Divorce for Mrs Simpson Absolved in London
NRS Wallis Simpson was granted an absolute decree of divorce in London. Edward Duke of Windsor traveled from St Wolfgang Austria to visit his fiancée at Chateau de Cande near Tours France. The decree nisi dated Oct 27 was made absolute in a swift ruling. The wedding date has not been announced.
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Roosevelt Signs Guffey-Vinson Coal Bill
The passage and signing of the Guffey-Vinson coal bill by President Roosevelt makes it a law. As a result, consumers who use soft coal will face higher prices due to the new legislation.
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Guffey-Vinson law sparks fascism fears in coal debate
Critics warn the Guffey-Vinson bill moves toward government controlled monopoly in soft coal. It divides the U S into 23 regions, sets minimum and maximum prices, and ties costs to wages led by John L Lewis, boosting consumer prices while claiming to curb free competition. Hamilton Fish attacks gold policy and laments nationwide harm.
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Debate Over Guffey-Vinson Law and Monopoly Effects
The article argues the Guffey-Vinson law may safeguard high cost mines but hurts overall consumers by enabling monopolistic pricing. It contrasts open competition with regulated returns, questions consumer protection via a council, and notes opposition from Attorney General Strike Cummings. It questions enforcement of presidential stock-ownership restrictions for government workers.
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Pasture Fertilization Urged By Dairy Expert
Dairy horticulture professor Ly Carl B. Bender of New Jersey College of Agriculture advises dairymen to treat pastures as cash crops. A spring nitrogen application of 250 to 300 pounds per acre can yield cash returns in four to six weeks, with demonstration trials showing uniformly good results.
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New Jersey College of Agriculture
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Percheron First Among American Draft Horses
A New York Herald Tribune writer notes the Percheron dominates American draft horse markets with about 140,000 registered in the stud book and 30,000 similar French Draft horses. Gray was the common early color. heavier trucks and pavements shifted demand to coarser Belgian horses. The breed advanced in the U S until motor trucks rose, with high prices for prize stallions in the U S and Belgium where breeding is government-supervised.
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New York Herald-Tribune
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Belgium
Minorca Large Bird Description
The Minorca is the largest Mediterranean egg breed. It features a long body and back with a slope to the tail, a long under line, a low and well spread tail, and long shanks with visible hocks and part of the thigh. It is known for its large comb and Wattles.
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Raising Geese on One Acre of Rough Land
The text advises that one acre of rough land can raise a fine flock of geese if a small stream runs through it. Enclose with wire netting to keep geese from quarrelling with other poultry during feeding. Geese should have only ground grain though they can eat cats after maturing. Wheat and corn are not suitable since geese have no crop to soften their food.
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Civil Service Commission
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Western Newspaper Union
Farmers Pay Weed Tax Seen Across Illinois Farms
Farmers pay a weed tax averaging about 450 dollars per year per farm, says a crop production expert at the University of Illinois. Reduction possible when using a small farming mill to clean grain, though seeds often require special machines from commercial seed dealers to remove noxious weeds.
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Ilinois
Farm land bank sales show 1936 purchases exceed 1935 totals
Federal land banks sold over 15 000 farm properties in 1936 for 35 200 000 compared with 9 700 properties valued at 28 100 000 in 1935. About 75 percent of farms sold were bought by farm operators. Officials note operators have largely displaced non-farmers as the biggest buyers over the past three years.
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