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Newspaper
Mansfield Mirror
Location
Mansfield, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1920
Page
8
Missouri voters are urged to support Amendment No. 6 to connect existing Federal Aid roads into a complete 363 day system. The argument highlights current map of eligible roads and claims passing the amendment would reimburse counties for local road expenditures and prevent a fragmented network for years.
The map shows Missouri counties by road bond votes and plans, noting 60 counties voting to build roads while 23 counties abstain or fail to submit road bonds. It argues for Amendment No. 6 to connect the road system and shift costs to auto owners, urging support to avoid a poorly connected future.
James Duncan Mactregor Jr aged fourteen, publisher of The Weekly Press of Stamford, signs a campaign appeal urging voters to back Senator Warren G Harding and Governor Alvin Coolidge. The note, included in Volls, highlights national service and patriotism as he urges support for Harding’s vision.
Major Benedict Crowell, former Assistant Secretary of War and Wilson admirer, declares support for Harding and Coolidge. He favors a league of nations in principle but would back it if backed by Senator Harding. criticizes Cox era promises and Democratic handling of the league.
Washington reports an interview with Governor James M Var of Ohio referencing the 1961 Washington Post column about slogans praising the President for peace, noting the phrase He Kept Us Out of War as a political argument. The piece criticizes campaign rhetoric and warns against deception.
Missouri voters are urged to back Amendment No 6 to lift the state from the mud. Both Democrats and Republicans endorse the plan to build a 36 day road system funded by motor traffic, with no property tax. Governors candidate Atkinson and Hyde back the measure, urging citizens to vote yes and avoid indifference that could derail the effort.
Missouri voters are urged to support Amendment Six on the November ballot to issue 60.1 million dollars in state bonds for a 6000 mile hard surfaced road system. The plan claims no new taxes and uses existing auto taxes to cover principal, interest, and maintenance.
A reform appeal urging Missouri voters to back Amendment No 6 on November 2, 1920. It argues state-wide hard surface roads funded by auto fees create a connected system, boost farm markets, reduce costs, improve rural mail, schools, and social life, and place Missouri with progressive states. It cites counties without bonds and promises two state roads across each county with no extra tax beyond current auto fees.
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