Five unit subsistence homestead plan approved for Texas
Secretary Ickes approved a five unit program to create 350 subsistence homesteads near Houston Arlington Wichita Falls Three Rivers and Beaumont. Units aim to provide guaranteed income of 600 a year and produce only for home use with average occupant incomes between 600 and 1000. Costs per unit range from about 2184 to 2765 dollars.
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Texas
Ickes
Houston
Wichita Falls
Three Rivers
Beaumont
Arlington
Houston Gardens
Dalworthington
Dallas
Fort Worth
Delworthington
Courthouse Records and Building Permits Notice
Courthouse records show warranty deeds from L. J. Vogel to W. C. Neel for Summers property parcels one and two. Building permits list repairs and roofing at addresses on Van Buren and West 13th. Dust in the federal building noted as porter cleanup after a year of dust storms. no court term scheduled. Colorado budget commissioner reports four months saving of 250000 in operating costs for 20 state institutions under a new code.
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L. J. Vogel
W. C. Neel
Panhandle Lumber Co
Plymouth
Toney Chisum Inc
Chrysler
Hardeman King Co
Betty Gist
Ford
W. L. Dodson
van Buren
J. A. Buckingham
West 13Th
Federal Building
Uncle Sam
Federal Court Room
James P. McInroy
Colorado
Big diamonds found near Cullinan site spark new hunt
A fragment from the Cullinan story notes that a finder near the original locality unearthed two large diamonds weighing 508 and 726 carats. The larger gem is described as flawless and the finder initially rejected a $375,000 offer. The article ties these finds to India near the Himalayas and Mount Everest.
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Ment
Edward
George
Two Color Frock’s Alarm Over a Global Earthquake
The piece describes a severe earthquake rivaling Lisbon in deadliness. It cites India with two thousand killed and cities reduced to ruins. It notes water spurting from ground fissures, adds awe at natural forces, then shifts to a reflection on safety and travel before introducing Mrs. Margaret Sanger.
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India
Himalaya
Equator
North Pole
Birth control debate and Goering orders in press excerpt
The article notes a Washington birth control convention and Sanger’s forecast of government action on birth control and sterilization. It cites Goering’s order dissolving Prussian lodges, discusses Freemasonry and patriotism, and mentions ships leaving the New York rum row after repeal, with two million gallons of cargo emptied.
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Cialty
Washington
NRA
Sanger
Kingdom of
Prussia
Hitler
Globes
Herr Goering
America
Europe
Canada
New York
Liquor Import Plans and War Talk Stir Opinions
Government officials expect liquor supplies to rise with shipments from British Honduras via New Orleans as Britain seeks routes to supply the United States. France hints at a ten year non aggression pledge with Germany, while war pictures and Floyd Gibbons provoke thoughts on future conflict. Five Japanese employees are jailed in New Jersey for photographing critical infrastructure, underlining renewed spy concerns. Ads note both papers carry all want ads at 6262.
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British Honduras
New Orleans
New Jersey
Highspeed
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