Timely Safety Hints For Drivers Warn of Hazards
National Safety Council issued tips urging motorists to avoid busy streets when possible and to respect sand and wet tracks. Emphasizes braking on varied surfaces, safe passing distances, signaling, backing carefully, and keeping windshields clear. Also covers passenger seating, curb signaling, engine shutdown, and applying emergency brakes to prevent unintended movement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
SRE
National Safety Council
Syre
Rubber use in tires and native guayule rubber sources
A historical note discusses rubber supply strategies for tire makers, favoring para rubber from Hevea and potential guayule from northern Mexico and arid U S regions as alternatives. It explains suitability differences for tires and other rubber products, mentions cultivated guayule plants yielding 4 to 12 percent rubber, and notes growing Mexican export activity and the need for organized production.
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Tates
America
Merude
Mexico
Texas
Arizona
Minthe Smeant
United States
Mestera
New air paved shortcut to Florida via Cleveland route
A new air paved highway connects Cleveland and other Great Lakes points to Jacksonville cutting over 690 miles from existing routes. The map shows the new route and its key junctions as a faster north to Florida corridor.
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Florida
Cleveland
Great Lakes
Jacksonville
Hog farmers of Perquimans County sell almost a thousand hogs
North Carolina farmers in Perquimans last year sold nearly one thousand hogs, earning a net profit of 4926 dollars. The report highlights strong market demand and favorable prices for pork products in the region.
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Perquimans Eceanic
North Carolina
Safety at grade crossings urged by American Automobile Association
Washington Feb. 12 The American Automobile Association urged a national concerted effort to safeguard the lives of motorists at unprotected grade crossings citing the US high fatality rate. With forty three legislatures meeting during the coming winter, Thomas P. Henry, president, called for action to protect autoists at four thousand crossings.
New Short Route To South Near Athens Breaks Speed Record
A Peerless Six Fifty roadster from Cleveland to Jacksonville set a record on a new North to South route, traveling 1178 miles in 20 hours 34 minutes. Route passed through Marietta, Parkersburg, Charleston, Bluefield, Bristol, Asheville, Greenville, Macon, and Waycross, Georgia. Drivers misdirected in Georgia may have added up to 75 miles. weather delays extended time, yet the feat outpaced fastest trains.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Jacksonville
Florida
Peerless
Marietta
Parkersburg
Charleston
Bluefield
West Virginia
Bristol
Georgia
Middle West
Action Demands End to Grade Crossing Delays
A fragmentary plea calls for decisive action on grade crossings with a sharp rebuke of prolonged delays. The voice urges prompt measures to resolve ongoing safety concerns at crossings and prevent further hesitation.
Grade crossing reform urged to cut highway deaths
An AAA leader advocates prioritizing a constructive program to remove dangerous grade crossings. He cites nearly 20 000 near misses yearly and warns that the current pace risks a deadly cycle. New York State bonds fund crossing elimination. public share of costs deemed necessary. England and Canadian auto firms plan to expand paving and bridge work to support traffic safety and trade.
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Great Britain
Givis
New Road
Alexander
Vale
United States
American Automotig
Bile Association
England
Lee
Henry Bayliss
Towa
Coun
Canada
Railes
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