Plants on highways urged by expert in Washington
Dec 25 report quotes Thos H MacDonald chief of the Bureau of Public Roads urging planting suitable trees and shrubs along federal aid highways as a necessary step in improvement, with limits on spending and emphasis on aesthetics and maintenance by state departments. It notes existing programs in Massachusetts Connecticut California Delaware Illinois Georgia Missouri Wisconsin Kentucky and regional constraints in arid and snowy areas.
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Thos. H. MacDonald
Bureau of Public Roads
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Europe
Department of Agriculture
Massachusetts Department of Public Works
Highway Department
Department of Public Works
Palmer
Connecticut
California
Delaware
Illinois
State Department of Public Works
Georgia
State Highway Board
State Highway Department of Missouri
Missouri
Wisconsin
State Highway Department
Kentucky
Dakotas
Mitchell County Bale Totals Reported By Regions
In Mitchell County total weekly bale figures show Loraine 5 724 bales Buford 1 898 bales Westbrook 3 177 bales Colorado 14 057 bales and overall county total 24 56 bales. The report lists 25 000 bales in Mitchell.
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Associated Press
Colorado
Tex
Mitchell County
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Buford
Westbrook
Bridal Lingerie Seen as Bride’s Exclusive Wear
Paris producers view white lingerie as bridal exclusive wear. White undergarments are designed for marriage trousseaux and tied to wedding customs.
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Associated Press
Paris
Japanese Prince Plans Europe Trip
Tokyo reports tentative April European tour for Prince Takamatsu with Princess Kikuko Tokugawa. Initial England stop shifted to France to honor a prior 1922 Japanese visit by General Joffre. The trip includes France, Italy, Germany, Belgium and Switzerland as a royal goodwill mission.
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International News Service
Tokyo
Prince Takamatsu
Europe
England
France
Japan
Kikuko Tokugawa
Joffre
Garter
Duke of Gloucester
Italy
Germany
Belgium
Switzerland
Cayuga Indians Denied Rich Land Claim by New York
Albany December decision by Attorney General Ward rejects Cayuga claims to hundreds of acres valued in the millions under the 1795 treaty. Four Cayuga chiefs had asked Governor Roosevelt to allow them to return to New York or be compensated. Ward states state accounts arising from the treaty are fully paid and settled.
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International News Service
Albany
Hamilton Ward
Grand River
Canada
New York State
Cayuga Lake
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Ward
Cayugas Leave New York for Canada in Past Migration
The Cayugasa fled New York state for Canada amid anger and exile. Centuries later their descendants seek return or recognition, but no suitable place exists for them to settle or reclaim.
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New York State
Canada
More Paris Streets To Honor Heroes
Paris city council, pressed by many street naming schemes, seeks new thoroughfares to honor famous Frenchmen of recent years. As daily proposals arrive, officials weigh which names will be commemorated with future streets.
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Paris
Re International
Names in new districts draw crowds at city hall
In the text Georges Courteline the dramatist Raffaelli the painter and Meryon the etcher stand beside Messager the composer and Cle mont the poet as districts named for them. Yet the waiting list to subdivide grows longer than twenty blocks prompting realtors to be treated like royalty at city hall.
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Georges Courteline
Raffaelli
Meryon
Messager
Clemont
Mailman Driver Retires After 26 Years of Rural Mail Route
Bowie Texas December 25 Renne Allred 65 retires after delivering daily mail over a rural route for more than 26 years He computed a distance more than ten times the earths circumference Ginger his red horse served 18 years before retirement with him.
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International News Service
Bowie
Tex
Daily Mail
Renne Allred
Ginger
Alfred
Red
U S Milk Demand Continues to Rise Across Decades
US milk consumption has risen by more than 60 quarts per capita since 1920. The Bureau of Animal Industry notes continued milk drinking despite extensive bovine tuberculosis testing, with 16 million cows tested in 1926 and over 16 million this year. Dr. A E Wight says factors beyond cattle health drive increased milk use.
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A. E. Wight
Duck hunters shoot porpoise in Long Island Sound incident
Two duck hunters crouched in a blind on Long Island Sound misidentified a seal as a porpoise. The animal seized a decoy, dove, and when it surfaced the hunters fired, killing the creature. The seal weighed about 100 pounds.
Switzerland leads world in artificial silk use and production
Berne reports Switzerland has the highest per capita consumption and production of artificial silk. The United States ranks fourth, with Americans producing four-fifths of a pound per person and buying nine tenths of a pound.
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Berne
Switzerland
United States
America
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