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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1922
Page
9
Prest-O-Lite Battery Co announces price reductions to lead 1922 battery market. Local distributor touts long lasting Prest-O-Lite power and service, claiming savings for users and a shift from cheaper, lower quality batteries. Some models have seen three to five years of use with continued performance. The company projects the largest battery business in its history this year.
Notes on car maintenance and historical motoring facts: keep battery terminals clean and an air cooled engine needs more attention than water cooled. Excess carbon causes overheating. All states have highway departments. France offers a prize for a gasoline substitute. Wisconsin farmers own 4,044 motor trucks.
A compilation of automotive notes includes that one third of motorists are careless at grade crossings, 12 000 highway deaths in 1920 with 7 600 at grade crossings, and Pennsylvania revoking 274 licenses. It cites European fuel efficiency and early denatured alcohol use, plus remarks on car ignition, overheating, and priming issues.
Spring brings many motorists to repair shops for car upkeep. The piece notes winter wear on cars and emphasizes battery service as a top priority. Willard Battery dealer Rust proclaims readiness for a busy spring season with the new All-Rubber Willard battery as the logical spring replacement choice.
The article notes ammunition facilities in Germany pivot to producing automobiles and auto parts, signaling rapid industrial retooling. It highlights wartime shifts in manufacturing and the broader impact on Germany’s war economy and supply chains.
In Ridgeville March 16 the Parent Teachers Association gathered at Center School. A short business session preceded a speaking contest with nine upper grade and thirteen primary contestants. Primary winners include Chickens in Trouble by Ethel Evans 2nd Run away Boy by Claude Brown 3rd My Paw Said So by Charles Clark. Grammar division winner: The Lost Purse by Virginia Roth.
A township contest was held with judges from Elyria and County Superintendent Seale offering congratulations. Winners from the 2nd and 8rd divisions were announced with eligibility hampered by sickness. the event concluded at the Town hall on March 23. Nearby notes: Mr and Mrs C T Winkles are in Michigan. Ruth Winckles visited Cleveland. Oberlin health officer investigated Ridgeville. Miss Hazel Lucas and Mr Russell Beck married. Wm Bennett returned home. A new transatlantic steam ship features a dine room for amateur photographers.
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