WPA raises Southern WPA wages raise in July boosts pay for professionals
The Works Progress Administration will raise southern payrolls by about 220 dollars monthly starting July 15. About 2 percent of workers in the South will get raises averaging 3.90 dollars monthly, raising overall earnings to about 52 percent of private wages. Highest rate reaches 79 dollars for city professionals. prior boosts targeted unskilled workers. Hopkins notes regional adjustments due to low southern pay relative to national average. Surplus clothing purchases continue, with nearly 10 million dollars spent to aid relief recipients.
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Statewide debt cut and per capita cost at record lows
The state reports a declining debt burden with per capita government costs at 317.10, the lowest in the nation. No new debt or taxes, ad valorem tax cut, cash budgeting across departments, and expansive welfare and public works reforms. Major funding to schools, roads, health services, and infrastructure follows a wide set of cost-saving measures and reorganizations.
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Life-Long Ababit Friend and Parody of War Toys Exhibit
AP Picture News notes a life long Ababit friend quote on habits, jokes about mothers pushing babies for money, and the International Society of Colectors of Lead Soldiers displaying over 10,000 toys at a Paris convention. A worker parade joke contrasts unemployment with military spending. a marriage license query ends with a worker salary line.
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Not Ulm: A Staircase Moment In Rippling Night
In a tense corridor a sudden whisper interrupts a quiet night as a voice asks the time. A startled reply comes from the stair, revealing a quirky, almost absurd domestic moment amid the creaking steps and fading echoes.
Bank Report for Hempstead County Arkansas Summary
The document presents a bank balance sheet with resources and liabilities. It lists loans and discounts, real estate loans, securities, reserves, deposits, and other banking categories. It includes a stated total deposits amount of 44,081,467.55 and is sworn to be true by the cashier C. Stephens of the named bank in Hempstead County Arkansas.
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