WPA to Use Cotton Fields in Dallas District Work
WPA will mobilize workers in twelve Dallas County counties to harvest the cotton crop. Workers who refuse field employment lose relief status. all family members may work without losing WPA eligibility. Officials say ample labor exists and wages are about sixty cents per hundred pounds.
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Dallas
WPA
Gus W. Thomasson
A. B. Jolley
D. Carter
Texas State Employment Service
Thomasson
Carter
Jolley
Courtship Questions in a Young Society Parade
A playful chorus asks what a prospective suitor can do read church and family. Athletic, literary, society, religious and college girls in a social scene pose questions about a friend. The playful piece hints at bidding for a partner through talents affiliations and origin.
Dress Ad Sparks Musical Mister Tune Talk
Mrs De Lancy notes a dress advertised by Sello Brothers priced at a song. Mr De Lancy retorts that if she expects him to furnish the notes she should change her tune.
States urged to try Danish farm system
San Francisco report on the Resettlement Administration backing a Danish style reform to create 20 acre land holdings with government aid. Thomsen argues this small holdings model could absorb migratory farm workers, reduce immigrant labor, and provide self sufficiency and steady employment for millions, including 10 million unemployed in the United States.
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San Francisco
United States
Eric H. Thomsen
California
Nevada
Utah
Arizona
Resettlement Administration
Thomsen
America
Denmark
Gasoline tax funds Texas Centennial costs rise
Dallas reports show state gasoline tax receipts in early 1936 surpass the 3 million dollar Texas Centennial appropriation. From January to July the tax increase reached 3,148,749, with June and July jumps of 469,876 and 713,919 respectively. Officials forecast continued gains as the exposition nears peak season. The four cent per gallon tax is the funding source.
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Dallas
George H. Sheppard
Harry Olmstead
Texas
Sheppard
Harry A. Olmstead
United States
Good Advice From The Talmud And The Insects
A compact pairing of an old adage and a science note. The Talmud guidance urges dividing wealth into land, business, and pocket reserves to endure losses and rebuild. The insect line adds that insects do not grow after reaching adulthood, a brief science aside.
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B. C. Forbes
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Bronko Nagurski
Bear
Bill Karr
John Siske
Bill Hewett
Bernie Masterson
Beattie Feathers
Jack Manders
George Musso
el Salvador
Germany
Whitewright Lumber Co
Austin
San Antonio
Houston
Galveston
Katy
Dallas Exposition
Exposition
Cavalcade of Texas
Nad
Talmud
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