President urges housing act revisions to unlock credit
The President sent a special message to Congress urging major changes to the National Housing Act to ease private credit and accelerate housing construction. He proposed eight reforms to lower interest charges improve mortgage terms increase insurable shares and expand large dealer rental and mortgage group financing. He also noted highway spending concerns urging economy and outlining funding constraints for federal road projects.
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Congress
Federal Housing Administration
National Mortgage Associations
AEC
Secretary of Agriculture
Fifth Avenue Traffic Then and Now
Consumers Information recalls 1907 when few thousand cars roamed Fifth Avenue. The 1907 scene contrasts with today’s nearly 30 million cars and a thriving auto industry led by advertising and research. Prices dropped from around 3000 dollars to a fraction, with about half a million workers in the field.
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New York
Fifth Avenue
42Nd Street
Consumers Information
Cellophane satire and workplace wisdom from Sue Sez
Sue Barksdale reflects on cellophane as a society symbol and defines tolerance as temperance. She notes beneath every success lie many executives guiding numerous laborers who once took orders themselves. Christmas imagery hints at holiday abundance and delayed bills. Good behavior, she says, stems from training.
You Cant Whip A Man Like That Post Oak Advocate
The piece extols Mr. Deweber as an exemplary leader who supports the consolidated Post Oak school and aids local basketball and volleyball teams. It lauds his education zeal and hard work while reflecting on wartime pressures affecting farm product prices and cotton industries in Russia Japan and Brazil.
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Consolidated
School of Post Oak
Howdy
Post Oak
Deweber
Europe
Russia
Japan
China
Brazil
United States
Sam Rayburn
Green
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Farmer builds wealth on cotton amid drought in Jack county
An Oklahoma era report details N KE Deweber of Jack county turning 898 acres into a self sustaining farm. He paid off 4 000 debts in five years while growing 140 acres of cotton producing 45 bales and raising grain, cattle, and poultry.
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Newport
Deweber
Jack County
Rhode Island
Deliberate Snub Exchange Between Jones and Smith
A terse exchange notes a private meeting with Smith's wife. Jones says she did not notice him while Smith confirms the claim, describing a quiet social misalignment between old acquaintances.
Deliberation on Diplomats Truth Telling Time
A quotation contrasts a diplomat’s duty to tell the truth with permission to delay revealing it. The exchange suggests patience in disclosures suits diplomatic practice.
Driver Learns Lesson After Sudden Wheel Slip Crash
Candid remarks capture a collision scene where a man explains his wife’s clutch release caused the steering wheel to lurch. The exchange reveals a domestic context around a traffic accident with a warning tone about caution on the road.
Constipation Relief Promises Headache Ease with Black-Draught
An ad touts Black-Draught as a simple remedy for headache caused by constipation. It claims many users report relief and notes the product is sold in 25 cent packages.
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