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Newspaper

Mount Pleasant Times

Location

Mount Pleasant, Michigan, United States of America

Date

Jul 08, 1926

Page

6

Weekend Guests and Travel in Winn ey Area

Winn ey residents hosted and visited with relatives and friends from Lansing Detroit Saginaw Kalamazoo and Missouri over a busy weekend. Families including Bigelow Croskery Smith Hewitt Keen Klumpp Riggle and many others were mentioned with trips to Crystal Lake and outings at Budd Lake. A moral note closes with a saying about causing trouble for others and the fate of the blind and their driving.

Ey. Bigelow and Son Massachusetts Detroit Doris Smith Saginaw L. R. Hewitt Misa Helen Hutchins White Curtiss Lansing Elton Hunt Frances Robert McNutt Missouri Henry L. Smith Paul Binkley Crystal Lake Julia Booth Winn Duane Keen Shepherd Klumpp Zon C. E. Richardson Dewey Lint Budd Lake W. N Pierpont Owosso L. Glenn Lowe Flint Thomas Croskery Wekend L. A. Hewitt Bert. Hutchins David Pierpont Crys

Weekend Visits Highlight Whiteville News

Whiteville residents and guests share family time across Lansing and nearby towns. Mr and Mrs Harold Gilpin visit Gilpin parents in Lansing over the Fourth. Vera Brandstetter returns from Avcedia to be with family. Olivia Wilson and Olive Wilson join Sunday callers at the Jas Wilson home. Patrie Posnecki visits from Detroit. Cecil Richmond helps Mr Dart. Oliver Wilson buys two cows.

Tal Lake Wesley. Brashare CG. N. Pierpont Pleasant Garfield Merrill Harold Gilpin Lansing Fourth Gilpin Jess Richmond Harold Farnar Vera Brandstetter Avecadia Jas. Wilson Chas, Wilson Olive and Tloyd Wilson Patrie Posnecki Detroit Jas. Posnecki Cecil Richmond Mr. Dart Oliver Wilson

Local Visits Spotted Across Lakes and Towns

A. A. Kennedy and family visited Eight Point Lake with Bert Hill. Frank Bayes and family visited Lansing to see Grandmother Bayes. Charlie Bryant and daughter Dorothy visited Rev. Bully in Gladwin. Carl Imbhoff and June from Lakeview spent weekend at home. Reverend Kennedy from Clare stayed with Hal Crispin. All were at Lake George on Sunday. Arthur Brunner traveled to Toledo to visit relatives.

A. A. Kennedy Eight Point Lake Bert Hill Frank Bayes Vena Andlton Opal Smith Lansing Grandma Bayes Charlie Bryant Dorothy Bully Gladwin Saturay Carl Imbhoff June Lakeview Reverend Kennedy Clare Hal Crispin Lake George Arthur Brunner Toledo

Local Social News and Weekend Visits

Mrs Frank Crawford and son Raph returned from a trip. Mr and Mrs Wesley Merrill hosted many friends over the weekend with about forty dining Sunday. Mr and Mrs W H Wood William Gover and Clarence Porter spent the Fourth in Grand Rapids as guests of William J Oscar.

Frank Crawford Raph Wesley Merrill W.H. Wood William, Gover Clarence Porter Grand Rapids William J. Oscar

Secret automotive notes and assorted historic tidbits

Instructions for car maintenance include brake glazing removal and oil pressure checks. The rest of the passage reports varied facts: an Indiana judge on truancy, tax law effects in France, Mount Etna population, a Shanghai typewriter, Scottish thrift, U.S. railroad share, Persian rails, Egyptian divorce laws, Philippine dialects, and language shifts with English dominance.

Indiana France Mount Etna Shanghai England Wales United States Persia Philippine Islands

Overloaded Trucks Drive Tire Wear and Brake Issues

The article warns overloading as the main cause of excessive tire wear and notes its strain on pneumatics. It urges following tire inflation guidelines, proper brake band adjustment, regular brake inspections, and toe-in alignment to reduce wear and hard steering. It also stresses lubricating steering gear and knuckles to resolve hard steering complaints.

Beggar Welfare and Transport Tales From Hull and Beyond

The report notes Hull beggars receive twenty five shillings weekly to stay off the streets. It mentions free tram rides and lifeboats with small cabins housing wireless sets. A London specialist states women outlive men due to sheltered lives, citing 278 of 382 deaths over ninety are women. It also reports 23 percent of oil wells drilled fail.

Hull England London

Change of taillights from red to yellow debated by motorists

The American Automobile Association after the Hoover conference canvassed clubs on changing taillights from red to yellow. Most clubs oppose the change, warning it would cause highway confusion and raise traffic accident risk for about 20 million vehicles. The AAA reaffirmed its 20 million owners stance condemning the proposal as unsafe. Railways reportedly favor the change, but AAA insists motorists receive representation before further study.

American Automobile Association A. A.A Safety Conference

Brakes Fail In Wet Conditions After Washing

When brakes get water soaked after a car wash or splashy mud the external brake bands absorb water acting as a lubricant. The brakes may not grip in a hurry causing a crash. Drag the brakes several times after leaving the wash to drive out water and dry bands.

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