Money Panic and the Gold Standard Critics in Texas
A letter from Plainview, Texas argues that money in circulation is too restricted by a global gold standard led by the United States and Britain. It claims banks and corporations hoard wealth, crippling farmers and workers, and calls for Congress to reclaim monetary control.
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Coin Harvey
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Dallas
Texas
Panhandle
United States
Great Britain
Europe
Vanderbilt
Congress
Dallas News
Post Office Department
T. J. Tulson
Plainview
Farm Board scrutiny links rush serum to cotton futures
The piece argues that a large portion of a 500 million dollar farmer appropriation went into artificial prices for wheat and cotton. It cites Grain Futures Administration records and quotes L. Gough and remarks on prosperity from hard work. Letters from readers express seeking work and housing.
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News and Globe
J. N. Beasley
Beasley
Governor Long
Murray
Bilbo
Farm Board
Legge
Grain Futures Administration
L. Gough
Wanting to Sell Canary and Seek Work in Electra Texas
A pan multiple notices: a canary for sale from a mover needing room, contact by phone 7533. M H offers varied tasks including clerking, nursing, housework with good references. Electra TX move promises a 640 acre farm and a rattlesnake report. box 1194 Tucumcari NM seeks paper delivery. housekeeper wanted in country home for winter. a middle aged or elderly couple sought for wage work. a query to adopt a baby via the column.
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Tack
Dear Tack Prints Rhyme and Bicycle Notice
A cub bear sits on ice and walks away ending with My tale is told. A bicycle in back yard is up for claim by Nora A Garvey 604 Pierce Street. A reader disputes a spoof claiming a nonexisting law firm.
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Nora A. Garvey
Pierce Street
Dress for Junior Miss and Misses Dress in 1931 sizes
Dress for Junior Miss in sizes 12 14 16 18 and 20 years requires 8% yards at 16 inch width. Tie and sash need 3 yards. Price 15 cents. Misses Dress in sizes 16 18 20 requires 4 yards of 39 inch material and a vestee of pinienstes material at ½ yard. Send 15 cents for UP-TO-DATE BOOK OF FASHIONS SUMMER 1931 to News and Globe Brooklyn.
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News and Globe
Sterling Place
Brooklyn
N. Y
Couple seeks newborn adoption in hopeful letter
A 23 year old woman and her 26 year old husband state they have steady jobs and no children, seeking to adopt a baby not older than one year. They express readiness to provide loving care and ask to be considered promptly.
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Andrew Nelson
Chicago
Buffalo
Tack
Blames Selfishness: Letter to Mr Tack on Government Failures
A reader criticizes elected leaders for failing to manage the economy and for shifting duty to boards and committees. The writer argues that vast funds are wasted without results and questions why officials cannot fix the crisis, suggesting bluntly that they do not know how to proceed.
Widow Seeks Work to Support Two Daughters
A widow appeals for employment to care for her two young girls and herself. She offers references and is willing to work for board, room, or wages, preferably at a lunch counter or housework, to provide an honest living during winter.
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Tack
Unemployed Men Could Restore Normal Times
The text notes millions of men out of work due to corporate layoffs aimed at lowering expenses during hard times. Restoring employment is seen as the quickest path to returning to normal conditions.
Plan to place workers back on jobs to ease unemployment
A reader urges using authority to redeploy workers from factories and big corporations. The plan would keep all workers at work by reducing hours to cut costs, claiming equity and feeding families while criticizing seniority and selfishness. See TACK LETTERS Page 10.
Britain Sells Over a Billion National Savings Certificates
The British savings drive reports nearly 1.05 billion National Savings Certificates sold, marking a strong public uptake of government savings instruments and signaling confidence in postwar financial programs.
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Britain
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