It Isn’t the First Cost It’s the Upkeep
Two Midwestern states show stark contrasts in road costs from 1925 to 1932. One state with nearly all rigid pavement spent $92 per mile annually and $4.17 million total, while the other with mixed surfaces spent $655 per mile and $23.08 million, leaving far more miles unbuilt despite higher upkeep. A survey of 100,000 miles over 14 years lists average yearly upkeep per mile by material, with rigid pavement far cheaper overall, suggesting durable roads save funds and raise safety. the piece argues for better, true surface roads over cheap initial builds.
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Middlewest
Lockwood Barr
New York City
MacKenzie
East 60Th
East 100Th Sts
Shelley
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In a factory office a furious customer demands urgent shipment, while a calmer client asks for a fragment of orders this week. The manufacturer promises to try for both, then notes a lawyer who adapts to a difficult client by adopting a favorable frame of mind. The piece also highlights why some writers value quirky classified ads and a hobbyist who catalogs them.
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Joe
Eudy of Louisville Poet and Business Leader Debuts New Work
Eudy of Louisville Ky author of Quarried Crystals says business and poetry are not incompatible. A Kansas City motorist, Mrs G H Bacon, received a 1936 license tag from H F McElroy for traffic courtesy. Dolly Madison named assistant to the director of the Young Republican division, with home in Metuchen New Jersey and political work in Washington DC.
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Eudy
Louisville
G. H. Bacon
Kansas City
Dolly Madison
Madison
Young Republican Division
The
Republican National Organization
Metuchen
N. J
Washington, DC
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Portland Cement Association
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Imodern
Sangre
Women's Clube, Inc
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Mount Holpeace
America
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Mary Cummins
Nazareth
Cooking
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Tage
Virginia Smith
Golden Jubilee Westinghouse
Ware
Adjusto
Bruce Barton
H. F. McElroy
Nazareth Inn
General Motors
Old Co.’s
Lehigh Coal
Nazareth Coal and Lumber CO
South Main St
Nazareth, Pa
Broad Street
So. Broad St
Electrolux
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