Good Roads Gossip Reveals U S Department Road Survey
The United States Department of Agriculture is gathering data on public roads to assess mileage and costs. About 15 100 inquiry blanks have been distributed to state commissions, with four cards requesting road class mileage, tax rates, road officials, and county bond indebtedness.
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United States Department of ‘Ag Dture
United States
France
Italy
Peninsuls
Sicily
Sardinia
America
Iowa
Concrete roads durable path set for Wayne County Michigan
Wayne County replaces macadam roads with cement concrete pavements reducing maintenance costs to 23,303 dollars last year, a 7,140-dollar drop from the prior year. Over one mile of concrete roadway remains rut free after six years, with low first cost, dust free surfaces, good traction, and year round usability. Detroit and neighboring regions expand concrete streets as the nationwide and cross border adoption grows toward an estimated 25 million dollars in construction this year.
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Wayne County
Mich
Detroit
Board of County Commissioners
City of
Iaid
Wrandotte
Oakland County
Wayne
Windsor
Walkerville
Ontario
Canada
Conductors Awarded Efficiency Buttons in Monongahela Valley
General Manager Smith announces a new efficiency button program at the Monongahela Valley Traction Company for conductors achieving two errors a day for three consecutive months with at least 20 working days each month. Conductor F A Starrick receives the first button in Charleston. Prof Walter Barnes and Mrs Barnes attend the West Virginia Education Association in Charleston and will visit Middleton after.
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Smith
Monongahela Valley Traction Company
Hood
Clarksburg
F. A. Starrick
Charleston
Walter Barnes
Normal School
Mrrs. Barnes
West Virginia Education Association
Midddlebourne
Shortens the Haul through Better Roads and Transport
E A Jones of Pennsylvania argues that good roads encourage farmers to move produce by motor tracks, enabling more daily market trips and expanding the farming area serving a city. This raises land values, increases market supply, and lowers transportation costs by shortening the haul.
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E. A. Jones
Pennsylvania
East Side News: Local Visits and Short Travels
Mrs. John Baker of Keyser plans a visit to her parents Mr and Mrs Clarke Merrifield on Columbia Street. Mrs XN Steele Mrs Dent Hawkins and Mrs John Long drove to Morgantown yesterday and back. Mrs Besse McDonald of Pittsburgh returns home after attending Mrs George Adams's death. Hugh F Smith and daughters Katherine and Margaret will summer at Mt Lake Park. The First M P Sunday School children's final rehearsal is tomorrow at two for Sundays program. Miss Ira Morris Morgantown Avenue is ill. Charles Robinson Winchester VA visiting. Miss Iva Larue Vermont Avenue leaves for a few days near Grafton. Miss Mary Frum, recently ill, can go out. Bernardine Cordray State...
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John Baker
Keyser
Clarke Merrifield
Columbia Street
Mt. Lake
Hugh*f. Smith
Katherine
Margaret
Mt. Lake Park
M. P
Ira Morris
Morgantown Avenue
Charles Robinson
Winchester
Iva Larue
Vermont Avenue
Grafton
Mary Frum
Bernardine Cordray
Shaw High’s Kris Emerges as Inter scholastic High Jump Sensation
East Cleveland’s R. Kris of Shaw High School, despite losing a leg in infancy, astonishes at interscholastic meets as a near top high jumper. He leaps with a strong right leg, landing boldly as he clears the bar, drawing attention for his speed and daring.
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R. Kris
Shaw High School
East Cleveland
Kriss
High School Ithlet
Local Notes From Fairview and Nearby Streets
Street visits and residency changes include Miss Elsie Merrifield of Columbia Street ill but improving. Mr O B Leveille and family relocate from Haymond Street to State Street. Miss Ruth Thomas returns from Union where she stayed with Mrs Viola Springer. Misses Marie and Agnes Greaser of Fairview plan weekend with Mr and Mrs Charles L Cordray on State Street.
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Ruth Thomas
Union
Viola Springer
Marie
Agnes Greaser
Fairview
Charles L Cordray
State Street
Miss Ora Straight Injured In Barrackville Runaway Buggy
Miss Ora Straight near Barrackville was slightly injured yesterday when her buggy ran away along Barrackville road. The frightened horse broke loose after a nearby automobile, tossing her against a barbed wire fence and causing bruises and an injured right hand.
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Miss Ora Straight
Barrackville
Miss Straight
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