Broadening Journeys and the American Tourist Drive National Unity
The United States is a nation of travelers with about 400000 Americans visiting foreign countries last year and 44000000 taking long motor trips. Steamship passage costs rose 21.4 percent in 1928, while Americans spent billions abroad and at home. This mobilization expands knowledge of other regions, strengthens unity, and spurs the tourist industry across forty eight states, fueling forest and park development as public monuments and park funding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Automobile Association
America
Private ownership vs public utilities debate in the U.S.
The text argues that private ownership can be more cost effective than public operation for utilities, while warning against government takeover. It cautions that public ownership has failed in some cases and notes voters must elect honest officials to regulate corporations, with a concern that state control could edge toward socialism.
Real estate men urge balanced housing development
Real estate men argue for frank discussion of building needs and demand to avoid demoralizing the market. They warn against overbuilding while stressing that progress comes from matching new construction to what home seekers will pay, preserving capital and occupancy for a stable community balance.
Airports must handle 100 planes a day in large cities
The Aero nautical Chamber of Commerce urged cities with populations above 100000 to build airports capable of handling at least 100 planes daily. The group estimates US airport spending will reach 500 million dollars this year, noting Chicago as the only city already achieving the 100 daily flights benchmark. The push signals rapid aviation growth and much larger future industry scale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aeronautical Chamber of Commerce
United States
Chicago
Windstorms and Tornadoes Cause Major USA Losses in 1928
Figures from Travelers Insurance show windstorms and tornadoes killed about 2000 people and caused roughly 50.9 million dollars in damage in 1928. High wind events did more damage than tornadoes, yet no effective tornado or wind preventive measures exist.
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Travelers Insurance Co
Hartford
Conn
The Perils of Swimming Season Reminder
Warm weather brings swimming season and warns of drownings, mainly among boys. Cities should patrol beaches and publish safety rules. Parents must teach children care and common sense to reduce bathing beach fatalities.
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Summir
Demand for No 50 cross state highway paving grows
A column from the Fat-rensburg Star-Journal urges the Missouri State Highway Commission to pave Highway No 50 as a concrete cross state route. It argues No 50 should carry visitors to the capital and other cities, easing No 40 congestion and reducing daily fatalities from gravel surfaces.
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St. Louis
Jefferson City
State Highway Commission
No. 50
No. 40
No .40
No. 80
Fatrensburg
Food Prices in 1841 Market Report Spark Debate
A 1841 market report lists flour at 3 502 per barrel and corn meal ranging 25 to 20 cents per bushel with bacon at 5 cents a pound. Fresh hams sell for 6 cents, smoked hams 71 to 81.2 cents a pound. White wine and Kentucky whisky cited but deemed ignorable. The piece notes dirk cheap food then vs now, arguing modern groceries are better and more costly, yet households have more money to spend.
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Dirk
Contentment in Mindset and Self Faith
A quotation from Jay BE in the Philadelphia Public Ledger advocates that happiness depends on inner certainty. It stresses bed mental habits cause unhappiness and can be corrected, but mostly remain. The path to serenity is knowing you did your best, acted fairly, used sense, and kept faith with others.
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Parkes Cadman
Jay BE
The
Philadelphia Public Ledger
The Fitness of Mellon and Treasury Stock Conflicts
The Milwaukee Journal discusses objections to Secretary Mellon holding office while owning stock in major corporations. It notes former secretaries Glass and Shaw saying many treasuries secretaries owned stock. It questions whether active corporate control, not ownership alone, should be forbidden and warns against excessive restrictions hindering capable public service.
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Mellon
Glass
Leslie M. Shaw
the Treasury
Treasury
Secretary of Treasury
Milwaukee Journal
Boy Scouts Day Observed With Park Meet and Awards
Scouts and parents meet at the State Park for a public program and field meet with troop competitions followed by a picnic supper and Court of Honor awards at 7. An evening dinner at the Central Hotel honors those who completed the Special Six Weeks Training Course. The district executive board meeting is rescheduled to tomorrow at State Park, 5 PM, per Joseph Brenneisen, district council president.
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Central Hotel
State Park
Joseph Brenneisen
Former Resident Killed In Explosion Near Needles
Edgar Rogers age 42, former Jefferson City resident, died in an oil fields blast near Needles California. Two other men died, his 19 year old son was severely burned attempting to rescue him. Survived by wife, three children, three brothers Arthur of Kansas City Charles of Needles and Jess of Jefferson City, and two sisters Ann Stuart and W Roy Richmond of Denver.
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Edgar Rogers
Jefferson City
Needles
California
Rogers
Jess Rogers
Water Street
Missouri Pacific Railroad
Arthur Rogers
Kansas City
Charles Rogers
Ann Stuart
W. Roy Richmond
Denver
Egg stains and sponges in a mical kitchen exchange
Egg stains are eased by placing salt and soap in an aluminium pot of hot water and standing all silver in it while washing dishes. A spongy life nugget notes a local excavation. a street question about the contractor arises. The banana seller replies with a blunt living motive.
Turpentine Eases Greasy Sink Cleaning
A small amount of turpentine cleans a greasy sink quickly and the odor fades fast. The note highlights swift action and rapid evaporation of the smell.
Tientsin Trade and Sequoias Referenced in Odd Note
Out Our Way notes Tientsin's 1928 import trade valued at $98,600,000 with $81,900,000 in material. Mentions the nautical term dag-watch and California Sequoias woodlands. Claims Sequoias date back 4000 years and 6 to 8 p m before Christ.
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Tientsin
California
Birthday Club honors Jefferson City children on natal day
Many 8 Pay notes celebrate Alene Vaughn aged 13 of 506 Locust and LaRue Agee aged 3 of 109 W High as Post-Tribune Birthday Club readers. The column also recalls composer Richard Strauss born today sixty five years ago and his early musical talent and family environment. Local parents are urged to submit children under fifteen for birthday entries with full names, addresses, and birth years.
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Jefferson City
Post-Tribune
Alene Vaughn
Locust
LaRue Agee
W. High
Richard Strauss
Eey
Loday
Richard
Irienas
Rival Wives Chapter Excerpt Sparks Legal Drama
Nan Carroll, a bright secretary, helps her lawyer boss John Curtis Morgan prepare a courtroom brief on a blackmail case affecting a country club. Morgan, weary from court, relies on Nan's brisk planning as they anticipate Graces’s innocence against Brainerd’s lineup. Nan hints at a larger conspiracy behind the scandal and flatters Morgan’s growing fame while urging him to pursue the Fleming woman witness.
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Nan Carroll
Jate Curtis Morgan
Nan
John Curtis Morgan
Mr. Blake
Buck
Brainerd
Barker
Fleming
Morgan
Blake
Mr. Morgan
Brody
Cornell
Jericho
Morian
Beccause
Serinusl
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Eypress
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Preston
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