Return from Colorado Trip Highlights Plains Dairy Regions
After five weeks in the mountains and plains of Colorado, the writer recounts travel through Cincinnati, Chicago, Denver, Kansas City, St. Louis, and Knoxville. He praises Nebraska dairy farms and Holstein herds, notes a drought in Colorado, admires Lookout Mountain and Estes Park, and observes vast Kansas wheat fields and mining towns in Summit County.
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Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
Union Pacific
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Southern
Knoxville
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Jim” Rivers
Brighton
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Kokomo
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Pony Express
Big Thompson Canon
Estes Park
Kansas
Worth Weil
Lee
Alfalfa Needs Soil Prep and Timing for Best Yield
Agronomy workers at the State College of Agriculture advise that alfalfa requires fertile soil drainage lime and inoculation. It is not a poor land crop, so prepare soil well and plant seed in early September.
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State College of Agriculture
Speeding Menace on Public Highways Sparks Demands for Action
A reader condemns reckless speeders and calls for stronger enforcement. The letter argues officers must use all resources to stop the speedsters, suggesting harsher laws if current penalties fail. The author warns lives, including children, are at risk from speeding vehicles.
Meetings Announced for Sutherland and Todd
Citizens of Sutherland and Todd plan a fall community fair. Meetings will be July 28 at 3:00 p.m. at Sutherland school and July 30 at 3:00 p.m. at Todd school. County agents from Ashe and Watauga will attend.
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R. C. Crowell
Ashe County
Watauga County
Ashe
Watauga
Vacation Time In Hillsands And Morganton News Raid
A provincial meditation on vacation, urging local readers to enjoy Western North Carolina resorts near Morganton. The piece extols Blowing Rock Chimney Rock Grandfather Mountain Linville Gorge and other Blue Ridge locales as convenient getaways within a few hours and celebrates regional natural beauty. It also hints at business concerns and worker morale.
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Morganton
North Carolina
Blue Ridge Range
Virginia Line
Georgia
Blowing Rock
Chimney Rock
Grandfather Mountain
Linville Gorge
Inexperienced Drivers Urged to Practice Safely
Carolina Motor Club proposes restricting learner drivers to private streets to avoid public danger. Mr. Roberts says rapid improvement depends on practice, but only on low risk streets to protect lives and property as drivers advance.
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Carolina Motor Club
Roberts
Safe driving practice risks public safety warns Gazette
The Gazette argues that new car owners need guidance from salesmen to avoid dangerous driving in crowded streets. It condemns inexperienced motorists who rush into traffic, saying only police action can curb the hazard while urging better instruction from dealers.
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Gastonia Gazeette
Death Too Easy For Them
Statesville Sentinel condemns two men captured on a South Carolina road for a murder linked to Major Samuel H. McLeary. The editorial calls for swift and severe punishment to deter such crimes and protect citizens, expressing no sympathy for the killers and urging exemplary justice.
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Statesville
South Carolina
Samuel H. McLeary
United States Army
Civilization demands death for killing as justice
The piece asserts that revenge is not enough and that civilization requires punishment by death for murder. It cites Biblical eye for an eye, condemns criminals as a curse to civilization, and calls for execution if the facts support the crime. References to a Chicago case and a Jewish rabbi are included.
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Chicago
Amera
Governor Smith Accepts Defeat and Reaffirms Support
Governor Smith accepts defeat with good humor and pledges to support the ticket and address the convention. He urges unity and improvement in the United States by election day. The Concord Times notes the proper spirit and contrasts it with a grouchy loser. Davidson's July Clearance Sale ends soon, urging readers to act.
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Mr. Davis
Concord Times
Thad Pickett and the old gray horse remembered
A Georgia retro political vignette recalls Thad Pickett from the 1990s running for Congress on the Populist ticket. He rode a gray horse through the district and later spoke of the bid with humor by a barnyard memory.
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Thad Pickett
Georgia
Pickett
Congress
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