Iowa Road Tests Show Fuel Savings by Paving
F. R. White of the Iowa State Highway Commission reports fuel efficiency gains on road surfaces. Earth and gravel roads show lower ton miles per gallon compared to concrete pavements. Paving Lincoln Highway segments could save substantial daily and yearly costs, offsetting paving investments in 15 years.
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F. R. White
Towa State Highway Commission
Ames
White
Iowa State Highway Commission
Lincoln Highway
Story County
Iowa
The
Register
State Highway Commission
Legisature
Charles City
Algona
Dées Moatnes’ Register
Miracle Merchant Champions Local Trade and Community Support
A Ringsted businessman promotes home‑built commerce and local advertising. He runs a busy department store with full page ads in the town newspaper, spends 5000 yearly on ads, holds 80000 in stock, and buys everything locally. He urges every local business to spend at home and praises Danish heritage.
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Npewspaper
Des Moines
Ringsted
Ringsted Dispatch Hails Speaker Prospect
The Ringsted Dispatch notes a sought after speaker who couldfill a year with speaking dates if he accepted all offers. If Ringsted secures a date, the town would consider the expense a top investment in bringing him in.
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Ringsted
Ringsted Dispatch
Iowa Legislature Faces Road Tax Skirmishes and Primary Road Debates
In a tight floor race Campbell of Ida county helped push through a primary roads program while a committee lineup split progressives and reactionaries. Senators push to resolve whether the primary road system remains intact before approving gasoline tax measures as House considers a new roads bill with hopes of avoiding further conflict.
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Campbell
Ida County
Pro Tam
Mrs
Appanoose County
Bergman
Jasper
Stoddard
Woodbury
Buser
Muscatine
Bowman
Black Hawk
Elise
Roads and Highways Committee
State House
Iowa
Senate
House
County Superintendents to remain elected by boards
Iowa county superintendents will stay chosen by county boards of education for at least two more years. Representative Knuddson from Hamilton county pushed a bill to place superintendent elections to a popular vote, but the measure failed by one vote. Similar bills have failed each session for ten years.
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Iowa
Knuddson
Hamilton County
Legislature Battles Over Tax Bills And House Rules
A vigorous session features clashes over taxation and alcohol laws as House and Senate rush countless inconsequential measures. Patterson of Kossuth faces defeat on the proposed income tax law while major budgets and prison costs await action. The piece notes party caution, committee bottlenecks, and a closing quatrain urging not to speak ill of the absent.
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Senate
House
Patterson
Kossuth
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