Six Good Points of Right Driving
Thomas P. Henry of the American Automobile Association led a jury of seven traffic experts to identify six key traits of a good driver. The list stresses self-control, a car that responds to commands, speed adjusted to road conditions, respect for others safety, pedestrian protection, and constant vigilance. The group argues the focus should be on driver responsibility rather than more laws.
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Thomas P. Henry
American Automobile Association
Fred H. Caley
Cleveland Automobile Club
Caley
Ping Bodie: Early Coast League Star and White Sox slugger
Ping Bodie rose from San Francisco sand lots to become a Coast league slugger and early modern power hitter. He played for the Chicago White Sox from 1911 to 1915, set a Coast league home run record with 32, and later shone again with the Seals and Vernon before a brief comeback.
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Ping Bodie
San Francisco
Chicago White Sox
Sox
Seals
Ping
Vernon
The
Post Office Department Expands Vehicle and Air-Mail Fleet
Post Office officials report 6,982 government owned autos contracted for mail, plus air mail planes in 1925 covering 2,500,000 miles. The system carried 14,145,640 letters by air and operated 45,314 rural routes serving 31 million people. Rural carriers logged 1,234,153 miles daily and 837,650,871 miles yearly.
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Post- Office Department
Northwestern faces tough schedule and player losses this fall
Coach Dick Hanley inherits one of the conference’s toughest schedules and must replace two All Americans Ralph Baker and Bob Johnson. Key returnees include Vic Gustafson, Tiny Lewis, Walter Holmer, and George Levison as quarterback.
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Dick Hanley
Northwestern
Ralph Baker
Bob Johnson
Wildcats
Baker
Johnson
Paul Griffith
Ade Schumacher
James Solheim
Otto Siebenmann
Hanley
Vic Gustafson
Leland
Tiny) Lewis
Gustafson
Leland Lewis
Walter Holmer
Purple
George
Yatz) Levison
Practical Car Lessons For Family Driving On Sunday
A family outing ends safely after Baby Bob Brown falls from a car door but lands in a pool unharmed. The episode prompts the lesson that a back seat driver can prevent loss of a child on auto trips.
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Brown
Scout Charley Hickman Praises Mack Star Haas
Indians scout Charley Hickman hails Mule Haas of the Atlanta Crackers as one of the best minors outfielders and says Atlanta’s price kept him from the Indians. Haas, in Southern league play, had a brief Pirates trial in 1925 and a Birmingham batting record before joining Atlanta in 1926. Bert Niehoff manages the Crackers and predicts Haas will be a Mack regular next season.
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Charley Hickman
Mack
Cleveland Indians
Athletics
Mule” Haas
Atlanta Crackers
Hickman
Haas
Indians
Atlanta
Bruno Haas
Pirates
Bucs
Birmingham
Green
Bert Niehoff
Phillies
Crackers
Automobile safety tips warn of steering wheel nut and risky speed
A State Automobile association warns that a wet rug or blanket helps fight gasoline fires in cars and notes that the steering wheel nut causes many accidents. It cautions that speeding around corners leads to hospital visits and highlights fuel efficiency versus cost in cars.
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A State
Umpire Helps Needy Baseball Player To Attend College
An Attleboro Mass umpire Dr Justin L McCarthy chief official of the shop league aided a young pitcher out fielder facing college setback by rallying a wealthy friend. Their combined aid funds will allow the player to return to college inspiring others to call him a Santa Claus.
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Justin L. McCarthy
Attleboro
Mass
Amps
Jewish Pitcher Photo Shows Jack Levy Sold to Giants
Signs Jewish pitcher Jack Leroy Levy of the Charlotte team as a top young hurler. Levy was purchased by John McGraw of the New York Giants for a reputed price of $10,000 after a strong run in the South.
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Jack Leroy Levy
Charlotte
N. Y
John McGraw
New York Giants
Levy
South
Radio operators and the slow tuner tale
The article explains how radio operators often miss distant stations while tuning. It notes that absence of immediate reception does not mean the station is off air, as announcers may ask listeners to stand by. Slow tuners tend to catch stations during those pauses, highlighting common tuning errors.
Iowa line heavy with two 240 pound sophomores
Iowa’s forward wall from tackle to tackle weighs about 222 pounds on average with two 240 pound sophomores likely to start this fall. Captain Spike Nelson is projected at right tackle and center Dick Brown around 200 pounds. Tubby Chatterton, moved from guard last season, also at about 230.
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Iowa
University of Iowa
Spike” Nelson
Dick Brown
Tubby” Chatterton
Speaker Troubles and Fixes for Loud Speaking Sets
The article explains that loud speakers often fail due to misadjusted units or weak magnets. It covers ensuring correct positive connections, tightening cone paper, and gasket or cap adjustments on horn types. It also notes possible diaphragm warping requiring removal and releveling on a flat surface.
Squibs From The Sports World Of The Era
A collection of brief notes on golf boxing and track topics from the period. Highlights include a balkline billiard payout, greyhound racing spread, Russia's lack of golf and boxing, Stanford grid captaincy, women only golf clubs in three cities, Willie Ritchie’s comeback, and other sports curios with mentions of Bobby Jones Pinkston Sweetser Watts Gunn Edwards and Yale Maine gridiron clash and police football figures.
Feasible Atlantic Island Plan With Ragged Reef Anchors
J R C envisions an Atlantic island using sunken ships to form a platform and fill spaces with salvaged items for aviator landings. The piece blends a speculative scheme with idiosyncratic uses including isolating saxophonists. The Joy Giving section praises continuing charitable acts as a source of personal happiness and purpose.
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Mid-Atlantic
Atlantic
Husbands Unite Over Divorce in Illinois Town
A husband sues his wife for divorce while neighbors observe. The wife retaliates by selling his goods and taking unfair advantage. Men pool funds to hire a lawyer to secure the husband a fair outcome, a novel idea this month as men typically mock protesting husbands.
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Ilinois
Ed Howe
Holmes and Watson Debate Slow Town Speed Cops
In a brisk exchange, Holmes critiques a town for slowness while Watson praises bicycle patrols as speed cops. An agitator is warned that rapid thinking is required to avoid getting stumped.
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Holmes
Watson
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Stanford
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Yale
Maine
Lou Young
Pennsylvania
Jess Sweetser
Watts Gunn
Tom Hdwards
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