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Newspaper

Shafter Press

Location

Shafter, California, United States of America

Date

Apr 28, 1938

Page

5

Heat and Lubrication Wonders At High Speed

H W Taylor notes car temperatures can reach 1 300 to 1 600 degrees above steel melting, while lubricants protect engine parts. The article praises modern lubricants and periodic maintenance as essential during heavy driving, with Bakersfield school bus trip noted along with Mooneys Grove stop.

H. W. Taylor Taylor Bakersfield

Shafter Sends Reimer and Latta to Visalia Meet

Representatives Eleanor Reimer and Monna Latta from Shafter high school attended the Visalia conference Saturday. The event ran from 9:30 am to 3:00 pm with a business meeting luncheon and entertainment.

Shafter High School Visalia Eleanor Reimer Monna Latta

Miles of Tire Turnings Amazes Actress in Vintage Car Scene

Virginia Dale of Columbia Pictures in a scene titled Start Cheering reacts as E J Bassine of U S Tire Dealers Mutual explains that a Royal Master tire makes 3 7 million revolutions in 5 000 miles, far more than a solid tire. J H Ozman drives a Helsman from 1900 with two cylinders under the seat. Observers include J A McClure and Lloyd Bayly of General Petroleum Corp.

Virginia Dale E. J. Bassine U. S. Tire Dealers Mutual Corporation Man Cap J. H. Ozman U. S Helsman Mobilgas Mobiloil Ozman J. A. McClure Lloyd Bayly General Petroleum Corporation

Air per mile fuels dust in engine says DeFriest

A. DeFriest of General Petroleum claims that 8,000 gallons of air are required to burn a gallon of Mobilgas and that after 200 to 300 miles the engine has drawn in enough air to fill a large block. Engineers note each cubic mile holds a ton of dust and advise draining crank cases every thousand miles.

A. DeFriest Sales General Petroleum de Iest

Also Mentioned on This Page

G. F. Olsen C. W. Ort Tire C. H. Wartman W. B. Curtis General Mr. Olsen W. D. Ellison C. A. Turney Southern Fred C. Davies Mobiloil Marketing Shafter Central and Walker Walt Fillmore Mobiloil and Munzer Columbia Pictures Stem Stern Eneral Petroleum Corporation Genera Peale Lee Camps Aspertee Naive Sega Ighe
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