Foy Howard Promotes Mountain Day Trip With Breakfast Stop
A breezy travel note invites readers to a Sunday mountain excursion via U S 21 through Wytheville Independence and Roaring Gap to North Carolina. Travelers are urged to pack a lunch, campfire gear, and a camera for long views, with a 170 mile option returning through Elkin Mt. Airy and Hillsville.
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Wytheville
Speedwell
Independence
New River
North Carolina
Roaring Gap
Sparta
Grey Stone Inn
Blue Ridge
Elkin
Mt. Airy
Hillsville
Pulaski Sees Shift Toward Military Economy
The piece argues the nation faces a shift from peace to military economy, requiring sacrifice and reallocating national income to defense. It notes critics like Walter Lippman question wartime frankness, cites soaring costs of defense programs, including a 50,000 aircraft plan needing trillions, and warns of broad societal impacts.
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Germany
United States
Walter Lippman
Congress
Sacrifices Seen Needed for National Efficiency and Tax Hikes
Experts warn labor must yield some gains and industry profits to push productive efficiency. Abroad and at home nations demand sacrifices for a non political defense program with higher taxes likely. Living standards may fall as America shifts toward a war footing, with less butter but stronger guns anticipated.
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France
Congress
America
High Federal Claim on Trucking Taxes Sparks Debate
A federal official asserts commercial vehicles pay too much for highway use while private users pay too little. The claim, based on a 60 40 tax split, contradicts trucking tax surveys. John J. Pelley of the Association of American Railroads counters that taxpayers will reject the conclusion as incorrect.
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John J. Pelley
The
Association of American Railroads
Taxpayer subsidies to truckers spark highway funding debate
Missouri and Illinois surveys show subsidies per truck per year range from 231 to 996 dollars, prompting critics to demand data backed reform. Railroads contribute over 35 million annually to highway construction, contrasting with trucking taxes. The piece also notes long lived Canadian geese and widespread spiders, including the venomous black widow.
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Missouri
Illinois
I Will Abide by State Game and Fish Laws
I will buy hunting and fishing licenses and follow state game and fish laws. I will protect wildlife and set an example for others. I will respect farmers' property and not hunt or fish without permission. I will be a 100 percent sportsman.
Man in a Community of Sportsmen
A local figure known as a sportsman in the community declares intent to kill a pest with determined effort. The remark follows tensions over pest control and public safety measures affecting residents and athletes.
Old Three Toes Coyote Captured In Texas Showdown
Federal trapper C. L. Parker finally outwitted the notorious coyote known as Old Three Toes in Mason County Texas. The animal had eluded years of trappers and ranchers leaving a distinctive three toe print from raids on goat and sheep herds. The coyote had previously lost two toes when escaping a trap.
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Mason County
Texas
C. L. Parker
Visits in Pulaski Tied to Norfolk and Western Railway
Mrs Armbrister receives a visit from Joe M Davis cousin of Mrs N E Armbrister in Pulaski in relation to the Norfolk and Western railway matters.
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Mrs
Joe M. Davis
N. E. Armbrister
Pulaski
Norfolk and Western Railway
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