Colorado's Gold Ain't Hay Hay Of 'Golden State' Is More Valuable
Colorado's history links hay and gold as Colorado's most valued crops with two and a half million tons of hay produced yearly. As the state marked 75 years in the Union, notes recount Pike's Peak era, early mining towns, and landmarks like Mesa Verde and the Holy Cross, linking agriculture to mining wealth and state pride.
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Colorado
Golden State
Deane Heller
Central Press
Dexver
Colo
Library of Congress
Washington
Secur
William Byers
D. C. Oakes
Hang Byers
D.C Oakes
Pike's Peak
Penmen
Legion
Gregory Quick
U. & Grant
Henry M. Teller
San Juan
Vnion
Harvard
Yale
Princeton
Sawatch
Mt. Albert
Mesa Verde National Park
Cattsmen
Dinosaur’ National Park
Great Dunes
San Luis Valley
Rockies
Gunnison National Park
Clinton residents press bus line over painted slogan
Clinton officials and merchants urged Worcester Street Railway Co. to stop sending a bus with large lettering reading Shep in Worcester. The request cites local discomfort with the slogan and seeks changes to service and branding.
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Clinton
Mass
Worcester Street Railway Co
Worcester
States Working For Highways
States moved to fund highway construction with new or raised taxes including fuel and weight mile taxes. Illinois Michigan North Dakota Ohio Oregon Utah West Virginia expanded rates while Massachusetts boosted gas tax and funded a 200 million highway bond. Eight states approved new or broadened highway bond authority.
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Chicago
American Pubic Works Association
Michigan
Montana
North Dakota
Ohio
Oregon
Utah
West Virginia
Idaho
New York
Massachusetts
Ilinois
New Hampshire
South Dakota
Wyoming
Alabama
Delaware
Maine
Tennessee
Washington
Uppercut defense shines in bridge trick by Goren book
Narrative discusses the uppercut play in bridge, where a player trumps with the highest card to force the opponent to waste higher trump. It cites a sample deal from Charles H. Goren’s Contract Bridge Complete and explains how West-East cooperate to prevent West’s heart honors from being captured. The piece prompts readers to consider bidding decisions in a related 2 ribbet game scenario.
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Charles H. Goren
Philadelphia
Doubleday & Company
New York
Bast
West
East
South
Police Use Poetry In Safety Campaign
Augusta Maine police publish a poetic safety campaign to curb driving deaths. A sample contrasts Tim and Ted twins with Tim careful driving while Ted speeds. Tim survives. Ted dies in a highway tragedy, illustrating the dangers of reckless driving. Later, Burlington Vermont reports a Shelburne man convicted of drunkenness on his birthday. State's Attorney Lawrence H. Denhaw notes the irony of a birthday cake and being lit up.
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Augusta
Burlington
Shelburne
Lawrence H. Denhaw
Neighboring Mr Gefer Receives Help and Food
Mrs Gefer notes neighbors call when cishea is missed, as he brings home meals in a bowl for comfort. The scene shows a warm communal reliance where the bowl becomes a symbol of care and shared sustenance.
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Caty
Gefer
Cishea
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Denver
Alice Billecard
Denise Daree
Helene Fragey
George C. McGhee
Turkey
State Department
John F. Simmons
Dean Acheson
McGhee
Mike Franssen
State Reserve Life
Market ST. Baytown
Texas
Muncie
Ind
William Moler
James Peters
Yingsz
Ahakgic
Empire’ State Building
Alfree R. Glancy, Jr
Detroit
Ben Tobin
Hollywood Beach
Fla
Roger L. Stevens
John J. Reskob
International Soundphoto
Ted
Tim
D. T. Smith
Arbor St
SEARS
Harmony House
Nuslin
Jong
Lefk
Fie West
Tex
Olih
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