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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1929
Page
7
Ford Motor Company reports August output of 205,684 Model A cars and trucks at domestic and foreign plants, the largest monthly total except October 1925 when Model T output topped it. Cumulative to September 1, 1929, 2,295,413 Model A cars and trucks produced. eight month total 1,472,396, beating 1928's record.
A new set of twelve balance machines, costing $61,000, is installed at Studebaker's South Bend factory to check static and dynamic balance of crank shafts. Oril Sweet of Sweet Motor Co. notes the device resembles a steel frame on a leaf spring and records any inaccuracy in weight distribution.
In use the crankshaft attached to the machine rotates at speed and any imbalance causes vertical sway in the leaf spring. The dial pointer follows the spring, allowing an operator to locate unbalance and position on the shaft. The attendant notes compensation, removes it, retests, and approves. All crankshafts undergo this test for smooth operation.
Two conservative drivers J H Williams and H R Garrett of Dupe Illinois work as oil shotters for American Glycering company. They use a Pontiac Big Six Coupe with special racks to transport nitroglycerine to drilling sites while navigating rough byways with careful driving and sturdy suspension.
Car maintenance advice on tire rotation and wear patterns explains how to extend tire life by swapping positions. It warns against placing a weak tire on a front wheel and notes steering risk if a front tire fails. It also discusses fuel and oil consumption rising with speed and potential mileage declines at higher speeds.
The world's longest newspaper route runs 160 miles in Yellowstone Park serving hundreds of summer subscribers. Bird Newell drives a Chevrolet coupe daily from 10 a.m. to 6:20 p.m., averaging 82 mph to deliver papers to camps and resorts. L. E. Flint invited a reporter to ride along for a park view unavailable to most visitors.
A writer details an exciting car trip through a vivid landscape praising the enchanting vistas and the comfortable ride. He notes hairpin turns on smooth rails, with the Chevrolet maintaining steady speed and navigating rough roads without pause.
Standard Oil of Indiana will resume Sunday afternoon Chicago Symphony broadcasts with Professor Stock. The program runs October 20 from 2 to 3 pm Chicago time and will continue weekly for six months over WGN and other stations. It highlights medleys from classicists and contemporary composers, aiming as a premier musical offering of the season.
Mr. A. J. Mitchell of Gove City, sole surviving member of the Kansas G. A. R. Charles A. Nichol Post No 433, celebrated his 87th birthday with a dinner hosted by Mr. and Mrs. O. J. Benson in Abilene Kansas. Guests included numerous relatives from Wichita Lawrence Topeka and Long Beach with twenty seven grandchildren and twelve great grandchildren. Mr. Mitchell expressed thanks to friends through the Journal for birthday remembrance and a recent postal shower.
Fort nightly Lit erature department plans a 2:30 p.m. Monday meeting with Mrs. Wickham and dues payable. Spread Nagle and Glendale districts host a basket weaving lesson with Mrs. Stewart on Tuesday afternoon October 15. Daughters of Union Veterans convene Monday at 7:30 p.m. at the hall. Shalom group meets with Mrs. Durst Tuesday afternoon.
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