and half the purse should Winalota Cash win the All American. Since the Meridyths paid a few thousand dollars for the colt, and since they were broke, and since anything can happen in a horse race comprised of the ten fasted horses in the world, the choice to take the money seemed ...
Some states established new schools with their land-grant funds; others turned the money over to existing state or private schools to be used for the establishment of schools of agriculture and mechanics (these came to be known as “A&M” colleges). Altogether, 69 land-grant schools were fou...
“I've got a new idea, a mechanical device for dumping trucks. Shall I put money in it? She was a good sport and said to go ahead - that $200 would not make or break us.” Wood approached the local Pierce-Arrow truck distributor, Grant Waldref, manager of Waldref-Odell Motor Car...
The crumbled walls and hazardous materials at the old CharlesTown Mall complex will remain for some time, but some federal money has been allocated to the site to help with cleanup efforts.