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Newspaper

Shafter Press

Location

Shafter, California, United States of America

Date

Sep 24, 1936

Page

8

Relief Muddled Who's to Blame

The piece argues President Roosevelt blames industry for continued relief needs while New Deal policies hinder private enterprise. It cites $19 billion spent since 1933 with about 10 million unemployed and 22 million on relief in 1936, noting industry absorbed over 5 million since 1933 and some sectors claim higher 1929 employment.

Roosevelt Department of Commerce Perkins Labor Department Agricultural Administration Congress

Insurance Chief Warns of Inflation Threat to Policy Holders

M A Linton president of Provident Mutual Life warns in the company magazine that Roosevelt era policy expands bank deposits threaten inflation. He joins Col Knox in charging New Deal spending endangers sav­ings and urges budget balance to preserve the value of future benefits.

Philadelphia M. A. Linton Provident Mutual Life Insurance Company Col Frank Knox Knox Helena Mont Rock of Gibraltar United States A. A. Ballantine the Treasury Chicago Roosevelt

Inflation Impact on Prices and Purchasing Power

Inflation raises food prices by forty percent since 1933 and overall living costs by over nineteen percent. Insurance beneficiaries and savers would see real value decline if they liquidated now. Current administration policies are blamed for reduced purchasing power.

Sosarts Eee Eee Dale Seine Wedi

Sugar tariff and Cuba trade talk in GOP platform

The GOP platform claims a sugar tariff reduction to the lowest point in a half century and favors Cuban reciprocal trade. Senator Vandenberg argues the plan grants American producers non competitive privilege to supply the domestic market.

GOP Vandenberg

California certifies record seed potato acreage for 1938

The Bureau of Fruit and Vegetable Standardization reports 528 acres of potato seed eligible for certification this year, the highest in state history. Netted Gems lead with 235 1/2 acres, followed by White Rose, British Queen, Burbank, Katahdin, and Bliss Triumph. Districts in Siskiyou Modoc and Sonoma Marin lead in eligible area. Early inspections totaled 674 1/2 acres with 146 1/2 rejected for virus disease, varietal mix, or planting too close to diseased stock.

California Bureau of Fruit, and Vegetable Standardization State Department of Agriculture Burbank Tuule Lake Oregon Line Siskiyou Modoc Sonoma-Marin Counties Humboldt County Santa Maria Santa Barbara County Shasta County Bureau of Fruit and Vegetable Standardization

Congregational Church Sunday School to Convene at 10

Congregational church announces Sunday school classes convene at 10 o clock Sunday morning. No regular church services will be held at 11 a m.

Congregational Church

Christian Science Society Boston Service Details

The Christian Science Society branch of The Mother Church in Boston Massachusetts lists Sunday services at 11 am and a Sunday school at 1 am with Wednesday evening meetings on the first Wednesday of each month at 8 pm. The Lesson-Sermon themes reference Reality and the Golden Text from Paul's first epistle to the Corinthians.

Christian Science Society Mother Church First Church of Christ, Scientist Boston Massachusetts Sixth and E Streets Churches of Christ, Scientist Paul

Praise for Roosevelt Roosevelts New Deal Causes Crop Reductions

In 1935 the Roosevelt administration caused crop reductions of 31,837,000 acres and importation of foodstuffs previously grown domestically represented production from 33,463,336 acres. Foreign farmers praise the Roosevelt administration.

Roosevelt

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