Billboards Face Nationwide Debate Over Scenic Beauty
A wave of editorials and letters from Chicago to Dallas criticizes billboard proliferation. Supporters stress beauty, safety, and economic value, while opponents warn of obstructed vistas and driver distraction. The debate centers on preserving scenery along highways amid rising billboard visibility.
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Frottall
Elf
Dallas Morning News
St. Louis Globe- Democrat
Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Tribune
Illinois
Chicago Daily Tribune
Joseph P. Stremlau
Mendota
Roads and Bridges Committee
Billboards clash with public will in Missouri debate
The Globe-Democrat notes a clash as 10 000 petitioners are ignored by lawmakers in favor of 100 paid lobbyists opposing a billboard curb bill. Dallas voices join the call for better street scapes with architect John Harold Box urging design of public streets as architecture.
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Missouri
Globe-Democrat
Dallas
John Harold Box
Beware of the Old Free Lot Scheme in Chicago
The Chicago Better Business Bureau warns that fraudulent land promoters push a free lot prize then require a recording fee. Winners are steered to buy a higher priced second lot with inflated costs, making the gift lot effectively worthless and the buyer overcharged.
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Chicago Better Business Bureau
Rio Grande
Better Business Bureau
Chicago
A. B. Johnston
Lost Soul Seeks Hand Painted Western Mountain Scene
A Texan in town confides that two thousand dollar bills burn a hole in his pocket as he searches for a genuine hand painted picture of western mountains with cows. He has visited multiple galleries but found nothing fitting. A local artist offers on the spot canvas painting for one thousand dollars, with the buyer directing cows and cattle breed.
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Jersey
Shortest Book Review Notes Taosenos On Colorado River
Book Press Reviews from the University of New Mexico Albuquerque lists Six Taosenos Who Braved the Colorado River by Spud Johnson and Claire Morill Janderson & Sons Tas NM. 35 cents. The booklet recounts six New Mexicans paddling through Glen Canyon in two rubber boats. An entertaining yet personal narrative.
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University
Albuquerque
Colorado River
Spud Johnson
Claire Morrill Janderson
Glen Canyon
John Troyer
Grass and Benches in the Park Explain the Summer Plan
A poet explains why the park lawn cannot stay green under heavy use during summer Saint James and Saint Anne celebrations. Ernesto provides free water, while Benches need new boards. The narrator pledges to cover wood costs and urges Spud to urge Shaffer Matt to fix the benches.
Spotlight on Taos Plaza sparks plan for benches and plantings
Taos Plaza discussion kicks into action with volunteers proposing new park benches and improved greenery. A local resident aims to fund a bench, with Town Planning Commission backing and Council approval sought. Merchants’ group and Garden Club support joined by a donor offering a bench from her garden. Debate over Fiesta impact prompts questions about feasibility and community turnout.
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General Plaza
Tads Plannin Commission
Mor
Taos
Tom Humphreys
Marshallin the Merchants
Garde Club
James
Entir
Elaborate ruse used to reform a drinker
A former AA member recounted a man who secretly recorded a drunk friend’s entire evening with a miniature tape recorder and played it back when sober. The plan aimed to shock the friend into lasting sobriety by presenting the "document" as authentic evidence of his own past behavior.
Taos Plaza could become a beautiful civic garden
A Taos letter from Tom Humpherys urges the Taos Garden Club and local merchants to fund and maintain a flowered Plaza. He envisions grass, shrubs, and watered plants lining the plaza to welcome tourists and honor long-time residents, with modest annual merchant contributions and free town water to sustain it.
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Spud
Taos
Taos Plaza
Taos Phara
Mort Tom
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Matt
Alcoholics Anonymous
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