Farm Aid and Revolt Echo Across Agriculture History
The piece traces farm protests and political actions from a landmark March date to the 1930s New Deal era. It notes a Roosevelt conference, the Agricultural Adjustment Act, and crop acreage and payment programs. It mentions farm strikes, threats to a judge, and rising subsidies totaling hundreds of millions, sparking debate over government policy and perceived collectivism.
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Alexander HK
George AP
Fenhire-Sérvice Weiler
Roosevelt
Congress
Sam
Mentholatum advert claims rapid relief for colds
An advertising mockup promotes Mentholatum as the easy modern fix for blocked nostrils from colds. It urges gentle internal and external application and promises quick relief, reducing sniffing and discomfort. The ad ties memory to Mentholatum as a versatile remedy.
Political battle over Uncle Sam's massed farm programs
Farmers argued over government interference and national debt while referendums approved acreage reductions and marketing quotas. The 1930s farm policies shifted after the 1936 Supreme Court ruling invalidated parts of the AAA, leading Congress to enact soil conservation and Domestic Allotment Act payments. The era saw ever normal granaries, parity payments, and crop insurance, but wartime swings and European blockade disrupted surplus relief amid cotton and wheat pressures. the article notes a major cut in cotton planting from 36,494,000 bales to 25,000,000.
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Uncle Sam
Supreme Court
Fis
AAA
Congress
Budget fights loom as governor weighs 60 day session
During the fiscal year the Welfare and Education departments seek large increases. Welfare adds about 2,000,000 and Education about 3,100,000 in new funding. Administrative expenses could rise 1,400,000 yearly without salary cuts. Most appropriations need a three fourths vote. one bill failed for lack of that margin. Governor Adkins can approve or veto, but cannot raise salaries. The House ends its 60 day session with a short business session early morning.
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Welfare Department
Adkins
Jack Machen
Columbia
State Planning Board
Senate
House
Agricultural Surpluses Rise and Farm Program Expands
Surpluses grow leading to potential government controls on wheat and corn. Agriculture plans strict marketing quotas if voters approve. Farm relief enters its eighth year with a billion plus annual outlay and four and a half billion in loans. Six million farmers cooperate in the national program as staffing climbs from 46,944 in 1943 to 81,880 today.
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Department of Agriculture
Washington
National Girl Scout Week in Hope
Ninety seven local Girl Scouts join over six hundred thousand members nationwide as they celebrate the twenty ninth birthday. Leaders oversee two Brownie troops with plans for continued meetings at Fair Park Little House and weekly programs on safety health and citizenship. Scouts knitted twenty seven garments for the Red Cross and presented a note from Mrs Roosevelt promising hours of service for national defense.
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Girl Scouts
Hope
America
Lotal Girl Scouts
Ony
Focal Girl Scouts
Fair Park
Lissed
Red Cross
Girl Scouts of Hope
Ore Scouts of America
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
United States
Dynamite composition components noted in sources
The snippet identifies nitroglycerin as a primary component along with absorbent material such as wood pulp and sodium nitrate, outlining the basic chemical makeup of dynamite.
Sleep Problem Continued from Page One
Norman Dine of Lewie & Conger launches a Police Neighbors League in New York to curb noise through humorous cards. The campaign targets loud radios, noisy children, late parties, and boisterous conversations, using notes signed by Mayor LaGuardia as honorary president to deter sleepless neighbors.
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Fifi
Kennel Club
New York
Norman Dine
Dine
Lewie & Conger
Mr. Dine
Police Neighbors League
FB. H. LaGuardia
Hizzmer
Final program includes Governor speech and band performances
Entertainment continues until 1 p m with a final roll call before adjournment Governor Adkins will speak The Ward Lafanwy military band and Batonville High School band will perform Gifts will be presented to Speaker Means Wilkinson of Greenwood and to Chief Clerk Hal B Smith of Little Rock Other music songs and acts directed by Representative Julian Jumeys of Jonesboro
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Adkins
Ward Lafanwy
Batonville High School
Means Wilkinson
Greenwood
Hal B. Smith
Litle Rock
Julian Jumeys
Jonesburo
Hodges Named President of LSU in Place of Smith
Maj. Gen. Campbell B. Hodges age 59 and commanding four new army training camps in Louisiana and Mississippi was elected president of Louisiana State University to succeed Dr. James Monroe Smith, who is serving a sentence in the state penitentiary. Dr. Paul M. Herbert will resume duties as dean of law.
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Campbell B. Hodges
Louisiana
Mississippi
Louisiana State University
James Monroe Smith
Paul M. Herbert
Tidal Earth Crust Bulges Under Moon's Pull
A fragment notes the earth's crust bulging due to lunar gravity creating tides and mentions Benjamin Franklin and daylight saving time.
1999 Ple iron production in Canada totals 756,182 long tons
In 1999 Canada produced 756,182 long tons of ple iron, up from 105,427 long tons in the previous year, reflecting a substantial rise in output.
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Canada
Hungary Funds in U S Frozen
President Roosevelt freezes all funds of Hungary in the United States. Secretary Hull notes Hungary is treated as under German domination, placing it with nations subject to prior freezing actions. The move targets assets tied to the regime amid wartime measures.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Hungary
United States
Indy
Mull
Gepnreans
Ratmanin
Relelt
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