Farm Purchasing Ratio Rises to 87
Secretary of Agriculture Henry A. Wallace explains that increasing farm purchasing power aims to narrow the disparity between agricultural and other commodity prices. He notes that since summer 1933, farm purchasing power has risen and helped relieve the national recession while weather hazards remain a factor in overall recovery.
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Henry A. Wallace
Riitor
Agricultural Adjustment
Western States Opens Hope Branch
Western States Opens Hope Branch. The Western Lines Grocery Company of Texarkana Ark opened a new branch house in Hope on Thursday. J E Walker Sr named manager and moving his family to Hope. Walker known in Hope from Stamps and vicinity. Western States expanding with branches in Magnolia Camden and El Dorado. The initiative aims to make Hope a leading wholesale trade center and attract merchants from the surrounding towns.
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E. Watkey
Western Lines Grocery Company
Texarkana
Ark
Hope
J. E. Walker
New Hopeslers
Walk+ar
Stamps
Era States
Magnolia
Camden
el Dorado
Tomale
Dla
WPA progress in Seventh District projects and cooperation
Fifty five thousand dollars a month may be less than twenty two dollars and eight cents per month. Up to now fifty three projects have been admitted across four counties with twenty three approved and twenty two operating under WPA, employing eighty one workers. The program runs smoothly in the Seventh District as county judges mayors and school boards show strong support for lasting benefits. Training boards are active and WPA activities are well coordinated, promising a solid record for the Seventh district counties.
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Judeus
Lars
Southern Railway
Central of Georwia
Louisville & Nashville Rad
Winds Central
North Wash
Cotton futures edge higher on trade demand and contracts
New York markets show cotton futures mixed with gains on trade buying and light speculative demand. Prices for October through July listed with modest shifts, while broader farm income and railroad shipment studies highlight improving Southeast agricultural and industrial activity.
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New York
Opie Steniy
Governor outlines county government reform and jail use
The governor discussed reorganizing county government to cut overhead and possibly use district jails and prison farms under the constitution. He doubted voters would approve broader county mergers due to local pride and costs like land titles and courthouses, but saw no reason to delay modernization.
Overburdened Taxpayers and Education Funding Debate
The text argues that more than 3.2 billion dollars were spent yet taxpayers would not welcome more education funding without a constitutional amendment. It mentions county and field matters, a tuning instrument, and notes on human height and vision. The fragment shows political and scientific references without a cohesive narrative.
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