Phipps Road Bill Passed By Senate
A bill by Senator Phipps Republican Colorado to give states credit in apportionment of Federal road funds for public lands within state borders passed in Washington. Nevada showed unusual interest with a determined fight by both its Senators. The bill bases aid on government owned land proportion to private land, giving Nevada about twelve dollars in Federal funds for each dollar the state spends on highways.
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Washington
Senator Phipps
Colorado
Nevada
Revising Courses for Nevada High Schools
Nevada high schools will begin revisions next September under revised courses of study from the State Department of Education. Committees will study subjects and make recommendations to modernize the curriculum since 1916. Textbooks will be considered, with no uniform adoption.
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Nevada
State Department of Education
Supreme Court Reverses Mineral County Election Recount
The Montana Supreme Court reversed a district court judgment that awarded the Mineral County recorder and ex officio auditor office to Agnes B. Crownover after a recount. The high court declared Rita D. Millar entitled to the office, noting the returns showed Millar with three more votes. The district court had given Crownover a certificate of election following the recount.
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Mineral County
Agnes B. Crownover
Supreme Court
Rita D. Millar
Millar
Increased Wool Shipping Rates Announced on Coast
San Francisco May 15 Pacific coast north Atlantic east bound conference announces higher wool shipment rates by steamer from Pacific to Atlantic points. New rates rise 26 to 35 cents above previous levels.
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San Francisco
Pacific
Atlantic
Fallon Chamber Backs $55,000 Federal Building
The Fallon Chamber of Commerce favors accepting the $55,000 appropriated by Congress in 1913 for a post office building, preferring immediate funding over waiting for a potentially larger future grant.
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Fallon
Federal Building
Fallon Chamber of Commerce
Conj
Retail Price Reporting Plan Outlined by Hoover
Washington May 14 conference between Secretary Hoover and retailers set plans for the Commerce Department to publish regular retail price levels for standard commodities. Retailers will provide production costs wholesale and retail prices and expense charges to keep the public informed of price variations. Officials note price reductions lag with wholesale cuts and merchants argue overhead limits speed of adjustment while Hoover cites varied city prices from wartime levels to current scales and occasional profits despite price cuts.
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Washington
Commerce Department
Hoover
A Fallon man ends sixteen day fast at seventy years
A. V. Stewart of Fallon, 70, completed a sixteen day fast with only water as nourishment. He previously suffered persistent insomnia, sleeping about an hour a night. After breaking the fast he slept five hours the first night, and he believes his physical condition has improved.
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A. V. Stewart
Fallon
Tonopah School Gains Electric Fire Alarm System
Tonopah high school now has a complete electric fire alarm that will sound gong signals in every hallway when needed. Real fire will be signaled by breaking glass boxes placed around the building, while fire drills are signaled from the superintendent's desk.
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Tonopah High School
Deak
Nevada coal development to supply home product in Coal Valley
Yerington residents note first Nevada section to be served by a home coal product. Elko County reports 7,000 miles of highway per Free Press figures. Road upkeep cost $90,000 last year. A north south line stretches 160 miles.
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Nevada
Coal Valley District
Com- Yerington Peo
Elko County
The
Free Press
The Playground Movement in American Cities
The essay praises playgrounds as a solution to child misbehavior, noting 465 cities run 4,293 playgrounds under paid leaders. Chicago’s south side centers cut juvenile delinquency by 30 percent, and funds come from treasuries or drives. Well run playgrounds foster health, discipline, cooperation, imagination, and reduce crime.
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National Playground and Recreation Association
Chicago
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