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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1931
Page
10
Buick engineers conduct exhaustive road tests at General Motors proving grounds and on public roads. The Buick Straight Eight models traveled 4 quarter million miles before production. Total testing of all units reached 4 245 103 miles across numerous parts of the country.
Nash reports indicate 280 cars in use by police departments and municipal and state agencies across 25 cities. Chicago has 23 cars with Synchro Shift Transmissions and sound proofed bodies. Milwaukee uses 25 cars. Los Angeles 21 cars. Portland, Oregon reports 13 for state use and five for city use.
Miss Margaret Martin of Columbia spent a week with Mr. and Mrs. John Lenes and with the E. F. Mack family in Eaton. They attended a picnic at Llue fola grounds and watched boat races in Lerain before cousins from Missouri left for Chagrin Falls and other eastern points.
The Old Scout one cylinder Oldsmobile left New York City on July 8 to retrace the 1905 transcontinental race route. Now over halfway to Portland, Ore, due September 17, the tour showcases roads and fast single car transport, driving public pride and industry acclaim. Dwight R B Huss pilots the car, reviving memories for older readers and sparking interest in automotive progress among the young.
L B Miller, famed cross country driver, piloted a Floating Power Plymouth sedan from San Francisco to New York and back, completing a 132 hour 9 minute round trip over 6 287 miles at 47.52 mph. The run beat his 1926 Chrysler Imperial record by 35 hours 50 minutes with time kept by Western Union observers at control points including Oakland and Salt Lake City.
A collage of local notices covers visitors from Lorain Cleveland and Medina, birthday celebrations at the Elks club, bus driver corrections, travel reports to Bermuda Halifax and Canada, and various family gatherings. Names include Bertha Pember Julia Durkee George Pierce and many more.
More than fifty people traveled from Cleveland to visit the Splete home grounds last Sunday. The gathering included Mr. and Mrs. Baxa and family, Mr. and Mrs. Warth and family, Mr. and Mrs. Ziehm and children, Mr. and Mrs. Rowan and children, Mr. and Mrs. Wunderle and family, Misses June Marie and Rose Zurga, and other friends and relatives.
Sunday visitors to the Dawley residence included Mr and Mrs Wilton Dawley from Oberfin land and Mr and Mrs George Hills from Chestnut Ridge. Miss Millicent Box just returned from several days with her friend Miss Emily Brown of Seville, daughter of Reverend Brown.
Sunday school starts at 9 30 with a lesson on The Mission to Cyprus from Acts chapters 12 and 13. Miss Helen Osborn will speak afterward. Christian Endeavor meets Tuesday with Miss Elizabeth Mitchell in charge expecting about twenty attendees. Prayer meeting also Tuesday in the school auditorium.
Mr. and Mrs. R. S. Barnes have moved into the Davenport house recently vacated by Mr. and Mrs. M. O. Firestone. Mrs. Wendell Bayless of Cleveland is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jurk.
Mrs Clara De Russy and sister Mrs Sylvia Jackson of Cleveland spent days in Madina. The Pickering and Rudge families from Youngstown enjoyed a Put-in-Bay boat ride. Kate Dechant visited Cleveland relatives. Ellison family from Kansas stayed. Evensons visited Andover. Loveland of Madison WI returned to family in Ridgeville for Smish reunion. Welgiesburg attended a Stocky Silver wedding.
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