Florida editorials and farm notes sweep through Babson Park
Editorial commentary by G A Nichols from Babson Park Florida on April 21 1939 covers heavy rains two inches easing citrus harvests cooling temps to 52 degrees and market suitability of fruit. It also critiques Roosevelt's party stance cites weather impact on crops and advertising value of The Vindicator and Republican alignment. Also notes tularaemia case in Pineallas county warns gloves when skinning rabbits and a Lake Wales Junior Choir picnic.
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Florida
Clearwater
Pineallas County
The
Episcopal Church of Lake Wales
Crestview
Babson Park
Georgia Deming
Progress On Farm Bills In Iowa Senate
A Des Moines Tribune summary notes minimal progress on farm tenancy issues in the Iowa legislature as the session nears end. The Senate killed a landlords’ lien limit bill 14 to 29, while debates over appropriations and cattle disease funding shift focus to budget figures. The piece highlights criticism of Republican handling and details recent appointments to the state board of control including Roy Pullen, a Spencer master farmer, reflecting ongoing governance changes.
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Iowa
Senate
Des Moines
Apr
Special Committee On Agricultural Relief
Farm Tenancy Committee
Kang
House
West Okoboji Lake
Goime
48Th
General Assembly
Highway Patrol
Bureau of Investigation
Board of Control
Securities Division
Old Railroad Commission
Senatorial District
Roy Pullen
Spencer
Roy
Farmers’ Elevator Company
Clay County
Hidden taxes add $42198 to Estherville food bills
Shoppers in Estherville pay about $42198 annually in hidden taxes on food purchases, the National Consumers Tax Commission announced. The study claims nearly eight percent of the food bill is taxes buried in prices, with specific burdens on butter, bread, bacon, and coffee.
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Estherville
National Consumers Tax Commission
NCTC
Charles S. Hickman
Centerville
E. A. Hunt
Des Moines
U. S
Government's deficit prompts congression deficit appropriations
The passage argues that government deficits force Congress to approve deficiency appropriations, a subsidy private businesses help finance, while private firms facing insolvency cannot obtain such support and must close.
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Congress
Dale Carnegie 5 Minute Biographies of Marconi
An excerpt recounts Marconi as a pioneering wireless pioneer. It describes early experiments with radio waves and the dream of circumnavigating the globe through wireless telegraphy. The narrative highlights youth, persistence, and the momentary setback in Newfoundland before later success.
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White House
Marconi and the Phone Signal Breakthrough at Twenty Seven
The piece recalls Marconi’s discovery of wireless signaling using three dots for S. At age twenty seven he kept the secret for forty eight hours before sending the facts to London. Newspapers worldwide featured the story while cranks objected to waves supposedly harming their nerves.
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Marconi
London
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