Beachey’s Blind Father Visits in Aviation Meet
A blind father, William Beachey, traveled from Lebfinou to Hamilton Tate on Thursday to visit his renowned son Lincoln Beachey at an aviation meet. The reunion marked years since the aviator’s career began, with local interest in the Beachey family and the display of aviation prowess.
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Hamilton
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Beachey
California
Beachey and Lincoln Aviator Legacies Cited in War Veteran Reminiscence
An elderly man recalls his son’s aviation career comparing him to Lincoln. He describes Beachey as blind yet stoic, and notes a wartime airman’s near-fatal accidents. The piece weaves family memory with reflections on city planning from a Philadelphia lecture by Nelson P. Lewis.
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Liliary
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Nelson P. Lewis
Board of Estimate and Apportionent
New York
Philadelphia
Lewis
Yard to gardens sprawl as city folk plant for spring
A Chicago salesman notes a spring trend of urban backyards being converted into vegetable plots. Homeowners, formerly kept by routine mowing and sparse plantings, now dig in onions lettuce beets and turnips, weed at night, and enjoy neater, more colorful surroundings despite rising food costs. The shift reflects a social change toward practical gardening in wealthier and poorer districts alike.
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Chicago 2A
Chicago News
Sontelimed
Economic value of roadside trees and shade
The piece argues roadside shade trees significantly boost road protection and upkeep costs, and enhance land value for adjacent farms. It asserts trees attract buyers by improving the rural road’s appeal, noting shade improves aesthetic value and farm profitability despite planting costs.
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Maryland
Jonat
Cedar Rapids plans civic center on river island
The New York Sun reports Cedar Rapids aims to integrate an inland river island into a civic center. Municipal buildings would cluster there with many bridges. River banks now lined with undesirable structures would be cleared and beautified with attractive new buildings to form a natural screen for the center.
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Fice Civic Center
New York Sun
Trees Bring Income to City Roadside Trusts in Fairfield County
Trees along a 15 mile stretch of the tornpike in Fairfield County Onto are to be used to generate revenue. The plan calls for using the decoma from the anle of the frit to fund repair and maintenance of the road.
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Fairfield County
Health and urban greenery cited by Prof Murs
Prof W A Murs of Cornell discusses how trees purify air by absorbing moisture and reflecting sunlight reducing surface temperature on hot days. He notes leaves absorb dust and bacteria and trees help limit pollen. Parisian landscape gardening in municipal parks supports urban greenery.
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W. A. Murs
Vilstin
Lymes
Weeds in Walks Treated with Boiling Brine Solution
A home remedy describes making a strong coarse brine with anti and boiling water, pouring it into a upright cam and watering weeds thoroughly while avoiding contact with nearby plants or surfaces.
Milwaukee Building League Convention Opens With New Leaders
The Milwaukee Building League held a three day convention in Atlantic City. The meeting elected President Charles O. Henne and vice presidents W. Shreveport Lat Movington and a treasurer from New York.
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Charles O. Henne
W.shreveport
Movington
Treasivey
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