Big Ohio Road Fund May Be Gone By '6r
A state highway official told architects that the present half billion dollar highway improvement bond issues will be exhausted by 1961 and urged the next legislature to authorize new road financing. Deputy director John J. Heier cited immediate needs of 4.5 billion for state roads, expanding to 7.2 billion by 1969 with traffic growth, and called for a forward looking program to prevent future deferrals in commitments and planning.
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Columbus
Ohio
John J. Heier
Heier
Candidate Even Lost His Wife in Defeat
D L Cullum, defeated in the July 31 Democratic primary for state auditor, lost his wife Gladys Cullum to divorce after charging his failure to reveal his candidacy amounted to cruel and inhuman treatment. Married since 1855, Mrs Cullum said newsmen’ s inquiries embarrassed her and she knew nothing of the race. Cullum, a lumber company employee, polled 32000 votes no campaign tremor.
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Little Rock
Ark
D. L. Cullum
Gladys Cullum
Cullum
Knights of Pythias to confer esquire rank at meeting
Lafayette Lodge 37 plans to confer the rank of esquire on three candidates during a 7:30 p.m. meeting tomorrow at Castle Hall headquarters. The lodge also will hold a birthday party for one of its oldest members.
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Lafayette Lodge 37
Knights of Pythias
Castle Hall
Tea Parties Win Votes in Democratic Tactics
Providence report notes Tea Parties boost Democratic appeal as leaders admit they outperform traditional rallies for converting voters. State Rep. Harry F. Curvin cites tea gatherings for direct campaigning, while State Democratic chairman Frank Rae says over 500 tea parties will occur in Providence before November 6.
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Providence
Harry F. Curvin
House of Representatives
Frank Rae
Thief Was Honest Man After All
A Dallas salesman recounts a man with an honest face who test drove a new car, vanished for six months as police across 48 states searched, and reappeared to report the car parked nearby having logged 12,000 miles with no theft. The company notes a rare streak of honesty in the thief. Meanwhile a note on postwar highway construction mentions 45,000 miles of surfaced roads built yearly in the 1920s and 1930s.
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Dallas
Tex
J. A. Treadway
Treadway
West Middletown PTA To Meet Tomorrow
The West Middletown PTA plans a 6:30 p.m. covered-dish supper at the school to open the new year. After dinner, Madison Township School Supt. Mark Blakely will explain the school tax levy voters will decide on in November.
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West Middletown Pta
Madison Township
Mark Blakely
Portsmouth Exchanges May Be Closed Again
Portsmouth Ohio city officials warned that exchanges for Portsmouth Sciotoville and New Boston may close again after city council vote unless added police protection is provided for company repair crews. A strike by the Communications Workers union now in its 12th week has disrupted service with about 1,000 subscribers affected by cable cuts in Sciotoville and rural Scioto County.
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Portsmouth
Ohio
Robert Layton
Ohio Consolidated Telephone Co
Sciotoville
Ounce
New Boston
Cce
Lexpense
Layton
Win America
Scioto County
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D. Levey
New York
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