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A reader from Wayne County questions proposing repeal of laws including prohibition and ten commandments. Elizabeth Hill Williams of Spiceland, Indiana argues against nullifying laws and cites moral principles, endorsed by Carthage Federation of Churches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis Star
Wayne County
Congress
Esther
Elizabeth Hill Williams
Spiceland
Ind
Carthage Federation of Churches
Beautiful spots in your home town Better Homes program
A Farm Bureau program invites residents to spot beauty in their towns through yards and gardens. The article highlights a well kept lawn, a pergola, a tulip border, hyacinths, and a planned flower bed as examples of home beauty. The Better Homes program meets Friday April 30 at 7 30 p m at the school with music talk playlet readings and local speaker Mrs John Jordan chairs the county federation division.
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Better Homes
John Jordan
Better Homes Division
The
County Federation
Free Can of Sargents Enamel at Sharer Moore’s
Local store Sharer and Moore offers a free can of Sargents Enamel to customers. Elmer Hunt advertises lawn mowers being ground and serviced to good shape.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sargent’s
Sharer & Moore’s
Elmer Hunt
Uncle Sam and His Nephews Collect Yearly Vehicle Tolls Over a Billion
In 1925 tolls from motor licenses fuel taxes and related taxes totaled 1.094 billion dollars. Of that year 1.003 billion was spent on rural roads. The author notes the highway system will rise to 20 billion cost in twenty years at the current pace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam
America
Federal role in highway building and bridge provisioning
Thomas H. MacDonald outlines the growth of national road funding and Federal supervision from 1918 to 1925, noting that Federal aid spurred state investment and produced a cohesive national system. He cites bridge projects in Missouri and New Jersey, the 1921 highway act, and rising gasoline taxes that could reach $200 million annually by 1926.
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Raritan Bay
New Jersey
New York City
Raritan
American Petroleum Institute
Oregon
New York
Illinois
Massachusetts
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Macaroni Bulk
Country Club
Erne
Beans Country Club
Beans
Howard E. Henley
Carthage
Indiana
F. M. Miller
P. J. Sattler
Carthage, Indiana
W.O. Moore
William J. Henley
Donald L. Smith
Rushville, Indiana
Schrichte
S. Main
Earl C. Nowotne
Carthage, Ind
Shields Bros.’ Nursery
Charlottesville
Farm Bureau
Thomas H. MacDonald
U. S. Bureau of Public Roads
Judson C. Welliver
Bureau of Public Roads
Department of Agriculture
MacDonald
Rome
Boston
Uncle Sam
Missouri
Ark
Ariz
Idaho
Iowa
Tenn
Utah
Mass
Wash
Rush County
Ripley Township
Rich Square High School
Spiceland Friends Academy
Earlham College
Henry County
Hussey Institute
Matamoros
Mexico
Board of Children’s Guardians
Florence Macy Parker
Samuel Grant Gregg
J. Hampton Reeves
Greenfield, Indiana
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