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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1923
Page
4
M. Mason of The Mason Rubber Company cites the danger of car driven deaths and traffic congestion as cars multiply. He notes 20 000 under fifteen and many under five die in autos yearly and asserts a skid proof tire could cut accidents. He describes a tire nearing skid resistance with a safety first Cord.
Advertisement touts 207 scientifically designed xife ty grips that bite through water ice and snow for firm footing. It cites drivers who say Safary Firsts provide slip free travel on slippery asphalt or rain soaked wooden blocks.
Pontiac Michigan December reports show Oakland factories employing more workers than any December except 1919. The overall factory force exceeds December 1922 by over 800, with the building open bodies department shifted to the Pontiac plant of Fisher Body. To meet higher output, Oakland expanded its dealer network by about 400 new dealers this past fiscal year.
C F Ketering president of General Motors Chemical Co announced a contract with Standard Oil of Indiana to distribute Ethyl Gas developed by GM Research Corp. The fuel is said to knock out engine knocking, as noted by Lepper Motor Co Chevrolet Dealers.
W Aubrey Thomas a former Ohio congressman now living in Birmingham Alabama will seek the Republican presidential endorsement in Alabama with the consent of C Bascom Slew secretary to President Calvin Coolidge. Thomas a Welsh native is ineligible for the presidency but hopes to deliver Alabama delegates to Coolidge.
A new ethyl gasoline developed after years of work at General Motors Research Corp in Dayton is now on sale at select stations in Dayton and Cincinnati Ohio. Standard Oil will distribute the fuel across Indiana Michigan Illinois Minnesota Wisconsin Iowa Missouri Kansas Oklahoma South Dakota North Dakota as soon as installations are ready. Transported animals are slaughtered after a rest period to improve meat keeping quality under a Tul e rule.
Today’s Bright Spot reports the Akron Utility and Feather Fanciers hold their second annual powltry show with a prize for the closest egg count. Eggs laid by prize hens are collected daily. any ticket holder may guess the weekly total, with the nearest guess winning.
The article notes vegetables as the main pot staple in Spain due to cost. It also recalls the first practical internal combustion vehicle by a French inventor, now a prized exhibit in Paris at the Arts and Crafts Museum.
FP M LaVoy, traveling representative for Franklin Automobile Company in Illinois and eastern Iowa, completed a rapid trip from Joliet to the Syracuse factory in two and a half days. He logged 306 miles first day, 385 miles second day, and 250 miles the final half day in a three year old Franklin touring car with 25 000 miles already on it.
State brief from Columbus reports James Robinson, 1, collision victim, after shiny patent leather shoes proved unlucky in a street accident. Police investigation details were unclear in the fragment.
Police tracked a theft at a local store where a man fled with $20 and a partner fled with jewelry. In Akron, judge H C Spicer sentenced high school boys for assaults on young girls, warning suspended sentences no longer acceptable. Other notes include auto plant guidance and weather logging methods.
The article notes that over 950000 horses and 245000 mules were sent abroad for the war effort. It also mentions rose-flower marmalade made by the Turka from Damascus White roses and the Orient using the red variety.
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