Toll roads gain traction amid funding debates nationwide
Growing interest in toll highways expands from the Pennsylvania Turnpike to projects in Kentucky Virginia Georgia New York New Jersey Rhode Island Ohio Michigan California and more. Analysts warn the funding shortfall threatens repairs and new construction as highways absorb nearly three quarters of state capital outlays.
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Star-Telegram
National Highway Users Conference
State Highway Department
Kentucky
Virginia
Virginia Beach
North Carolina
Georgia
Savannah
New York
Buffalo
New York City
New Jersey
Camden
Jersey City
Rhode Island
Connecticut
Massachusetts
Ohio
Michigan
California
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Pennsylvania Turnpike
Pittsburgh
Harrisburg
Portsmouth
Portland
Maine
Methodist Conference Increases Pastor Salary Minimums
The Texas Methodist Conference at its 112th annual meeting raised minimum salaries for pastors. The baseline for married pastors rises from 2000 to 2200 dollars annually and for single pastors from 1800 to 2000 dollars.
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Houston
Texas Methodist Conference
Denison to Host 1st Division American Legion Convention
Denison will entertain the 1st Division of the American Legion on June 10 and 11. Com. Edward Winter announced the event and Vincent Ferrell of Linden is division commander. About 500 legionaires are expected with Lake Texoma outings planned as key entertainment. Carey Anderson, the local entertainment chair man, said Ferrell will assist in convention plays during his visit.
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Denison
American Legion
Edward Winter
Vincent Ferrell
Linden
Lake Texoma
Carey Anderson
Anderson
Ferrell
Refrigeration Jobs Rise Delivers 100000 Workers in March
Washington reports unprecedented demand for household refrigerators and air conditioning equipment pushed workers in the refrigeration and air conditioning industry to just over 100000 in March. The Labor Department notes 31000 more hires since December and 2000 fewer than March 1949. The report also mentions automobile accidents caused by car drivers and cites a Shakespearean misattribution about Sweets to the Sweet.
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Washington, D. C
Labor Department
The Affair of the Pig on San Juan Island
In 1859 on San Juan Island a pig dispute sparked a near war between American settlers and British authorities. Lyman Cutler killed a Hudson's Bay pig over land rights, provoking threats of arrest and British occupation. British and U S forces prepared for battle until Gen Winfield Scott and Admiral Baynes brokered peace.
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Little Island
San Juan
Washington
Vancouver Island
Canada
United States
Great Britain
Lyman A. Cutler
Hudson’s Bay Company
Cutler
Alexander Dallas
Dallas
Victoria
George E. Pickett
Gettysburg
Charles Griffin
Pickett
James Douglas
British Columbia
Tribune
Plumper
London
U. S
Winfield Scott
Robert L. Baynes
Lyman Cutler
Louis Wolff
Rotarian Magazine
Classified Want Ads Highlight Local Sales and Rentals
A collage of local notices lists gladioli for sale, used piano offers, rummage sale plans, rentals for rooms and a five room house, a four room house on a blacktop road, Frigidaire refrigerators, land and city property deals, floral services, stock on 1950 Coolerator refrigerators, and auto loan arrangements. Local businesses Holland and Dixon, Johnson Jewelry & Appliance, Tom Barbee, Carrie Hamilton, Babcock Auto Store, and First National Bank feature in the notices.
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East Grand
Beulah Biller le Wee
Holland & Dixon
Jack Nossaman
Blacktop
Whitewright
Tom Barbee
Hannah Florists
Carrie Hamilton
Coolerator
Babcock Auto Store
W. E. Stanford
Candidates Named for Democratic Primary Offices
The Sun lists declared Democratic primary candidates on July 22, 1950. For County Attorney the race includes Wilson F. Walters and Murray H. Nance Jr. For Sheriff the section is incomplete in the provided text.
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The
Sun
Wilson F. Walters
Murray H. Nance, Jr
Bank dispute over auto financing charges revealed
A financial dispute centers on a bank and auto financing firms with accusations that charges are inflated beyond those from competing lenders. The case outlines the broad disagreement over pricing and remuneration in vehicle loans.
Mae West plans to build and run million dollar casino
Mae West aims to settle in Las Vegas and open Mae West's Diamond Lil Casino and Restaurant after her Boston show. Her attorney Charles Catt will organize a corporation to manage the hourglass shaped star’s venture. Diamonds sapphires emeralds rubies and opals are noted.
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Las Vegas
Mae West
Charles Catt
Mae
Boston
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Stetson
T. W. Ayres & Son
Methodists
Legion
Shakespeare
Hamlet
Dad
Vanette
Rawleigh
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Dept
Memphis
Tenn
Willis Taylor Simmons
J. C. McMillin
Bassett’s
Stephens & Bryant
Reserve Life Insurance Co
Farley & Hill
Karo Maxey
Brunswick
Ford
Chevrolet
Plainsman Milo
Sudan
Palace Theatre
Farmall
Murkel Dicken
G. W
Woody
Blanton Ernest Millsap
Robert Dean
I. E
Irrel) Brown
F. W
Fred
Wright E. P
Edgel) Jackson
International Harvester
C. J. Meadow Truck & Tractor Co
Tional Bank
Theodore Roosevelt
White House
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