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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1930
Page
2
Worn or dirty spark plugs cause misfiring hard starts and poor performance. Cleaning or re gapping plus replacement after about 10 000 miles restores efficiency. Gaps should be .025 in average motors and .020 in high compression engines with distributor points .015 to .020 in. Twice yearly inspection advised. new plugs boosted power from 31.2 to 88.0 hp at 20 mph.
A quiz feature presents questions on engine backfiring causes and muffler backfires. It notes improper timing and ignition issues, distributor problems, and wiring as causes. It reports a 93 percent car recovery rate and that 83.5 percent of 1928 world motor vehicles were U S made.
College baseball shows regional rules on bench use with East preferring no bench presence and Big Ten keeping coaches on the bench. Tack Hardwick of Harvard criticizes the lack of bench directors, arguing college players still lag behind professional strategy and skill.
Professor Elwyn of Columbia University explains fatigue from exercise as self poisoning by lactic acid. The book details how running or swimming forms lactic acid needing oxygen to burn off, with a 100 yard dash producing over an ounce of acid and a long swim exhaling far more carbon dioxide than resting. It notes heat from activity drives respiration and cooling maintains body temperature during prolonged exertion.
Kentucky has one automobile for every nine persons. Reckless drivers should be held accountable along with other bandits. Clutch disengaged floor noise may signal worn universal joints. Pedestrians are jay walkers to speeders who take chances. Women drivers should not assume men will yield. Smoke color reveals engine status blue or white means oil excess. black means too much gasoline. Time magazine says keeping one foot off the floor helps awakeness while driving.
The roundup mixes golf and baseball figures across Chicago and beyond. Nick Urban traded to the Dallas Steers while Granville Bush plays semi pro in Chicago. Other items mention Illinois baseball sophomores, Cy Williams signing with Detroit, Purdue distance runs, Schulmerich with Los Angeles, Billy Bayne aiming for majors, and Pacific Coast League sales to majors since 1918.
Officer Harold D. Johnson, six foot three, stands at the busy corner of Fourteenth Street and Pennsylvania Avenue between the Capitol and the White House. A special six inch taller semaphore was erected for his high sign. Photo shows Johnson with the Capitol dome in the background.
The new rule sets seventeen as the driving age in England. Applicants must obtain a license and declare any mental or physical condition that could endanger the public while operating a vehicle.
A National Geographic bulletin traces tariff history from ancient Babylon to Rome and Venice, noting how duties evolved from city tolls to state duties. It highlights Rome's shift to specific and ad valorem rates and surveys medieval Europe and global trade routes shaping modern tariffs.
The July report to Gov Caulfield shows June 30 balance 29 23 176.91 receipts in July 3 200 044.41 disbursements 6 115 375.65 leaving August 1 balance 26 907 845.67. Revenue fund strong at 4 067 043.81 and good road funds total over 12 million with various specific balances listed.
In Highgate England William Shakespeare failed to answer when called in court and was fined for clinging to a motor van rather than propelling his bicycle in the normal way.
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