Rural Social Security Plan for Farmers Probed
Washington digest outlines Professor Murray Benedict scheme to bring farmers into the social security system. It favors a stamp book method to ease reporting and sets deductions by income with options for actual expenses. The proposal, tied to Wagner-Murray-Dingell bills, faces opposition over cost and paperwork.
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WNU Service
Eye Street
N. W
Washington, D. C
United States
Esquire Magazine
Fish and Wildlife Service
Murray R. Benedict
University of California
Truman
Benedict
Jake Duncan
Tom
Mr. Benedict
Jake
Treasury
Congress
Smithsonian Institution
Louisiana A tapestry of people land and promise
Edward Emerine writes that Louisiana offers vast natural wealth from pine uplands to delta marshes and rich mineral resources beneath the surface. He notes diverse origins from Creole to German and Russian settlers, linguistic blending, a favorable climate, and a history of many governments and flags.
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Louisiana
Mississippi
Aede
New Orleans
East
West Feliciana Parishes
Manila
Bayou Defon
Narvaex
LaSalle
France
Louisiana in the spotlight of progress and history
A nostalgic overview celebrates Louisiana from its rich past to a modern future. It highlights resources from cotton and sugar to oil and timber, industrial growth in chemicals and plastics, and notable figures like Jean Lafitte. The piece envisions a hospitable, scenic, and prosperous Louisiana.
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New Orleans
Andrew Jackson
Chalmette
Parkenham
Louisiana
Seven Paper
Gulf
Ambrose Bierce
Jack Elinson
America
Free For All
Allen Raymond
H. Davies
James Cannon
Disraeli
R. v. Lockman
John Buchan
J. Conrad
Paradise
Damon Runyon
Anon
Cnel
Barbs and Banter on Mars and Peace
A satirical column mocks scientists borrowing endlessly and the UN’s war abolition delaying Martian peace. It notes Edwin Pauley’s senate hearing and Ickes’s offbeat nod, then riffs on a comb that sprays hair tonic for the bald.
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United Nations
Millenia
United Planets
Industrial Louisiana Sparks Statewide Refinery Growth
Industrial Louisiana contrasts its heavy industry with its agricultural image. A view of Standard Oil’s vast Baton Rouge refinery illustrates the surge in Louisiana’s early century industrial expansion driven by abundant raw materials and the spread of refineries and chemical plants statewide.
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Louisiana
Standard Oil Company
Baton Rouge
Louisiana Creole Cooking Delights Gourmets Across the State
The article extols Louisiana Creole cuisine from New Orleans to the Teche country, praising seafood gumbo with oysters crabs and shrimp, rice and hominy grits, strong Creole coffee, and a blend of French and Spanish influences. It notes regional variations near Natchitoches and Monroe famed barbecue traditions, and a popular pot liquor and corn pone country dish.
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Mark Twain
Louisiana
William Makepeace Thackery
New Orleans
Irvin S. Cobb
Teche
South
Natchitoches
Monroe
Quotations and in Jests From Town and Glamour
A busy collage of social bits and public notices from midtown circles. Notes on Joe Louis, Lt Col Greg Boyington, Churchill remarks, and various stage stars at Reuben’s and elsewhere. Snappy quips from celebrities, critics, and editors abound with humorous asides and theatrical gossip.
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Joe Louis
RKO
Greg Boyington
Gramps
Skipper
Pappy
Reuben’s
Cliff Mack
W Churchill
Hitler
Midtown
Charles Coburn
Vth Avenue
Qood
Jean Arthur
Joe Cotten
Kenneth Friede
Joseph
Victor Moore
Nellie Bly
Victor
Os Gunther
Marina Svetlova
Met
Cesar Romero
Renee DeMarco
Cotillion
Helmut Dantine
LaGuardia
Avenue of the Americas
Sixth Avenue
Nell
Versailles
Lou Holtz
Miami
Leon Henderson
OPA
Gov't Exec
Washington Press Club
How To Make A Slip Cover From Muslin Or Sheets
Simple step by step on sewing a slip cover from unbleached muslin or an old sheet. Instructions cover fitting, seam allowance, tucks, grain direction, and pattern placement with arrows. Mentions sizes and cutting guides from Sewing Book 3 and prices for booklets.
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Fabrig
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Washington Digest
Edward Emerine
Win
Arkans
Jean Lafitte
Lafitte
DA Beta Louisiana
Canal Street
Ancient
James Houston Davis
Jimmie” Davis
Beech Springs
Jackson Parish
Louisiaa State University
Shreveport
Bankhag
Senate
Edwin W Pauley
Navy
Interior
Ickes
Pauley
von Ribbentrop
Pat
Miami Beach
Churchill
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Roger White
Tom Reddy
Ralph Edwards
H. Carten
Clare Luce
L, Brown
D Gibson
Dotter
Nh-nh
George Jessel
Alfred E. Smith
Georgie
Ruth Wyeth
Bedford Hills
Hulman & Company
Terre Haute, Indiana
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