Iowa centralizes highway control under state, county lines
Fred White chief engineer of the Iowa highway commission told county supervisors that the state aims for full state control of primary roads and county control of all other roads. He argued centralized planning boosts efficiency, lowers taxes, and that local funds for township roads are negligible, urging continued policy shifts since 1902.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
IowWa
Fred White
State Highway Commission
State Association of County
Iowa
White
Cedar River
Summer Conferences Keep English Colleges Occupied
Oxford letters describe the wartime conference habit persisting during vacation. Guests flock to industrial, educational, and commercial conferences. Conferees live as undergraduates, occupying rooms and dining in halls, aiding college economies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Oxford
Eng
Persia Plans Oil Concessions Tied to U S Loan
Bagdad Aug 13 American capital would back the exploitation of northern Persia oil if Dr C A Millspaugh former State Department official now adviser to the Persian government succeeds in securing a U S loan and arrangements for concessions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Millspaugh
Tehenan
Persia
Sinclair Oil
Ananciated
Bagdad
Dr. C. A. Millspaugh
United States State Department
English Poultry Officials Plan 1927 World Congress in Canada
Edward Brown of London leads British efforts to organize the world poultry congress to be held in Canada in 1927. The American Poultry Association will mount extensive exhibits, while Brown notes English poultry aims focus on maximum per bird production lower costs and high quality eggs and fowl. He cites major summer shows in Yorkshire drawing ten to fifteen thousand attendees.
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Ings
American Poultry Association
England
Edward Brown
London
National Poultry Council of
England and Wales
International Association of Poultry Instructors and Investigators
Canada
Brown
Yorkshire
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