Farmers hampered by shortage of laborers
The Department of Labor reports a widespread skilled labor shortage in April affecting farming in the South and Southwest as workers migrate to cities. Industries like metal mining and iron and steel show rising demand, while clothing and chemical sectors lag. Payrolls rise modestly across 43 manufacturing industries, with notable gains in foundries, machine shops, brickwork, and iron and steel.
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Iron and Steel
Bureau of Statistics
May Temperatures Run Cooler Than Averages In Terre Haute
Terre Haute records show this May cooler than average with mean temperatures roughly seven degrees below the 20 year norm. Readings hit 33 degrees on the 9th, with only 31 degrees in May 1903 matching or beating it. highs reach 82 while 98 was the May peak in 1911.
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Terre Haute
Homey ae Homey ae a wise boy on a village road
A reflective tale about a wise boy who buys a car and learns to drive with care. He inspects the car’s shock absorbers after paying about twenty dollars, avoids big bumps, and treats life as a short road needing cautious driving to reach a calm end.
Greenland Discovery By Norseman At Century's End
A Norse explorer named Greenland as the land was discovered and a settlement was established around the close of the tenth century.
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Greenland
Wesley's Great Work Across Fifty Years
John Wesley rode 250000 miles and preached 40000 sermons over fifty years. The quote Rideth welt whom the grace of God carrieth appears in the text linked to Thomas a Kempis.
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God
Thomas A Kempis
Wesley
Indiana in Pathway of Transcontinental Traffic
Indiana inches toward a vast highway program as cars and buses surge. The state plans three year trunk-line construction and maintenance to boost industry and agriculture while Standard of Indiana partners to distribute weekly road bulletins via its three main branches for public use.
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Indianapolis
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Atlantic
Pacific
Southlands
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State Highway Commission
Indaina
Evansville
South Bena
Commonwealth
Veheo
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Terre Haute Tribune
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