Miniature Golf History Falls From Peak Amid Ridicule
Nationwide miniature golf, once a booming industry worth hundreds of millions, faces a decline as bankruptcies rise and public interest wanes. Howard Sloane notes poor business judgment and price cutting killed profits while venues fail to modernize. Some operators remain hopeful where courses are well located and properly promoted.
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Paul Harrison
NEA
York
Florida
Cee and Distributing Company
Pus
National Pipe Products Corp
New York City
Grantland Rice
Grand Central Palace
Manhattan
Los Angeles
Mary Pickford
California
United States
U. S. Department of Commerce
Miss Pickford
Ami
Tom Thumb Golf Association
Miniature Golf Course Magazine
Howard Sloane
Yan Amusement
Couracs
Birth control not a fix for mass population says Mary Breckinridge
In Harper's Magazine Mary Breckinridge argues birth control cannot solve overproduction, citing British census insights and linking smaller families to higher economic status, later marriage, and better education. She urges economic justice, universal education, and a living scale to raise mothers' status and align births with environment.
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Kentucky Mountains
Miniature golf fades yet survives in changing amusements
The piece notes many courses failed in Los Angeles and New York but Miss Fickford's remains profitable. Sloane expects miniature golf to endure, while trends favor community amusement centers. The Garden Club urges highway safety and beauty protections and public sentiment to grow.
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Los Angeles
Miss Fickford
New York
Sloane
Illinois Will Beautify Roads
Illinois joins states in beautifying highways by removing billboards and wreckage and sprucing up food stands and gas stations. A survey gathering facts and photos runs through August to spark public support for possible legislation. Led by Mrs. W L Lawton and highway engineer W L Lawton, the program will cover about 500 miles touring colleges clubs and civic groups, following prior surveys at Washington DC entrances.
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Chicago
Illinois
National Council For Protection of
Garden Club of
Lake Forest
W. L. Lawton
Washington, D.C
States move to beautify highways with trees and cleanups
A council survey cites North Carolina and other states banning roadside advertising signs. It notes Pennsylvania cleanup campaigns removing tens of thousands of signs. Noted plantings include California 600 miles and Massachusetts over 55 000 trees. Recommendations call for restoring roadside beauty through four steps, including planting and public legislation backed by state action.
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North
South Carolina
Long Island
Oregon
Washington
California
Howard C. Phillips
The
Garden Club
North Carolina
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Highway Department
Oklahoma
Massachusetts
Indiana
Connecticut
Delaware
Michigan
Wayne County
Iroquois Farm Home Damaged By Fire
A spark from a chimney set dry shingles ablaze at Martin's farm home near Iroquois. Ruth Martin spotted the fire, neighbors and the Iroquois fire department controlled it quickly. The northwest roof corner and the adjoining room suffered smoke and fire damage. Total loss around 200, insured. An unrelated line notes that about one in eight hundred lobster hatchings reach maturity.
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Troquois
Per Martin
Iroquois
Ruth Martin
Iroquois Fire Department
Triumph Shown In Fine Scales
Washington scientists announce a method to measure temperature changes to one thousandth of a degree. A liquid is kept nearly perfectly constant to allow precise thermometer markings. A platinum coil and photoelectric regulator adjust heat to maintain the extreme stability for accurate readings.
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Washington
Bureau of Standards
Bureau
F. G. Brickwedde
R. B. Scott
Nebraska weighs embargo to curb livestock import over anthrax
Deputy Secretary Dwight Felton said Governor Bryan will be asked to block shipments from drought states unless animals have health certificates and pass inspection. Officials warn against further spread of anthrax along Nebraska's northern border as unauthorized shipments rise, including by truck. State veterinarians have been made deputy sheriffs to stop violators and enforce permits. A Geneva burglary note follows this item, but details are unclear.
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Nebraska
NEB
Dwight Felton
State Department of Agriculture
Charles W. Bryan
Felton
South Dakota
Former Afghan King Amanullah Seized After Burglar Fight
Police captured Amanullah after a burglary incident escalated into a stiff fight. Authorities identified the detainee as Amanullah, the former king of Afghanistan, amid the ensuing investigation.
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Amanullah
Afghanistan
News of Lotteries Withheld by Major Agencies
Washington Aug 21 The Associated Press International News Service and United Press announced cooperative action with the post office to exclude from distribution any material about sweepstakes lotteries. Arch Coleman acting postmaster general said news groups will not carry stories or photos about these lotteries or other foreign lotteries, aiding prosecutors who enforce laws against mailing such material.
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Washington
Associated Press
Inernational News Service
United Press
Post Office Department
Arch Coleman
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Mary Breckinridge
Harper's Magazine
Frontier Nursing Service
Phillips
Alemite
Brown's Service
Wisconsin
Buck Jones
Cobembia
Bijou
Paris
Geneva
Switzerland
Marvin Hughitt
Austin
Joe E
Ith
Marjorie White
Wm. Collier, Jr
Ona ‘Minnsos
HURON
Rabee and Maclean
Adeline O'Brien
Kellogg's
Kellogg’s
Kellogg
Hearta
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