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Newspaper
Gunnison Valley News
Location
Gunnison, Utah, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1925
Page
2
Charles M. Hayes of the Chicago Motor Club argues that improved roads reduce hazards by better marking, gentler curves, proper superelevation, and safer railroad crossings. He warns that crowding laws won’t fix underlying issues and calls for competent engineering to cut accidents.
The state reports 1506 miles of improved highways completed in 1924 and estimates seven to ten million dollars will be spent this season with about four thousand men employed. The Little Rock-Nemo Springs road opening marked a milestone in Arkansas highway history.
It is estimated that over one billion dollars will be spent on road construction in 1925 to build about 80,000 miles of new highways. More than 38,000 White trucks are in use in Michigan and other states for highway construction and maintenance as part of the push for quick, permanent, well kept roads.
Early 20th century observations note England using small lights on car fronts to show width while American roads were underused. States in the Union carry large highway debts, correlated with prosperity. A development in highway safety reveals a strong heavy wire link fence can withstand 40 mph impacts without breaking or injuring the vehicle.
Spencer Adams, a versatile infielder and former Pirates cast-off, was released by Pittsburgh two years ago. A Tew College player on the Washington team, he showed steady play but limited chance to shine until a late-season single helped break an extra inning loss to Chicago. Born June 21 1899 in Layton Utah, Adams played at the University of Utah before stints in Seattle and Pittsburgh. He throws right and bats left.
Golf insiders report unprecedented prize money for pros this winter with a $7 000 purse for the South Central Open at Hot Springs Arkansas an increase of 1 000 from last season Additional events in January total more than 30 000 in prizes averaging 1 000 per day California Open at Brentwood Country Club Los Angeles offers 10 000 Texas Open 5 000 and the Hot Springs South Central Open 7 000 in the month’s fourth week
Photograph shows Lucien Vines a European heavyweight champion in a fighting pose at Grapp's Gymnasium New York where he trains for upcoming bouts with leading lightweights in the United States.
Commissioner William J Atuldeen of the New York state athletic commission led a conference of boxing referees. He instructed that a fighter knocked down must be retired to a neutral corner and cannot be helped back to the ring. a violator risks losing the bout. The warning echoed the Dempsey Firpo era rulings.
A jumble of sport notes mentions Dwight BE Davis as secretary of war in 1888, Spain’s soccer rise, Dart mouth freshmen football captaincy, and an English couple marrying after golf. It recalls World Series heroes, Walter Johnson, Barney Dreyfuss, Clark Griffith, and contentious cricket to politics links, plus golf champion Miss Glenna Collett and college cheer courses.
The football rules committee faces two main scoring reform issues at its next session. They consider changes to the tie game rule and the extra point after touchdown to reduce game turning ties and avoid overreliance on the single point. Critics say both rules penalize teams matching touchdowns and seek a fairer system nationwide.
William Fownes Jr. of Pittsburgh a former amateur golf champion is nominated on the regular ticket for president of the United States Golf Association. The nominations will be presented at the annual meeting in Chicago in January.
Baseball fans tally Peckinpaugh’s fielding miscues at about 50 000 in lost runs and future value as Roger Peckinpaugh’s World Series performances draw discussion. Giants’ Jed Snodgrass earlier muffed 330 000 in the final game, yet Peckinpaugh’s eight errors amassed the larger deficit in Pittsburgh.
The Rules Committee is poised to remove the term love from tennis scoring along with the word deuce. The practice traces back to early tennis when love meant nothing and silence joined the elegant game. The article notes how terms tied to refined society may be replaced in the coming winter discussions.
Football dominates athletics at Haskell Indian School with grid play funding salaries and departments. Local fundraising funds a stadium construction in Lawrence expected to seat 15 000, aided by Indian contributions including a $15 000 cheque from Tyuekwel and a wealthy donor’s monthly income gift.
Warns buyers to insist on Bayer on packaging or tablets to ensure genuine aspirin proven safe by millions and prescribed by physicians for 25 years. Advises saying Bayer when purchasing as imitations may be dangerous.
A historic clipping notes how trimming blue stripes on mall bags sparked cost savings across firms. It cites Boston chamber of commerce guidance and varied profits from regrinding inks to small fleet changes and ink saving. It also promotes USKIDE Soles as a durable shoe solution and cites a Vermont man wearing them for 25 months.
The Riffs are Berbers with Libyan and Norse ancestry, not wild Arab hillmen. Prof. F Berlioux notes ancient Libyans formed a powerful confederation in North Africa and influenced Greek cults. Berber attire appears on early goddess figurines suggesting cultural links to Pallas Athene.
An advertisement for Cuticura Talcum Powder highlights a freshening antiseptic powder with a rich scent. It markets as economical for face skin baby and dusting use and positions Cuticura as part of the Toilet Trio.
The Free State will subsidize up to ten million pounds to grow sugar beets in Ireland. A Belgian firm, holding the concession, will erect the first beet sugar factory. Towns campaigned for the plant, Carlow won, and celebratory bands, bonfires, and cheers accompanied the announcement.
The piece notes wild ducks travel along lake passes similar to trains on rails, with sportsmen rating the 10 000 Minnesota lakes by those passes. It claims about 9 000 lakes never host wild ducks and references a caper weekly remark about lovers who part forever, implying a rapid departure.
A terse observation notes that cleverness does not mature with age, warning against complacency and suggesting continued self-scrutiny remains essential for adults.
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