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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1917
Page
5
The U B Church announces Rev Ernest Roberts as pastor with prayer meeting Wednesday night and Sunday school at 9 30. Junior Sunday at 2 0 and Sunday evening at 6 00. Pleasant Hill meeting continues with growing crowds. Rev Ferry Key of Plain is assisting this week. You are invited to attend.
Rev J W Tro presiding at Oden church services Sunday at 10 30 am and 7 06 pm with prayer meeting Thursday at 7 pm choir practice Friday at 7 pm and a charter meeting set for next weekend led by district superintendent J F O Haver for 2 pm Saturday and morning Sunday attendance hoped for. special music by the newly organized choir.
Pastor Reverend Charles Coleman leads Christian Endeavor with choir practice Thursday at 7 12 pm and Friday 7 15 pm. Bible School Sunday at 9 30 am. Preaching services Sunday 10 30 am and 7 15 pm. Junior Meeting at 2 00 pm.
Indiana considers using federal funds to create a state highway department and comprehensive main route system. Purdue experts urge professionalization, arguing local control has failed and modern roads require trained engineers and centralized planning.
Representative Luke W. Duffey of Marion County introduces a bill to create the State Highway Department. He aligns with farming and business interests and advocates for federal aid acceptance, road building standards, and standardized specifications.
President Wilson’s Indianapolis speech urged nationwide cooperation to build a state highway system with federal aid. Indiana may gain over two million dollars if a highway department is created, joining Texas and South Carolina without such bodies.
As James P. Goodrich succeeds Samuel M. Ralston Indiana shifts away from duty. The highway commission report dated December 26, 1914 outlines the push for a state highway department and main market roads. Advisory members include Lewis Taylor Newbury Prof E Q Cummings Albert P Fenn and others across Indiana cities.
Secretary of Agriculture Houston lauds the Federal Aid Road Act approved July 11 1916 noting Indiana will receive 2 109 000 after its highway department is established. The act envisions 160 000 000 in five years from federal and state sources plus 10 000 000 from federal forests aiming to improve road machinery and rural life nationwide.
The article notes support from teachers and higher education in Indiana for creating a state highway department and securing federal aid. It links road quality to better school access, higher attendance, and efficient consolidation into larger, modern schools with strong leadership and community centers.
The document lists federal road funds for fiscal year 1917 by state, noting New York receives 250,720.27 dollars and others like New Jersey 59,212.68 and Connecticut 31,090.44. It explains the 1918 to 1924 multipliers and mentions Indiana’s highway department and potential aid totaling 2,109,000 with first and second year allocations.
M. E. Noblet serves as secretary of the Hoosier Motor Club and Hoosier Motorist, editor, and secretary of a forty-organization committee pushing the state highway idea amid pending General Assembly legislation to place Indiana at the forefront of road reform.
California signs five road agreements with the Secretary of Agriculture and the state highway department under the Federal Aid Road Act. The concrete roads with asphalt wear surfaces will use most of the state's first year allotment of 151,063.92 dollars. Other states Connecticut Pennsylvania Colorado Arizona and Idaho are close to starting work.
State highway department plans a rigid twofold inspection to counter contractor bids that aim to win contracts while evading adherence to specifications. The move seeks to ensure projects meet required standards through stricter oversight.
The text cites Psalms describing poisin like venom of serpents and compares a deaf adder that stops its ear to charmers. East Indian travelers report a superstition that vipers and asps cover one ear and twist their tails during incantations or music.
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