Five Million Job Placements Reported for 1936
Washington reports 1,510,463 private placements and over 5 million total placements by the employment service in 1936. WPA notes 24,941 NYA youths found private work in ten months ending December 31. December saw a record 172,354 private placements and 303,129 total placements with 115,766 in public works.
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Jobless Women Teachers Make 12 Acre Farm Pay
Mazomanie Wisconsin two former women school teachers Helen Brandemuehl of Madison and Louise Parman of Mazomanie found security on a twelve acre farm. They pooled resources to purchase land and equipment and for three years have done all work themselves. Brandemuehl a home economics teacher confines most tasks to the kitchen while Parman reared on a farm handles chores. They own three cows two horses and nine pigs and grow standard crops vegetables and fruit sold fresh or canned.
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Helen Brandemuehl
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Miss Parman
Things New and Old
The present interest in antiques is very interesting. Fabulous prices are paid for furniture, china, clocks and other articles which once graced the homes of bygone days. Henry Ford is said to have expended a fortune establishing and maintaining a museum in which many articles of historic value are preserved.
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Henry Ford
Spirit of the Old in a Modern World
The author praises handcrafted work and laments the loss of patience and perseverance to the mechanistic spirit. A sand stone milk trough hand carved in earlier days symbolizes enduring values. He argues life is more than possessions and urges preserving the spirit that created old and new, not discarding it entirely.
Household Hints on Old Time Charm and Modern Echoes
A Betty Wells piece from WNN Service reflects on domestic taste in living rooms, noting how husbands and wives respond to color, furniture, and scents. It includes a vignette about a copper colored rug, flowers, and a modern couple with a latch key, plus ideas for cross stitch samplers and home etiquette for guest rooms.
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A. L. Shoub
Indian Banker's Auto of Gold Is Returned From London
An all gold automobile built 17 years ago and repaired for six months at a cost of 7 250 has left England returning to its Indian banker owner. Every visible part is gold plated or leafed including the under parts. The gold leafing was by a Birmingham expert and careful packing was needed to avoid costly damage. Interior woodwork is Indian satinwood with much replaced due to red ant damage.
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London
England
Birmingham
Rogues Gallery Man Pens Holiday Messages for Telegraph Boss
A writer recounts being hired by J. W. Pennigrew of a telegraph firm to create Christmas and other holiday form messages. He tests his rhymes on potential patrons, submits a million booklets, and faces critique from Pennigrew who judges verses by wit and tone. The tale includes spoof lines and a tense exchange over appropriate rhymes.
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J. W. Pennigrew
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Henry Clays Tad Svidentis Tale of a Lost Name
Henry Clays Tad Svidentis encounters a lady whose name he cannot recall. He flirts by recalling her beauty and abilities but doubts if she will change her mind. The exchange hints at a social mismatch and a blurred memory.
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Henry Clay
Mr. Clay
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