Insurance payments top 4 billion in 1932 reports
National Underwriter figures show 4,010,817,751 in life insurance payouts in 1932 up 12.7 percent from 1931. Major claims include Frederick S. Ruth 2,425,000 and Arthur Bier 2,125,000. Loans against policies rose, assets reached 20.97 billion, with notable policyholders across New York Chicago Los Angeles and Cincinnati.
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Chicago
National
Insurance Organ
Frederick S. Ruth
New York
Arthur Beir
William Wrigley Jr
Ruth
Bier
Wrigley
Caleb T. Cromwell
Los Angeles
Peter A. Waller
Kewanee
Lucille Kroger Berne
Cincinnati
Radio attacks on repeal regulated by federal commission
Federal Radio Commission warns stations to treat both sides of the prohibition debate equally guiding ministers who use sermons to oppose repeal. Commissioner Hanley says political coverage applies to repeal campaigning and stations must label talks as political.
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Daily Press
Washington
Federal Radio Commission
James H. Hanley
Manley
Hubert la Due
Yacaipa
Calif
Hanley
Old Age Facial Keratoses Treated With Castor Oil
An elderly reader describes facial keratoses on aging skin and cautions against caustics and picking. The proposed remedy is applying castor oil with a linen pad, kept wet and renewed, to soothe and heal over two to three weeks, with ongoing doctor consultation.
Ohio engineer finds lightning not a major aviation hazard
An Ohio engineer reports that after testing full sized aircraft and small models with powerful discharges of artificial lightning, lightning poses no major hazard to flyers.
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Ohio
Illinois farm tractor expenses in 1932 rise to 257 dollars
The State University department of agricultural economics reports that the average expense of operating general purpose tractors on Illinois farms in 1932 was 257 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois
State University Department of Agricultural Economics
Local Rural News Shifts and Social Visits Across Orangeville
Farmers plowing and baling hay, cotton improving after rains. Local reports note hospital recovery of Mrs. Delmar Bowen and visits among families in the community. Church meetings, baptisms at Whitewright, Pentecostal attendance, and various short visits from neighbors across nearby towns.
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Delmar Bowen
Sherman Hospital
Faye Holt
Nell Brown
Mattie Harris
Joe Charles Barry
Trenton
Marie
Lois Wilder
Pauline Young
Jake Brown
C. C. Merritt
Sam
Joe
Bonham
Ellis Parks
Kerr
Frank Holt
Lonnie Holt
Georgia Ray Moore
Merritt
Whitewright
Jim Robinson
Pauline Stroud
Garner
Harrison Chesser
Charlie Young
Nadine Young
Alvin Worsham
Blanton’s Chapel
Ernest Worsham
Grove Hill
Sallie Williams
Lone
World War Hero Archibald Johnson Ends His Life
Archibald M. Johnson 42 son of Senator Hiram W. Johnson killed himself in his San Francisco home library. A statement quoted by the senator said he died at 2 30 AM suffering ill health and worry. The divorced attorney left a poem blaming wealth and pleading for forgiveness. Friends noted shell shock and injuries from Chateau Thierry.
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Hillsborough
Calif
Archibald M. Johnson
Hiram W. Johnson
San Francisco
Archibald M. Johson
Reno
Martha Ruddy Johnson
Chicago
Howard
State Board Sets School Apportionment At 16 Per Capita
The State Board of Education fixed the 1933-34 scholastic apportionment at 16 per capita based on 1,570,365 students. The total matches the previous term’s allotment, though $5 of the current apportionment remains unpaid with an estimated $2 to be liquidated before September 1. The decision came after hours of debate on payment procedure.
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Austin
State Board of Education
U S Financial Standing 1933 Deficit and Debt Rise
The 1933 fiscal year ended with a deficit of 1.786 billion dollars, down from 2.88 billion in 1932. Expenditures included 461 million for public debt retirements. deficit excluding retirements would be 1.325 billion. The gross public debt rose to 22.539 billion, from 19.487 billion in 1932 and about 16 billion in 1929.
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Uncle Sam
Pathfinder
Treasury
G. Acheson
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Acheson
Sam
Want Ads From The Whitewright Sun
Various classified notices advertise flowers by E D Barlow and Mrs L LaRoe, trade options for Cottonseed Meal Hulls and grain purchases by Kimbell Milling, scholarships in Texas business colleges, and automobile loans offered by Auto Finance Company of Sherman with manager F W Creager.
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Kimbell Milling Company
Business
Texas
Whitewright Sun
Auto Finance Company OF
Sherman F
Special offer on engraving by leading engraving house
The Sun advertises genuine engraved calling cards wedding announcements and invitations at low prices. One hundred engraved plain calling cards with a new plate cost 2.25 and panel cards 2.50 while engraved wedding announcements are 13.50. Orders for 100 calling cards encouraged.
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the Sun
United States
Sampling the cost of free samples at a big store
A San Francisco department store found giving free fabric samples costs about 40 dollars a month. Statisticians are assessing whether the free samples generate enough business to justify the expense and plan to measure the return from samples in town.
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San Francisco
Calif
Newest Racket Is To Break Up Homes
Duffield Smith of the Better Business Bureau warns of a Dallas scam targeting married men. An anonymous caller pretends a wife’s husband is having an affair with a named woman and directs the wife to pay at a cited address for the supposed identity.
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Dallas
Better Business Bureau
Duffield Smith
Smith
Lois
Rattlesnakes Grow New Rattle Rings Across Shedding Cycles
A rattlesnake forms new segments on its rattle each time it sheds its skin. Shedding frequency varies with feeding success, occurring several times a year. Sun office advertises typewriter carbon paper and ribbons for sale.
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Typewriter
Sun Office
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John Joseph Gaines, M. D
Orangeville News
U. S
E. D. Barlow
Greenville
L. LaRoe
F. W. Hudson
Sherman Steam Marble and Granite Works
W. Lamar St
Sherman, Texas
Felt
Manning, Clark & Meador
W. T. Nicholson
T. W. Ayres & Son Whitewright’s New Dry Goods Store
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