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Newspaper
Indianapolis Times
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1928
Page
4
A Wisconsin motorist reports a Woolly West scene as Wyoming Cowboys allegedly use highway signs as improvised targets. Local authorities investigate vandalism claims and determine the extents of road sign damage.
Touring department of the Hoosier Motor Club maps a weekend outing to Muscatatuck State Park. The route travels south on Meridian to Madison, then US 31 through Greenwood White River Franklin Edinburg to Columbus. State Route 7 via Scipio to North Vernon covers 67 miles with paved and gravel sections.
Washington touted as the country’s prettiest capital inviting all Americans to visit. The piece highlights landmarks such as the Capitol, White House, Lincoln Memorial, Memorial Continental Hall, and notable museums. It promotes a Baltimore & Ohio All-Expense Tour with expert guides and group-friendly arrangements aimed at students and organized parties.
The article extols Lake Wawasee as a premier Indiana lake with an ultramodern Hotel Wawasee set in cool woods by a sandy beach. It highlights the lake’s boating, fishing, sunsets, and safe bathing depths, noting the season runs from Memorial Day through summer.
Robert R. Thien of General Motors Export Division predicts a Pan American highway within a decade allowing travel from New York to Argentina. He calls it man’s greatest conquest of the wilderness and notes a July conference in Rio de Janeiro could yield a comprehensive inter‑American highway plan.
Oil spraying on New York State highways is now underway in all regions. Commissioner Arthur W. Brandt notes the western area near Rochester two thirds finished and Syracuse district beyond half done. Oiling also progressing in Pennsylvania with travel disruption expected through June.
The Shades near Waveland Indiana known as the Yosemite of Indiana offers miniature Yosemite and Yellowstone scenery plus boating camping fishing and lodging on 500 acres of parkland with river cliffs pine cedar hemlock beech and maple. J W Frisz is manager and The Shades Inn provides meals and rooms with mounted specimens and mineral displays.
Mayor L Ert Slack said his comments about selecting a successor for Dr. W E Mendenhall, term expiring June 1, were misinterpreted. He noted he had not decided on any candidate and had not ruled out Sol Schloss or Dr. T Victor Keene from consideration.
Motorists from every state converging on Kansas City in June for the Republican convention will also use the tour information from the American Research Foundation. The city highlights cross country highways and scenic drives, including Cliff Drive and Swope Park, with Ozarks and Shepherd of the Hills country offering diversions for visitors and sports enthusiasts.
A travel note highlights visits to historic battlefields Pea Ridge and Wilson Creek and the Fairy Cave as memorable experiences. It also mentions a shorter excursion to Excelsior Springs known as the Karlsbad of America, located in a scenic valley about an hour from the convention hall.
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