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Newspaper
Indianapolis Times
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1930
Page
5
A Sunday safety message urges drivers pedestrians and parents to follow right of way and keep children off streets to cut motor fatalities. Travelers Insurance cites 17000 deaths last vacation season from a survey of 50000 violations showing one fourth not yielding right of way and one sixth on the wrong side with speeding contributing most on Sundays.
Dr. John Klein reports roadside food and drink stands in the United States total about 500 million dollars annually. There are 110000 to 125000 stands, with new ones added yearly, many open year round. He argues the industry signals vast tourist travel and a shift in American mobility shaping culture and economy.
Jefferson City May 31 novelty device enables parking in narrow spaces. Inventor R W Branson of the Missouri state auditing department attaches two small wheels to the front axle with a hinge. The wheels drop to ground via a dashboard control and allow backing the car a short distance to settle the vehicle.
A Modern Mechanics writer proposes a simple camper oven made from a five gallon square oil can. Small holes are punched along seams and joints wired to keep the can closed if solder melts. One end is cut away to form a door with a hinged piece wired to the rim.
The American Automobile Association notes an average of one unprotected grade crossing per fourteen miles of road in the United States across all types of Bahay.
Attendance at Indiana state parks soars with 1930 attractions including horseback riding bus tours from Indianapolis and a new zoo at Pokagon on Lake James. Director Richard Lieber says this season will be the greatest since 1919 and the parks' division heads note increased visitor interest statewide.
Railways trim vacation travel costs as eastern trunk lines offer low rates to Atlantic coast points and Canadian resorts. Escorted trips mix rail, bus, air and water travel with prices from 50 to 4000 dollars. Turvacation routes include Niagara Falls, New England, Chicago hub tours, and Western destinations like Denver and Yellowstone. Parks and state resorts add new hotels and attractions across Indiana with state park openings and road improvements.
Fair Oaks on Lake Tippecanoe offers cottages facing the lake with electric lighting. The area provides groceries meats and essentials for a pleasant vacation. Nearby tennis croquet courts horseshoe pits boating and bathing plus an eighteen hole golf course and Pottawatomi Gardens with nightly dancing.
A natural hybrid oak discovered in 1904 by L. A. and E. B. Williamson near Bluffton Indiana has been deeded to the state for safekeeping. The tree is named in honor of Charles C. Deam a research forester and noted botanist.
Blue Bluffs near Martinsville opens to the public with Saturday night square dances drawing both young and old. The entertainment boost has increased the site's popularity as an ideal vacation spot.
Ernest N. Smith of the American Automobile Association estimates that American tourism will be worth about 500 million dollars to Canada within a few years.
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