as the number of vehicles grows. Stricter city traffic rules help reduce incidents, suggesting broader enforcement could keep rural roads safer.
A National Safety Council summary by statistician L Forney notes urban auto death rates rose from 1918 to 1927 more slowly than rural rates, with 1924 rural deaths at 11.1 per 100000 and urban at 20.6. By 1927 rural figures neared urban levels, while misattribution of rural accidents to cities skewed data.
A fragmented account notes Beate Dieden’s 1916 clock invention continuing to influence timepiece design. It mentions persistent use of variations and an enduring mechanism, though details are unclear due to OCR damage.
A New York district court ruling targets illicit spark plug recycling. The decision warns against shocking profits in selling cleaned but worn plugs as new. The practice risks electric gaps, glaze damage, and oil/gas seepage, endangering motorists and undermining prices.
The Byrd expedition plans a two year polar journey with 62 crew aboard a bound vehicle. Supplies include a library of 2000 books, phonograph records, piano, ukulele, banjo, 500000 cigarettes, a ton of tobacco and gum, artificial sunlight for sun baths, millions of common provisions, and extensive kitchen and writing commodities.
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