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Newspaper
Richmond Daily Register
Location
Richmond, Kentucky, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1920
Page
5
The Bureau of Mines warned a gasoline famine may occur before summer ends due to higher car use and only 11 percent production rise in February, despite a 20 percent stock increase and plans for process improvements. Automobiles and trucks are about 25 percent higher than last year, stressing supply.
Grounded in excerpts from a National Geographic bulletin, the piece outlines a claimed aviation altitude record by Maj. Rudolph W. Schroeder and discusses the two atmospheric layers tropopause and stratosphere. It notes wind speeds up to 200 miles per hour at high levels and explains how aerial speed is influenced by upper level winds and density.
Melbourne explorer David Lindsay reports cotton growing wild on vast northern territory tracts once shown as desert. He notes water is obtainable at shallow depths and believes cotton can be grown successfully in the newly discovered areas.
The Sultan of Sulu buys a large passenger car and limousine for wives and aides, aiming for speed and Americanization. He travels widely, shows interest in gasoline, and other southern rulers like Manokos and Bogobos obtain autos, trading hemp for time with the vehicles.
The Glidden tour, the classic automobile endurance test, will return this year starting in New York in September and finishing in San Francisco about twenty five days later. Entries close March 15 with two cars per maker and a 3rd 66 cent fee per car. The winner earns the Glidden trophy and a certificate of performance is issued to finishers.
Miss Verna Belue of Lexington Alabama is the guest of Mrs B E Belue and family on Smith Ballard Street.
Richmond Shrine members prepare a representation reflecting the concarve, aiming to reflect city credit during a forthcoming event in Lexington.
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