Law on teen employment no barrier say officials
William J. Rogers of the Wage and Hour Division in Dallas called the idea that Federal child labor laws block teen hiring a myth. He outlined which jobs are allowed for 14 to 18 year olds, including 85 percent wage certificates for full time students, and noted hazardous work restrictions and summer hour limits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William J. Rogers
U. S. Department of Labor
Dallas
Rogers
Secretary of Labor
Labor Department
U. S
Commerce Street
Federal Building
U. S. Courthouse
Kansas bank to aid drought-hit Oklahoma farmers loans
Federal Land Bank of Wichita announces loan relief for Oklahoma drought areas. Existing loans may be reamortized or extended, new lending and amortizations allowed under a variable interest plan. Loans with good collateral or substantial paydowns qualify for deferment and careful repayment schedules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas Bank
Wichita
Kansas
Federal Land Bank of
Oklahoma
William G. Plested
Federal Land Bank
Land Bank
City Dwellers Now Eligible for FHA Rural Loans
The Farmers Home Administration loosens rules to let qualified city residents move to rural towns of 10 000 or less and obtain FHA home loans. FHA administrator James V. Smith notes loans target families lacking other financing who will become owner occupants, with program expected to total about 1.5 billion dollars this year and rise to 1.6 billion next fiscal year. The joint USDA state center clarifies blight information is preliminary and stresses federal state cooperation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Farmers Home Administration
Agriculture Department
James V. Smith
FHA
Smith
Congress
Corn Blight Information Center
USDA
Fittstown and Harden City Boom to Bust in Oil Era
The article traces the rise of Franks and nearby Harden City from a spring and mill in 1869 through oil boom days starting in 1933. It covers pioneers like Reverend J. R. Harden, B. F. Byrd, the Fitts townsite, and the Carter Oil refinery, noting population shifts, business growth, and lasting landmarks such as the Harden City post office and the park developed by Louis Lea's family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada
J. R. Harden
Andrew J. Harden
Millageville
B. F
Frank) Byrd
Barther
Chickasaw
Byrd
Louis Lea
Fittstown
Franks
John Fitts
Harden City
Harden
Carter Oil Company
Rock Island
Crosbie
Kerr-McGee
Carter-Humble
J. L. Delaplain
Carter
E. H. Moore
Tex-Tel
Clyde Moore
E. T. Boydston
Bruce Turner
Clarence Lee
Luther Wilson
J. C. Ross
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Billy Ray Gowdy
Boise City
David Hall
Juanita Townsend
Burl Griffin
J. R. Thompson
Old Harden
McLish School
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