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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1923
Page
6
Psychologists urge mental testing for motorists to screen out dangerous drivers. They argue road tests alone fail, noting that automobile deaths outrank other causes and that cautious perception and quick, coordinated action are crucial in emergencies.
Californians boast that Pacific Avenue runs the full Pacific coast from Canada to Mexico, claiming 1476 miles and 6,526,921 residents along its route. The article notes travelers can gamble at one end in Tia Juana and drink freely at the other.
The narrative traces a cross region journey from Vancouver to San Francisco across California plains and Oregon highlights. It promises thrills from cable cars and oil wells to Mt. Shasta, Crater Lake, Mt. Hood and ocean views with mountains, forests, waterfalls, rivers and a blue mountain lake.
The Illinois department of highway engineers built a two mile test road at Bates with 63 sections of differing bases and thicknesses. Continuous monitoring tracks changes from temperature loads and sub grade conditions. An official expert states this work will advance transportation more than any similar effort in years.
In dense fog the glare from headlights appears as a white blanket and dim lights fail to reveal the road edge. A slight out of focus adjustment yields a shallow spreading beam that better shows the roadside and reduces back glare from the fog bank.
An expensive motor clock suffers from vibration on a dashboard. A remedy uses a wooden disc, rubber rings around its edge, and a dash cavity with flange plates to isolate the clock on rubber. A small weight at the disc edge prevents creeping.
The piece argues that laws against glare headlights cannot fix the problem because reducing glare also reduces visibility. It calls for improved lens design and stricter headlight regulations and predicts future national highway lighting as traffic grows and economy favors side lighting over individual car lamps.
Stockholders of Hadfield Penfield Steel Company with plants in Bucyrus Mansfield Willoughby and Chicago voted to issue a mortgage of 1 706 000 dollars to the United States government to cover funds advanced to build shell factories during the war.
Mrs K G Horback of Columbus was rescued from a burning Ford after the coal oil headlamp ignited gasoline fumes at a filling station. The car and clothing burned. she was dragged clear as flames consumed the front. The incident also tested Mr Horback's temper.
Eyewitness accounts from Hocking County describe the Tokyo Yokohama disaster after a massive earthquake. Survivors recall long tremors, fires fed by fierce winds, and the city’s near total destruction. Refugees crowd trains and harbors while relief routes remain cut off.
In Mansfield Ohio F K Bacon reports a thief entered his house and took his pants along with a billfold containing $25. Bacon says the thief fled toward the front yard leaving him without pants and wallets, describing the incident as a bold theft and expressing concern.
Dr Lynn Adaie was named health commissioner in Wooster Ohio. Barret, the current commissioner, will take a special course at Johns Hopkins University.
The Jewett Six Brougham features inside enamel coating on a wood frame, pre-enameling and baking for lasting lustre, plus a roomy five seat interior in velour. It touts Paige built 50 horsepower motor, Timken axles, and easy entry with two foldable front seats, trunk space, and smooth high gear performance.
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