Water Pipe Protection for Winter from Commerce Dept
U S Department of Commerce expert Vincent B Phelan offers home winter prep guidance. Exposed water pipes should be wrapped with hair felt and wool felt coverings or home made layers including paper cloth burlap and waterproof paint. Thawing frozen pipes by direct flame from a blowtorch or candle with the faucet open is advised when freezing occurs.
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Ashington
Vincent B. Phelan
U. S. Department of Commerce
Building Work Activities in Messenger Area
Local notes report various repairs and improvements in several towns. Ralph Pleasanton and Mort McPherson work on windows and doors, Mrs Mollie Carpenter paints her house, the Methodist Church and parsonage receive a paint job, a cement foundation goes in at Refiners Oil station, State Route 278 between Prattsville and Zaleski is widened, Hurl Spiree wires his residence, and Alvadore Hull builds a new garage.
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Alvadore Hull
Church of Christ
Shifting to High As Israel Klein Takes the Wheel
A car engine issue described by Israel Klein explains piston slap from worn cylinders. As engines warm, lubrication improves and clearance tightens, reducing noise. Long-term fix is cylinder rebore and oversize pistons. temporary relief from oil additives is costly and brief.
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Israel Klein
Israel Klein Science Halter
NEA Service
FTER
Public Money Used for Volunteer Fire Co
In Columbus, Oct 3, the Attorney General ruled that townships may legally purchase fire apparatus for a volunteer department by contracting for fire protection. Bettman advised Ashtabula County Prosecutor Namor after Namor sought guidance on replacing equipment at Conneaut destroyed by fire.
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Columbus
U.P
Bettman
Ashtabula County
Howard M. Namor
Namor
Conneaut
Women drive and buy half the cars and service
Surveys show that women purchase about half the automobiles sold and drive more than half the time. They buy from one third to one half of the gasoline, oil, and service sold.
Modern East Side Home Completed by Raniln Bros Co
A recently finished modern home at 191 Morris Avenue by Raniln Bros Co showcases energy saving features. Built with green and ivory woodwork, the residence includes a built in ironing board refrigerator compartment and several storage spaces, plus sunporch dining room kitchen and three color coded upstairs bedrooms. A concrete driveway leads to a double garage and the home includes a green tiled bathroom rubber flooring and a first floor entrance.
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Raniln Bros. Co
Morris Avenue
Winston
Crooksville Cemetery Contracts for Statue
Crooksville Cemetery trustees and Harrison Township trustees award a contract for a large Abraham Lincoln statue to a local monumental firm. The marble sculpture, carved in Carey Italy, replaces the removed doughboy statue and will be installed in Crooksville Cemetery at an estimated cost of about 600 dollars and completion in about three months.
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New Lexington
Abraham Tincoln
Crooksville
Harrison Township
Carey
Italy
Make Them Slide Window Glass Lubricant Tip
Popular Mechanics suggests a graphite paraffin mix to ease window operation. Combine equal parts melted paraffin and powdered graphite by weight, pour into a mold to form a stick, once hardened rub along felt window channels for smoother raise and lower action.
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Popular Mechanics
Fever Fatalities Report Shows Fewer Auto Deaths
Massachusetts and New Jersey report fewer fatal automobile accidents in the first six months of 1931 than in the same period last year.
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Massachusetts
New Jersey
Furnace Smoke Regulation Promises Cleaner Communities
Smokeless cities are possible says Col. Whitlock of Stevens Institute cultural push for smoke control. He argues furnaces and fuel must be matched and homeowners educated to prevent air pollution and hidden costs to laundry, fabrics, interiors, and health.
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United States
Elliott H. Whitlock
Stevens Institute of Engineering
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Local Building Upgrades In Athens Area
A series of small construction and improvement projects were reported around Athens. Hughes of South High built a two car garage behind the Palmer Hotel on brick faced hollow tile. William Nicholson replaced his fire damaged home with a new three room house. Dr John Sprague on Morris Avenue is adding a veranda. YF Crumley on Mil Street installs windows in a new residence on Athens Parkersburg Road. M Johnson on Elmwood Place adds weather stripping. Wheaton Hardware on Court Street installs new store shelving. L W Robertson on Congress Street adds a new bathroom. CG Dr Stickney at 173 Worth Congress Street adds an asphalt shingle roof. C P Riley of Hoebbardeville builds a new chicken house. Kroger store on West Union Street installs a new plate glass door.
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YF Crumley
Mil
Athens-Parkersburg Road
Stickney
Worth Congress Street
Rubber May Be Used on Roads
News brief notes experiments with rubber modified asphalt roads. Trials in Hagland and Singapore show promise for a spongy surface that cushions tires and may improve braking. Widespread use in Malaya and cities is anticipated as tests continue.
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New York
Hagland
Searle
B Oj Faton
Rubber Research Institute
Malaya
No Bull Fights Says Governor Seligman
Governor Arthur Seligman of New Mexico warns no bull fights will occur in Socorro or the state and threatens to call out the National Guard to prevent a proposed cavitest at Socorro. He reports receiving several thousand protest telegrams from across the United States.
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of Mexico
New Mexico
Arthur Seligman
Alfhain
Socorro
Nbm
United States
F Stephenson to Open New Store in Glouster Soon
S F Stephenson, manager of Modoc company store, plans a Glouster shop in the Williams building near Rae post office. Fixtures arriving, interior redecorating underway, groceries and meats to be offered. Store expected open by Oct 10. Stephenson and family to move back to Glouster and occupy the Wm Elis property on Republic Avenue.
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Glouster
S. F. Stephenson
Modoc
Mr. Williams
Rae Post Office
Many Flowers May Be Grown In the House
Washington October 3 article advises preparing indoor flower gardens for winter with geraniums bulb flowers roses and fuchsias as popular houseplants. It stresses proper drainage and soil mix of compost sand and leaf mold, and guides pot sizing, hole protection, packing around roots and placement away from cold drafts while allowing sunlit window exposure on sunny days.
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Wynea
Ashington
Ohio State honors 12 EE students for spring grades
Honor list from Ohio State University College of Electrical Engineering includes 12 students led by Arthur E. Newton of Lexington and Roger Hull of Dayton. Names were placed on the honor roll for high grades in the spring quarter.
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Columbus
Arthur E. Newton
Naw
Lexington
Roger
Hull
Dayton
Department of Electrical Engineering
Ohio State University
Hard on Tires Rise in Temperature Increases Wear
A 10 degree rise in temperature can raise tire tread wear from 23 to 56 percent, affecting vehicle performance.
Title Changes in Athens County Lots and Homes
Athens area transfers include multiple warranty deeds and guardian deeds in Athens and Canaan Townships. Parties named include Ruth Ro, Catherine E Mathhews, Robert Alexander Smith, and The Bardin Bros Co, with various undivided interests and lot descriptions. Transfer details reference guardianship and subdivided parcels, with monetary mentions and school district notes.
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Athens County
Athens City
Ruth Ro
Catherine EB Mathews
Andig
Robert Alexander Smith
Guardian
L. W Roberts
Joseph Bennon
Roberta
Ste
West End
Esther Roberts
John T. Bowman
Bardin Broa Co
Nlot
Velma Perron
Mary Eo Wilson
Canaan Township
Ruth U
Katherine Bo
Arthur K Mathewa
Andiv
Robert Alesander Smith
Rovert Alexinder Smith
Wsidlan
Ruthch
Katherine E
Arthur B. Mathews
Route 7 in Eastern Ohio To Be Opened Oct 17
An announcement outlines the opening of State Route 7 at Powhatan on Oct 17. Belmont County officials and the Marietta Chamber of Commerce anticipate a large turnout with delegates from Cincinnati Portsmouth and other southwest Ohio cities expected to attend along the Lake Erie shoreline.
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Route
Ohio
Marlina
Powhatan
Wort
Belmont County
Ilerry
Schrames
Marietta
Connenul
Pont
Lake Erie
Cincinnatii
Portamouth
Ohlo
We Need to Run Faster Osrae Curtis Theory for Depression
Osrae Curtis of The Curtin Publishing Company outlines a novel theory that when mood dips one should move quickly to stay active. He argues inaction worsens finances and mood, urging advertisers to resist retrenchment and instead act to recover sooner.
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Osrae Curtis
Cyrun H. K. Curtis
Curtin Publishing Company
Jervala
Busines
Winter Building Drive Aims To Cut Jobless In U S
A proposed government promoted winter building drive would mobilize 180000 contractors and 2000 building supply dealers to accelerate modernizing painting and repairs. Fall and early winter are seen as ideal for construction, with cheaper material costs and full contractor capacity to put men to work nationwide.
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Ashington
D. C. Och
Hoggser
Wailer
Gifford
Bernard Sb. Johnsen
Fata
Mnsl
Jonason
Hull
Hermes
Tne
Dashboard compass to aid motorists on England tours
In England a new dashboard compass for cars is announced to assist motorists on country tours and night driving. The dial beside the speedometer is lightly illuminated and shielded against vibration and magnetic attraction from the motor and steering column.
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London
England
California First Road Bil Prompts Highway System Funding
California's first road bill authorized in 2000 the state voted eighteen million dollars for the state highway system marking the initial appropriation for road construction and improvements.
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California
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