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Newspaper
The Daily Telegram
Location
Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1912
Page
6
Fragmented OCR notes discuss road building and maintenance, advocating road rollers and drag methods to fix old readings. Emphasizes rural enhancements, attracting country life, and speeding farm to city travel with broader highway improvements.
The annual report to the legislature shows last year’s road work far surpassed the prior year. 082 miles started and 640 miles finished. this year 1,800 miles of good roads planned with an estimated cost of 22 million dollars.
Pennsylvania engineers survey York and Adams counties for inclusion in a Sproul Act main highway system. The plan seeks voters’ approval to spend 30 million dollars, with five million currently available, to improve roads and promote agricultural access. Road drag advocates urge action to raise road quality and farm productivity statewide.
Nine miles of roads and nine miles of streets were built in Anniston by Mayor J. L. Wikie over three years. Street Overseer W. E. Parker estimates the project, if contracted, would have cost at least $15,000. The article advises keeping gravel piles for road repairs and smoothing surfaces to prevent ruts and holes.
Thomas 4 Kniseley and his companion visited Lowe Creek on a Tuesday, drawing local attention as a city visitor during an ordinary week.
Motor cycles are being prepared for the Big motor cycle races during the Fourth of July celebration at the new fair grounds. Four races are planned including two five mile and two ten mile events with total purses of 150 dollars. Several racing machines have arrived and tested on the grounds track, with speeds reaching sixty miles per hour. Entrants are estimated from four dozen to twenty, with many makes represented.
The Donohue and Johnson team defeated the top contenders in two games at Gore Alleys Tuesday night. In game one the Clothess Winning out by twenty pins. game two was tight with a late finish. The last game saw the ton Ble squad surge to lead by forty two pins. Individual scores include Clem Elk 707, Saravittas 668, Donohue and Johnson 556, Baywood Stogies 428.
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