Riggs urges halt on road work until costs fall
James R. Riggs, ex assistant secretary of agriculture, told the Indiana State Highway Commission that highway spending should pause until prices ease and labor is freed from other essential industries. He warned that current bonds, material shortages, and tax costs raise overall highway costs and urged a controlled slowdown to study best construction methods.
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James R. Riggs
Indiana State Highway Commission
Riggs
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Highway Commission
Indiana
Capitol Hill
Washington
United States
Iowa
Illinois
Ilinois
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Si Plum to seek fifth term as Constable in Lickskillet
Si Plum announces his candidacy for Constable for a fifth term with Bill Blithers as campaign manager for the township and Aunt Sally Hawkins managing the city effort. The items recount local antics and community figures in a humorous Bloomington Star column.
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Si Plum
Bill Blithers
Sally Hawkins
Lickskillet
Sally
Doc McFadden
Deacon Ebbersole
Ed Bivins
Perkins
Squire Hartsock
Amos
Merom College
Zeb Stubbins
Zeb
Arminta Jones
Gosport
Love Ann Long
Jim Slivers
Ed Bascomb
Nick Carter
Cy Hawkins
Fragmentary line on peace and victory
The passage speaks of real peace not won by mere subterfuge or force. It emphasizes victory over sin and corruption as the path to lasting peace for all.
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