Meat Strike Leaders Grill Wallace Over Meat Costs
In a Washington hearing, six million pigs per day become a target as Hamtramck activists press Secretary Wallace and AAA officials on high meat prices and packer profits. Consumer advocate Hoover defends AAA policies while protesters demand concrete relief and a meeting. Salt pork sells for 28 cents a pound, up from 13 or 14 cents in early 1934.
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Washington
Wallace
AAA
Hamtramck
Mich
Calvin Hoover
AAA Consumers’ Counsel
Hoover
Capitol
White House
Mary Zuk
Congressman Dingell
Goodby
Mrs. Zuk
Pensions Will Go to Millionaires Too in 1942
The Social Security Board will start payments in 1942 under the contribution pension system, extending benefits to all wage earners taxed under title 2. An official noted that every eligible worker will receive the full pension, regardless of other income, citing Alfred P. Sloan Jr. and a ditch-digger as examples.
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Washington
Social Security Board
Committee On Economic Security
Alfred P. Sloan Jr
General Motors Corporation
Trip East From Texas to North Carolina in 1935
In August 1935 the writer travels with Joe Coggins and companions from Whitewright to Murphy North Carolina then Spartanburg and Atlanta then Montgomery Tuskegee and back to Texas. He visits birthplace Murphy and notes mountain beauty and changes, attends a Hayesville homecoming, reflects on religion and moonshine, and ends with a light poem about North and South Carolina.
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Joe Coggins
Margaret
Clemmer
Oland Bush
North
South Carolina
Murphy
N. C
Whitewright
Hidrick Ledford
Calaboose
George Truett
Hayesville
John O. Hicks
Dr. Truett
Truett
Cleveland
Tenn
Rockies
North Carolina
Tennessee
Margaret Coggins
Joe
Texas
Spartanburg
S. C
Atlanta
Blue Ridge Mountains
Montgomery
Ala
Tuskegee
Booker T. Washington
Mississippi
Louisiana
Pedestrian Actions in 1934 Car Deaths Warn Drivers
The article cites Travelers Insurance figures showing 15,950 pedestrian deaths and about 270,000 injuries in 1934. It notes high risk when crossing mid block or against signals and urges pedestrians to walk facing traffic while reminding drivers to be tolerant of pedestrian faults.
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Travelers Insurance Company
Terracing Adds Ten Dollars to Acre Values in Texas
College Station reports that terracing raises land value by about ten dollars per acre on a mortgage, with average costs from 40 cents to 15 dollars and an average enhancement of 10.54 dollars per acre. Since 1916 Texas has terraced over seven million acres, as M R Bentley of A and M College notes.
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Texas
Bentley
Extension Service
A Toast to the Mouth Across Many Trades
A playful line extols the mouth as the grocer’s friend the orator’s pride the fool’s trap and the dentist’s salvation in a witty toast style likely from a late 19th to early 20th century column. The verse highlights social and professional roles tied to dental health and speech.
Refreshing Relief Laxative Endorsed by Hardware Dealer
Thousands choose Black Draught for constipation and relief from dullness. It is described as economical, purely vegetable, and highly effective. J. Lester Roberson, a Martinsville hardware dealer, endorses it as splendid and satisfactory for constipation relief.
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J. Lester Roberson
Martinsville, Va
Relief Clients Must Hike To Cotton Patches
Aust in relief officials reiterate that every able bodied relief client must work in cotton fields. District administrators are instructed to remove those able to work from relief rolls if a cotton job is available.
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Austin
Texas
Relief Commission
Printing and Engraving Services At The Sun Office
All kinds of printing and engraving available at The Sun office at reasonable prices.
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Sun
Omens of Ill Teach Safety In New York
New York City launches a safety campaign using 2,000,000 black cat stickers and safety matchbooks to warn pedestrians and drivers. Police, civic groups, and fleet owners distribute notices urging caution at crossings and adherence to eight driving rules.
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New York
New York City
Harlem
Lewis J. Valentine
Police Department
Relief Roll Out When 400 Jobs Are Turned Down
Keweenaw County Michigan reports 86 percent on relief with 876 dole recipients. State Relief Director William Haber orders 165 single men removed from relief after three pulpwood firms could not hire 250 workers needed for a month.
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Calumet
Mich
Keweenaw County
William Haber
Haber
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J. W. Henry
Life Insurance
Stephens & Bryant
First Natio
the Sun
A. F. Nossaman
Gordon
Luther Gordon
New Gin Co
Clarence Dixon
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