Pennsylvania Primary Cost Figures Trigger Senate Hearing
A Senate investigation into the Lyans primary contest reveals large political expenditures across the Keystone State. Witnesses describe $2,600,000 in campaign spending for state and national offices, with claims of legitimate fundraising and extensive donations from business groups and liquor interests.
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Dward
W. Pickard
Senate
Lyans
Keystone
William S. Fare
Penner
Hely
James
Mellons
Ty Mellon
Meilon
Anya Lew
Senator Reed
Joseph BR. Gran D
Pennsylvaniafacturers’ Association
Grundy Folweil
Ator
Pennsylvania Manufacturers’ Association
Grundy and
Fossel
Filme
Pittsburgh
Pepper
Kline
Harry A. Mackey
Philadelphia
Ware
cHis Frank
Pennsylvania
Yghip
Wayne B. Wheeler
Anti-Saloon League
Uquor
Ets
Reed
Wheeler
Good Roads National Convention Set for Santa Monica
Santa Monica will host the 1926 national convention of the United States Good Roads Association in tandem with the Bankhead Highway and the Good Roads show, June 7 to 12. Governors and senior officials from many states expect to attend, with five days of policy talks and automotive tours of southern California arranged by local chambers.
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Santa Monica
Cal
United States Good Roads Association
Bankhead National Highway Association
United States Good Roads Show
United States
General Roundtree
Lee Trinkle
Virginia
Annie McMullen
Nebraska
Jackson
Diana
Erickson
Montana
Gore
West Virginia
Fields
Kentucky
Walker
Georgia
Dern
Utah
Scrugham
Nevada
Brandon
Ross
Wyoming
Ferguson
Texas
Whitfield
Mississippi
Pierce
Oregon
Richardson
California
Los Angeles
Money Apportioned for All National Highways
Secretary Jardine awards 79,125,000 to states for highway building under federal aid. Texas receives the largest share while New York ranks second with 9,647,156. Pennsylvania leads east west routes as Minnesota lies vertical on the map. The system funds about 49 percent of costs for some 170,000 miles of routes across states and even Hawaii.
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Jardine
New York
Tesag
Pennsylvania
Minols
Florida
New Jersey
Idaho
Nevada
Wyoming
Hawaii
Alaska
Texas
Ohio Builds Roads With Six Inch Base To Endure Heaviest Loads
Ohio highway division engineers claim the state constructs roads with bases of six inches in the middle and nine inches at the sides, providing strength surpassing other states. The base strength scales with depth squared, making seven and nine inch bases markedly stronger than six inches. Concrete mixes and preparation for highways bridges and culverts adhere to standardized practices among engineers and contractors.
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Ohio
Highway Division
Road chief calls for immediate highway widening nationwide
Thomas H. MacDonald, chief of the U S Bureau of Public Roads, says road building must keep pace with rising auto traffic. He notes about 50 000 miles of major roads require widening and upgrades through federal state and local cooperation to reduce costs and improve transportation.
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United
Thomas H. MacDonald
United States
Ducezn
Beaso
Uniform Highway Policy Unifies Nationwide Vehicle Interchange
A uniform national highway policy has largely enabled easy interchanges of motor vehicles across regions. County lines are erased and state boundaries fade for the vehicle. The improved highway speaks a common language, signaling a move from the dark ages of U S highway development.
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United States
Canoeing Along English Rivers From Oxford to Evesham
A survey of paddling the Thames Cherwell and Avon from Oxford to Stratford and Evesham. The article praises the Thames valley for its scenery and history, notes numerous locks and canals, highlights Warwick Castle and Stratford upon Avon, and describes the Avon as a pastoral, peaceful route with grand parkland and Shakespeare connections.
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Watlosal Geographic Society
Washington
Dei
Thames
Cherwell
Avon
Stratford
Mdder i Innovations
Thames Valley
Oxford
Banbury
Midlands
Warwick
Ter
Leamidgton
England
Ethelfreda
Alfred
Bank of the Avon
Stretford
Hoglish
New Place
Shakespeare
Eg Stril-Green Close
Evesham
Gid
Kent
Simon de Sfontfort
Edward
Byresham
Eadoywlanding Woods
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