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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1928
Page
4
An article explains that a fuse blows from a short to ground or loose battery connections. It notes a faulty generator battery link can push excessive current, burning lamp filaments and damaging generator windings. Repair by an electrical expert before replacing fuses to avoid repeated blows.
Osage Ta March 14 Special Tom Kelly was rearrested Monday after leaving Mason City jail on a charge of contributing to the delinquency of a minor and bootlegging. He is out on a 1500 dollar bond posted by his brothers.
The National Safety Council laments the reckless passing on blind curves as deadly. It notes drivers misjudge sightlines and fail to see oncoming traffic until too late, causing numerous crashes and fatalities.
Authorities caution drivers to wait until curves are fully rounded before attempting to pass on winding roads. The reminder emphasizes visibility, patience, and road safety to reduce head-on risks and collisions.
The Dodge Brothers Senior engine shows drilled oil passages from main bearings to rod and cam bearings, with a single copper tube from the oil pump to the oil main. A gear oil pump near the oil pan bottom maintains pressure between 34 and 43 pounds. The same design appears in the Victory Six full force feed system.
The Gideons from Cedar Falls will conduct the morning service in the chapel on Sunday March 18. The Ladies Aid society meets at Mrs John Brunskill’s home on Wednesday afternoon March 21. All are invited.
A fragmented OCR of automotive dealers and garages across Iowa towns includes Schierbrook Waterloo Company at East 6th and Franklin, Jorgenson Motor Co, Cedar Falls garages, Grundy Center firms, and multiple Lincoln Auto, Lansing Garage, and Denver Town entries. The garbled text names several entities such as Crosby Clarksville Mether & Rasmussen, Gladbrook Sree tees, and Beatty in Independence, with numerous broken place names and partial company titles.
A fragmented OCR list shows multiple distributor names and place hints including Waterloo Iowa Toledo and Wellsburg with scattered company hints such as Valedo Motor Co and Wadena. The legible items include Wel l s b u r g and Wat yer ly references alongside several unclear names suggesting a local trade directory snippet.
Erwin Greer laments the decline of the Black Maria as a jail transport, noting modern police replace the moving calaboose with fast call cars. He argues prohibition and Volstead era changes reduced mass arrests and the old practice of transporting several detainees at once, blaming the shift for the mythic image fading.
A historical notice recalls police fleet life with cheap alcohol, sirens in streets, and gentry avoiding jail. It reflects on drunken 道occasional street sleepers and curbside mourners, noting the Black Marines’ fading duties and glory into obscurity.
Hupmobile reports record sales with the Century line and Century Eights driving growth. Production for November through January rose 104 percent versus 1926-27, and Q4 1927 volume was 87 percent higher than the previous year. Retail deliveries in January exceeded the month's production by over 400 cars, despite plans to stock for spring demand.
Whippet dealers report the Whippet occupies the most conspicuous position in its history in the light four cylinder field. Willys-Overland merchants nationwide note buyers focus on mechanical details, car quality, and proven performance. Whippet officials claim the model remains advanced, with a motor delivering 100 percent more power than its official rating at lower operating costs.
The article notes engineers favor readily understood terms in the new Oldsmobile instrument panel. Current replaces ammeter on the charging indicator, water temperature stands in for motor meter, and oil pressure shows both pound pressure figures plus separate idling and driving range readings.
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