Braking andEngine Tips From the Chronicle-Telegram Advice Page
Russell answers readers on car care with practical fixes. Brake fade, overheating, fuel timing, and transmission shifts are discussed along with common driving habits masking problems. Readers submit questions about wax, exhaust noise, oil use, and valve wear while expert tips emphasize checking linkage, heat, and pressure for safer operation.
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K. C
Russell
Chronicle-Telegram
Steam Car Owners Gather at Kent State for National Meet
Northeastern Ohio and western Pennsylvania steam car enthusiasts travel to Kent State University for the annual national gathering to view real highway antiques and share hobby insights.
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Kent
Kipton Hosts 1940s Steam Car Exhibition Event
Kipton residents and steam car enthusiasts prepare for a public showing Saturday from 3 30 to 5 30 p m in the Verder Hall area south of the women's residence hall. The display follows a visit to Thompson Products Museum in Cleveland and includes cars from 1900s models to late steamers. Over 150 owners are expected, with a panel discussion on current steam car activity after the exhibition. The three day meet runs Saturday to Sunday with highlights of Stanley Steamer models and an 1899 Locomobile. The event marks the first westward gathering beyond New England and the East Coast since 1948.
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Verder Hall
Ceveland
Thompson Products Museum
Kipton
Roland Lar
Thomas Lee
Allensen
Butler Road
E. G. Larsen
Bingham
Neb
New England
Avon Lake Ground Observer Corps Day Set With Volunteers
Avon Lake plans Ground Observer Corps Day on Saturday August 17 to showcase teen observers and state members. GOC personnel will run a 24 hour coverage shift from the Lake Road shopping center with a two hour weekly duty for each sky watcher. Mayor Lynus M Rupert will issue a proclamation urging 100 more volunteers at Bleser Field to strengthen defense readiness amid global tensions.
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Avon Lake
GOC
Lake Rd
Lloyd Marshall
Lynus M. Rupert
Bleser Field
Rupert
New Explorer Post Formed In Wellington
Wellington district announces an Explorer post organized in Wellington IA at Fraternal Order of Eagles. Raymond Anderson leads with a district committee, including Curtis Truman and others. Weekly meetings Thursdays at 7:30 p.m. for 14 year olds and older. Florence Marcus of Avon Lake has logged 375 service hours. Edstrom notes 23 Explorer units in the district and invites local institutions to sponsor Scouting.
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Wellington
Will Edstrom
Southeast District
Boy Scout Organization
Welllington
Order of Eagles IA
William Hlawatsch
Henry¢ Nugent
Andy MacQueen
Charles} Hulbert
Russell Suchy
Robert Friend
Karen Shaw
Mary Mutany
Delia Weber
Susan Kein
Carolyn White
Florence Marcus
Avon
Elyria Post
Avon Lake Tower
Spencer Booster Club Outdoor Dance Opens Court
SPENCER The Spencer Athletic Booster Club will formally open its recently completed outdoor basketball court with a public dance Friday evening. The dance runs from 9 pm to midnight with Mike Officer's Band providing music and Lester Pratt calling square dances. Refreshments will be served. The court, built by booster members, was given to Spencer School as part of ongoing athletic program improvements.
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Spencer
Spencer Athletic Booster Club
Mike Offncer
Lester Pratt
Mind Power Vs Horsepower Slow Thinkers Make Dangerous Drivers
Frederick C. Russell argues that slow thinking behind the wheel creates risks in changing traffic. He notes drivers can improve reaction speed and accuracy but warns many overdrive when tired or under stress. The piece stresses cooperation, alertness, and avoiding flashy driving despite modern car tech.
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Frederick C. Russell
New Look In Autos Predicted For 1958 Restyling
New York reports a strong 1958 auto shift with four models basically new and nine heavily restyled. Most major changes hidden under hoods include a predicted rise in V engine production and a large share of V-3 engines. A push for six cylinder models signals efforts to counter foreign car sales and fuel economy becomes a planning factor. Premium fuels will be common, with many cars requiring super premium as engines become high compression.
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New York
McGraw-Hill
Pla
Sullivan Events and Meetings Spur Community Notices
Sullivan residents hear of club activities church events and social gatherings. Nora Lillie Sullivan mourns her brother in Zanesville as families like Beard Bowen and Brumby host visits and meals. Ice cream social plant sale smorgasbord and ladies fellowship events are slated at local Congregational and Christian churches with August and midmonth dates. Rachel Betts from Brighton is honored with a going away party before her Johnson City move to attend Baptist Bible Seminary in N Y.
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Sullivan
Nora Lillie
Zanesville
Charles Beard
Bettina
Lester Bowen
Russell] Beard
Congregational Christian Church
Spadevanid Trowel Garden Club
Ladies Fellowship of the
Rachel Betts
Brighton
Homer Edwards
Henrietta
Wakeman
Elyria
Kipton
Rachel
Johnson City
N. Y
Baptist Bible Seminary
Flame
Janette
Debbie Bruner
Horace DeVere Cole and the Paris Practical Joke
A tale recalls Horace DeVere Cole known as England's famed practical joker. He lay on his back in the busy Paris intersection for 30 minutes as a bet, while policemen directed traffic. The piece then shifts to modern car maintenance, urging service checks to save fuel and preserve resale value.
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Place de l’Opera
Paris
Horace DeVere Cole
England
Belden DiVencenzo hosts surprise house warming party
About 50 relatives from Cleveland Parma Elyria and Belden gathered on Island Rd for a surprise house warming at the DiVencenzo home newly remodeled a few weeks earlier. Attendees brought food and enjoyed a day of visiting and a meal.
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Belden
Alfred Divencenzo
Cleveland
Parma
Elyria
Island Rd
DiVencenzo
Clayton Chavilia
Medina Community Hospital
Emma Phelps
North Olmsted
Clayton Chavalia
Christine Kobak
Helen Blackhall
Gon. Stewart
Rusty
Donald Roth
Marsha Hofer
Deana Yates
Myra Wilson
Helen Wise
Pata Braxtler
Grange Hall
Market Produce Pricing From Elyria August 10 1957
Historical market listing shows produce pricing for fruits and vegetables from Elyria Ohio. Items include beans cabbage endive lettuce mushrooms spinach peas peppers tomatoes and more with unit prices per basket, bushel, or quart and notes on quality levels. Prices reflect regional wholesale rates with ranges and notes on fair or good quality.
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Mearey Froguce Orminal
Arties Bu Cine
Red Bias US
Dom Neni
Ohio
Dos Valley Fair
Seia Eslanole
Bkta
Lost and Found notices clutter Elyria pages
A jumble of classified fragments includes lost items city wide, such as a Illinois park watch and papers with a reward for return, along with various ads for insurance, office machines, carpet and furniture cleaning, laundry services, and local businesses in Elyria and nearby areas. Several notices mention rewards and contact details, with scattered references to addresses and phone numbers.
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Mans Ginssee
Albrecht Ra
Ladies Betas Bilizard
Dolores Blerek
Tlinois Parket
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20Th and Broadway
O'Neil Center
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Oberlin
Urautii
Chat District
Edstrom
Smine Chu
Spencer Booster Club
Uer
Forest Hill
Elmer, Morgan
Camden Farm Woman’s Club
Charles Ingersoll
Marilyn Pippett
Camden Homemakers Club
Ohio Edison
Kipton Community Church
Robert French
Young Peoples
Camden Baptist Church
Findley Park
Ray Herje
Oberlin School of Theology
University of Minnesota
Dexter House
Lloyd Townsend
Newton Falls
Wiliam Musre
Enant
Lois Simonds
Lorain Extension Service
Camden Careful Clippers
Junior Lang
Lang
Burdette Schmidt
Ruth Heister
Wellington High School
Joe Rym
Bernadette Schmidt
Kathy Griffin
Laura Lang
Ryn
Fairty Grounds
Laura
Larry
Danny Lang
McConnelsville
Charles Westfall
Baltimore
Maryland
Pennsylvania
West
Virgginia
Chesapeake Bay
Harold Hartman
Warner Merrill
Jr. Lang
W. H. Oldaker
Lloyd Kirkpatrick
Welling
Eve McAdes Sullivan
Christian Church
Milton Perkins
George Brumby
Emilie and
Bruce
Welning
Lington
Randy Payne
Lincoln- Mercury, Inc
Middle Ave
With Randy Payne
Bob Gardner
West Ave
Ninth
Dorothy Grills Grafton
R.D
Grafton
Bers
Mary Jane Deldrich
Sandy
Standen-Geigey Ins
Baker‘s
Grobe
Carl Hroner
Abbe
Vermeyer Orchards
Io Vermilion Ra
Henriette Hilgnen
Royal Bartacion
Baker's
Second St. Opp
M. F. Fey Insurance
Elyria Sav.dé Trust
Ivner
INO
Broadway
Cary
Joys
W. Broad
Mortiarés
Lehman and
Jonnsaon
City Loan and Savings CO
Paul Corbin
Broad Street
Lorain
Norwalk
Norwalk, Thruout
Saint Jay
Broad Stover Woolworth's
JJ Boreske
Mgr
Household Finance Corp
Beneficial Finance Co
Jon Broad
Economy Savings & Loan
O'Neil-Shefeld
Chronicle- Telegram
Matar Ofl
Amherst YO
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