Expansion Seen in Farm to Market Highway Program 1947
U S public roads commissioner Thomas H. Mac Donald told a WNU reporter at the Associated General Contractors convention in Chicago that the federal state secondary road program will rebound in 1947. He cited cost jumps in 1946 and a recovery in materials and contractors as evidence for a stronger postwar effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
AL Jedlicka
WNU
Thomas H. MacDonald
U.S
Associated General Contractors
Chicago
Congress
MacDonald
Public Roads Commission
U. S
Air minded kids and aging travelers span aviation era
A 1 1/2 year old Little Kim Weed of Denver boards an airliner with her mother to Anchor Point Alaska joining Lt. Weed. 95 year old Mrs Susan Holifield recalls her first air trip. 94 year old Mrs Lida Davidson flies to California after decades of boat travel. Flying Farmers chapter growth spreads to Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Olmsted field's name misspellings draw attention in mid century aviation notes.
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Kim Weed
Denver
Anchorage
Alaska
Harold V. Weed
Weed
Army Air Forces
Wright Brothers
Susan Holifield
Pittsburgh
Los Angeles
Iowa
Lida Davidson
Des Moines
California
Rookies and legends shape spring of 1947 baseball
A veteran observer reflects on rookie phenoms in spring training, comparing rising stars with historic greats like Cobb Ruth and Gehrig. He notes how a strong rookie class could redefine the season while veterans cope with aging arms and shifting roles. The piece also weighs who might be sport’s top name of 1946 and argues Musial, Davis, Assault, and Hogan as top performers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dodgers
Giants
Cobb
Ruth
Augusta
Atlanta
Wagner
Tigers
McGraw
Fordham Flash
Hank Greenberg
Hartford
Beaumont
Detroit
Grover Cleveland Alexander
Syracuse
Phillies
Alex
Chuck Klein
Lou Gehrig
Yankees
Jimmy Foxx
Athletics
del Ennis
Furillo
Whitman
Edward
Frank Frisch
G.I
Joe Louis
Eddie Dyer
Leo Durocher
Bob Feller
Stan Musial
Ted Williams
Armed
Assault
Red Blaik
Frank Leahy
Jack Kramer
Ben Hogan
Eddie Arcaro
Bob Waterfield
Charlie Trippi
Davis
Blanchard
Joe Cronin
Babe Ruth
Ty Cobb
Jack Dempsey
Jim Thorpe
Knute Rockne
Bobby Jones
Walter Hagen
Glenn Davis
Musial
Ho Jan Tenk
Historic Oak Tree Claims Legal Title to Ground
A massive oak in Houston holds a legal claim to the ground it shades. A Harris County court filing states the tree cannot be cut while alive and that its branches must grow freely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Tex
Harris County
How to Write Letters for All Occasions
Promotes a booklet offering writing tips for friendly social and business letters with sample letters. Encourages sending 25 cents to Weekly Newspaper Service at 243 West 17th Street, New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wei
West 17Th Street
New York 11
N. Y
Sign on Broadway draws crowds for 1929 Hollywood Revue
Collier's notes a daring 1929 stunt where a sign over Broadway and the Astor Theater advertised Hollywood Revue. An orchestra and 24 chorus girls danced atop the large letters attracting crowds until police halted the act after the fourth night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Broadway
Astor Theater
Hollywood
Collier’s
Dance marathon tragedy cited in 1932 Bayonne death case
The case of 26 year old Charles Gonder of Bayonne New Jersey who collapsed and died in a dance marathon in 1932 after dancing for 1147 hours 48 days and nights helped spur many cities to ban such events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Gonder
Bayonne
N. J
Farmers switch to Firestone Champion Ground Grip tires
Farmers increasingly demand Firestone Champion Ground Grip tires for new tires and order them with new tractors. The tires feature wider shoulder openings and curved, pyramid-like high bars that cut into the soil with a center bite in the traction zone, plus extra height and triple bracing for strength and longer life, while remaining in continuous contact with the highway for a smooth ride.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Exten
Firestone
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Joseph J. Mansfield
Dem
House of Representatives
George W. Sarbacher
Rep
TWA
East
Midwest
West
National Flying Farmers Association
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
W. S. Allen
Olmsted Field
Middletown
Army Air Field
United States
Olmsted
Homestead
Olmstead
Mitchelfield
Eglin Field
Fla
Apalachicola Field
Lydia E. Pinkham
Pinkham
NBC
Carl Schoger
Wheatland
Illinois
Lily Lake
Ilinois
Troy
Clarence
Harry
Wheatla
Schogers
Harry Carl
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