Motorists' Riding Costs Steep in United States
United States motorists paid state and federal taxes totaling over 1.13 billion dollars for highway and nonhighway purposes. The Bureau of Public Roads reports 169 million dollars of gasoline taxes and fees funded nonhighway uses, with criticism of diverting funds from road building and maintenance. States matched federal highway allotments, and New Jersey faced a deduction for excessive nonhighway use. Gasoline taxes vary by state, averaging 3.85 cents per gallon across two representative states.
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Washington, D.C
Treasuries
Bureau of Public Roads
Department of Agriculture
Bureauu
Bureau
New Jersey
Congress
District of Columbia
Rhode Island
Florida
Loaah
Tennessee
Inferior Paper and Ink May Brig Lost Century
Dr. Frank L. McVey of the University of Kentucky warns that today s use of inferior paper and ink could turn the present era into a lost century Records may fade from history as books newspapers and documents disappear Experts urge greater care in preserving contemporary papers to ensure future generations retain evidence of this era
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Lexington
Frank L. McVey
The
Unniversity of Kentucky
McVey
Get Off Schedule
Leonard A Barrett argues that nature and industry run on strict schedules. He cites laws governing events, predictable eclipses, and disciplined factory labor where workers perform precise, timed tasks, creating monotony in industrial life.
Get Off Schedule In Leisure Time And Find New Impetus
The article argues that rigid scheduling and mechanical efficiency dull the human element in work. It questions fixed meal and wake times and urges using leisure to explore inner motivation and break repetitive routines for renewal. It emphasizes avoiding a life dominated by schedule.
Frousehold Ffints By BETTY WELLS
The piece shares Ruth K s tips for washing curtains with a mangle and tinting fabrics, noting color effects from yellow pink peach and chartreuse while warning against overlarge tint batches. Esther M and Jo transform a farmhouse living room with white voile curtains, blonde refinishing, and a redesigned layout enhancing space and light.
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Ruth K
Pye
Ruth
Joe
Hazamer
Esther M
Esther
O& Ha
Betts Wells
Get Off Schedule Embrace Your Self Says Western Newspaper Taian
Ideas on personal growth urge breaking routines and exploring the psyche. The text questions originality, challenges standardized living, and invites readers to discover a powerful inner personality beyond routine.
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Taian
Sea yields living: Miriam Flynn funds education with moss
Twelve year old Miriam Flynn gathers Irish moss from the sea at Scie Mass. Each day she harvests from the coast's rocks to earn money for a college education, turning an old world industry into a modern New England income source.
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Miriam Flynn
Scie Mass
Miriam
New England
U S Issues Book on Science of Life
Washington reports the Department of Agriculture unveils a 1400 page two volume series on genetics. Secretary Wallace touts breeding as the true science of conversion with nature and predicts vast gains in crops and livestock while stressing responsible use and continued study.
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U. S
Washington
Department of Agriculture
Popeor
Wallace
Netorea
Todez
Wreckers Invade Home in Wisconsin Divorce Case
Thieneville Wisconsin resident Harry Krueger awoke to find his home being demolished by a man named Joseph Frederick acting on a mortgage foreclosure faith. The incident stemmed from a divorce dispute where Frederick had lent 3500 to Clara Gill, formerly Clara Gill, and began tearing down the property. The innocent occupants, the Krugs, were trapped amid the legal conflict, leading to action by Justice Gerbert Aussem and a deputy sheriff to halt the wrecking.
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Thieneville
Wis
Herry Krne
Harry
Herry
Itkteemer
Justice of the Peace
Gerbert Aussem
Krugs
Frederick
Gill
Judge Burd Father of Seventeen Children Named
Cleveland Common Pleas Judge Joy Seth Burd is identified as the father of seventeen children, seven daughters and eight sons. The eldest son Joy Seth Jr. is twenty, with the youngest born recently, referenced in the fragmentary report.
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S Fitteerth
Cleveland, O
Common Pleas
Joy Seth Burd
Alzeen
Joy Seth
Scientists announce ethylene ripening for fruits
Dr. R. B. Harvey of Minnesota reports a half-time ripening process using ethylene gas. The method promises even fruit maturity for earlier, higher priced markets and “sweeter” flavor, benefiting growers with better quality produce.
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Paul
R. B. Harveys
Minnesota
Harvey
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