Banking loans scarce as deposits rise in 1930s reviews
Washington observers note that banks show higher deposits and resources versus a year ago while total loans remain near decade lows. Federal Reserve reviews say banks are on firmer footing, yet critics blame slow lending for New Deal loaning programs.
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Washington
New York
Federal Reserve Board
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Public Works Administration
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Home Owners’ Loan Corporation
Farm Credit Administration
Chicago
Public Works
Ickes
Reconstruction France Corporation
Federal Reserve Banks
Roosevelt
Simple Christian Names for Children of Today
A Boston Transcript summary notes shifts in English public school name choices. John rises to top, Peter gains ground, while Robert and Richard grow. Michael and Anthony enter the top ranks. Girls favor Georges and Marys with few Victoria trends. naming heroes remains less common in England than in America.
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Groton
St. Paul’s
Exeter
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Peter
Robert
Richard
Michael
Anthony
William
Horatio Nelson
Arthur Wellesley
Williams
William Ewart Gladstone Joneses
Benjamin Disraeli Thompsons
James
Charlies
George
Reginald Aylmer Ranfurly
Ernle-Erle-Drax- Plunkett
Harvard Exhibit Displays Mammal Family Tree
A large floor projection at the Harvard Museum of Comparative Zoology shows a mammal family tree tracing interkinship from humans to monotremes like the platypus. The colorful diagram uses blue and red branches to illustrate orders families and suborders and highlight relationships among primates carnivores and other groups.
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Harvard Museum of Comparative Zoology
Cambridge
New York Times
Need of Census to Show Vital National Facts
A St Paul Dispatch summary notes a statistical bulletin from a life insurance firm arguing census data are essential for planning. It highlights lack of reliable population figures for the country, states, and cities, blaming depression and migration. It suggests an early federal census, possibly in 1935, to fix apportionment and public needs.
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Washington
St. Paul Dispatch
Difference Between Fort and Fortress Jokes
A quip hinges on cost: a fortress requires far more money to maintain than a fort. The exchange sets up humor on scale and grandeur rather than technical distinctions.
Method claims to determine sex of unborn animals
Sex determination in animals advances with a method by Prof N K Koltzoff. Rabbits show 180 of 200 births matching planned sex, while cattle swine may prove practical this summer. Human application is minor. primary aim is cattle breeding for profit. The method separates fertilizing cells by electrical charge to yield male or female offspring.
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N. K. Koltzoff
Koltzoff
E. B. Wilson
Columbia
E. C. McClung
University of Pennsylvania
N. M. Stevens
Soltzoff
Science Service
New York World- Telegram
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