Roads to Prosperity rally outlines massive road program
At a New York gathering five national highway groups held a symposium on Roads to Prosperity. H S Fairbank said rural road spending may reach nearly 2 billion dollars this year employing about 2 million men. Charlies H Davis cited 700000 miles current surfaced roads and 2300000 miles yet to be built, a fifty year task.
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New York
H. S. Fairbank
Division of Information
United States Bureau of Public Roads
American Association of State Highway Officials
Charlies H. Davis
National Highway Association
Cargo of Convicts Aboard Grim French Ship
The La Martinere carries criminals to Guiana for exile to Devil's Island. About half the convicts face life sentences and are chained in cells during a three week voyage. Guards threaten swift force and boiling punishment for escapes.
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la Martinere
Guiana
Devil's Island
Hell On Earth
A Desirable Deflation By Glenn Frank
An essay argues against inflation of course length in education and advocates deflating lectures. It cites Maurois’s surprise at a full semester of French literature and suggests lectures are stretched to fill time. The piece warns that slowing pace wastes student and teacher time and may misallocate effort.
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Andre Maurois
Princeton University
Aurois
Maurois
McClure Newspaper Syndicate
Inquest Probes Querdling Murder and Will Twist
Amateur sleuth Jimmie Haswell and Superintendent Richmond unravel a tangled inquest into Annabelle Querdling s death. Suspects include Evelyn and Marjorie Blake, Vincent Blake, Dr Netherton, Major Gresham, and Stirling related to an unsigned will and a disputed estate. The case turns on motive, opportunity, and a possible concealed will.
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Annabelle Querdling
Jimmie Haswell
Richmond
Marjorie
Evelyn Blake
Evelyn
Lionel Duckworth
Duckworth
Dr. Netherton
Major Gresham
Vincent Blake
London
Haswell
Blake
Miss Querdling
Vincent
Valentine
Jimmie
Roscoe
Green
Col
Netherton
Audrey Winford
Stirling
Atherton
Sterling
Eny Meeny Miny Mo slang origins explainer series
A Globe column invites readers to contribute ideas on how common sayings began. Russ Murphy plans illustrated replies in a series and asks for suggestions on other customs or phrases to explore.
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Russ Murphy
Globe
Radio artists flicker out with success
In New York the fragile fame of radio performers is analyzed as brief and unstable. The piece notes audience change, lack of live feedback, and the brief window for a star to hold top status, with Helen Morgan and Phil Baker cited as emblematic cases. It ends with humorous anecdotes and a copyright notice from 1931.
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C. Mintyre
New York
Radio Guild
McNaught Syndicate, Inc
Yowler Learns Painful Lesson From Owl Nest Raid
In a woodland tale, Yowler the Bob Cat sneaks to Hooty and Mrs. Hooty’s nest to steal food. The owls defend their young with fierce claws and wings, injuring Yowler as he tries to climb away. He crashes to the ground, learns a painful lesson he will remember.
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Great Horned Owl
Mrs. Hooty
Hooty and Mrs. Hooty
Yowler the
Bob Cat
Yowler
T. W. Burgess
Bridge of Sighs crossword clues and puzzle entries
A jumble of crossword clues and answers organized as a vertical and across puzzle. Entries mention poems, bridges, weather opposites, vegetables, and various common terms across categories with scattered word-length hints.
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