Roosevelt urged to fund cotton relief from treasury
A congressional push seeks to pay cotton reduction benefits from the treasury instead of processing taxes. Senators Walsh Metcalf and George plan a textile conference to present a plan and request suspension of taxes to the President. They may urge drastic action to curb Japanese cotton imports.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Florida
George
Treasury
Walsh
Massachusetts
Metcalf
Rhode Island
Georgia
Congress
Soviet Decree Makes Children 12 and Up Liable for Crimes
Moscow reports a decree by the central executive committee and the council of people's commissars declares minors over 12 who commit theft violence mutilation murder or attempt murder will face full criminal penalties including capital punishment. Adults who aid juvenile crime face at least five years. parents failing to educate may be tried. Previously under 14 could be sent to reformatories.
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Moscow
Central Executive Committee
Council of People’s Commissars
Soviet
People’s Commissaries For
Heart disease tops fatal diseases in life insurer survey
A Boston report finds organic heart disease caused more deaths in 1934 among a major life insurer's policy holders than any other illness. Cancer ranks second, followed by pneumonia circulatory diseases cerebral hemorrhages Brights disease and tuberculosis. The note adds that the oldest birds were about crow size.
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Boston
Bright
Foreclosure Near For Home Owners Loan Defaulters
Joseph R. Smith regional manager for Texas Oklahoma and New Mexico announces a vigorous campaign against deliberate Home Owners' Loan Corporation loan defaulters. He notes few foreclosures and says most delinquencies stem from unemployment or other controllable factors. The effort aims to press for payment while offering support to borrowers with good credit who face temporary hardship.
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Home Owners’ Loan Corporation
Joseph R. Smith
Texas
Oklahoma
New Mexico
Smith
15 Million Acres Slated for Submarginal Land Use
Washington officials reveal a plan to retire 15 million acres of unproductive land by July 1 as part of a $4 billion relief program. More than 4 million acres already under option will be repurposed into recreation, forestry, or game sanctuaries with funding from PWA and relief allocations.
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Relief Administration
National Resources Board
MecCarl
Lawrence Westbrook
The
Congress
Westbrook
Five Texas counties report relief rolls under five percent
Texas Relief Commission notes Crockett Kenedy Lavaca Reagan and Winkler have less than five percent on relief. Fourteen counties show five to ten percent, while twelve exceed forty percent. Relief director Adam R. Johnson orders reduction and review of needs as April funds go out, with May hopes for further cut during farm-season peak.
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Austin
Texas
Texas Relief Commission
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Lavaca
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Winkler
Hudspeth
Terrell
Upton
Palmer
Hutchinson
Carson
Hidalgo
Cameron
Nueces
Bee
Karnes
Gonzales
Fayette
Fort Bend
Loving
Yoakum
Cochran
Garza
Kent
Stonewall
King
Name Length Sparks Family Feud Over Protopappas
Glafkos Pappatheororoko mo andoroniolucopoulos clashed with his seven children in Pontiac Michigan after Stella 16 helped shorten the family name to Protopappas claiming a lineage of ever growing names. He insists the full name legally stands from Pap to Los despite the abbreviated form.
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Pontiac, Mich
Glafkos Pappatheororokomo Andoroniolucopoulos
Protopappas
Stella
Glafkos
Los
Buggy Type Car of 1902 Passes With Small Fee
Austin man K. Von Boeckmann paid only 2.25 for a 1902 buggy type car license plate when others paid 10 or 12. He found the two cylinder, 860 pound vehicle in a junkyard, practiced in his yard, then drove to the courthouse for a 1935 license.
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Austin
K. von Boeckmann
von Boeckmann
Jokes on Devil Horns in Meat Packers Remark
The item presents a humorous exchange where Mrs. Askie asks if the devil has horns and hooves and Mr. A replies that if so meat packers would have captured him.
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Mrs. Askie
Mr. A
Two Boys Debate the President Over School Closings
Two young boys discuss the President. One says his father thinks much good has been done, the other counters that no school closures have happened yet, highlighting children’s view of policy.
Senators confront crowd over payment for votes incident
A political exchange ends with several in the audience applauding while most stand and leave after a senator asserts never paying for votes. The other senator notes about six applauded before the exodus.
Child sleeps in piano to set newspaper record
A Montreal Daily Star quote shows a boy asking why he must sleep there each night. His American mother hushes him and says two more weeks will set a new record and earn his picture in the newspapers.
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Montreal Daily Star
Typist Questions The King's English In Argument
An enraged employer confronts his new typist Miss Brown claiming she lacks the King's English. She retorts that she does know it, arguing that the King would not be king otherwise.
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Brown
Judge questions vagrant who claims he voted for him
A pompous judge confronts a blunt prisoner charged with vagrancy. The man replies he has earned a dollar by voting for the judge at the last election, provoking a sharp exchange in court.
Gene and Bill’s terse exchange hints at hardship and family strain
An unclear dialogue fragment shows Gene asking about a mood and Bill replying he has lost his job and returned to the Old Man’s while sending his children away, indicating personal and economic distress.
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Gene
Bill
Quote about hard times and a dog shot
In a terse exchange a man says his wife returned to her mother and he shot his dog. Another man sighs that worsening times may force him to give up his car. The brief dialogue hints at hardship and tough choices amid poverty.
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Bill
Carpenters argue over pay cue in union tense exchange
Foreman questions workers about their actions while Bricky responds sharpening a pen and eyeing a cue. Foreman warns of union scrutiny, calling the task a carpenter’s job in a tense exchange.
Overheard on the Beach Insured Swim Joke
A playful beach exchange features a child asking to swim and a parent replying no due to depth, then noting the father is swimming and insured. The quip highlights a dry humor about safety and insurance at the shore.
Couldn't Scare Him
A cobbler chats with a small boy about repairing shoes. The boy asks what use repair materials have and the cobbler replies with a playful joke about hiding from a cow, highlighting the boy’s fearless curiosity.
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