Crossings safety drive urged by Illinois Central engineers
June issue of Illinois Central Magazine highlights a campaign from June 1 to September 30 urging motorists to stop look and listen at grade crossings. Engineers recount fatal crashes and push for stronger laws with penalties, while rail workers note public cooperation is essential for reducing 1921 grade crossing deaths and injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois Central Magazine
Illinois Central System
Charles J. Barnett
Illinois Central
Memphis
Tenn
Canton
Miss
Vote to register by July seventh for August primaries
A civic exhortation urges citizens to register by the July 7 deadline to be eligible for the August primary and November general election. It stresses duty to county, state, and nation and calls for qualified voters to support capable leaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old
Mississippi
Loving at Noontime and June Rose Verses at Church
Poem fragment exhorts loving and rest, then notes at Methodist church Rev. Lipscomb will preach to Junior congregation inviting parents to bring children. Following is a love poem to Joan, centered on damask rose imagery and June birth, signed LEMUELLA ALMOND.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Church
L. M. Lipscomb
Joan
Rose
Lemuella Almond
Morning Hope and Love Amid Daily Cares
Poetic fragment emphasizes that people need much affection each morning as the day offers challenges and the remedy for troubles is love seen as divine. The text speaks to care and warning and presents love as antidote.
Railways face unguaranteed earnings and fuel facts
The Illinois Central Magazine notes no government guarantees on railway earnings since September 1, 1920 and railroad claims under federal control are still unsettled. It highlights that 1921 Illinois Central gasoline purchases could power a car 400 circumnavigations and run 24 hours daily for over 50 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois Central Magazine
Bureau of Railway Economics
American Railway Express Company
Railroad Administration
Interstate Commerce Commission
Illinois Central System
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Louisiana
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