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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1927
Page
5
The guide explains testing engine response at slow and high speeds and inspecting transmission gear wear. It covers checking the clutch, universals, rear differential backlash, steering play, and overall demonstrability. It warns to buy from a reliable dealer and to overhaul valve mechanisms if compression leaks exist.
The guide explains diagnosing why car lights and fuses burn out. Inspect voltage, shorts, battery and generator, and terminal corrosion. It describes regulators in generators and how a stuck regulator or faulty spring can cause excessive output, burning lights and fuses.
The text outlines typical causes of reduced engine compression including faulty valves and piston rings. It notes that leakage can occur at the valves due to sticking valve stems or push rods fitted too tightly, which prevent proper valve operation.
Funeral services for John M Dowis aged 26 were conducted at the Keota Baptist church with Rev W O Harper in charge He was the youngest child of Mr and Mrs James Dowis and is survived by his wife formerly Merle Mattison of Wellman and five siblings next of kin present include Thomas Dayton Ohio Benjamin Rock Island Floyd Keota Mrs Myrtle Bower Rouleau Canada and Mrs Charles Mattison Keota He was noted as industrious and had worked on local farms before taking a Bettendorf position in recent years.
After years of use spring shackles wear leading to annoying rattles. Rattle occurs mainly after rebounds over bumps and with any play at the shackle ends. Remedies include shims or washers, tightening toe lock nuts, replacing worn bolts, and refitting worn bushings at the spring eyes.
A small hand or foot operated wheel or grindstone can be obtained cheaply and overcomes the need for dull tools. Keep it away from the main workbench due to wet troughs and dust. Emery wheels cut faster but generate heat and may temper tools if not cooled in water. For the unskilled worker the grindstone remains the safer appliance.
If a bearing is worn beyond adjustment by removing a chip the piston and connecting rod assembly must be removed to correct the fault. Clamp the bearing cover in a vise right side up and file metal from both sides until the fit on the pin is snug when reassembled.
When a cap screw resists threading, cut the screw about a quarter inch from the end in both directions with a hack saw. Bend the cut prongs together to form a taper threaded screw that starts easily in the hole.
Warning instructs not to operate a vehicle missing a hub cap or with a cracked cap. It warns that running the car in these conditions will quickly ruin the bearing, stressing maintenance safety.
On account of a breakdown in health he came to the parental Dowis home where he was a great sufferer from heart trouble for several weeks. He leaves a large circle of relatives and friends. Many beautiful flowers were given. Burial was in Keota cemetery.
Mrs W W Matthess reports Washington visitors and Mother s Day gatherings. Multiple families including the Holmes McClure Harvey Patterson and Patterson groups visit Mrs Milo Patterson s home. Local others buy tractors and a Kalona visitor Vera Lemley spends time at the Matthess home. Vera Longwell ends a school year at Pleasant View.
Irene Gerdes is sick as the community reports severe spring storms. The Ainsworth consolidated school will close for summer on May 20. Farmers plant corn, repair windmills, and rebuild storm damage on the Duncan and Palmer farms.
New matches claim to resist wetting by combining rubber milks with fulminating compounds and then vulcanizing the mixture. Inventors say the wet strength makes them reliable for damp conditions.
The punches used by railway conductors come in nearly 20 000 designs and the punchmark on a ticket can identify the railroad the train and the conductor who issued it.
A listing of station times and programs across major networks for Sunday May 15 1927. It details WDAF WFHH WOW WRVA WSMB WS BT WTIC and WEAF chain entries, plus performances at KDKA KFNF KHJ KMA KMOX KOA and others with concerts orchestras and church services.
News items from Titus cover Charley Thomas selling hogs to Clay Walton and delivery to Washington. Five New Haven district schools plan a Friday Play Day at New Haven with a noon picnic. parents and friends invited.
Mrs J F E Lemley spent from Saturday afternoon till Monday afternoon with her daughter Mrs Tom Carris and family. The note mentions Mrs Florence Davis in connection with the visit.
Braden Mrs M Maxwell Corregmendent May 11 reports John Fredrickson shipped a car of cattle from Crawfordsville and Donald Smith sent a car load from Havre both moving to Chicago. They will visit friends there. Mr and Mrs Palmer of Ainsworth visited last week with son Chas Palmer and family. Vaughn Smith joined the Crawfordsville orchestra trip to Iowa City last Thursday returning Friday. An ice cream social was held at the Donald Smith home Friday evening with the Smith family and guests Mrs F M Smith Orlin Witting and Mrs Edna Witting of Washington.
A scanned schedule lists radio programs by time and station across several markets. Notable items include orchestral concerts at WJZ and KPO San Francisco, musical solos by Leonard Leigh and John Barnes Wells, and a variety of dance, operatic, and choral segments.
The Braden club gathered with Mrs. Donald Smith on Wednesday May 4 with all but one member present. A social hour and brief business session followed a pink and white luncheon hosted by Mrs. Frankrickson and Mrs. Roy Allen. The Karl Berkshire and Herman O Twinam families were entertained in the evening.
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