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Reports describe St. John’s residents watching an unusual homemade, scooter-engined car built by William Kirk of Barron Street, detailing its size, materials, and performance. The paper also features wartime-era style dispatches, including discussion of Japan–Russia treaty expectations and coverage of work stoppages connected to Bell Island miners, including contract clauses and layoff actions.","@he Eupning @elegram  \nPR  \nNTS  \nvoLUME 73  \nST.JOHNS,NEWFOUNDLAND,WEDNESDAY,AUGUST 22,1951  \n14 PAGES PRICE 5 CENTS  \n14 PAGES  \nNUMBER:189  \n# BELIEVE h SSIA TO\n\nScooter-Engined Homemade CarUnusual Hobby for St.John's Man  \nSIGN PEACL TREATY  \nResidents of Casey Street  \nrubbed their eyes and stared  \nin amazement at the strange  \neraft that went hurtling by  \nthem.It was too big for a  \nmotorcycle and too small for  \nBell Island MinersAre Laid Off Work  \nExpect  \na ear,and yet it looked a little  \nlike a combination of both.  \n.Twenty year-old William Kirk.  \nDefinite  \npatrick sitting at the controls of  \nhis home-made car just grinned  \nand stepped a little harder on the  \nDemand  \naccelerator.  \nFor three years now Bill,who  \nlives at 7.Barron Street,has been  \nShucks'  \namazing his relatives,his friends,  \n## DOSCO Claims Walkoffs\n\nand the publie in general by the  \nTOKYO,Aug.22(A.P.)  \nINDLANAPOLIS,Aug.22一  \ningenious vehicles he turns out.  \nAre Unauthorized  \nThere is a growing belief in  \n(AP)—When nine year-old Ste  \nFirst it was a miniature jeep for  \nJapan that Russia will do the  \nven Hallert interviewed Govern  \nhis little brother.The jeep which  \nunexpected and sign the Jap-  \nor General Henry F.Schrieker  \nwus big enough for the young ladto ride in was such an exaet re  \nanese peace treaty in San  \nrecently for his mimeographed  \nEighteen hundred workers neither it nor the employeeson Bell Island have been laidwhich it represents shall engageoff work for the period of oneor participate or sanetion anystrike whatsoever,that there shallweek,it was learned lastbe no work stoppages or slownight.W.L.Stuewe,manager downs and no limit on or curtail.on Bell Island for DOSCO tookment output.\"this action following three un-On three occasions,August 7th.authorized walkoffs.14th and 21st,outputs have beencurtailed by stoppages of work inviolation of this clause of thecontract.The penalty for takingpart in such a stoppage of workis specified on page 22,paragraph  \nweekly Evansville Bugle(eireu-  \nFrancisco next month.  \npliea of the real thing as to look  \nlation 130)he thought he had an  \nIfke a seale model.  \nReliable,if unofficial,Jap-  \nexelusive.  \nLittle aister then wanted a ear.  \nanese circles express the view  \nBut he reasoned without the  \n0 bearing in mind the decorum  \nthat the Russians will sign  \nwire services.The young pub-  \nof a young lady of seven,Bill designed and built a de luxe and  \nafter putting up a strong fight  \nlisher hadn't started his return  \nfor inclusion of one major pro  \ntrip home before the story was  \nultra atylish automobile for her.  \nbeing eireulated through the Un-  \nvision.  \nShe became the envy of every kid  \nKirkpatrick and Homemade Car  \n一Telegram  \nited States.  \nin the neighborhood.  \nThey say the Reds will agree to  \nThe third walkoff oeeurred yes  \nly he designed and built the body,into service as the helm.The eari  \nYesterday the Governor receiv.  \nkeeping an American military  \nA truck driver by trade,Billhas been with one of the local oil  \nLateat in the line of custom  \nterdayA meeting was held in the  \nwhich,like his other cars,is made  \ned a letter of thanks from Steve  \ntablishment in Japan—but will dmand a definite date for depar  \nhas an overall length of eight feet,  \nbuilt automobiles to be turned outby this youn夏man.who makes  \nafternoon and the miners deeided  \nmostly of plywood.  \nalong with a copy of the paper  \nand a width of 41 inches.  \ncompanies for the past two years.  \nto return to work this morning  \nPower is supplied by the singleThere's a speedometer from aeylinder motor scooter engine,Model A,ammeter from a Dodge,and delivered to the single wheelsealbeam headlights from a Studein the rear through a transmissionbaker and a battery out of an oldthat is chain driven from theBuiek.With that kind of backingengine.The transmission pro-it's no wonder that the thingvides two forward speeds and re-moves like a sealded eat.On testsverse.Bill has had his midge","cbCailhfPBA3MTIo","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCailhfPBA3MTIo","pdf",44853880,3,14,"English","en",105,"# BELIEVE h SSIA TO\n## Scooter-Engined Homemade Car - 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