Expansion Predicted In Farm to Market Highway Upgrades
U S roads commissioner Thomas H. MacDonald told the 28th annual Associated General Contractors convention that 1947 could bring a substantial rebound in the federal state secondary road program. He cited postwar funding, rising material availability, and returning contractors as factors for optimism despite 1946 shortfalls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
AL Jedlicka
WNU
Thomas H. MacDonald
U.S
Associated General Contractors
Chicago
MacDonald
Public Roads
Public Roads Commission
Aviation Notes Reflect Broad Interest In Flight And Farm Use
The column catalogs diverse air travel moments from a 1½ year old in Denver to a 95 year old first-time flyer from Pittsburgh. It notes rising farm aviation interest with National Flying Farmers chapters in Pennsylvania and New Jersey and highlights the Douglas Cloudster’s unconventional engine placement. It also jokes about misspellings of Olmsted Field and recalls early aviation enthusiasm across ages and regions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kim Weed
Denver
Anchorage
Alaska
Harold V. Weed
Lieutenant Weed
Army Air Forces
Wright Brothers
Susan Holifield
Pittsburgh
Los Angeles
Iowa
Lida Davidson
Des Moines
California
Midwest
West
National Flying Farmers Association
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
W. S. Allen
John Taber
N. Y
House
Appropriations Committee
Taber
Joint Committee On
Auburn
Yale
New York Law School
Congress
Upstate
New York
Farm Bureau Federation
National Grange
Historic oak tree holds title to its ground in Houston
A monumental oak in Harris County courts is declared owner of the site it shelters, prohibiting its cutting while branches may grow in their natural way.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Tex
Harris County
Political Influence in House Centered in Two Regions
Washington reports the new congressional committees show power concentrated in the northeast and north central states under the reorganized act. Michigan and New Jersey secure multiple chairmanships while California Illinois Massachusetts Minnesota claim other slots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter A. Shead
Washington
House of Representatives
Senate
Michigan
New Jersey
House
Barerea Meel
Kansas
New York
California
Illinois
Massachusetts
Minnesota
Joseph Martin
Charles Halleck
Indiana
Richard J. Welch
Taft shifts right as GOP Senate leadership faces strains
Washington digest notes Taft surveys Republican Senate power after Lilienthal clash and budget vote, facing pressure from the right. It reports on Bricker’s uncertain stance, Taft’s strategic moves, and a broader look at GOP prospects in 1948 alongside ongoing Western radio propaganda efforts and Russian reception.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Republican National
Taft
Bricker
Lilienthal
TVA
Senate
House
GOP
Roper
Truman
Dewey
Vandenberg
Stassen
Wiseacres
Name Change Question Ponders Utah Law On Marriage
Salt Lake City report notes Secretary of State E E Monson asked Attorney General Grover A Giles whether marriage requires a name change or if it is merely customary. Giles replied statutes do not state it, but imply the change through law and the ceremony, adding that it is needed for a court action to repossess a maiden name.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesse P. Wolcott
Banking and Currency Committee
Wolcott
Long House
Republican Monetary Authority
Bretton Woods
Brent Spence
Dem
Michigan
Detroit
Port Huron
St. Clair County
Congress
State Department
Kremlin
Ivan
British Broadcasting Company
Russia
BBC
Ecuador
United States
America
Averill Harriman
Salt Lake City
E.E. Monson
Grover A. Giles
Giles
Utah
Barbs on Europe Palestine and Weather Passages
The column mocks American influence on Palestine and suggests help is needed. It riffs on pork prices, Lewis Carroll, and a stray joke about pigs and wings. March weather is described as uncomfortable with rain and heat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis Carroll
Lemon Morning Wake-Up Drink Promises Regularity
An old health tip recommends using fresh lemon juice with water first thing daily to stimulate regular bowel action. It touts lemon vitamins, discourages harsh laxatives, and urges using California Sunkist Lemons for a vitamin C rich wake-up beverage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sunkist
California
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George W. Sarbacher
Rep
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TWA
Olmsted Field
Middletown
Army Air Field
Olmsted
Homestead
Olmstead
Mitchelfield
Eglin Field
Fla
Apalachicola Field
THE
Washington Scene
Education and Labor
Fred A. Hartley JR
N. J
New Committee On
Hartley
10Th New Jersey
Hudson
Essex
Newark
PAC
OPA
Order of Eagles
Kearny
Republican County Committee
Agriculture Committee
Armed Services
Armed Services Committee
Army
Walter G. Andrews
Andrews
Andrew J. May
May
West Point
Princeton
AEF
France
Pratt and Lambert
Buffalo
Tonawanda
Washington Digest
Eye Street
N. W
Washington, D. C
Capitol Hill
Ohio
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Bankhage
John W. Bricker
Dark Horse
Palestine
Hope
Ark
Pamu
Scotts Emulsion
Sedoseph
SPN World
Nis
O'Sullivan
Dean
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