27 Jun 1930
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Newspaper
Rock Valley Bee
Location
Rock Valley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1930
Page
1
The essay argues that roadsides, now unkempt and fouled, should be developed into accessible public parks. It suggests modest extra costs for planting flowering trees and controlled greenery, turning slopes into well-kept, useful parkways that enhance travel and curb litter.
The Philadelphia Ledger laments the neglect of aesthetics in housing and business premises. It argues investors favor utilitarian buildings over better investments and urges homeowners to improve curb appeal for a brighter personal environment.
London expands its tentacles into rural Senures as factories in the Greater London area lure 20,000 people yearly. The city, once rich in potential, grows sprawling and muddled over 2,000 square miles due to lack of planning and rising transport links.
Environment shapes morale and pride in home life. Those in shabby homes lack confidence and joy, becoming a social liability without strong support. The passage links surroundings to spirit and resilience, urging awareness of environmental impact on well being.
The text discusses how character and design differ in home planning. It notes a house can have good design yet lack character, or be poorly designed and still possess character. Design is clear, while character is elusive and hard to visualize from plans.
The USDA warns that wires or heavy ropes around a tree trunk or limb can strangle the tree by hindering water and food flow. It urges avoiding breaking off small dead twigs with a long pruning hook or similar tool.
Donation support from civic groups leads to a pecan tree planting drive along highways in Terrell County Oregon. More than 15 percent of the roadside areas now feature pecan trees, expanding the rural landscape with new greenery.
The Missouri highway department seeks to beautify highways with plans urging county and city schools to help improve the appearances of roadsides. The effort targets enhanced curb appeal and neighborhood aesthetics through coordinated cleanup and landscaping programs.
Prepared by the National Geographic Society, Washington, this travel piece guides readers through Venice from its famed Grand Canal to the Piazza San Marco and the Lidos. It contrasts night allure with daytime decay, notes gondola life and street cars, and explains the lagoon’s islands and maritime defense history shaping the city.
Washington reports new Commerce Department air regulations to standardize interstate passenger service. Operators must obtain a certificate of authority, meet strict equipment, pilot, and ground crew requirements, and file by July 15. Regulations aim to ensure safety and reliability across established airways with inspections and oversight.
Washington plans to open 3000 miles of United States airways to night flying in the next fiscal year using part of a 7,944,000 dollar appropriation. The program would light routes from Atlanta to Fort Worth to San Diego and add connections from Dallas to Little Rock to Memphis to Nashville to Louisville as a southern corridor. A third lighted link would run from St Louis to Indianapolis to New York with another cut-off between Richmond and Jacksonville linking Boston to Florida and a New York to Florida alternate. The expanded lighting aims to increase airway flexibility and maintain night operations during weather disruptions.
A new flying club has formed in Malmberget above the Arctic Circle in Sweden. Organizer Enut Litedahl purchased two planes, one with dual controls, and the community has shown strong interest. The group plans passenger flights to fund amateur pilot instruction.
In San Francisco a large army bomber flew cross country with Major Kuerr handing control to a mechanized autorig. The unmanned unit steered the 18,000 pound aircraft over San Francisco Bay and back to Sacramento for takeoff and landing. Lawrence Sperry and others witnessed the automatic pilot system using two gyroscopes to maintain course and stability.
Frank T. Copeland of Santa Monica California demonstrated rapid aviation training by entering a plane at Wichita Kansas after breakfast and soloing before noon claiming he learned to pilot a plane in four hours, suggesting the ordinary businessman can match automobile training speed.
A Washington geonautical view argues that powered gliders could unite aviation and private pilots and expand private flying. With low power engines and light glider construction, these craft could be among the safest. Their landing speed runs 23 to 30 mph, slower than light planes but safer for beginners, offering stability and low stall speeds despite lower cruising and top speeds.
A compact survey traces Robin Hood from ballad origins to possible historic roots. It surveys medieval references, legends of Sherwood Forest, and theories that he was a real earl or a mythic figure, noting grave site debates and the name’s evolution from Robin of the Wood.
A concise explanation combines kilocycle as thousand and Crete as a time period. It defines kilocycle in electricity as the interval for an alternating current to go from zero to maximum, back to zero, and reverse to the opposite peak, repeating a thousand times each second.
A letter posted last May in Penphyndendraeth Wales has been delivered in a neighboring village. The note expresses belief that further steps could improve mail delivery to Peprbyr dendraeth and Detroit News.
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