Building Of Homes Can Replace CWA
The American Builder urges long term federal mortgage support to revive private home construction and repairs. It cites 60 percent of CWA workers from the building trades and argues loans would create jobs without burdening taxpayers, boosting taxable property and national wealth.
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Uncle Sam
CWA
Congress
Roosevelt
Chicago
United States
Statistical Service
PWA
New Condensed JAD Salts Promise Fast Weight Loss
A dubious weight loss pitch touts the JAD Salts plan as a science based method to shed 4 to 7 pounds weekly with two simple steps and a diet change. It claims rapid moisture loss from the face and body while promising no hunger and ongoing vitality at a cost of 14 cents per week.
Entangled in a Love Triangle on a Night Taxi
Vera confesses devotion to Tom Weaver and pushes for a life beyond his marriage to Gypsy. Tom insists he loves Gypsy, but Vera argues he is trapped in a dull routine. The tense moment unfolds on a return journey to her apartment as emotions clash with restraint and desire.
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Vera
Tommy
Tom
Hazel
Tommy Lamb
Tarrytown
Gypsy
Tom Weaver
Far East
China
Elsa
Hunt
Home building revival could lift durable goods industry
The article notes a prevailing low mood in the durable goods sector, which includes capital equipment. It argues that a revival in home building would boost business and employment across these industries, lifting demand and confidence in the economy.
Washington to Capetown air service planned with PWA funds
Plans for a 123 hour air service from Washington to Capetown with stops at South American points use an all metal airship built with PWA funds. Edsel Ford would provide engineering at Dearborn. a $4.5 million loan is sought. The craft would fly 21 hours to Porto Rico, 40 to Pernambuco, 27 to St. Helena, and 26 to Capetown, carrying 30 crew and 20 to 30 passengers.
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Youngstown CO
Washington
Capetown
South Africa
PWA
Carl B. Fritche
Airship Corporation of
Detroit
Ford Airplane
Dearborn
Mich
Edsel Ford
Fritche
South America
Fritsche
Privae
Porto Rico
Pernambuco
St. Helena
Scottfield
Belleville
Akron
Lakehurst
N. J
North Carolina counties face net tax relief from sales tax and property tax cuts
Commissioner A J Maxwell estimates only Caldwell and Pitt will pay more in sales tax than property tax relief in 1933 34. The state-wide property tax reduction totals about 4.83 million dollars while sales tax yields are projected at 6.64 million for the year ending June 30. Durham Guilford Buncombe Wake Mecklenburg and others show sizable net reductions, with Durham leading in net savings at about 427 943 dollars.
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Raleigh
Commissioner of Revenue
A. J. Maxwell
North Carolina
Maxwell
Caldwell
Pitt
Durham County
Durham
Guilford County
Buncombe County
Buncombe
Wake
Mecklenburg County
Washington women form special police unit in district
Three Washington women are selected as the nucleus of the Women’s International Aerial Police of the Women’s International Association of Aeronautics and are now acting as special police for the Washington district.
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Washington, D. C
Women’s International
Women's International Association of Aeronautics
Eren
Washington
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Jane
Washington-To
Gifford Pinchot
Pennsylvania
W.O
B.O
Bill Cook
B. J. Reynolds Tebscep Company
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