Texas Farm Cash From AAA Reaches Record Levels
Texas farmers received 495000 payments averaging 111 each through June 1934, the largest AAA total and per farmer in the nation. $54.9 million paid on cotton and wheat, with about $40 million more due this year, Texas accounts for about 24 percent of all AAA payments, far ahead of Kansas.
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Texas
AAA
Kansas
United States
Oklahoma
Iowa
Arkansas
Alabama
Georgia
Cotton
U. S. Plans Nationwide Gleaning of Fodder Fields
Washington report shows the emergency relief administration coordinating with state relief departments and the Department of Agriculture to glean surplus livestock feed. Gleaners will harvest grain and hay left by harvesters while corn stalks are shredded for baling. In drought areas, trench silo methods preserve green forage to stretch feed supplies.
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Washington
Emergency Relief Administration
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Drouth
Department of Agriculture
Bankers Support Sound Expansion Across the Nation
Bankers universally recognize that the prime economic need is stimulation of sound industrial and commercial activity. They urge constructive financial support to promote business expansion through home renovation, plant remodeling, and high speed rail modernization, stressing low rates and confidence as key to growing employment and local prosperity.
Bank Deposits Safest Investment Says Jones
Washington D C 1931 32 deposits held in closed banks suffered only minor losses compared with other investments said Jesse H Jones chairman of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation He estimated depositors would recover about 65 percent of their funds while stockholders lost everything and government bonds remained the safest option against further taxpayer funded guarantees.
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Washington, D. C
Jesse H. Jones
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Jones
Confidence Puts Extra 3 Billion In Nation's Banks
Washington reports a $3 billion rise in bank deposits over the year ended June 30, driven by 500 plus bank reopenings and new deposit insurance. Deposits reached $19.93 billion while loans and discounts fell by over $400 million as credit demand eased. Federal bond holdings climbed by about $1.61 billion with government guaranteed obligations adding $357.9 million.
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Washington
J. F. T. O’connor
O’connor
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Federal Farm Mortgage and Home Owners’ Loan Corporations
Federation of Labor Opens Drive on Reds
The American Federation of Labor charged Communists with aiming to capture labor and voted a three point program. William Green announced steps to ferret out and expel Communists, defend unions from coercion, and urge deportation of alien Communists.
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Federation OF Labor
REDS
Atlantic City
N. J
American Federation of Labor
William Green
Federation
Executive Council
Green
Russia
United States
Woman with 200 odd teeth in Kansas City
Miss Martha Larson suffered a severe toothache as dentists uncovered a bizarre mouth full of more than 200 teeth. An X ray revealed a large extra tooth in the roof of her mouth and dozens of tiny teeth embedded in gums, leading to many extractions before the condition was resolved.
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Kansas City
Martha Larson
Miss Larson
Separating Eggs with a Small Funnel Method
A simple kitchen trick uses a small funnel over a glass to separate eggs. The whites pass through while the yolks remain intact on top.
Vinegar boosts linoleum shine when added to cleaning water
A tip notes adding a small amount of vinegar to the cleaning water makes linoleum floors dry unusually bright and shiny, suggesting a simple streak-free finish.
Women Face End of Smoking Trend Says Anti Cigarette Alliance
Washington reports the anti cigarette bloc predicts American women will quit smoking. They cite two reasons: the horsey set abandoning cigarettes as old fashioned and concerns about complexion. They warn nicotine ages skin and dulls voice, urging women to quit.
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Washington
Devonshire
Gladys van Antwerp
Terracing Boosts College Station Farm During Drought
Henry Shaeper of near Waco sends 1934 corn to M R Bentley extension engineer as Exhibit A proving terracing helps crops endure drought. He credits terraces and rainfall captured long ago for saving his yield and praises Extension Service soil and rain fall conservation demonstrations. Floating flour mills wander up and down the Danube.
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Extension Service
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McKinney Examiner
F. E. Wilcox
Wilcox
Sharp
Ellis County
Supreme Court
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Supreme Court of Texas
Grayson County
Terracing Pays
Danube
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