Soybean exhibit to tour midwest farms and factories
A mobile exhibit on soybeans travels through Illinois and Indiana with cooperation from agricultural colleges, the federal department of agriculture, and the National Soybean Processors Association. The car, built at Altoona shops, demonstrates uses of soybeans as stock feed and human food, and showcases history, production, farm value, and dinner table importance. Illinois acreage rose from 5,000 in 1919 to 1,334,000, with 1935 harvest at 44,378,000 bushels producing 24,000,000 for sale and use by feed manufacturers, foundries, food processors, and plastics makers.
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Housing bills stall as Wagner plan faces delays
The battle over the Wagner housing bill pits federal construction loans and rental subsidies against local authority plans. Secretary Morgenthau delays a decision while committees await a stance. Detroit bids show collusion risks. Ickes seeks outside competition. Wagner argues rent subsidies control costs and aid low income families.
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Town filled with visits and locals on a hot summer day
Residents and visitors flocked to town in a July heat wave. Mrs Claude Simpson and Mrs Byron Duncan were among those seen early, while Mart Adams returned to town after time away. People shopped, drank from courthouse fountains, and noted a new fountain installation at Parsons Drug Co. Local chatter highlighted gardening, wheat fields east of Wellington, and a lively Saturday scene with children and vendors.
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Monroe Vote Sparks Labor Front Call for Independent Ballot
The Dallas News urges open, government supervised polls to settle labor disputes as in Monroe Michigan where 5000 vigilantes prepare to defend the town after an independent ballot showed workers favor reopening the Republic Steel plant. The piece criticizes Lewis and the CIO for creating open rebellion and calls for fair majority rule.
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Exhibit on Wheels tells soybean rise across America
The traveling exhibit organized by Prof. J. C. Hackleman of the University of Illinois and president of the American Soybean Association will tour the country this summer. The car, with sides painted Soybean, is to begin in New Jersey around August 1 and stop in Delaware Maryland Pennsylvania Ohio Michigan.
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Notable Solar Eclipse Highlights Long History of Totality
The June 8 total solar eclipse over the Pacific lasted seven minutes and four seconds, near the record, with photos promising future interpretation. US occurrences are rare, with notable dates listed through 2073, and 2017 marked as a broad continent crossing eclipse unlikely for most.
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Edward's Future Questioned as Duty of Royals Wanes
The piece notes tax and restraining pressures on the royal family, arguing Edward is right that there is little future in royal service. It contrasts Western views with European labeling of leaders as dictators and mentions new China telephone links and a return of talk about a balanced budget.
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Lessons From Genesis in Faith and History
This sermon explores Genesis stories and Hebrews faith, stressing careful reading of ancient tales for moral lessons. It notes how Israelite concepts evolved from a tribal God to a universal God of grace and love, with figures like Jacob and Joseph illustrating forgiveness, magnanimity, and ethical conduct relevant to modern life.
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Briefs: Kids, feats and oddities from the era
Barbara Kinney 7 of San Francisco fell two stories and landed in a washtub with a bruised leg. Connellsville teen William Percy 16, 6 feet 9 inches tall and 235 pounds, still growing. Dorothy Brown 15 of Kamloops won a Carnegie bronze hero medal for saving Mrs Ida McNeil from drowning. Monkeys trained to pick coconuts in Kalantan British Malaya yield 1000 nuts daily. Marvin Foyles of Lenoir County NC named best all around 4-H member. Babies under six months show no color interest in experiments. A neurologist urges crooning in bathrooms and hot water when needed. Congress debates balancing the budget and may have to trim expenses. A floating White House joke circulates between fishing trips. Hollywood actors delay on film strike over picket tactics. A Chicago washerwoman leaves $26 000 to charity at death.
Multilingual Child Performers and The Latest Inventions
Irma Aran, a youthful radio artist, sings in English French Italian Spanish German and Hebrew. Victoria Serafin a 12 year old speaks five languages for readings and piano recitals. A metal desk top hides carvings and stains and slides over the old top. An East developed electric nose detects faint odors. A perfume fixative promises longer lasting scent. Kingston Jamaica installs new railway crossing gates. A portable ice machine speeds top icing for perishables. The average man could lift 12 tons proportional to size. Only the United States and Great Britain use the mile and Palestine has about 10 000 Christians. The Library of Congress budget cites 275 000 for raised type books for the blind. Electrocution remains the death penalty in 21 states.
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