Skillen Named Highway Personnel Director in Indiana
Samuel C. Hadden announced Skillen as highway personnel director for Indiana. A temporary office will open December 28 at the Claypool hotel for interviews and to review all applications. This marks another continuity of the Schricker-era officials serving under Gov Elect Schricker.
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State Highway Department
Samuel C. Hadden
New State Highway Commission
Skillen
Democratic Central Committee
Claypool
Hadden
Henry F. Schricker
Highway Department
Schricker
Highway Commission
Indiana Christmas holiday traffic death forecast
Indiana state police predicted about 40 people could be killed in traffic crashes during the Christmas New Year period. Superintendent Robert Rossow warned it’s not too late to save lives, noting 1948 fatalities may exceed last year’s totals and recalling 39 deaths last season between December 23 and January 2.
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Indianapolis
U.P
Indiana
Robert Rossow
Broadway gunman roams Times Square in BB pellet hail
A mysterious air rifle toting shooter roams Times Square at dawn firing BB pellets at pedestrians. Critics joke whether the culprit is a theater critic venting, while the Paramount building faces the threat of heavier fire. Broadway safety becomes a heated topic as authorities seek the gunman.
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York
John Wayne
Times Square
Broadway
No Man's Land
Paramount
George S. Kaufman
Bravo
Indiana Driver Warns Of Shorter Days And Hazards
A public safety message warns motorists that daylight is shrinking, reducing visibility and increasing dangers from icy pavements as winter days grow shorter.
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Indiana
Blair House to Get Juarez Portrait
El Paso’s Blair-Lee House will display a Benito Juarez portrait courtesy of the Pan American Round Table of El Paso. Artist Tom Lea studied Texas and Mexican sources for months to paint the Mexican reform leader.
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Blair House
Juarez
EL Paso
Tex
U.R
Mexico
Benito Juarez
Blair-Lee
Pan American Round Table
Republic
Tom Lea
Lea
Texas
Ares’s Saying Peace Is Respect for Another’s Rights
Ares’s remark frames peace as a principle of honoring the rights of others. It emphasizes restraint and consideration in social conduct, aligning harmony with mutual respect among individuals.
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Arez
Lamps Made Better by Krypton Gas Uses
Westinghouse engineers boost fluorescent lamp efficiency by 17 percent using krypton gas. A 25-watt krypton lamp emits 50 percent more light than a 20-watt argon lamp. It uses 25 percent more electricity and delivers five times as much light as an incandescent bulb of the same voltage.
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Pittsburgh
Westinghouse Electric
North Dakota Board Seeks Higher State Budget
The North Dakota state budget board says government costs keep pace with living costs and recommends raising normal government appropriations for the next two years by 5,867,392 to total 46,603,026, compared with 1947 figures.
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Bismarck
N. D
North Dakota
Taft Prospects and Cabinet Feud Highlight Diverse Era News
A杂 mix covers Taft's uncertain Ohio renomination prospects, cabinet clash over wheat export goals between Sawyer and Brannan, and a Fort Worth traffic accident where John Prachyl's car rolled after a collision, suffering only minor injuries.
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Lyons, Ind
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