Man Builds Personal Steam Train To Relive Old Days
Harold Parkinson a 42 year old loom fixer and former Great Northern Railway employee constructs a two year project in Smithfield Rhode Island to build a two ton English style steam engine with a 300 foot railroad on kerosene fuel. The project aims to ease nostalgia for past times while showcasing the train’s power and self made engineering. Montana reports rising per capita wealth contrasted with broader national fluctuations.
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Trade revival eyed as Latin America opens to US ships
Houston expert T. L. Evans of the Houston Foreign Trade Association says Latin America can absorb about 35 percent of wartime trade while the Gulf coast could handle around 10 percent. He urges a permanent US Latin American trade relationship, noting past neglect after 1914 and postwar shifts toward Europe. Evans led a Texas goodwill flight to Latin American nations amid strong interest and limited European influence.
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Refunds Ordered In Cotton Pool
The Senate approved legislation to pay 4 320 000 to participants in the 1933 cotton pool. It would reimburse pool certificate holders 2 40 per bale for carrying and insurance charges deducted from payments. About 80 percent of certificates were held by farmers and 20 percent by merchants in 1938.
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Bankhead Extends Refund Period for Processing Taxes
Alabama Democrat proposes extending the time limit for seeking refunds on cotton and tobacco processing taxes to one year after July 1, expanding relief for affected producers and merchants.
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Squirrels Overtake Cattle Grazing in Helena Forest
In the Blossburg grazing area of the Helena national forest ground squirrels outnumber cattle, with about 20 squirrels per acre across 6,000 acres. W. E. Fry, assistant forest supervisor, has dispatched a crew of 22 CCC boys to address the situation.
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