State roads in fine shape for winter
Indianapolis December 29 storm and gravel roads in Indiana's state highway system are reportably in the best condition ever due to systematic maintenance. Williams, director, notes all mileage is passable with recent draggings smoothing surfaces. The system excludes earth roads, aims to resurface 150 miles, and keeps main roads open with snow plows ready for heavy snows.
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John D. Williams
State Highway Commission
Highway Commission
Williams
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U S Coal Commission to Report Progress January 19
The U S coal commission, in closed sessions this week, weighs its preliminary report due January 15. Chairman John Hays Hammond says the panel will report progress but avoid extensive discussion of core industry issues. More time is needed for facts and constructive suggestions before next week decision.
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Sailor Made Man to Be Shown Tonight for Last Time
Dreamland Tonight presents A Sailor Made Man by Lloyd comedy as the final showing. If you missed last night this is your last chance. Tomorrow features comedy, westerns and topics. Monday and Tuesday offer the eight reel feature The Light in the Clearing.
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Indiana Governor McCray backs $2 million Pendleton reformator y
Governor McCray announced plans to request a 2 million dollar appropriation from the legislature to finish the Pendleton state reformatory’s construction. He defended the need to complete necessary improvements despite higher building costs and possible economies.
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Indianapolis
McCray
State Reformatory
Pendleton
Reformatory
Emancipator Wallace Teaches Husbands A Watering Trick
In Indianapolis on December 29 Frank N. Wallace state entomologist offers a playful remedy for the bachelor husband left to tend flowers. He suggests soaking yarn in water and letting it drip into the plant from a bucket, though he declines endorsing keeping fresh water in a fish bowl.
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Indianapolis
Abraham Lincoln
Frank N. Wallace
Wallace
End of School Courtship
A Chicago Journal item recounts a teen couple’s breakup after the boy told his sister’s companion she was ugly and would scare his mother, ending their relationship on that day. The note reflects a local social vignette about adolescence and reputation.
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Chicago Journal
Spaniards and Mahogany in Early American Voyages
The Spaniards used mahogany since early American settlements for shipbuilding. They employed the wood from 1521 and into 1540, with Cortez noting its use in relation to further voyages after Mexico's conquest.
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Cortez
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