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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1920
Page
6
A chaotic discussion on traffic safety notes that motor vehicle accidents involving pedestrians remain on front pages each year. It stresses the role of owners like Dunn Motor Sales in enforcing rules and urges drivers to respect the speed, movement, and safety of children, warning that heedless behavior leads to tragedy and penalties are limited.
The article notes that cities with the greatest congestion have the smallest accident percentages because motorists and pedestrians follow the rules of the game. It emphasizes Safety First as the guiding principle and cites behavioral compliance as the key factor.
Fritz Reuter of San Antonio built a miniature electric car using discarded shop parts from his large repair business. The tiny vehicle, completed recently for his son Reuter Junior, blends components from various makes including Ford and Pierce-Arrow, and features a Time to Re-Tire trademark statuette on its rear.
The piece argues that with 5,000,000 US cars and daily operating costs of 24 per auto, Americans spend about 10 million dollars daily or 3.65 billion yearly. It suggests this sum could buy the entire yearly potato crop seven times over and would cover the entire wheat crop each year with excess.
A quoted vision proposes vast military production and infrastructure growth, claiming daily output of a battleship, eight new rail lines spanning 200 miles, and elimination of global war debts via liberty bonds within seven years. The excerpt outlines an aggressive, sweeping program without specifics on implementation.
A farmer abandons horses for motor trucks and lists reasons. The truck won’t stamp its feet or kick over tugs, won’t shy at lunatics on motorcycles, and is reliable at night in the barn. It travels 12 miles per hour with cargo and 18 miles per hour empty.
A fragmentary survey notes rapid motorization trends including a sled with a bicycle motor wheel in Alaska, a motor lawn mower replacing several horses, and Straw gas as a gasoline substitute. It cites speed records, fuel energy measures, outbound car exports, and rising auto ownership in Akron and Nebraska amid expanding highway use and bridge traffic data.
The text outlines rapid automobile proliferation across nations, noting California and Nebraska as leading states, widespread vehicle ownership, and industry data such as cars per person, wages, and factory output. It mentions rural mail travel miles, licensing counts, imports to Japan, and regional statistics including Canada, New Zealand, and Samoa. The tone mirrors a period survey of automotive expansion and infrastructure.
A romance that began at Huron Ohio on September 7 1916 when J Fitch Hing a student was rescued from drowning. The Associated Press reports the tale of heroism and the husband receiving a medal in Pittsburgh on May 1.
Mrs Elizabeth Snyder of Cleveland and Mrs Sol Scoville of this city, sisters who were raised apart after their parents died, met for the first time in 43 years. Snyder had moved from Buffalo to live with her granddaughter, a neighbor revealed their kinship, and the reunion followed.
Miss Ifilda M Clark of Baltimore is awarded the bronze Carnegie Hero Medal for a rescue in Lake Erie. The Carnegie Hero Fund Commission now lists her as Mrs J itch King in its records, announced today.
The Lorain board of education has decided to employ a manager for the public schools. He will oversee the erection of four new school buildings with costs to be determined.
A local report outlines a city school official charged with improper conduct. The action aims to place the superintendent under scrutiny and extend time for addressing education-related work.
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