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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 1931
Page
6
Corbett recalls a near decade old international polo match between America and England near Long Island. He highlights the elite polo ponies the English sent and the Waterbury brothers and Whitney on the American side. The final thrill was the Americans winning the game with a late goal.
The piece notes 22 percent of rural U S highways are paved and that the United States and Canada produce about 90 percent of the world’s autos. It mentions Billy Arnold avoiding Sunday highway driving and warns new car engines need gentle use until around 500 miles.
Advice urges thorough cooling system cleaning with soda ash solution and flushing. Inspect connections, repair looseness, and remove carbon from the engine bottom. Check fuel system, drain the sediment bulb, and grease components. Inspect tires for cuts and embedded stones to prevent punctures. Have the dealer who sold the car perform vital services.
A collage of sports notes mentions winter Canadian baseball versus Florida skiing, Donie Bush banning Sox auto use, Pop Warner naming Stanford Indians, 1180 harness meetings in 1930 with 8000 horses, NL clubs covering 90081 miles, colleges dropping football, outdoor summer hockey at Denver, Harvard and Princeton crews in May, enthusiasm for wrestlers, harness racers drawing 15 million spectators and 5 million purse, Princeton open to athlet ic talks with Harvard, rowing spring meeting, James Levy stealing 34 bases in Texas league, Georgia Tech seeking 1932 track in the Southern Conference, St Louis Cardinals season ticket holders, Phillies profits after star sales, and Dave Shade the veteran fighter’s wealth from 420 fights.
Advice from a large automobile association warns drivers to treat grade crossings as dangerous during peak tourist season. It urges not to trust signals without a watchman, to slow to a crawl, avoid distractions, shift gears before uphill crossings, and always stop if vision is obstructed or if there may be a second train.
Manager Joe McCarthy says he won 17 of 21 against the Yankees last season and vows Washington will not come close to matching that feat in 1931. He cites uneven play and strong pitching by opponents as the key factors in the prior results.
Instructional text advises to shift gears early on hills and to test for water in a gasoline tank. It describes using molasses as a marker. water dissolves it, revealing water depth in the tank, with the test performed by inspectors.
The article compares the new and old style baseballs adopted for 1931. The new ball uses heavier cord with larger raised stitches, and pitchers prefer it for a better grip, while the national pastime may see changes in early season play.
The article notes that many trotters and pacers reach 2:01 but few reach two minutes, with about half failing to join elite two minute performers. It highlights Calumet Adam, a three year old pacer of Calumet Farm in Lexington, Ky, as a standout with potential to achieve two minute honors in 1931.
The piece covers designer Sir Denniston Burney and the R. 100 linked car showing at Kalama zoo to race heats with times around 2.01. It notes Glenna Collett's golf dominance since 1922 and her view that fun and exercise trump relentless concentration in golf.
A fragment describes a late night incident where a wagon or car failed to return home past midnight. The daughter asks for her father and mentions being becalmed and a wind issue causing trouble with two tires. The tone hints at a rural or local street scene with an anxious family moment.
The editor confirms jokes will be used in the puzzle department with prizes offered to readers who guess the points.
A traffic officer halted a car speeding at 75 mph as a man and his fiancée attempted to elope. The bride-to-be answered the officer’s question about a license, stating Harold had already addressed the matter at the city clerk’s office.
A humorous Berlin exchange about footwear where a customer insists on size nine for rapid Underground travel. The clerk notes size seven would fit, highlighting the rush hour constraint and urban transit concerns.
An irate woman tells a tramp to leave and asserts she has nothing to give. The tramp pleads for dinner in exchange for a grammar lesson, prompting a terse exchange over hospitality and manners.
A quoted exchange shows a boast of confidence in Jones after a claimed test of mettle. The speaker says Jones would not steal a small 10-cent cigar from his vest pocket, asserting trust and loyalty in the character involved.
A reflective piece notes how imagination shapes fear and sorrow, suggesting many sorrows stem from unseen causes rather than real threats. It laments the human heart’s susceptibility to imagined dangers and the chill that follows.
In a Florende Blaetter excerpt a clerk’s morning duties unfold with odd interruptions as a post arrives. The scene references a hag catching files and a solitary wasp disrupting routine tasks.
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