Wheat Estimate Shows Bulge in U S Crop Record
James E Bennett & Co forecast a total U S wheat crop of 1 055 billion bushels, surpassing the 1915 all time high. C M Galvin of Bennett & Co notes favorable weather boosted prospects despite rust damage. Winter wheat output is placed at 84 088 million bushels with a probable 15 9 bushels per acre yield at 81 percent of normal.
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Chicago
U.P
James E. Bennett & Co
United States
C. M. Galvin
Bennett & Co
Don’t Let Constipation Drag On Kellogg All-Bran Ad
A Kellogg advertisement urges relief from constipation by adding bulk to the diet with All-Bran cereal. It explains that bulk means a fibrous food that helps bowel movements and recommends daily use with plenty of water to restore energy. Kellogg is made in Battle Creek.
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Kellogg's
Kellogg
Battle Creek
America
Missing Lass Found Unharmed by Cops
Betty Ray Harboard four year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Ray Harboard was found unharmed today in a shack with Mrs Jane Davis 57. Police said Davis was deranged and could not explain her actions. District Attorney Ben B Knight said the motive appeared to be an overpowering desire for a child not a kidnapping.
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Santa Cruz
Cal
Betty Ray Harboard
Ray Harboard
Jane Davis
Ben B. Knight
Davis
Death Penalty Given Mexican Convict
In Floresville on May 31 a jury in 81st district court sentenced Jesus Herrera, a Lavernia share cropper, to death for the slaying of 12 year old Hope Elizondo, a Lavernia schoolgirl. Defense counsel did not appeal. Herrera denied the alleged rape and murder of the girl on May 21.
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Floresville
Hope Elizondo
Lavernia
Jesus Herrera
Herrera
Reforming Farm Policy in Iowa Sparks Debate Across Sides
In Macomb Illinois area observers discuss the 1938 farm program. Corn Belt Liberty League leader Tilden Burg warns of creeping control while McDonough County Conservation President Andy Hodges calls the plan democratic and nonpartisan. Officials outline quotas, penalties, and the need to store excess corn, with farmers weighing compliance and fear of future compulsion.
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Tilden Burg
Cornell Liberty League
Macomb
Burg
Best
Liberty League
Tye
Andy Hodges
Hodges
McDonough County Agricultural Conservation Association
League
Corn Belt Liberty League
Toronto Winners Having Trouble
Four mothers who shared the Millar prize seek retreat from aggressive salesmen after winning the $100,000 each in the Toronto baby race. Mrs Timleck and three other co winners faced real estate pitches while two disqualified contestants, Mrs Kenny and Mrs Clarke, received consolation awards of $12,500.
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Toronto
Ont
Arthur Timleck
Timleck
Charles Vance Millar
Kathleen Ellen Nagle
Annie Katherine Smith
Isabel Mary MacLean
Timlock
Millar
Matthew Kenney
Paulne Mae Carke
Kenny
Clarke
Methodist Fight Over Church Name Opens in Atlanta
A petition seeks to revoke a May 20 charter granted to G Sears Aiken and others for Methodist Episcopal Church South Inc arguing that using the same name would confuse the public and infringe 93 years of church existence. Judge Paul S Etheridge set the motion for June 3 assignment in Fulton County superior court.
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Atlanta
South
Paul S. Etheride
Surplus Corn Plan Faces Storage and Quota Issues
The plan would store corn and loan 25 cents a bushel until prices reach parity, then release stock. Despite a 1,067,678,000 bushel carryover, a bumper harvest could push prices to 20 cents. Critics note quota rules favor 566 counties, leaving others unregulated and potential political risks for Wallace.
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League
Wallace
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Willis Thornton
NEA
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III
Secretary of Agriculture
Henry A. Wallace
Des Moines
Ellis B. Hall
the Academy of Music & Art
Gasure
Grace Moore
Andre Kostelanftz
Paul Whiteman
Deems Taylor
Paul Douglas
Liccerr & Myers Tobacco Co
Floyd V. Studer Life Insurance and Annuities
Amarillo
J. W. Hill Furniture Co
J. W. Hill Lowell
J. W. Hill
Sealy
Blackburn
West Texas
New York
Governor Clinton
Penn Station
Fifth Avenue
Pennsylvania
Clinton
Seventh Avenue
31St Street
Robert J. Glenn
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