Roosevelt to push new farm co operatives plan in campaign
Roosevelt is expected to unveil a new farm cooperatives program aimed at tying farmers to urban consumers to win farm votes from Kansas Governor Landon. Observers link the plan to Wallace's book Whose Constitution and a Democratic platform line on fair value and lower consumer-producer spreads.
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Illinois Brevities Headlines From the State
Illinois Agricultural association to hold twenty second annual convention in Chicago from January 27 to 29 1937. John G Oglesby undergoes minor operation in Springfield with satisfactory condition. Drowning death of Thomas Giacinto in Melrose Park pool. Civil War veteran S J Babbitt dies in Galesburg. Retail units consolidate into Chicago affiliate of Illinois Federation of Retail Associations. Mahomet resident finds lost pocketbook and five dollar bill but grasshoppers leave behind metal clasp. Leuw resigns as assistant chief engineer of Illinois highways. Four day homemakers conference held at Springfield fairgrounds. Two men killed one girl injured in Dixon motorcycle car collision. Ruth A Wardall former University of Illinois professor dies in Danville. Albert Fauth Aurora former market master dies in Aurora. Illinois school enrollment figures released. Treasury announces mural competition for Decatur post office. University of Illinois Alumni Association scholarship winners and alternates announced. Effects of drought hit East Moline implement plants. layoffs exceed 1,500. Mary Ann Sarkisoff 18 months killed backing into car in Wood River. Cyril A Lynch elected president of Illinois Association for the Blind in Jacksonville. next convention to meet in Chicago.
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Eyes Around the World Expand View for Millions
Uncommon Sense on travel films notes their value in widening horizons for people in small towns. It argues many have limited opportunities to see distant places and cultures, citing vast regions from deserts to major cities, and hints at the challenge of staying set in tradition.
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Cameras Bring World To Seats In Cinemas
John Blake argues that widespread use of moving pictures could educate children by providing current global views. He notes photographers capture Eskimos, Alps, and distant places, and urges schools to adopt projectors and films to teach biology and zoology with vivid real world imagery.
A Veiled Figure And The Soul Within Death Unveiling
A prose reflection compares a man to a veiled statue in a sculptor studio. The hidden form beneath the veil is the Soul, and its unveiling is death. Until unveiled, the man does not know what he truly is.
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Diner and waiter banter over wild duck order
A playful exchange has a diner asking for wild duck and a waiter replying that none are available, offering instead a tame duck to irritate on request. The lighthearted moment captures a simple dining interaction.
Dad Did the Sounding The Girl-Did you sound the family about our being engaged
The exchange shows a family scene where a daughter and her husband discuss an engagement while the father weighs in, revealing the awkward moment as the father questions the family’s reaction and tone.
Found at Last from a Sergeant to Recruits
A sergeant speaks to a squad of recruits revealing a long wait with a humorous reflection on how his lost toy soldiers return in adult form as fate. He quotes his mother promising they would be found, delivering a sharp, comic admonition to the boot camp crowd.
Safe at Sea Punchline on Transit Joke
A seafaring man groans after a voyage in a streetcar asking where he is bound. The conductor replies with a play on words revealing his destination as China, delivering a lighthearted maritime pun. The exchange highlights a witty ending to a weary journey.
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Practical Youth Misunderstood Turnip Capers at Scout Camp
A scoutmaster orders a large turnip from Farmer Brown. The tenderfoot heads to the field. Brown rushes back, saying a boy has gone mad, uprooting turnips and trying on hats. The tale, from Tit-Bits Magazine, captures youth misunderstandings and camp antics.
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