Disabled Drivers and the Case for Car Access
A discussion led by B H Austin of the Greer School of Electrical and Trades argues the difficulty in defining physical disability for driving. He notes his own amputations yet averages 20,000 miles yearly and questions strict medical tests for motorists. The piece cites the British Medical Journal on driving with artificial limbs and weighs risks from heart disease epilepsy stroke alcoholism neurasthenia and age while urging cautious public guidance rather than blanket bans.
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Sy Rrwln Greer
Greer School of Electrical and ‘Actomalise Trades
Chicago
England
B. H. Austin
Brooklands
British Medical Journal
London
Austin
Graham Paige Body Plant Expands Production
Additional bodies for Graham Paige cars are now produced at Evensville Indiana by Motor Bodies Inc. The plant produces 40 bodies daily fully painted and trimmed for mounting on Graham Paige chassis in Detroit. The Wayne Michigan plant remains at capacity.
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Graham-Paige
Evensville
Ind
Motor Bodies, Inc
Graham-Paige Motors Corporation
Detroit
Wayne
Graham Bros Truck Uses Belt System to Shear Sheep
In Australia near Melbourne a Graham Bros truck powers 15 shearing machines via a belt driven by a front pulley. The device sheared about forty thousand sheep on a ranch of 104000, aiming to cut labor in wool production.
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Australia
Melbourne
Graham Bros
Chandlers Move 25 Carloads in Special Train
Twenty five carloads of Chandler automobiles, en route from the factory at Cleveland Ohio to dealers at Sioux Falls South Dakota, passed through Waterloo on a special freight train Monday.
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Chandler Automobiles
Cleveland
Sioux Falls
5. D
Waterloo
Full Elliptic Springs Cushion Braking Effect
Franklin Automobile Company touts full elliptic springs as superior for softening and smoothing stops. The design reportedly reduces shocks in quick starts and travel over rough roads, with exclusive use on Franklin Airman cars and weight distribution contributing to easy riding. A stray line notes a bond filing by Henry W. Sedvert for a general contractor's bond in Waterloo.
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Franklin Automobile Company
Franklin Airman
Franklin
Builder Opens Home at 403 Cutler Street
A new builder will specialize in house construction and remodeling at the Cutler Street residence, offering local residents updates on new homes and renovations.
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Lishing
Cutler Street
Packard Motors Drive Airplanes World Wide
At the All-American Aircraft show in Detroit Packard Motor Car Company motors were shown in widespread use. Packard engines power navy ships and planes across the globe from Japan to Cuba, with 800 and 600 horsepower units in torpedo craft and Boeing fighters. The Packard X engine delivers 1250 horsepower with a new supercharger.
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Detroit
Packard Motor Car Company
Japan
Russia
Germany
Switzerland
South America
Honolulu
Philippine Islands
Panama Canal Zone
China
Cuba
United States
Packard
Gunatanams Bay
Packard Company
Engine boost claims raise horsepower to 1550
A source states an engine can push output to about 1550 horsepower with a near 300 horsepower increase while maintaining the same weight, implying a significant efficiency gain without added mass.
Auto Roads Compete with Canals for Chinese Commerce
The American Automobile Association reports Canton plans 10 miles of modern macadamized avenues to replace damp narrow streets, as China embraces early twentieth century progress. Canton has 38 miles of modern roads, 27 macadamized, with eight concrete and three asphalt. One and a half miles of streets are under construction including a broad avenue along the city wall site.
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China
Canton
American Automobile Association
United States
Asia trade routes and highway plans in Kwantung Province
The A A A outlines Canton defences and Kwantung roads, noting 1000 miles of roads in the province with 535 suitable for autos. It highlights arterial waterways linking major cities to Canton and projects a five year outlook for development.
Canton Road Plan Impacts Surrounding Environs
A fragment notes that economic impact will spread as motor roads connect Canton with nearby cities, signaling regional development tied to new highway links.
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Canton
Cuba’s Auto Ownership ratio Compared to U S
The census shows Cuba has one car for every 94 people compared with one car per five in the United States. The Latin American nation ranks 22nd globally in automobile registrations per population. The text also notes a claim about the giant cobra’s venom projection.
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Cubs
United States
American Automobile Association
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Layman Battery & Electric Co
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HUDSON/conia
New Hudson
Hudson
F.d. B. Detroit
Hudson-Essex Waterloo Co
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