California Proud Of Scenic Road Built By Prison Labor
The Angeles Crest Highway, a 57 mile scenic route opened to year round recreation, was built mainly by prison labor from Honor Camp 37 and China Institution for Men. Thirty five free workers and three guards supervised inmates who earned 50 cents a day in camp script.
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California
Angeles
Angeles National Forest
Here
America
Big Pines
Los Angeles
Apple Valley Calif
Las Vegas
Mt. Williamson
Honor Camp
China Institution For
Division of Highways
Cod
Cosmere Qitives
China
Man Charged With Driving Too Fast and Too Slow
Charles F. Perham a 37 year old school teacher was arrested Oct 17 for speeding 40 mph on a Rochester street and now faces charges of impeding traffic by driving 6 mph while claiming he was seeking a former pupil’s home.
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Rochester
N.Y
Charles F. Perham
Boy 11 Justifies Fire Start With Timber Yard Fire
In Wolverhampton England an 11 year old boy told magistrates he threw matches into a timber yard claiming it was the best place to start a fire as there was plenty of wood there.
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Wolverhampton
England
Italian Student Tours America After Quiz Fame
Giovanna Ferrarra a 23 year old Italian chemistry student from Pavia gained fame on a Rome TV quiz and in New York before visiting the United States to study and describe American life. She notes differences from expectations, visiting Independence Hall and the White House, enjoying hot dogs and peanuts, and observing regional contrasts from New Orleans to San Francisco.
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Nolte
Giovanna Ferrara
America
Rome
New York
U.S
Italy
Robbio
Idlewild Airport
Independence Hall
Philadelphia
White House
Washington
Continental Congress
Coney Island
University Af Pavia
United States
New Orleans
Los Angeles
Boston
Lexington
Concord
Bunker Hill
Woman Serves As Paul Revere For Dogs
In Louisville a 40 year old woman was fined $10 in municipal court for interfering with a city dog catcher. Witnesses said Beatrice Alfred ran through a neighborhood rapping at doors and shouting to call in the dogs.
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Louisville
Paul Revere
Beatrice Alfred
Death Claims Father Struck While Watching Son TD Moment
In Memphis Tennessee R W Vollmer 49 collapsed in the stands as his 14 year old son Russell Vollmer a junior high halfback scored a touchdown. Police and bystanders assisted but he died moments later.
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Memphis
Tenn
R. W. Vollmer
Vollmer
Russell Vollmer
American Dreams Through Italy to Home
A traveler contrasts landscapes and people between Italy and the United States. He notes vivid autumn colors in New England, broad American farmlands, and differences in beauty, grooming, and cinema. He plans graduate study in chemistry with a $10,000 after taxes, then more travel, and returning to see friends.
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Italy
New York
Connecticut
America
United States
Thanksgiving Hint How To Serve Dinner To 20 Million Guests
Advice urges using farm surpluses and CARE aid to feed 20 million, urging readers to donate one dollar per four guests. Each dollar funds a CARE Crusade package with staples for a month for a family of four abroad. Readership encouraged to mail contributions immediately.
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America
CARE
U. S
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