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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1928
Page
3
Ignition trouble is the usual cause of muffler firing as a single cylinder misfires and excess fuel enters the exhaust, detonating in the muffler. A misfiring cylinder or a loose spark from a damaged plug sparks backfire, with explosions worsening under wide throttle.
Dewey Strang of Standard Tire in Waterloo argues that ultra low tire prices and new speedy cars will render cheaply made tires obsolete within the year. He cites countrywide automotive sales showing buyers favoring high quality tires from General Tire and Rubber Co. with its Jumb, Big Six, and Seven lines for various makes, promising two to three seasons of dependable service and greater driving comfort.
Paris reports a spate of deaths among postwar French figures. Francis de Croisset, writer and member of the Academy, was found at his writing table with a manuscript and quill in hand. Gustave-Adolphe Clement-Bayard, automobile pioneer, died while driving a latest model in Paris at age 51.
Young aspirants flood veteran driver Carl Cooper with requests to join racing. Cooper, Marmon captain, cites individual paths into the sport, noting teens often express hopes to win the Indianapolis 500. He emphasizes talent and dedication over money, saying America’s champions are still in their teens.
Iowa delegates at the Republican national convention seek a definite farm aid plank. J O Shaff of Clinton heads the push. Hager of Waukon notes Lowden support may differ on McNary Haugen. Some expect 27 Iowa votes for Lowden on first ballot, with others leaning to Hoover. Weaver denounces Rawson faction as driven by ambition, while Lichty is trusted to seat or unseat.
Charles Hearst of Cedar Falls leads Lowden faction in Iowa delegation as Hearst, president of the Iowa Farm Bureau federation, is named to the Lowden steering committee at Monday caucus.
Ralph Lasche defending champion led the 1928 Black Hawk county inter scholastic golf meet at Sunyside Country Club with a low qualifying 868. Rudd Alexander took second with 89 and John Lasche was third at 92 as rain delayed rounds. first round matches set for this afternoon with later rounds to follow.
H A Moore of New Hartford was elected chairman of the committee of management for the Town and Country Y branch at a Mortis Isle meeting yesterday. Other officers named include H A Moeller Cedar Heights treasurer, Roper Leavitt Cedar Falls assistant treasurer, and Adam Wagner Cedar Falls finance chairman. The report praised a strong program and bright prospects as the tenth year of the town and country work continues with 70 enrolled from outside Waterloo.
Berlin observers note horseback riding surges as Tiergarten becomes a show arena rivaling London's Rotten Row. Neue Berliner Zeitung data show 800 own saddles and over 6500 hired mounts, turning riding into a social activity favored by officers and aristocracy amid post inflation social shifts.
Preparations are complete for tomorrow night’s water carnival and fireworks along the river between Fourth Street and Mullan Avenue bridges. Sponsored by the Waterloo Boat Club and River Improvement Association, the event expects large crowds from Waterloo’s vicinity. The American Legion band and double quartet will perform, with a barge concert at 8:30 and a fireworks finale at 8:45 over the river, near the cedar power boat.
Export shipments of Cadillac and LaSalle cars totaling 1,189 in January through April 1928 show a 110 percent rise from 1927. Lynn McNaughton, vice president, notes the increase aligns with early-year forecasts and highlights gains in dealer numbers and 1927 as an introductory LaSalle year.
Waterloo sends physicians to the American Medical Association convention in Minneapolis Minnesota with Dr C E Ellyson Dr A J Joynt Dr F W Powers Dr W Preeca Dr R H Russell Dr E F Stevenson and Dr T E Thornton. Dr Joseph Rowntree and Dr Fred C Sage may attend while Dr and Mrs E E Magee travel to Minneapolis this afternoon. Dr T A McManus Iowa AMA president may not attend. The convention runs from Monday to Friday June 15.
Paris June 13. Gaston Bachielard a postal employee who studied in the mud of trenches has been awarded the Gagner prize by the Academy of Moral and Political Sciences. The prize honors two abstruse theses that also earned him the award.
The passage notes that Bachelard had only a common school education when drafted in 1914. Between battles he read extensively, absorbing enough knowledge to be made a professor at a provincial university shortly after World War I.
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