VA to ease GI loan rules for farm purchases
The Veterans Administration plans new regulations to ease GI loan guarantees for farms. A VA spokesman said FHA construction standards will apply to rural dwellings and farm buildings to help private lenders resell mortgages to FNMA. No effective date announced.
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Washington
Mareh
Veterans Administration
Federal Housing Administration
Federal National Mortgage Association
FNMA
Fannie
FHA
Mental Health Week Proclaimed in Texas
Governor Allan Shivers issued a proclamation urging Texans to observe National Mental Health Week April 23 29. He noted progress in state hospitals and schools but warned mental health is broader, linked to broken homes delinquency alcoholism and crime, as national groups join state agencies in the observance.
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Capitol
Allan Shivers
Texas
United States Junior Chamber of Commerce
National Committee For Mental Hygiene
National Mental Health Foundation
DAV Honors Hazlett for National Newspaper Column
J M Hazlett of the Pauls Valley Democrat Oklahoma won first place in the Disabled American Veterans second annual nationwide newspaper columnist awards.
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Cincinnati
J. M. Hazlett
The
Pauls Valley
Okla
Endocreme Hormone Cream Praised by Doctors
A 1930s advertisement touts Endocreme as a hormone cosmetic developed by doctors. It claims widespread use since 1937 and position as a proven option for younger-looking skin, priced at 3.50 plus tax.
Lower Premiums Indicated in Auto Insurance Hearing
Casualty Insurance Commissioner J. P. Gibbs announced the annual automobile insurance rate hearing set for Thursday at 9:30 a.m. He said liability statistics show only minor changes for bodily injury and property damage rates, while physical damage coverages show material reductions. Attendance is open to any interested person to raise matters on rules ratings or endorsements. Revisions justified by statistics and data will take effect after the hearing for one year.
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Capitol
J. P. Gibbs
Gibbs
Texas Good Neighbor Commission to Attend Tampico Meeting
The Texas Good Neighbor Commission will send Ramon Guerra and Thomas Sutherland to represent Texas at the Tampico session, as part of a push to organize Good Neighbor Commissions in Mexican border states. Governor Raul Garate of Tamaulipas will join Texas officials in forming his state's commission.
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Texas Good Neighbor Commission
Texas
Tampico
Ramon Guerra
Thomas Sutherland
Texas Commission
Neville Penson
Fort Worth
Mexico City
Raul Garate
Tamaulipas
Good Neighbor Commission
Allan Shivers
Rail Abandonment Hearing Scheduled
The Railroad Commission set hearings for May 10 and 11 on the Texas and New Orleans Railway Company applications to drop passenger schedules between Houston and San Antonio and between San Antonio and Skidmore. Hearings cover No. 7 and 8 on May 10 and No. 313 and 314 on May 11.
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Railroad Commission
Houston
San Antonio
Skidmore
Texas and
Child Actress Testifies About Hair Brush Punishment
Beverly Hills tale centers on Lora Lee Michel nine testifying that her foster mother Lorraine Michel whipped her with a hair brush for buying candy and alleged Sunday School avoidance. The trial includes details of alleged hunger and prior injuries cited by another witness.
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Beverly Hills
Calif
Lora Lee Michel
Lorraine Michel
Lora Lee
Michels
Oscar Cummins
Jesus
Michel
Otto
Texas
A. H. McCurdy
Justice Court
Knot as a Measure of Speed
A knot is defined as one nautical mile per hour, a unit used in marine and air travel. It expresses speed based on the distance of one nautical mile traveled each hour.
UN chief urges 20 year plan for peace at UN
United Nations Secretary-General Trygve Lie called for a 20 year program to win peace between the United States and the Soviet Union urging immediate first steps. He said negotiation requires honest give and take and praised recent reaffirmations of peaceful coexistence. He also pressed for China’s UN representation and criticized Russia for boycotting the UN.
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Washington
United Nations
Trygve Lie
Russia
United States
Lie
B'nai Brith
Soviet Union
China
World Organization
Security Council
First Novel Scores For Ruth Chatterton
Simon and Schuster announced it will publish a first novel next month by actress Ruth Chatterton. The manuscript for Homeward Bertie was submitted anonymously and the author’s identity was revealed after acceptance.
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New York
Simon and Schuster
Ruth Chatterton
Bus Plows Sand Pile. No One Injured in Dallas
In Dallas on March 21 a crowded city bus operated by W. J. Bench hit a sand pile on a hill when the brakes failed. He directed passengers to hold on as he steered past the obstruction and the bus halted without injuries.
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Dallas
W. J. Bench
Bench
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