Small Businesses Need Help In Financing To Insure Prosperity
Babson argues lack of capital and risk appetite held back 1937 prosperity. He notes banks favor short loans, securities rules block new issues, and RFC aid is restrictive. Proposes investment trusts to funnel new money to small firms and boost local financing.
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Roger W. Babson
Babson Park
Fla
United States
Congress
Washington
Securities Exchange Act
E Commission
Furermore
Newark City
Chicago
Okolona
Mississippi
Eureka
California
Roosevelt
Busi
RFC
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Federal Reserve Bank
England
Sam
S Z Mitchell
Recession Costs 4.3 Million Jobs In Four Months
Federal economists estimate the business recession has eliminated 4.3 million jobs over the last four months, raising unemployment to about 10.45 million. The data, revised for the President's committee on economic security, shows the highest jobless total in three years, with relief rolls growing and Congress approving extra funds for WPA to June 30.
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Washington
Federal
WPA
Congress
Senate
Yadkin River Observations Week Summary
Murray the Flood Inc reports weekly observations for High Point at Clemmons near Styers Ferry on the Yadkin River. Mean temperature 47.6 degrees, high 68.5, low 30.8. mean humidity 76.5 percent, high 68.5, low 32. Total precipitation 1.41 inches. River stages ranged from 2.80 to 4.86 feet.
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Murray the Flood, Inc
Clemmons
Ines
Styers Ferry
Yadkin River
Price of Prace Albuquerque Warned War Budget
A 1874 UNM library letter by Indian agent Alex G. Irvine explains spending 65 dollars and fifty cents on powder shot and knives to appease Apaches on the warpath. The envoy apologizes for the outlay, noting it prevented potential conflict.
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Albuquerque
University of New Mexico
Alex G. Irvine
Quebec Hosts Large Share of Canada Fox Fur Farms
A report shows Canada has 7495 fox fur farms with 2408 located in Quebec. The concentration highlights Quebec as the leading fox farming province ahead of others, reflecting regional industry distribution.
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Canada
Province
Quebec
Factory jobs tied to farm demand through decades
In 1929 about 114 million factory workers were tied to farm product demand. Farm cash income reached about 10% billion dollars. By 1932 farm income fell to less than half and factory employment dropped to 850 thousand due to reduced rural trade. From 1982 to 1987 farmers bought more manufactured goods and factory jobs rose.
Farmers Ignore Fertilizer Guidelines Study Finds Low Adherence
Raleigh report from the Sir Walter Hotel notes North Carolina farmers bought nearly a million tons of fertilizer in 1937 but used mostly non recommended grades. Only 8.31 percent of Coastal Plain fertilizer was the recommended 4-8-4 for corn and cotton, while 36.35 percent was the non recommended 3-8-3. The Piedmont and Mountain areas mainly used 4-10-4 or 2-10-6 as guidance, with low uptake of tobacco grades. The bulletin also records more fertilizer samples tested than ever before.
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Enterprise Bureau
Sir Walter Hotel
Raleigh
Mar
Bulletin of Carolina
Calture
North Carolina
North A
Piedmont
Bulletin
Alexander the Great at Arbela Famed Battle Staged
The article recalls Alexander the Great at Arbela where he led forces in a pivotal battle. It notes his age as 25 during the confrontation shaping Hellenistic history.
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Arbela
Alexander the Great
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