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Newspaper
The Weekly Times Record
Location
Valley City, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1920
Page
3
The article advises draining water from radiator and engine, running the engine to dry remaining water, and not overrevving. It recommends storing tires in a dark room, cleaning casings, rust-preventive coatings, and removing wheels if possible. It also covers avoiding barns with animals, using a dry wooden floor building, lubricating metal parts, and preparing spark plugs and battery for storage.
Avoid overloads and underinflation as they cause most tire troubles. Check tires for small cuts to prevent rotting and blowouts. Don’t run in ruts or against curbs. Don’t start or stop abruptly or skid. Don’t drive on a flat tire. best to run on the rim briefly until safe.
A solution from P A Gorton in Power Farming suggests placing a piece of inner tube against tire chains to keep them tight and prevent rattling with fenders. Attach one end to the chain and the other to a snap for quick removal, reducing noise and wear.
The note discusses car care tips such as keeping garage floors dry to extend tire life, warns against assuming loose nuts when water pump leaks, and explains that leakage often stems from worn packing. It also notes that worn commutator brushes can cause arcing and suggests filing brushes for proper contact.
The city of London Ontario adopts an electric radiator heating system for stationary cars. The Loco Electric Light Company installs current taps on street poles and issues a yearly access key and Neeuse number to applicants, enabling controlled use of heated radiators outdoors.
Ben Rutter, a sprinter with old fashioned values, drifts through Elsdene society when a new auto passes Dolly Nugent and Hay Shai burne’s couple. He finds genuine happiness in Ora Larned’s warm farm life, hoping for a simple marriage and a home with his mother. Ben embraces real happiness over show and class.
Abel Coyne survives a wagon accident only to be rescued midair by Ned Travis in his aeroplane. Ned proves skilled at aviation and earns Abel’s approval, leading to a marriage proposal to Priscilla as the town watches a skyward romance unfold.
Ohio State football champions of the Western conference boast a roster rich in war veterans and American Legion members. Seventeen first squad players are Legionnaires while only sophomore Harry Workman, youngest, lacks service. The team beat Illinois for the title and routed Chicago, Michigan, Wisconsin, Purdue, Oberlin and Ohio Wesleyan, scoring 58 in conference play and 20 overall. Legionnaires carried 14 of 20 touchdowns and five of seven against conference foes.
F W Galbraith Jr national commander delineated 1921 objectives at a Cincinnati dinner. He pressed progress on aid for disabled veterans, pledged to defeat obstructors of government obligations, warned against opponents and urged unity with allied veterans groups to advance international amity and patriotism.
Two thousand men marched in the American Legion bonus parade in Zanesville Ohio with free vaudeville programs ending the event.
An evening Newcastle Pennsylvania story reports the dirty condition of the public squire monument. Perry S. Gaston post of the American Legion met at four o clock and resolved to give the monument a bath. Legionnaires then scrubbed the stones with soap and water until they shone.
Nations Commander PF W Galbraith announces two new standing committees. George EB Roosevelt of New York is named chairman of the Oriental committee with members Paul Edwards Washington Orville B Cain New Hampshire J M Inman California Churchill B Medard Pennsylvania William A Percy Mississippi and Alton T Roberts Michigan. The memorials committee in the United States is chaired by T Semmes Walmsley New Orleans with Asa W Candler Georgia Joe Harris Arkansas Vincent J Jaeger New Mexico Miss Mary Price West Virginia and Mrs Julia W Wheelock New York.
Frank Frisch star third baseman of the New York Giants auctioned a baseball autographed by himself at a block party hosted by John Fraser Bryan post of The American Legion in New York City. Frisch is a member of the post.
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