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...State highways. These highways run through rural districts and avoid the cities, or stop at their outskirts, though more than 50% of all motor vehicles are registered in cities and towns of over 10,000 population. Last week the American Automobile Association proposed a new system: that States treat trunk-line thoroughfares in cities as a part of the State highway systems; that these trunk lines through congested areas be built with funds from State motor taxes...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: National Affairs: He Who Gets Taxed | 8/31/1931 | See Source »

...Half way to his Rapidan camp for the weekend, President Hoover ordered his car stopped for a picnic luncheon. Over a seven-rail fence the President helped his guests, then followed in two steps. Sandwiches and drinks were brought from the trunk rack, spread under big Virginia oaks. Motorists paused along the highway, gaped at their President having...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE PRESIDENCY: The Hoover Week: Aug. 24, 1931 | 8/24/1931 | See Source »

Fortnight ago the pedestrian with the sensitive nose passed a rooming house on East 45th Street at the moment when Truckman Edward Wetzenberger was hoisting a large trunk from the sidewalk. The garageman smelled ether. He quickly telephoned the police station, "A man's carrying a trunk with a body in it out of a house here!" Detectives Elmer Mason and Rudolph McLaughlin climbed into their speedy little black Ford, rushed to the address in time to follow Mr. Wetzenberger's truck to a warehouse on East 41st Street. A Cuban broker by the name of Jorge...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CUBA: Conspirators | 8/17/1931 | See Source »

Also last week the Commission ordered a revision of livestock freight rates. For the western trunk line territory whence come 40% of U. S. cattle, 60% of hogs, a 10% average upping was granted. Southwestern rates were cut 6%, while those in the Mountain-Pacific area were reduced...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: TRANSPORTATION: Ex Parte 103 | 7/27/1931 | See Source »

...execution. A date was set for the trial before Judge J. Walter Hanby of Superior Court in Los Angeles County. He received thousands of letters and telegrams from all over the land, even from Europe. The attorney received so many telephone calls that he had to install a second trunk line. Seven county humane organizations told the court that in their experience new homes were never satisfactory for pets; the dogs & cats should be killed. Spiritualists, who think dogs have souls, wrangled over whether or not they should join their mistress...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Animals: Dead Hand | 6/1/1931 | See Source »

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