Farmland Foreclosures Decline Across United States
The 1928 29 period saw fewer foreclosures and farm real estate delinquencies per 1000 farms than the prior year. Nationwide distress transactions totaled about 135 000 ownership changes, with declines in Montana North Dakota South Dakota and some regions. Despite lower values since the war the corn belt held relatively firm with an average acre value about 16 higher than prewar levels.
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Gham
Als
United States
Montana
North
South Dakota
U S Inspects Christmas Nuts Aimed at Quality
Federal inspectors sample shipments from foreign ports at docks and yards using a 100 nut test. If 15 or more points are found from mouldy shriveled decayed or rancid nuts the lot is seized and sent for lab analysis. Between 1928 and 1929 the government rejected 2 717 665 pounds of nuts out of 49 219 870 examined.
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Frank J. Weller
Associated Press eFuture Service
Washington
Sam
Federal Laboratories
B. J. Howard
Chief Rogers II Probing Thefts In State
Chief Rogers II reports ongoing probes into thefts tied to several wholesale houses in the region. He cautions no report yet but promises forthcoming details likely to interest the public.
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Chief Rogers II
James Sera
Ffirtselle
Cullman
Rogers
New Cadet Plant Nears Operation in Tennessee
A dispatch from Columbia Tennessee reports Cadet Hosiery Company's new plant nearly finished and set to begin operations around year start. When fully running it will provide employment for about 400 people.
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Columbia
Tennessee
Cadet Hosiery Company
Rail links ease distribution from Decatur
Two trunk line railways make distribution an easy matter to and from Decatur, improving transportation access and goods movement for the area.
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Decatur
New York in 1930 A Snapshot of City Life and Payrolls
Richard Maslock surveys a city poised between past and future. He notes smoky streets, crowded Broadway, evolving fashion, booming subways, and familiar quirks like theater ticket speculation. Mayors, police officials, and city costs are revealed in a brisk, period voice.
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Richard Maslock
New York
Wall Street
Fifth Avenue
Broadway
New York Times
Airtight plan at post offices in wartime era Chicago
The article compares mayor James J. Walker’s earnings and lifestyle to other figures, noting his salary aligns with state figures and includes a mansion. It contrasts Walker’s income with Babe Ruth and Eddie Cantor, highlighting his continued pay on tour like contemporaries.
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Eighth Avenue
Walker
Broadway
Ruth Draper
New York State
Roosevelt
James J. Walker
Babe Ruth
Eddie Cantor
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Food, Drug and Insecticide Administration
Gmicroanalytical Laboratory
Stinson Bros. Jewelers
Second Ave
Decatur, Ala
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Dole
Grover Whalen
al’ Merry
ACORN
Pangburns
Avantz Drug Co
Rank
George Botkin
Princess
Bette Otek
J. C. Penney ‘Co
Stephenson Brick Co
Alabama
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