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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1920
Page
2
A national highway campaign calls for better roads to boost welfare and living standards. May 14 observances and May 16 to 22 events in churches stimulate discussion on highway improvements, with essays by high school students and four minute speakers touring cities and rural areas.
An ad emphasizes fair pricing and customer trust over quick profits. It pledges square deals and lasting service, stating they prefer selling durable batteries and quality repairs over earning extra from inferior work. The message highlights long-term value and goodwill as core business principles.
Local dealer Bentley Co hosts Tire Conservation Days with a Goodyear expert to teach motorists tire care. Demonstrations cover wear types and repair timing to extend mileage, including sections of tires and how to avoid premature discard. The program aims to educate drivers on tire construction from raw rubber to tread.
W A M Vaughan, secretary treasurer of Goodyear Tire and Rubber California, preserves skins of three enormous pythons obtained in Sumatra during rubber plantation work. The snakes measured 14, 17, and 31 feet and were tanned by Javanese artisans.
The article urges car owners to inspect front wheels monthly, warning that front wheels wear quickly under travel stresses. It notes front ball bearing types, cup and cone, require careful inspection to prevent issues.
An early discussion notes tread design impacts steering on heavy cars. Rear tires should be non skid and maintain straight tracking with minimal steering effort, while front tires may differ. A universal tread is ideal, reducing spare needs and balancing wear between axles.
A damaged description discusses a supplementary air valve aimed to be fitted to an inlet manifold wall. It claims the valve keeps air at the bottom of the combustion chamber, creating stratification so additional air does not disturb charge immobility, especially when throttled.
The passage urges maintaining the speedometer drive with Litto lubrication and oil, noting a well cared drive runs steadily for a long time. It warns to avoid retreading a tire if not worth the effort.
In a volatile session traders faced heavy resizing but prices showed improvement versus July and September. Stocks edged upward with notable gains among several cat? and ry-MAY sectors as market dynamics shifted.
The market swung through the day with early gains to 1.95 before closing near 1.93 1/4. A late sale around 1.21-4 reflected shorts settling, while a French decree requiring 25 19 49 percent rye in bread boosted corn activity. July corn moved to 1.72 7-8 and September to 1.62 amid rye bread policy effects.
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