Why Young County Needs Good Roads
An essay argues for sustained road construction in Young County, noting roads' historical importance, benefits for markets and education, and the economic gains from bonding for permanent highways. It cites improved school consolidation, crime reduction through better mobility, and the role of roads in attracting tourism and business while lamenting neglected infrastructure and unused car tax revenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Cumberland
Maryland
St. Louis
Missouri
Young County
666 Prescription Adds Cure Claims for Illnesses
An OCR snippet claims 666 as a medicine that treats colds grippe flu dengue bilious fever and malaria and kills germs, priced at 369 cents.
Hoover Calls May Day a National Mobilization for Child Health
Secretary Hoover in McClure's May issue appeals to celebrate May Day as Child's Health Day and to mobilize governors, health authorities, clubs, parents, teachers, chambers, unions, industries, theatres, churches, and newspapers for the welfare of the American child. He cites infant mortality, eye and dental issues, and malnutrition as urgent concerns and urges public backing for the American Child Health Association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Herbert Hoover
Secretary of Commerce
Forces of Health
McClure
American Child Health Association
Hoover
United States
Chambers of Commerce
Labor Laws Explained by Austin Deputy Labor Commissioner
J Lee Tarpley warned Graham audiences that the state enforces limits on women and children workers. Women may not exceed nine hours daily, eleven with double pay in emergencies, or ten hours on Saturdays in mercantile shops, with a fifty four hour weekly maximum except cotton mills at sixty. children under 14 cannot work during school hours unless 12 to 14 may obtain a permit, and June 1 to September 1 allow work without a permit for any age, excluding factory mill theater and amusements, with equal application to white and colored citizens and excluding agriculture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Lee Tarpley
Austin
Graham
A Bathroom on the Farm Powered by Electricity
The article highlights how small farm electricity plants provide power for electric pumping and a modern bathroom. With a pressure switch and motor driven pump, water pressure reaches faucets, giving farm homes citylike service and light for chores such as milking, pumping, and sweeping, easing family labor.
Texas teachers average salary reported for 1923 24
The Texas public school teaching force of 85 459 earned a total of 30 336 737 during 1923 24. The average salary was 880.62 with women paid 772 on average and men 1172. White teachers numbered 31 112 including 24 788 women and 6 374 men. Negro teachers earned 523 on average. Salaries in common districts totaled 11 793 463 while independent districts paid 18 543 273.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Public
Texas
State Department of Education
Cost of Crime Burden in 1923 Estimated at Ten Billion
The United States faced a crime cost of about ten billion dollars in 1923, a figure larger than any other national ledger entry. With annual income around sixty to seventy billion, roughly one-sixth to one-seventh of total output was wasted by crime. The expense equals twelve times the Army and Navy upkeep.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
National Ledger
Army
Navy
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Mary Robertson
Rocky Mound School
Commerce
Texas" Qualified Druggists League
Texas Qualified Druggists’ League
L.M. Davis Drug Company
THE
League
Farm and Ranch
Holland's
North Side Square
Oil Cities Electric Company
Bracey
Onsaleat L.M. Davis Drug CO
Kelea
AIV Toe
Ford
Elas
Grocer
Supreme
Graham Mill
Automotive Electrical Service
Willard
West Fourth St
Willard Battery
E. F. Riley Furniture Company
West Side Square
John E. Morrison
Graham, Texas
Olney, Newcastle and
Loving
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