Auto clubs pledge help with detour planning in Ohio
Ohio State Automobile Association Secretary Chase C. Jones says auto clubs statewide will assist the State Highway Department this year by selecting detour routes, keeping motorists informed, and relaying detour condition reports. The plan supports the 1924 highway program with about 1,100 miles new roads and overhauls of 5,000 miles.
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Columbus
State Highway Department
Chase C. Jones
Ohio State Automobile Association
Janes
The
Euckenbee
Bet
Onio
Fanes
Automobile Club Road
Bes
Willys-Knight Cars Do Long Service in Ink Ads
Herbert Hood of Hood Printing Co Memphis writes his Willys-Knight 84 with 50 000 miles of service has never been overhauled or in shop for motor trouble. K Schloss Puget Sound Electric Railway reports a Willys-Knight roadster bought in 1915 covering 45 009 miles with bearings checked but no shim removal needed.
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W. P. Hago
Platteville
Colorado
California
Oklahoma
George Whitely
Herbert Hood
The
Hood Printing Co
Memphis, Tenn
K. Schloss
Puget Sound Eilectric Railway
Willys-Knight
Colonel Stanley Makin Tours America in Chandler Automobile
Colonel Stanley Makin, famed American traveler and Indian fighter, continues his forty ninth circuit across the United States in a Chandler car. He cites a half century of journeys by foot horse wagon bicycle and motor vehicle and notes his residence as America. His travels include rare photographs such as possibly Villa’s last picture, collected along the route.
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America
Colonel Ringear
Fort
United States
Chandlier Fac
Stan- 5
Feden Tite
San Francisco
New York
Boston
Plains
Chandler
Stanley
Francisco Pancho Villa
Durant Adds Flint Forty to Budget Flint Line
The Flint Forty debuts at the Boston Auto Show as the new six in the sub thousand category. Durant adds it to the Flint Fifty Five line with balloon tires four wheel brakes as standard. Touring model priced at 980 dollars fob factory with radiator and cowl styling echoing larger Flint cars.
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Boston
Durant
Nash Gagers Enter National Tourney
The Nash Motors Company Nash Gagers won Wisconsin and earned a spot in the national open amateur tournament in Cincinnati. The team arrived in Cincinnati Wednesday morning to begin national competition.
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Waring
Wisconsin
Nash Motors Company
Cincinnati
Mock Conventions Unearths Long Forgotten Oberlin History
A Chia gram report reveals Oberlin’s mock convention history from 1894 to 1912. Details include 1890s political contests, nominations for president and vice president, Harding as chairman in 1892, Taft’s 1908 appearance, and a 1912 faculty conflict that halted the event.
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Oberlin
Chiagram
Feelin High
Grant
Harding
A G. Comings
Taft
Mock Convention Returns to Life in 1916 Growth and Tent Plans
The Mock Convention, dormant after a burial by students, revived in 1916 and has expanded greatly. The 1924 convention will be held in a tent with seating for three thousand, with hoped attendance of four thousand from across the state and nation. Invitations go to prominent Senators for a suitable chairman, with a decision expected soon.
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Eral
First Church
Small Burglaries Plague Oberlin Community
Oberlin sees a fresh wave of petty thefts with two to three dozen small items taken from multiple homes including 199 Woodland. Police suspect amateur thieves as more pieces vanish from Willard Court J D Ye Woolen T Hi Rowla College and Mor fan street. Community notices list local meetings and social events for April and May.
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Geherlin
Ernest Yorom
Woodland
M Yorom
Wade
Willard Court
J. D. Ye
Local Club Meetings and Talks Scheduled in April
Notices list various gatherings across April with host locations and speakers. Events include a sewing circle meeting with Miss Kate Fowler on Forest Street, a home visit by Tucker entertaining Finitimi on North Park, and talks by Professor Fullerton on war and peace at Pile Inn.
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Carl Spitler
West College Street
Tucker
Finitimi
North Park
Southwest Sewing Circle
Kate Fowler
Forest Street
Fullerton
Pile Inn
J. EB. Barnard
Cuba
United States
History Department
Wome Club
Tunian
Morgan
Mayer
Imi
Sford
Oberlin Hos
28 Groups of Pigs To Tell Their Story
At the Ohio Experimental Station Stock Day on April 28, twenty eight pig groups will be exhibited to compare feeding regimes and their effects on growth and fattening. Six groups are hand fed for ration comparisons while others study tenderness and preservation methods. The program also includes sheep inspections and demonstrations of feeding improvements using corn skim milk buttermilk and tankage.
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Ohio
Vastock
Will
Avon Social Notes Highlight Local Visits
Miss Irene Gough reports April 5 AVON news notes. Mr and Mrs Scatt Fitch of Lakewood visited Mrs Alepesed Smith. The Pickering family hosted Herb Papa and children from Lakewood. Harold G Smith and daughter visited Mr and Mrs Harold I Smith of Elyria. Mr and Mrs E A Scamvian also mentioned.
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Avon
Scatt Fitch
Lakewood
Alepesed Smith
Herbert Pickering
Herbert Papa
Harold G. Smith
Harold I. Smith
Elyria
E. A. Scamvian
Local Social Notes Include Visits and Meetings
Weekend guests and hospitalities populate a quiet scene with Mrs. Davidson of Kipton seen at a family visit, Elyria hosts for Chester and Stagg, and Miss Marie Lescher from Lorain among town visitors. Events include a St Mary’s Hall vocal contest and a Brookside School debate, plus a Ladies Rosary district meeting and a 3rd wedding anniversary party.
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Davidson
Kipton
R. A. Chester
Raymond Barres
Elyria
Ed Stagg
Lizzie Barrett
Daughtrer
Mildred
Lorain
Walter James
Marie Lescher
Albaugh
Geo. Barr
St. Mary's Hall
Eugene Hubbard
Virgini Williams
Brookside School
Sheffield
Gubeno
Raymond Anthony
Greenfield
Lena Motel
Susan Jameson
Miss Ning Warden
L. C. Warden
George
Lakewood
Bernard G. Ackerman
Jameson
Miss Warden
Ladies Rosary of
The
Knights of St. John
St. Mary's Ball
Ridgeville
Mlawata
Walter Ranacher
Last Sunday Sermon and New Church Members at Wakeman Congregational
The Wakeman Akeman Congregational Church held a well attended service led by Rev. Blair marking his final Sunday as pastor. Eight youths joined the church by confession and one by baptism as Rev Blair prepares to move to Michigan.
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Akeman
Congregational Church
Blair
Tecter
Mr. Blair
Michigan
Seeding Oafs Compared Across Drill Sizes at Ohio Station
Over eight years at the Ohio Experiment Station, researchers compared seeding with an eight inch drill versus a four inch drill. In more than twenty trials both methods showed similar seeding rates, indicating comparable efficiency under varied conditions.
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Ohio
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