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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Dec 30, 1928

Page

18

Burgett Calls for Universal Driver License Law Support

H N Burgett secretary of the South Last Ohio Motor Club urged motorists to back the AA A safety responsibility law. He cited 18 states and the District of Columbia requiring driver licenses and pressed for universal license laws and financial responsibility to curb reckless and irresponsible driving nationwide.

H N. Burgett Ohio Motor Club American Automobile Association Burgett Imotordom District of Columbia Arizona California Connecticut Delaware Maine Maryland Bampstore New Jersey New York Oregon Pennsylvania Rhodesland Vermont Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Hoover Conference On Motordam

Who Invented the First Auto In History Debate

A discussion led by H N Burgett of the South East Ohio Motor Club explores who deserves credit for the first automobile. He notes multiple claimants and stresses the lack of a single definitive inventor.

First Auto Robert Richards Weller H. N. Burgett South East Ohio Motor Club Burgett

New Air Gleaner Fights Auto Backfire and Plane Hazards

Long research by AC Spark Plug Company engineers yields a dual air cleaner flame suppressor. The copper ribbon device blocks flame from the carburetor, claims to reduce fire insurance risk for automobiles boats and airplanes and also muffles carburetor noise. University of Michigan tests confirm summer cooling via motor fan studies.

AC Spark Plug Company National Board of Underwriters Uni Department of Engineering Research University of Michigan Holland Furnace Company of Holland Mich England Rms Californias Yosemite Laswen Sequoia General Grant United States

Railroad officials warn winter car warmth raises crossing danger

Cleveland railroad representatives meet with the Cleveland Automobile Club and Safety Council to warn that closed car windows in cold weather reduce hearing at crossings. They cite ventilation, health, and signaling risks, urging warm clothing and keeping the left window slightly open for safety.

Cleveland Cleveland Automobile Club Cleveland’ Safety Council Goves

Alluring claims in automotive ads draw consumer gaze

A 1929 American Motorist piece notes the surge of superlatives in car advertising. It highlights bold phrases like world's greatest, supreme among all, and such beauty was not dreamed, while questioning whether these overstatements aid competition or merely hype value and profits.

THER/Igier Thomas 5 Mnitie, Jr Mar Elwood Haynes Apperson Brothers Duryea Charles B.jonny Beauty King R. HE Olde Alexander Winsming Henry Ford Frent Stearne American Motorist American Automobile A. A A Carc Itnm Buser Lazilsh

Drivers urged to stay to right of road lines in Ohio

The Ohio State Automobile Association through secretary Charles C. Janes urges motorists to drive to the right of the white lines on highways. The warning stresses staying right especially on hills and curves to prevent accidents. Belief is some drivers do not know or ignore line use and in Belmont County arrests for reckless driving have occurred in absence of a law requiring it.

Ohio State Automobile Association Charles C. Janes Jones Auch Belmont County

Women drivers rise in South East Ohio motor clubs

A regional report shows a sharp rise in women memberships and emergency calls in the South East Ohio Motor Club. National American Automobile Association data indicate a nationwide trend of women taking charge of car ownership and joining clubs for aid and organized motoring.

South Raat Oh Focal Motor Club American Automobile Association H. SN. Burgett South East Ohio Burgett Thalrmames

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