AAA Carries Over 152 Million Into New Fiscal Year
The AAA reported a balance of 152,466,085 carried into the new fiscal year beginning July 1, 1935. Total expenditures for the farm administration for the year ended June 30, 1935 were 807,686,134 with funds available at 960,334,220. AAA payments to farmers totaled 563,438,812 across cotton, wheat, tobacco, corn-hog, and sugar.
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Washington
AAA
Capitol Hill
Farm Administration
Michael Igoe
Chicago
Cummings
Treasury
United States
What Britain's Youth Does Not Know Revealed
5 000 Essex County school children failed admission exams with surprising misfacts. George Washington won the battle of Waterloo. Name two dictators Lloyd George and King Arthur. Lewis Carroll is the famous film star. A cutlass is a small lady. Headquarters of the League of Nations Scotland Yard. Oliver Cromwell was always asking for more. King John was wicked and signed the Magna Charta. Name two leading British aviators Sir John Simon and Ramsey MacDonald. The pilgrim fathers were captured by Giant Despair. They were a band of Quakers.
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London
Essex
George Washington
Waterloo
Lloyd George
King Arthur
Lewis Carroll
League of Nations
Scotland Yard
Oliver Cromwell
King John
Sir John Simon
Ramsey MacDonald
Chemistry and the Farm a Grim Warning or Gentle Forecast
Two writers in Harper’s argue chemistry will transform farming highlighting a shift from farm reliance to indoor agriculture. They claim massive yield gains possible with tray grown crops though historic efficiency remains low, predicting storage trends and far reaching changes in food production and labor.
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Harper’s
England
Denmark
Germany
United States
On the Spot Office Boy Urged to Take a Call
A nervous office boy begs for a phone call as the employer scolds him for thinking. The caller at the line mocks the boy, asking “Hello, is that you, you old idiot,” turning a moment of duty into ridicule.
Tree family mirrors human kinship in a lumber philosopher's view
A Detroit News quote from a Michigan lumber philosopher describes the tree family as highly diverse with many nationalities and roles. He notes trees live 300 to 500 years, compared with humans about 75, and reflects on the emotional tension of cutting trees versus valuing human life.
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Michigan
Detroit News
Fair women apparel horses and streets in early century Mexico
A Washington Post writer notes that in early 19th century Mexico the wealthy indulged in European luxuries and grand displays. Descriptions of gowns jewels and antique furniture reflect vast fortunes from the mines. Thomas Gage recalls the era’s opulent coaches and priceless goods.
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Mexico
Washington Post
Mme. Calderon de la Barca
Thomas Gage
Madrid
Christendom
China
Europe
Ozone Layer Vital to Life Says Smithsonian Scientist
Dr Charles G Abbot of the Smithsonian Institution warned that life on earth rests on a narrow one eighth inch ozone layer about 40 miles up. Without it deadly space rays would penetrate and destroy flesh and vegetation. The word ozone means to smell and the gas has a distinct odor like wet phosphorus. Washington Post reported.
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Charles G. Abbot
Smithsonian Institution
Earth
Washington Post
Price of Eggs in Early Days in Ohio
The Cleveland Plain Dealer notes that eggs in Ohio once sold for two to five cents per dozen and even hens sold at 50 to 75 cents per dozen. This reflected limited demand beyond home use rather than overabundance.
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Ohio
Cleveland Plain Dealer
First Day Covers and Cachets in Stamp Collecting
First Day Covers are envelopes with a new stamp canceled on the first day of issue. Collectors may use blocks of four stamps per envelope. A cachet is a rubber stamp impression marking a special event and may be officially sponsored or not.
Keeping Room Named Forerunner To Modern Living Room
The forerunner of today’s living room in Colonial days was the keeping room or sitting room. It featured paneled walls, a beamed ceiling, and a wide board floor scrubbed white or painted. Often the best room in the house, it sat in front of the kitchen and sometimes served as the great kitchen.
Elastic Clause of the Constitution Defined
The clause in Article 1 section 8 paragraph 18 empowers Congress to make all laws necessary and proper for executing the foregone powers and other powers vested in the U.S. government. This establishes the broad implied powers of Congress to implement constitutional authority.
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Congress
United States
Scientific notes from San Francisco chemical congress
At the American Chemical Society convention in San Francisco researchers report new dahlia sugar a sweeter diabetic friendly alternative and a possible cancer therapy via adrenal gland extracts. Utah and USC scientists outline smokeless coal production with 100 octane fuel outputs and a $1 per ton extra cost.
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Chemical Wonders Chemistry
San Francisco
American Chemical Society
Wray M. Rieger
Leroy W. Weatherby
Research Associates
University of Southern California
Francis M. Pottenger Jr
Monrovia
Calif
George W. Carter
T. A. Carter
Jacobson
Emotion's Regulator in the Brain's Pituitary Gland
The pituitary gland near the brain base regulates vitality and the mental and emotional side of the body's activities. It acts as a key regulator affecting mood energy and overall emotional balance.
Isostasy Theory to Be Tested by Boulder Dam Water
Forty one and one half billion tons of water will be impounded behind Boulder Dam. The United States Coast and Geodetic Survey will monitor bench marks to measure crustal bending. Calculations will offer the first direct testimony of isostasy, the idea that equal surface areas bear equal underlying mass.
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Boulder Dam
United States Coast and Geodetic Survey
Give Away Customer in Drugstore
A customer asks for change for a dime at a drugstore. The druggist replies with a quip hoping the customer will enjoy the sermon.
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J. B. White
Whitewright, Texas
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
S. H. Mone
E. O. Lawrence
University of California Radiation Laboratory
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, Minn
Bureau of Reclamation of
Department of the Interior
Dorr Company, Inc
Westport
Mr. Merchant
Whitewright
Whitewright Trade
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