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Newspaper
The Sunday Telegram
Location
Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1915
Page
14
Practical car care tips on grease in water pump cups, engine and gear box alignment, using crankcase oil in the transmission, thermo siphon cooling, spark timing, valve wear, carburetion adjustments, and tire shoe retrofits. Includes guidance on six versus four cylinder torque, radius rods, front alignment checks, and jack-up tire pumping considerations.
In San Francisco on June 2 the International Association of Dancing Masters announced a plan to invent a new standard for stage performances amid discussions about the famed 700 stage issue. The convention emphasized innovation and evolving guidelines for professional dance displays.
A public announcement states dances are taboo and a demonstration will show a medium between the fox trot canter waltz and the one step on one side and the old fashioned waltz and two step on the other.
Detroit, June 12. Loretta Swaton seeks a divorce from Barry Swaton after four years of marriage claiming his poker habit ruined their life. She warned him on their honeymoon and later saw him lose at cards and cause outrages, including a friend’s injury. She frames his gambling as the reason for the breakup.
Spring Grove Pennsylvania June 12 Worley Hassler an employee of the Spring Grove Stone and Lime Company fell forty feet while overcome by fumes. A thin canvas strip used to shield firemen from the sun saved his life as he plunged from a bin and landed unharmed on the ground.
Joe J. C. Lindsey of Anniston claims he can raise a two pound frog from a tadpole in nine weeks and backs it with 2000 in cash. He forms three companies to run a large scale frog ranch selling to hotels, restaurants and markets. He cites profits from similar ventures in other states and plans Arkansas striped docks as starter stock with shipments expected soon after locating a facility.
Millard McGibboney a 45 year old man in Licking near Houston Missouri shot himself after his mother insisted he attend Sunday school. He refused and obtained a revolver saying he would kill himself rather than go to church. The revolver had been hidden but he later found it.
Rheas Springs Tenn June 12 E T England president of West Virginia state senate elected president of the association of lieutenant governors at a convention Lieutenant Governor John H Arnold of Ohio named Secretary the report notes England leads the group and Arnold steps into a secretary role during the gathering
The Willys-Overland Company ships what is described as the largest automobile shipment ever from its Toledo plant. Valued well over 300,000 dollars, the cars go to C. T. Silver Motor Co. of Greater New York. The train will exceed a mile in length with 125 freight cars, powered by two Mogul engines, and production aims to average 600 cars daily as new plant space adds 17 acres to the facility.
Scott county authorities and neighbors hunt for August Lempke a farmer living near the Wapsipinicon river seventeen miles north of Davenport missing since May 17. Searching parties comb the Wapsie River near his home but no trace has been found.
June 1 reports a snake rivaling regional records, killed by John Andrews. The five foot long reptile measured nine inches in girth and boasted twenty one rattles. Andrews previously killed a nineteen rattle snake he gave to three farmers for food. The farmers allegedly cooked and ate the meat, claiming it tasted as good as chicken.
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