Farmer Faces World Prices Or Crop Limit
Washington dispatch notes the government will not stabilize prices indefinitely. The Grain Stabilization Corporation aims to curb acreage and cut production to meet demand, moving away from long term stock purchases. The board reports 1929 1930 purchases saved farmers millions, emphasizes permanent relief via reduced acreage and efficiency.
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Associated Press
Washington
Farm Board
Grain Stabilization Corporation
White House florist retires after 45 years of service
Charles Henlock, 74, longtime White House florist and chief for twenty years, retires March 81 under retirement law. He selected flowers for state rooms, receptions and weddings, and noted first ladies and past presidents’ ties to the grovehouses. He predicts cherry blossoms will bloom around April 1.
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Associated Press
Washington
Herbert Hoover
Charles Henlock
Henlock
Grover Cleveland
Theodore Roosevelt
Mother Pickett Dies At 83 Known As Child Bride Of Confederacy
Washington, March 23. Mrs La Salle Corbell Pickett widow of Gen George Edward Pickett died in a private hospital at eighty three. Known as Mother by presidents she recounted the last Confederate charge at Gettysburg Cemetry Ridge and the tale of Confederate storming the ridge after which Union forces had not exhausted ammunition. She married Gen Pickett at age 15 and lived to tell of his last days.
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Associated Press
Washington
Pickett
Gettysburg
la Salle Corbell Pickett
Cemetery Ridge
George Edward Pickett
Market Campaign Builds Wheat Holdings Over 100 Million Bushels
The market watched a campaign push purchases until holdings surpassed 100 million bushels. Domestic prices rose 12 to 15 cents above Canadian and 15 to 20 cents above world levels. The corporation has continued adding to stocks, with wheat stored and flagged by traders as a market threat.
The Child Bride of the Confederacy Honored by Washington
A famed social figure born in 1875 earned the title for vivacity and beauty. She met presidents from Lincoln onward and mingled with authors, actors, and diplomats. She left an unfinished manuscript “My Memory Chain” at death. Funeral services are planned here tomorrow.
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Lincoln
United Daughters of the Confederacy
League of American Penwomen
Women’s National Press Association
Arts Club of Washington
Tomorow
Butterflies Taste With Legs Much More Sensitive Than Humans
Butterflies sense taste through their legs which are 1600 times more sensitive than a human tongue, enabling detection of nectar and plant chemistry as they land on flowers.
Son of Will Rogers Takes Newspaper Job in Fort Worth
Will Rogers Jr., son of the famed humorist, started work at the Fort Worth Star-Telegram as a wage earner. He will choose a department, with the classified advertising counter favored, after a meeting with publisher Amon G. Carter and a city tour following a Beverly Hills arrival by airplane.
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Fort Worth
Will Rogers, Jr
Little Red Hen Disgraces Other Ladies of the Coop
In Seattle on March 23 a Rhode Island Red hen named Lady of Wellington shocked the coop at J. W. McQuire farm by a deep crowing a bold stance and ruffled feathers. The other hens followed her lead admiring her independence and transmigration.
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Seattle
Lady of Wellington
Rhode Island
J. W. McQuire
Shaw advice on letters prompts Junior League reading
New York report notes George Bernard Shaw told Mrs August Belmont to sell his "lower letters" as they would fetch good money. She read some at a Junior League meeting, with the letters relating to negotiations.
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New York
George Bernard Shaw
August Belmont
Orient-Santa Fe Bond Deal O K d
Interstate Commerce Commission approves 7 million dollar issue of 6 percent gold bonds by the Kansas City Mexico and Orient Railroad to Atchison Topeka Santa Fe to reimburse for funds advanced on new construction.
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Associated Press
Washington
Kansas City, Mexico & Orient Railroad Today
Interstate Commerce Commission
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad
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