Steel Flan Show Earning On Increase
Pittsburgh Feb 1 In a new industry survey several steel firms show progress toward profits. National Steel consistently profitable in Q4 1934 while companies like American Rolling Mill Inland Steel Wheeling Steel and Allegheny Steel move toward gains. U S Steel and Bethlehem face higher charges but industry demand expected to sustain into 1935 Q1 and possibly Q2.
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James C. Kinkaid
Pittsburgh
Insi— Stein
National Stel
Al+ Jegheny Steel
Inland Steel
American Rolling Mill
Wheeling Steel
United States Steel
Bethle
Bethlehem
Trapping Seen As Major Winter Aid For Farmers
New York February 4 Approximately two million American farmers trap in winter, a census shows. The winter activity yields about 60 million dollars in profit versus 300 million in farm crops, providing essential income during harsh months. Trappers in some areas earn up to 109 dollars, with the national average around 43 cents per trapper. The season targets furs like otters beavers raccoons and minks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Ryan
Auto Vehicle Registration In Texas Rises In 1934 Report
Austin notes rising auto registration with Texas mirroring prosperity signs. The ninth biennial state highway department report shows about 1,299,820 vehicles registered in the year just passed, with roughly 1,059,590 of them pleasure cars. A small dip in motor registrations is referenced but not quantified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Austin
State Highway Department
Australia population shows male majority in early 20th century
A Canberra dispatch reports a preliminary year end population of Australia at 5,659,778, with an increase of 48,029 from the prior period. The census notes a male majority in the demography as of early 20th century, reflecting shifting gender composition.
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Australia
Canberra
Reptember
U S Gambles On Virgin Islands Winter Tourism
The United States expands in the winter tourist market with Virgin Islands promotion. Government backed travel booklets, a regular steamship service to St Thomas, and a government run hotel offer fixed rates and activities like sailing and fishing. Roosevelt inspected the project amid recovery efforts after wartime changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D .C
Sam
Virgin Islands
Hermuds
Havana
Nessa
St. Thomas
Roosevelt
Virgin Island
Interior Department
U. 3
Denmerz
U. 5
United States towns linked by highway network claim reach
NEW YORK February 2 The highway expansion has spread across the nation closing 1934 with the Auto Manufacturers Association stating no town remains without an improved road. The network’s reach is described as filaments connecting communities nationwide as the program last year neared completion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
United States
Automobie Micturers’ Association
Inn
Texas Roads Get Cash From Gas Tax Report
The biennial report of the state highway department shows a gain in gasoline tax revenue. It states the department received 15,045,144 from a total tax of 3,293,120 with funds distributed among several state accounts.
Kansas Produces 15 Percent Of U.S. Wheat Output
Topeka Kansas officials announce that Kansas produced 15 percent of the nation s wheat during 2034. The note highlights state farming totals amid national grain figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
U.S
Topeka
Kan
Lockjaw Cure to Be Tried by Oxford Scientist
London February report says Dr Ranyard West at Oxford University plans human trials of a curare derived alkaloid to prevent lethal muscle spasms in tetanus. After two years of research, he proposes controlled respiration with a device to maintain breathing and hopes to treat 20 to 30 cases.
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Newell Rogers
London
Feb
INS
Outawane
West
Oxford
Bragg
Paul
Marble Falls Lets Contract for Plant
Marble Falls awards the contract for a new waterworks plant to Vedder Construction of Childress. Work starts immediately with 20 to 40 men, and officials estimate completion in about 60 working days.
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Marble Falls
Arbile Falls
Tetas
NEI
Rormenission
Vedder Conestruction Company of
Childress
Vote Assured on Two Billion Dollar Soldier Bonus
Washington Feb 1 Leaders promised quick action on the two billion dollar soldier bonus bill. Speaker Burns pledged floor votes for both refund plans, easing tensions between inflation and cash payment camps. Patman accused House rulers of planning to back the more favorable plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
House
Burns
Patman
Texas
Woman Judge on French Tribunal in Nice
In Nice on February 2, a woman, Mademoiselle Syl via Olvier, has been appointed to sit on the tribunal of commerce, becoming an authority on commercial matters and marking a notable step for women in the French judicial system.
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Nice
France
Mademoiselle Sylvia Olvier
Tribunal of Commerce
Mademoiselle Olivier
South Texas Post Graduate Medical Assembly Officers Reappointed
Dr Joaquin Gonzales and Dr H M Johnson of San Antonio were re-elected vice president and secretary of the South Texas Post Graduate Medical Assembly. Dr C B L Yeager of Corpus Christi was re-elected president. Corpus Christi chosen as meeting site for Representative Vinson. The Vinson plan, backed by American Legion heads, would require a bond issue. Burns opposes the bonus but favors bringing the matter to a vote soon.
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Joaquin Gonzales
H. McC. Johnson
San Antonio
South Texas Posh Graduate Medical Assemly
C. BL Yeager
Corpus Christ
Corp Christl
Vinson
Kentucky
American Legion
Farman
Treasury
Burns
RFC Given Lease on Life Starts Fourth Year
Washington February 1 The Reconstruction Finance Corporation begins its fourth year as a core recovery instrument after President Roosevelt signed a new law extending its lending life by two years The RFC now has broader powers to lend to industry and to bolster the real estate mortgage market by purchasing stock in solvent mortgage associations It is described as the world’s great lending bank with disbursements totaling over 7 million dollars.
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Washington, D. C
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Roosevelt
RFC
Jending Bank
Allred Halts Error Death in Cecil Short Case
Governor Allred intervenes to avert electrocution of Cecil Short in Dallas, after a typographical error in a proclamation changed a 1934 date to 1995. The revocation of the death sentence and reissuing a commutation to life were ordered, following prior action by Miriam Ferguson.
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Austin
James ¥. Allred
Cecil Short
Dallas
Denton County
Miriam A. Ferguson
Firemen Battle Inferno Near Thorndale Avenue
Akron firemen spent a busy day battling smoke and embers after a grass and muck fire near Thorndale avenue. They laid about 2000 feet of hose to control the blaze and rescued a baby from a second story window. A tipping horse accidentally fell into a ditch near its barn and was removed by the crew.
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Akron
Ohio
New Powder Claims All Day Comfort for False Teeth
An improved denture powder named FASTHETEH promises all day comfort and a tighter fit, claiming it won’t wash out. Advertises availability at Summers Drug Stores and other drug stores.
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Allred
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