Good Roads Show Planned in Hot Springs Arkansas
The eighth annual convention of the United States Good Roads Association will be held in Hot Springs Arkansas from April 22 to 17 1920. Preparations and program arrangements are under way with J A Rountree invited to attend and coordinate with business leaders civic groups and citizens to promote Good Roads Week. Delegates from across the nation are expected including at least twenty governors and Bankhead federal aid bill backing is highlighted by Senator John H Bankhead as association president.
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United State Good Roads Association
Hot Springs
Ark
J. A. Rountree
United States Good Roads Association
Let Springs
Wfe
Washington
San Diego
Cal
Albert Ike
Pikes Weak
Kansas City
Rowntree
John H. Bankhead
Bankhead
Value of good roads cited by Southern cotton growers
Southern cotton growers have quickly seen the commercial value of sound road building. Investment in scientific road construction is shown to pay, as the Illustration notes with a single ton delivering 22 bales, totaling 6,000 pounds to market under former conditions.
Mechanics of hauling hay in muddy seasons described
In a piece reflecting on agricultural work, the article notes that with mud hub deep the year around, the same team could haul but one bale and chat only hall as saste. The concise vignette highlights conditions limiting labor efficiency and teamwork in rough field work.
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Hall
Popular Mechanics Magazine
Progress in Federal Roads and Aid Totals
Prepared by the United States Department of Agriculture the report shows August total road mileage at 4012 miles up from 2165.06 in July. It details 14 new project statements approved at an estimated cost of 18 238 303 49 with 7171 701 84 in federal aid requested and 149 July statements for 19 012 480 85 with 8 001 573 08 in federal aid requested.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Secretary of Agriculture
Burand of Public Roads
Colal
Floating Baptist church sails seas of Japan
The Fukuin Maru, the world’s only floating Baptist church, sails the Sea of Japan bringing gospel to isolated island communities. Under new leadership after Captain Luke Bickel’s death, Northern Baptists plan 16 new churches and four more in key centers, stressing trained Japanese leaders and dignified church buildings to gain local respect.
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Sea of Japan
Christian Missionary Movement
Luke Bickel
Japan
Jupan
Northern Baptist Convention
Christian Church
Statians
New York
Tabernacle
Tokyo
Dorothy and self-respect in reflective critique
A quotable item from the Cheho Daily News. The piece contrasts a woman named Dorothy with a man who values money over self-respect, urging small deeds done well as a path to virtue. The tone is opinionated and reflective, with emphasis on personal integrity over appearances.
Frederick Charles of Hoesee Named Brother-In-Law to Royal Candidate
Frederick Charles of Hoesee, brother in law of Wilkin Eolenzollern, emerges as a German candidate for king of Pio Yud in a developing royal succession. The report identifies him as a key noble figure shaping the monarchic contest.
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Frederick Charles of
Hoesee
Wilkin Eolenzollern
Pio Yud
Truck Efficiently Cuts Road Work Costs
A rural road project reports halved construction and maintenance costs by using a five ton truck with a road grader attachment. The system handles grading and earthwork more cheaply than hand labor, promising improved efficiency on rural routes.
Grand Jury Urges Ban on Vey Flag Emblem in Puerto Rico
San Juan Puerto Rico a federal grand jury presented to Judge Hamilton a resolution demanding absolute prohibition of the vey flag as a public emblem. It asks authorities to prevent its use in processions or in public displays citing the red flag as a universal symbol of anarchy and disorder seen here.
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San Juan
P. R
Federal Grand Jury
Hamilton
Simpson in Movies at Columbia Exhibition Race
Columbia Mo Robert I Bob Simpson Missouri track coach and world champion high hurdler will appear in moving pictures to be filmed as an instructional exhibition race for coaching use by athletic experts.
Spanish Polo Plan With United States Discussed
Marquis de Villavega of Madrid, captain of King Alfonso's polo team, visits and cites Spain ready to meet the United States. He recalls England's 1914 triumph over America, noting English ponies loaned by the King of Spain and later shipped to the U S for the match.
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Philadelphia
Spain
United States
Marquis de Villavega
Madrid
Alfonso
Marquis
England
South
America
Engineer Takes Engine From Bremen Rail Yard
A Bremen engineer, citing lax administration of the Prussian railways, took an idle locomotive to a nearby point to buy yeast for his wife and aunt, then returned the engine to the Bremen roundhouse.
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Berlin
Tageblatt
Bremen
Cory named third member of water irrigation experts
Cory, H. 7, is joined by four California engines as the third member of a hoard of experts who will op tion the waters of the Wile for irrigation.
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Cory
California
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Baptist
Christianity
Dorothy
Chleho Daily News
Grasd Rapids Daily Tribune
Consolidated Water Power & Paper Co
Gilbert. Evans & CO
Wausau, Wis
Alex Norris
Weisel
H. T. Cory
Ayers
Pany
Swift & Company
Union Stock Yards
Chicare
aKi
R. J. Reynolds Tobacco CO
Winston-Salem, N
Dok
Watt
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