Million Federal Farm Loans Losses Under Half Percent
The Federal Farm Credit Administration notes losses on all farm and livestock cooperative loans and individual loans totaling under one half of one percent since 1933. By July 1, 1938 short term production loans reached $183,168,000, a record high, with 535 production credit associations. Long term Land Bank loans stood at $2,015,000,000 across 630,500 mortgages. Commissioner loans $797,000,000 across 453,000. Central Bank and 12 district banks held $60,486,000 with credit associations. Total farm mortgage debt share from these loans is about 32 percent.
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Federal Farm Credit Administration
Logansport
Indiana
FCA
Farm Credit Administration
Federal Land Banks
Land Bank
United States
Central Bank For Cooperatives
Washington
Planned home wiring system promises better appliance performance
Engineers describe a radial wiring system for homes that replaces fuses with circuit breakers and distributes current via short radial runs. Heavy feeders, centralized load centers, and separate circuits reduce voltage loss, improve efficiency, and make overheating or nuisance outages rare.
Most Important Texas Asset Is Oil
Figures from the American Petroleum Institute outline Texas oil industry metrics for 1937. The state had 298 oil fields in 127 counties with 79,000 producing wells and 1.5 billion dollars invested in production, 197 refineries producing about 1.106 million gallons daily with a billion-dollar investment, and 12 221 filling stations at 125 million dollars. Annual oil value stood at 600 million, refining at 475 million, and marketing at 180 million. Forty five million acres leased yielded 105 million in rentals and royalties. Cumulative production reached 511.381 million barrels in 1987, with total to date at 5.175 billion barrels and production value at 5.7 billion against costs of 6.3 billion. Pipelines valued at 324.72 million. In 1937 Texas paid 153.975 million in taxes, 51 percent of all state taxes. Florida led carrot tomato shipments. Texas ranked second and California third.
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American Petroleum Institute
Texas
Sumner urges help in decency fight against indecency
John S. Sumner, New York vice chief, laments rise in salacious material and idle poverty as threats to youth. He urges guiding children honestly about birth and decency, stressing trust and parental openness. He notes his long battle against obscene prints and dope of the mind, saying the fight continues and may never be won.
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John S. Sumner
N. Y
Sumner
Society For the Suppression of Vice
The Spice of Life and Other Tiny Panels
A collection of short humorous sketches and dialogues featuring domestic wit and social quirks. Jokes mix domestic bliss, political reminiscence, and ordinary mishaps with playful banter among parents, children, guests, and neighbors in a lighthearted column tone.
Supper Challenge Tells Tale for Honest Eating
A tired woman questions a wandering man about earning supper. He replies he will show how a man can eat a whole meal without finding fault in anything. She agrees and invites him in to set the tale, promising a fair test of courtesy and patience.
The Correct Definition Mistress Riddle
A comic dialogue: Mistress questions Martha about her husband with a joke about rheumatism. Martha mistakes inflamatory for exclamatory as the husband hollers constantly. A daughter asks why she cannot marry, and the father deems the suitor hopeless.
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Martha
Rivulet Riddle Sparks Mountain Talk with Hillbillies
A rustic exchange features a probing question about a rivulet and its endless descent from the mountains, ending in a sharp quip: Hill-billies. The brief line captures regional humor and frontier speech.
PhD Student Marries Professor Midway Through Study
A young woman in Columbia pursuing a Doctor of Philosophy degree married her professor in the middle of her second year. Upon announcing the engagement, a friend quipped about her PhD plans, to which she replied that she had intended to earn the degree but did not expect to wed the professor so soon.
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Columbia
Margaret
Moon Man Marital Motive Makes Little Sense
A humorous exchange pits Kate and Karl over marrying the man in the moon. Kate quips a woman would do anything but marry him. Karl questions why not, and Kate explains his limits: a meager quarter weekly, nightly late hours, and a full monthly.
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Kate
Karl
Rest Day Paradox From a Farmer’s Early Start
Beatrice Graybill of Alabama recalls a rural Illinois teacher’s Sunday breakfast visit. A farmer’s startled look, then a wry reply: Sunday is my rest day, so I rise early to enjoy a longer rest day.
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Illinois
Beatrice Graybill
Alabama
Dancing crowd sparks a black eye joke exchange
In a lighthearted street remark, a dancer asks about a black eye, and the reply notes the beauty of the venue as the cause. The exchange captures a playful moment at a social gathering with witty banter.
Woman’s citizenship test misfires in Ohio prompt
A woman applying for citizenship papers in Ohio was asked how the Constitution is changed in a republican form of government. She answered By the Democrats and received 100 points for the reply.
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Ohio
Teacher Parse the Word Kiss in a Class Dialogue
A teacher asks students to parse the word kiss and a pupil replies it is a noun used as a conjunction. The fragment suggests a linguistic play or classroom derailment with misclassification.
Grammatical Form Discussed in Linguistic Note
A brief linguistic note explains how the word is singular by itself but becomes plural when it agrees with its number and gender. The discussion highlights agreement rules for number and gender in a historical language context.
No amusement in town says visitor to drug store
A visitor asks for entertainment options but is met with refusals. The clerk suggests going to the drug store to drink a coke and listen to the phonograph. The exchange highlights limited local amusements and a concrete alternative venue.
Absent friends trade jokes and quips after long separation
Clancy and Casey reunite after 20 years in a humorous exchange. Casey laughs about marriage and 11 children while Clancy mentions five. The dialogue touches on moves to Cleveland Twin Cities Three Rivers and even twins and triplets. A juror quip, a district attorney pass, and a street joke add final light notes.
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Clancy
Casey
Cleveland
Twin Cities
Three Rivers
Hiven
Thousand Islands
Notion of Pleasantries Before a Loan Request
A wry line notes the stress in social exchange when one party speaks calmly to another who is about to ask for financial help. The remark captures interpersonal tension and financial anxieties common in private lending situations.
Neighbors, editors, and a bridge joke a comic trio
A compact humor strip features a husband and wife debating neighbors and finances, with two Scotchmen complaining about magazine stereotypes and a flea and elephant bridge joke. The dialogue riffs on expense, blame, and pay for the stamp and paper, ending with a pun about shaking the bridge.
New Typist Seeks Missing Salutation Gap
A quick session reveals a dictation slip asking Mr Jones to fill the gap between the salutation and closing of a letter. The exchange highlights drafting precision in formal correspondence and the typist’s request for clarity.
Clerk and Boss Exchange Jokes About Long Tenure
A humorous caption depicts a clerk remarking on his 25 years of service while the boss quips about the hole worn in the office carpet. The exchange captures office banter and tenure pride in a concise moment.
Whistling Bell Boy Sparks Hotel Rule Caution
A bell boy, wandering hall, is told whistling on duty is against rules. He insists he is not whistling but paging Mrs Jones dog, revealing a humorous mix up in a hotel setting.
Quip About $10,000 Worry Solved with Irony
A witty exchange frames a joke on a supposed plan to give a man $10,000 to free the speaker of all future woes. The man asks where the funds come from and the reply suggests the recipient’s initial worry is obtaining the money.
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