Trade program debate colors 1930s Senate session
Senator McNary urged extending reciprocal trade to finish a major issue of the election year while Senator Harrison urged keeping politics out of the farm bill debate. The farm bill worth $922 million faced hold up over cane sugar grower benefits tied to acreage expansion and quota suspensions.
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Washington
Republcan
McNary
Senate
Congress
Harrison
D-Miss
Prisoners In Reich Get Joy Packages
London reports Britons at home may send post free joy packages to interned relatives and POWs in Germany. The British Red Cross urges sending knitted goods shaving gear tobacco and bar chocolate. Other food games and books are banned. Each prisoner may receive one 11 pound package every three months.
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London
Germany
British
Red Cross
Lemon tree sprouts from deep mine seed in Montana
In Butcs Montana three thousand feet underground two electricians found a lemon tree sprout growing from a mound of pulverized rock. They retrieved the tiny plant and showed it to friends, claiming a miner discarded a seed after drinking lemonade. The seed had germinated in the rock under electric light.
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Butcs
Mont
Sog
Marugg
Virgil ‘Stuart
Investment Burns But Loss is Nil
Eleven thousand dollars in bonds burned at the Wall Street entrance to the county courthouse in Winchester Kentucky but no one was hurt and no loss occurred. County officials including members of the fiscal court and the school superintendent witnessed the event as eleven unsold bonds were destroyed by fire during a school construction program.
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Winchester
Wall Street
Methodist Revival Concludes Sunday at St Andrews Church
Revival services at St Andrews Methodist church will continue through the weekend with Saturday morning service omitted but Saturday night services led by Rev Bill Bottom of Sneads. The revival ends with Sunday services at 11 am and 7 30 pm.
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St. Andrews Methodist Church
Bill Bottom
Sneads
Lynn Haven News and Local Notes Drainage Fund Runs Dry
WPA workers under Claude Stephens have drained and graded many streets over the past two months in Lynn Haven, but work has halted due to exhausted funds. Epworth League hosts a food sale at Barber's Grocery on Saturday March 23 starting at 10 a.m. Various residents arrive or visit, including Sammye Maddox from Andalusia, and new homeowners.
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WPA
Claude Stephens
Epworth League of the Methodist Church
Barber's Grocery
Sammye Maddox
Andalusia
Ala
Grover Baxley
H. H. Aldendorf
Joddie Owens
Chipley
Rosenwald Cagers Play Here Tonight
Rosenwald High basketball teams close their season tonight against Washington High of Chipley. Coaches Donalt and Jones expect a good fast game at 7 30 p m after a season rematch where Chipley won the earlier bout 24 14 for girls and 30 14 for boys. The Rosenwald squads aim to cap their season with wins.
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Rosenwald High Basketeers
Washington High School
Chipley
Donalt and
Jones
Rosenwald
Free rabbit left hind feet offered in Salina
Salina Kans. readers are told that 27 000 left hind feet from jack rabbits, bought with hides this winter, are free for the asking as a quirky good luck charm. The notice notes the feet are provided as a novelty and includes a trimmed reminder about not expecting special value or luck.
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Salina, Kans
Salina
War Veterans Meet at Panama City U U W V Camp
Panama City U S W V Camp No 37 and Auxiliary No 30 held a Wednesday meeting at 7 30 with election and installation of junior vice president and patriotic instructor by President Effie Jones. Lillian Bare and Martha Beate were installed. Tressa Kittle resigned as secretary and Margaret Nuquet was chosen to fill the chair. A candy pull is planned for Tuesday Mar 26 before the veterans regular dance. Next meeting set for Wednesday Apr 3 at 7 30.
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W. V. Camp
Effie Jones
Lillian Bare
Martha Beate
Tressa Kittle
Margaret Nuquet
Panama City
Soldiers urged to fight waste in British Army notices
In France, economy notices plastered across the British Expeditionary Force urge soldiers to avoid extravagance and fight waste as they would the enemy. The messages remind men they will help pay for the war ultimately, noting Britain’s cost runs around 298 million pounds monthly.
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France
Britain
Campaign tours quicken for Republican post
The 1940 presidential race quickened as Taft Bridges and Dewey planned fresh speaking tours in Illinois and Wisconsin while Vandenberg prepares a radio speech on major issues. Farley leads a Southern tour for the Democrats, expanding campaign activity beyond postoffice dedications.
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New Hampshire
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
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Wisconsin
Vandenberg
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Outman Withdraws From Florida Senate Race
The Democratic race for the U S Senate nomination narrowed as State Representative W D Bill Outman withdrew from the contest in St Petersburg Florida.
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St, Petersburg
Fla
United States
W. D
Bill) Outman
Birth Not Ten Be Quintuplets
Miami, a 22 year old expectant mother who feared quintuplets learned yesterday that she...
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Miami, Fla
Herald reports single birth after medical diagnosis
The Miami Herald stated tonight that she submitted to a fluoroscope diagnosis and misread the physician’s comments about her unusual size. John S. Knight, Herald publisher, announced a medical exam confirming there would be only one child. Currants were introduced to England from Corinth about 1533.
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Miami Herald
John S. Knight
Herald
Panama City Doctors Commit To CMTC Summer Exams
Six Panama City physicians have volunteered to examine CMTC candidates for the 30 day summer course. Exams will occur during camp dates from June 12 to July 11 at Fort Barrancas Pensacola area. Applications are via Lieutenant Joseph Mathis in the Sherman Arcade building Panama City.
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CMTC
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Pensacola
Daniel Adams
Don S. Fraser
A. H. Lisenby
Herman Perkins
J. M. Nixon
M. F. Parker
U. S. Army
Joseph Mathis
U. S. Army Reserve
Sherman Arcade
Geh Rig Returns to Yankees Lineup After 14 Years
Today mirrors a game where Lou Gehrig steps out of New York Yankees line-up for the first time in 14 years as Tommy Henrich handles first base against Kansas City. Three years ago Dr John B Sutherland named Charles Bowser as first assistant coach with Alex Fox and Edward Schultz joining football coaching staff at University of Pittsburgh.
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Lou Gehrig
New York Yankee
Tommy Henrich
Kansas City
John B. Sutherland
Charles Bowser
Alex Fox
Edward Schultz
University of Pittsburgh
Coed Dresses On 19 Cents A Day At University Of Texas
A UT home economics study finds a college girl can be well dressed for 19 cents daily, though most budgets are higher. Average yearly clothing spend among 80 girls was $230 with one student at $730. The frugal student bought four dresses, two wool suits, a tweed coat, a sweater, and four blouses plus undergarments.
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Austin
Tex
University of Texas Home Economics Department
Dahlia Found in Mexico by Cervantes in 1784
A historic note records that the dahlia was discovered in Mexico by Cervantes in 1784, marking an early milestone in the flower's colonial and botanical history.
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Mexico
Cervantes
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