New Drouth Threat Sparks Federal Relief Push
Western plains face a third major drought in six years with rainfall far below 1934 levels. Governors and Senator Nye urge Washington for aid as 10,000 more families may join relief rolls. CCC and soil programs, Fort Peck and Grand Coulee dams, and land purchases aim to conserve moisture and restore vegetation.
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NCE
Southwest
Texas
Dakotas
Nye
North Dakota
United States
Drouth
Harry L. Rolls
Mr. Hopkins
Hopkins
California
CCC
Soil Conservation Service
Department of the Interior
Fort Peck
Grand Coulee
Minnesota
Montana
Wyoming
Washington
Resettlement Administration
Tugwell
Ee Ae Ae
Plains States
Rio Grande
New Mexico
Weather Bureau
Congress
Western
Unies
Unbroken Colt with Wicked Gleam Defies Rider
Dave recounts a life threatening ride with a dangerous colt. After initial misjudgment, he bucked and flipped, almost losing his life as the animal cleared fences and finally crashed into a five foot wall. He awoke three days later with the colt surviving the dramatic escape.
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Oday
Dave Sherin
Dave
New York City
Ireland
England
Limerick
Kilmallock
County Limerick
Colt
Birds and bats carry pests, yet not a human threat
North Carolina State College biologist says swallows bats and other wildlife host lice and bedbugs, but these pests cannot easily threaten humans. He notes native birds carry lice across orders, while insect pests in bats are tiny and not a danger to people.
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George B. Lay
North Carolina State College
Saagonan
Bedspread and Scarf Crochet Pattern Offer
Readers are invited to crochet a matching bedspread and scarf with a simple medallion design. Send fifteen cents in stamps to the Circle Household Arts Dept., W Fourteenth St New York, with pattern number and sender details. Also see a free week’s Postum supply offer elsewhere in the paper.
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Household Arts Dept
W. Fourteenth St
New
Postum Company
Household Questions from Daily Tips Column
Cleaning tips for clothes use lemon juice and salt to remove scorch lightening a cake candles placed middle first and sides last. Gently soften chamois with olive oil in wash water. Refresh vegetables with lemon juice and cold water. Waterlilies prefer sunny garden pools and bloom more in less clean water.
Man Eats a Ton Per Year Allegedly
A deranged-sounding yoked claim says a man weighs 100 pounds and eats twenty times his weight each year. The text envisions a year’s consumption of a ton as an average man’s intake.
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NEW Drouth
William Cutley
Kansas
Colorado
Great Lakes
New England
Chicago
Northwest
South Dakota
Tyre
Red River Valley
Nebraska
Great Plains
Aessenly
Floyd Gibbons
WNN
Marines
St. Rombold
Belgium
London
WNU
Dizzy
Tex
Dizzy Dean
Gustiely
Eaede
Ozzy
the Palace Hotel
San Francisco
Archibald H. Price
Grosvenor
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