Build better roads now urged in national call
A San Francisco editorial linked a National Editorial Association meeting to a plan for mass employment through better public road work. Alfred P. Sloan Jr of General Motors urged basing action on economic facts to remove unemployment. Suggestions included widening roads, fixing dangerous curves, and using cheap materials to build safer, improved highways.
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San Francisco
National Editorial Association
Alfred P. Sloan, Jr
General Motors Corporation
Dan B. Miller
Pacific Coast Division
The
Asphalt Institute
Federal subsidies should be abandoned argued by Rep Bacon
In a radio address Rep Robert Bacon of New York highlighted abuses in federal subsidies to states. He cites 14 states that paid nothing into the Federal Treasury in 1981 while receiving 24 million dollars and 18 more states with net contributions of 146 million dollars. He warns subsidies increase state taxes and urges thorough study and genuine government cost cuts before tax relief.
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Robert Bacon
New York
Railroads Made Major Gains in Service and Safety
Between 1920 and 1930 railroads showed dramatic progress with far fewer passenger deaths per 5.5 million carried and lower employee fatalities. Freight cars and speeds rose, ton-miles per hour grew, and freight theft declined over 90 percent. The piece notes these records underscore transport policy needs and urges consideration of changes to aid the industry.
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The
Observation Tower reflections on Prohibition and politics
The column cites July 11 1917 Chicago Tribune attacks on liquor interests as corrupting politics and plunging into Prohibition era debates. It cites bootlegging evasion of licenses and social vice, notes streets awash with drunks before Prohibition and contrasts with today, while weaving in satirical quips from various papers and local figures about politics and public life.
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Chicago Tribune
South State
Chicago
Embarcadero
San Francisco
Ani
Gas and Electric Company
All
Toona Tribune
Farmers Seek Wheat Plan Across Kansas and North Dakota
Farmers in Kansas align with North Dakota’s plan to refuse selling wheat under one dollar a bushel. Leaders like Cal Ward of the Kansas Farmers Union push organization and banker and business support to sustain the effort. Mixed sentiment notes the difficulty of implementation and need for broad cooperation.
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Kansas
North Dakota
Cal Ward
Farmers’ Union of Kansas
Athol Review
Economic revival hinges on large scale purchases and jobs
A Kansas City Star editorial argues for big scale federal and private finance to revive industry through raw material bets and roadwork, citing relief programs and rail and farm credit as engines. It highlights improving markets, renewed confidence, and the need to accelerate investment in materials, construction, and infrastructure to spur employment and demand.
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Federal Reserve Board
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Interstate, Commerce Commission
Europe
Congress
American Railway Association
America
Kansas City Star
Kansas Kolumists Warn About Wealth in Marriage
A Kansas column recalls a man urged against marrying for money after a friend notes his wife inherited $500 from her grandfather. The tale hints at social judgment when wealth enters a union and a husband builds a store amid public scrutiny.
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erie _ Co
Tax payments 1931 reach 88 percent in county report
Figures from county treasurer George Tieperman show 88 percent of 1931 taxes paid totaling 397,916.50 collected out of 452,578.38 due. Last year 90 percent was collected by this time, yet the county notes a strong record, only two percent below the prior year.
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George Tieperman
Kinsley Mercury
Local political results and county fair outlook from Scandia
Primary results show Governor Capper nominated for Senator and Henry Allen for Governor by Republicans. J G Strong wins district seat over Fred Sturges. Mrs. Howard elected Register of Deeds and Wm Hay district court clerk. Scandia reports strong turnout for representative J J Smith and a promising county fair with fast horses and notable cattle exhibits. Community updates include residents visiting relatives, staff transfers, and local teachers.
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Henry Allen
J.G. Strong
Fred Sturges
Howard
Register of Deeds
Wm. Hay
District Court
Scandia
J. J. Smith
Q. S. Ellis
Concordia
O. A. Johnson
Willard, Colo
Scanidia
Robt. Nylund
B. .F. Henry
G. P. Plotner
Mary West
Rye
Colo
A. Bushby
Dean
Formogo
Esther Isaacson
Paul Erickson
Time Table No 5 Passenger and Freight Schedules
The sheet lists passenger and freight schedules for east and west bound services with times for stops and departures. It shows Missouri Pacific lines with south bound departures and notes mixed illegible entries and stops.
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Dovering
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