Giant National Debt Alarm Sparks Public Debate
The article examines a staggering 41.5 billion dollar national debt projected by June 30, with per capita impact of about 285.70 and a potential rise to 320 if current borrowing continues. It explores tax implications, state shares, and the risk of further borrowing by agencies, urging spending restraint to avoid higher future taxes.
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Washington
Congress
Roosevelt
Bureau of the Budget
Sam
Uncle Sam
Louise
Daniel Bell
Budget Bureau
Treasury
United States
Sen
Carter Glass
Virginia
Senate
National Guard
Western Newspaper Union
Many Farmers Earn Income by Outside Labor
Census bureau survey based on 3 000 farms in 40 states shows about one third of US farmers have nonfarm income. Director William L Austin notes the average nonfarm earnings per farm reach 573 dollars, about three quarters of the farming income, with notable gains for those not farming as a principal occupation.
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Washington
United States
Census Bureau
William L. Austin
Austin
Bright Prints For Your Home Frocks
Two dresses for young and mature figures feature pockets and easy sewing. The dirndl style with shirring and a snug basque top contrasts with a slim shirtwaist look. Patterns 1567 and 1520 specify sizes and fabric needs. An accompanying book, Success in Sewing, offers step by step home dressmaking guidance.
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Sewing Circle Pattern Dept
New Montgomery Ave
San Francisco
Calif
Bell Syndicate
WNU
Naturalization of Chinese Not Permitted in United States
The article states that Chinese and other Orientals cannot be naturalized in the United States, while those born in the country are citizens on the same terms as other natives. It cites the Fourteenth Amendment declaring all born or naturalized in the United States are citizens of the United States and of the state where they reside.
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Federal Treasury
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Home Owners Loan Corporation
Commodity Credit Corporation
United States
Island Sign Misreads Clare Island Distance
The report notes a road sign near Louisburgh Ireland reads Clare Island 3 miles though the island lies roughly three miles offshore. The item highlights potential confusion caused by misread distances on coastal signage.
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London
Louisburgh
Ireland
Clare Island
White paint used to cool Bangkok snake farm igloos
Pasteur Institute in Bangkok coats concrete reptile enclosures with white paint to reduce interior temperatures. The excerpt also notes ancient fishing records dating around 3938 years and a 2000 BC mural of a man fishing with a short rod. Crater Lake in Oregon remains unfrozen year round due to its depth and high Cascade location.
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Pasteur Institute
Bangkok
Oregon
Crater Lake
Cascade Mountains
Around the House: Cleaning Tips and Repairs
A compact guide offers tips for cleaning rhinestones with gasoline, renewing soapstone sinks with ammonia and linseed oil, preventing white chocolate coating, removing fingerprint marks from polished furniture, securing loose casters with wax, reclaiming old stockings as smaller socks, and making dustless dusters from cheesecloth treated with kerosene.
Sage counsel on managing little matters cited by Bishop Hall
The quotation praises skill in handling small tasks and notes that a capable wagoner can maneuver even within limited space. It attributes the thought to Bishop J. Hall and frames it as a concise piece of moral advice.
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Bishop J. Hall
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