Luxury spree under way as workers' surplus soars
A Northwestern National Life Insurance study finds average urban workers' surplus over necessities rose 79 percent in the past year, fueling a luxury buying spree. Jewelry and electric appliances lead gains, with pianos, furs, luggage, and sporting goods rising as defense demands limit some nonessentials.
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Northwestern National Life Insurance Co
United States Department
Insurance Company
Fraud Takes Land in Columbia Basin Sale
A Montana couple paid $500 for land worth $64 in the Columbia Basin project, with a Seattle agent misrepresenting water access and land quality. The Bureau of Reclamation warns buyers to verify project eligibility, value, and water prospects, noting many parcels lack irrigation for years and no government land is for sale through agents.
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Columbia Basin
Montana
Coulee Dam
Bureau of Reclamation
Bureau
Seattle
Columbia Basin Project
Wash
Miz Moore Gets Allesvage On A Lone Ocean Deck
Janet Moore resumes daily life after illness aboard a ship as Halloway, a medical student, discusses becoming a doctor and helps her dodge Mrs. Griscom, the ship’s gossip. He reveals his background with his heart specialist father and plans for general practice.
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Janet Moore
Halloway
Janet
Young Halloway
Harvard
Johns Hopkins
John Halloway
John
Quiet resolve on the sea after a courtroom verdict
Janet Moore and Halloway confront the verdict’s shadow aboard a ship. The physician confesses belief in her innocence, urges her to abandon disguise, and Bronson’s suicide confession arrives via wireless, confirming justice and prompting a hopeful bond.
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John Ward
Bronson
Stone
Janet
Expedition to Study Fur Seal Herd at Sea
Naturalists from the fish and wildlife service plan an expedition to study migration routes and food habits of the Alaska fur seal herd breeding on the Pribilof islands in Bering Sea. A vessel is being equipped to follow the herd during its fall migration as policy aims to protect seals at sea under the 1911 fur seal convention.
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United States
Fish and Wildlife Service
Alaska
Pribilof Islands
Bering Sea
Department of State
Canada
Japan
Soviet Union
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