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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1922
Page
20
Practical guidance on maintenance and safe driving for motorists. The article covers cooling system cleaning, battery electrolyte handling, ignition and transmission cautions, hill descent and speed etiquette, and road conditions on wet or slick surfaces. It emphasizes safety, fuel efficiency, and lawful driving behavior with era-appropriate tone.
A partial, garbled text references an organization and a group of about sixty members, with mention of seven cents or more and a testitsarial regarded as highly prized by Mi D. The fragment hints at a competition or evaluation but lacks clear facts, participants, dates, or outcomes.
The article argues that anti truck propaganda is unfounded, citing Wayne County and state figures on road maintenance and vehicle traffic. It asserts highways, not trucks alone, wear surfaces, notes advances in road building, and emphasizes shared tax contributions by shippers, truckers, and consumers while defending truck impact.
Oakland repeats victory in the Pacific Coast economy run, sweeping both class cups with a 446 mile distance. The Keeler-Denn Motor Company reports the Oakland car averaged 40.48 miles per gallon with no oil consumption and minimal water use, credited to fuel efficiency and minimal mechanical adjustments.
The Wills Sainte Claire car, driven by Warner Hoarding, climbed Logtown hill at Van Buren Arkansas in high gear in a record performance. Clifton George and Joga Wills from a Ginaire distributor reported the feat, noting hundreds of failed attempts by others on the stubborn Southwest incline.
A motor caravan financed by American charity arrives in Moscow to aid relief work in famine and pestilence areas. The vehicle, built with medical gear and sanitation equipment, will be inspected by A. S. A. and freight officials for distribution, health work, and medical supplies in districts around Mogate.
Local cartoonist King, noted as an avid driver and owner of a Wills Sainte Claire roadster, praises the car in a letter to a dealer. He and Mrs King toured the East after Chicago, praising performance on mountains and rough roads. The couple report 18,006 miles, a leaky valve fixed, and commend the car’s hill climbing and economy.
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