Small town retailing and life insurance assets
An observant discussion traces the fate of small stores amid department chains and mail orders, noting advertising as a key to survival. It then surveys life insurance funds, their vast assets, and the stake policyholders have in the national economy. College endowments are scrutinized for misused funds and the need for scholarships to support truly qualified students.
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Ward
Uttle
Springfield Republican
Life Insurance Funds
St Chacter
Deacon
Brown
Odd Taxing Jokes and Probate Notices From Alpine
A fragmentary column collects humor and legal notices: a quirky exchange in a store, a joke about a widow seeking a widower with four, and a formal notice to creditors regarding the estate of Alvin L. White, deceased, Brewster County Texas, with January 23 1938 as the probate filing date and H. T. Fletcher named administrator.
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Texas
Brewster
White
Acalough Gatedaway
Alvin L. White
Brewster County
B Stght
Pilot
Catate
Alpine
Experts estimate the average woman's vocabulary size
Experts estimate that the average woman has a vocabulary of only a few thousand words, noting the limited stock but pointing to turnover and growth possibilities in language use.
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Frewster
Tow
Mountain-Big Bend
Auding
Wes
Te An
Ae Bennett
Aioe
Wood ‘Society
Barry Scobee
Fort Davis
Earl Clark
Marathon
SBS
A'G. Spalding
Terrngan
Cour
Act of Congress
United States
Marilyn
Marlin
Page Ed
Graham Isadore Pinkelstein
Pure Oil Company
Humble O11
Texas O11
Tzey
Iman
H. T. Fletcher
al ‘Vin L
Atanche
Ivory
Eer “Ryer
Central Power and Light Company
Federal
Adewe
Mack
Studebaker
Hord Motor Company
Vicinity
Alpine Motor Company
Chrysler
Plymouth
H.L. Hord, Maria
W. H.terry, Jr
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