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Newspaper

Seattle Star

Location

Seattle, Washington, United States of America

Date

May 13, 1922

Page

13

Gardner Motor Company boosts production amid rising demand

Gardner Motor Company reports strong national demand as production runs at capacity. Gardner vice president Russell Gardner Jr. says orders from across the country are flooding the plant, with customers willing to wait days for delivery. The firm touts ongoing upgrades including drum lamps, beaded Fender styling, larger tires, and 32x4 all tread rims, coupled with a significant price drop to boost value.

Mitchell, Lewis & Co J. Louis Gardner Motor Company W. KE. Burdett Russell . Gardner, Jr Burdett

Opening dates announced for national parks 1922 season

The interior secretary released season dates for 1922 park openings. Listed parks include Grater Lake Grant National Glacier Grand Canyon Hawaii Lafayette Las Volcanic Mount McKinley Mount Rainier Rocky Sequoia Wind Cave Yellowstone Yosemite Zion with varied summer or year round access.

Washington D. C Grater Lake National Park Ove Gen. Grant National Park California Glacier Napark Montana Grand Canyon Arizona National Park Callforte Mount McKinley Park Alaska Mount Rainier National Park Rocky National Park Colorado Sequoia Napark Wind Cave South Dakota Yellowstone National Wyoming Yosemite National Park Caliornia Zion National Park Utah

Automobiles Barred at Central Park New York

Central Park New York restricted vehicle access with a prohibition on automobile entry. The move affects visitors and traffic patterns around key park entrances and may influence events and park maintenance schedules.

Central Park New York

Detour Route Mapped Out North of Seattle

Beginning today the Pacific highway north from Seattle closes to through traffic for paving from Littlebrook station to Lake Forest Park until September 1. A detour guide via Westlake Avenue Fremont Bridge Stoneway Green Lake Woodland Park Avenue Echo Lake Park Lake Forest Park to Bothell is issued by Eldridge Buick.

Seattle Littlebrook Station Lake Forest Park County Engineers Everett Index Granite Fall Mount Vernon Vancouver Eldridge Buick Company Buick Distributors Seattle Star Seventh Union Westlake Ave Fremont Bridge Stoneway Green Lake Green Lake Boulevard Woodland Park Ave Ronald Station Echo Lake Park Star Lake Piallinger Bothell

Automobiles in Emphasis for Educational Films Abroad

Washington May 13 National film associations meet with the commerce department to plan educational motion pictures on automobile manufacture utility and highway economics. Delegates include about 40 film makers and discuss credit conditions with Governor Harding of the Federal Reserve Board. The group forecasts steady growth and better business prospects for cars and trucks in the coming year versus 1921.

Washington D. C Department of Commerce Hee Harding Federal Reserve Board Reeves National Automobile Chamber of Commerce

Auto Accidents Rise in Los Angeles Ahead of 1922 totals

Los Angeles safety officials project 24,212 auto traffic accidents in 1922 based on the first three months figures. With current trends about 4,908 injured and 214 killed are expected. The city logged 3,553 monthly average accidents this year, far above last year’s 29,660 reported to police.

Los Angeles New York Safety Bureau of the Automobile Club of Southern California Auto Club Philadelphia

France Italy and England to race at Strasbourg Grand Prix

The French Grand Prix near Strasbourg will feature teams from France Italy and England on July 16. The event will showcase international entrants and a mix of locals and visitors.

France Italy England Strasbourg

Mysteries of Radio Explained by Expert

Director KR L Duncan of the Radio Institute of America explains that the storage battery is a crucial but neglected part of radio receivers. He notes some receivers claim to use common dry cells for filament lighting but such cells fail quickly and are unsuitable for long operation.

KR. L. Duncan Radio Institute of America

Storage batteries in radio sets and hydrometer checks

The article explains one ampere hour drain on a dry battery and cites Washington bureau standards for a radio receiver that eliminates the storage battery. It details two main storage battery types, lead plate and nickel iron, explains plate construction and pasting, forming, interleaving, separators, and discharge chemistry plus using a hydrometer to gauge charge.

Bureau of Standards At Washington

Methodists Confer Meet at YWCA Tuesday

Methodists plan a combined meeting of all pastors and Sunday school workers at the YWCA cafeteria next Tuesday at 12 15 outlining vacation church schools and Puget Found summer school of religious education for Sunday workers. Noted speakers include Bishop William O Shephard of Portland and several Seattle Tacoma Vancouver ministers.

College of Puget Shdreas Puget Sound William O. Shephard Portland BE. M. Lill Vancouver D. Roland Martin Tacoma G. A Landon J. Ralph Magee Rudolph Erickson Arch Tremayne F. C. Shultz Harry E. Wilson Seattle J. M. Weaver

Tindall backs O. T. Erickson for utilities chair

Councilman Philip Tindall states removing Oliver T. Erickson from the city utilities committee chair would be a serious costly mistake. He argues that voter decisions on the fare bill do not reflect Erickson's qualifications and notes Erickson’s practical, efficient interest in utilities.

Oliver T. Erickson City Utilities Committee Philip Tindall Erickson S Erickson

Ignition Terminals Kept Bright for Fuel Savings

Maintenance guidance advises keeping ignition terminals bright and clean and ensuring moving parts are well lubricated to save gasoline and promote efficient engine operation.

High School Girls to Attend U Meet

About 60 girls from across the state will take part in the first annual girls vocational conference at the University of Washington May 19 and 20 under the Women's Deputation Service. Miss May Ward and Mable Anderson will welcome the delegates.

University of Washington Women's Deputation Service Miss May Ward Mable Anderson Women's League

Plan to Curb Light Glare Across United States

Washington May 13 The headlight glare problem may be curbed only with nationwide standards. Experts from the United States Bureau of Standards and the American Illuminating Engineering Society report cooperation with state and local authorities and automobile makers to create uniform headlight laws and proper glare control. A regional formalization in New England New York New Jersey Pennsylvania and Maryland aims at a uniform law and federalization of standards along with enforcement education for officers garages and drivers.

Washington United States Bureau of Standards America Illuminating Engineering Society Bureau of Standards Leg 8 Standard Bureau of Etandarée New England New York New Jersey Pennsylvania Maryland

Mobile agricultural schools travel rural North Carolina and Texas

United States Department of Agriculture in cooperation with state colleges of agriculture organized moving schools on motor trucks for sheep and poultry education reaching rural areas. Officials promote expanded use of this method to disseminate the latest farming information.

United States Department of Agriculture State Colleges of Agriculture North Carolina Texas Department of Agriculture

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