States Share Relief Bills Now Mounting
The Depression has cost the U S in relief for the unemployed and destitute over three billion dollars. State and local units followed private charities and federal funding, with total relief from 1933 to mid 1934 estimated at about 1.34 billion, plus 400 million from CWA and 1.23 billion appropriated to FERA since 1933. About 16 million people were on relief rolls, with state and local funds about 30 million monthly available for the rest of the year.
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Chicago
United States
Carrington Gill
Hoover
Farm Board
Red Cross
Congress
Relief Administration
Emergency Conservation Work
CCC
FERA
Harry L. Hopkins
Demand Grows for Big Gems in London Market
Hatton Garden diamond merchants report demand for large stones rising, with policy to hold supply until demand rebounds. They urge a price rise by the Diamond Syndicate to stimulate orders, noting improving business but ongoing fluctuations and a hoped revival after the 1929 crash. The Montana mineral value figure is cited as $3.0 billion since 1865.
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London
U.P
Hatton Garden
Kimberley
How the U S Housing Program Works
Washington explains the federal housing administration FHA loan program aims to make money more available through banks for home and business property repairs and improvements. Loans range from 100 to 2000, with the government insuring lenders against loss. borrowers need regular income and good credit, with no direct government lending.
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Federal Housing Administration
FHA
James E. Moffett
FHA warns borrowers on late payments and costs of loans
The FHA explains that borrowers must avoid arrears and that lenders may recover up to five cents per dollar for each late payment beyond 15 days. It caps total charges at five dollars per hundred of the original loan and notes that government credit insurance reduces overall costs versus older loan types.
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Federal Housing Administration
FHA
Car Backed Into Lake Injuring Texas Trio
Electra Texas three persons were seriously hurt when a nine passenger car stalled on the city lake dam and backed over a spillway tumbling three times. Mrs Ray Corder drove the car and several others were injured including Mrs Fred Parsons Mrs Ed Dickey and Mrs Corder. Mrs Truman Turner from Dallas and others suffered bruises and back injuries.
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Electra
Texas
City Lake
Here
Ray Corder
A. B. Corder
Fred Parsons
Ed Dickey
Corder
Truman Turner
Dallas
Jim Collier
Dorothy
Patsy Corder
Doris Collier
Don Turner
Demand for Written Guarantee on Workmanship and Materials
The speaker insists the contractor either handles the job or is evaluated for responsibility and skill. They require payment only with a written guarantee that the work is completed in a workmanlike manner and guaranteed against defects for one year.
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Better Housing Committee
Guiding Your Child Through Table Games
Alice Clarissa Richmond argues that family table games strengthen bonds and teach fairness, self-control, and sportsmanship. She cites games like table tennis, halma, checkers, chess, mahjong, and fiddlesticks as tools to foster character, etiquette, and shared evenings at home.
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Alice Clarissa Richmond
Brigre
Texan Dr. W. A. Allen Named Stetson President
Dr W A Allen of Waco Texas vice president of Baylor University has been named president of John B Stetson University Deland Florida. The selection highlights Allen as a leading academic administrator from Texas.
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W. 8. Allen
Waco
Baylor University
John B. Stetson University
Deland
Pla
Allen
Texas News
Boy Hears Prowler But Shoots Self
MEXIA Texas Sept 3 A teen Billy Bob Walkup son of Mr and Mrs Fred Walkup heard a prowler and loaded a small rifle to investigate He found no one in the yard and re entering the house he stumbled the rifle discharged sending a bullet into his stomach He crawled inside reached a telephone and called a hospital His condition was reported critical last night by physicians
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Mexia
Texas
Billy Bob Walkup
Fred Walkup
Injury on Playing Field Reported in Pampa Texas
An injury occurred on the playing field at Pampa Texas prompting local authorities to note an incident at the facility. Details remain sparse but the incident is under review by athletic officials.
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Pampa
Texas
Young Ater Dies Of Baseball Hurt
Galveston report says Albert Melvin Ater 18, a high school graduate, died from a knee injury suffered three years earlier during a baseball game. The body was sent to Liberty, Texas for burial. He was a cousin of the late Ray Ater, former Texas League baseball player.
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Galveston
Rept
Albert Melvin Ater
Liberty
Texas
Ray Ater
Elks to push pro Americanism in coming year
Amarillo Elks join with other lodges in a campaign against anti American groups and people. Clarence R. Roeder says over a half million Elks will monitor and combat such activities during the year. Michael P. Bhan announces an intensive pro American and Youth program with a national radio initiative starting in October.
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Amarillo Elks
BR. P. F
Clarence R. Roeder
Amarillo
Michael P. Bhannon
Los Angeles
Order
Movements Under Frueiche Direction In Wichita Paris
Movements in this section will be under direction of Ernest F Frueiche of Wichita Paris district deputy Oren Exalted Ruler of North Texas.
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Ernest F. Frueiche
Wichita Paris
Oren
North Txers
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