What Kind of People Are H D Club Women
Texas home demonstration club women across 193 clubs in 12 districts reveal ages ranging from under 30 to over 60 with 22 percent under 30 and 8 percent over 60. In 1939 family cash incomes mostly under 1000 dollars, with 16 percent between 1000 and 2000 and 6 percent over 2000.
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College Station
Home Demonstration Club
Extension Service of
Texas A. & M. College
Louise Bryant
Texas
Bryant
The Little Country Town
Poem by Eva B. Hanner contrasts small town life with city pleasures. It praises neighborly acts as comfort during trouble and sorrow and declares a prefered community bond over night clubs. The piece emphasizes friendly local neighbors delivering support.
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Eva B. Hanner
Rookie Soldier Learns Salute Code
Washington. Veteran officers advise the rookie when to salute and to whom it should be directed as he learns the army custom. The article notes when salutes are required in various situations and outlines related military etiquette and practices.
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Washington
Number of Employed Highest Since 1929
Secretary Perkins reported that employment rose by more than 250000 from mid September to mid October, reaching nearly 37000000 in nonagricultural jobs. The gain was led by manufacturing adding 180000 workers, with factory payrolls up nearly 8000000 from September to October.
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Washington
Perkins
Kitchen Light-Conditioning Recipe Is Simple As Pie
A new home lighting lesson highlights kitchen improvements. Students learn to place lights above work areas and use an indirect adaptor fixture with a 150 watt bulb to reduce glare and improve recipe reading, vegetable cleaning, and salt and pepper visibility.
Canada Moves to Curtail Luxury Imports and Tax Changes
In Ottawa Finance Minister J. L. Ilsley announced drastic curtailment of luxury imports from the United States, higher excise taxes on domestic and personal conveniences, and lower duties on UK commodities. Affected items include passenger automobiles, sporting goods, clothing, and processed foods with licensure phased for non sterling sources as substitutes emerge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
United States
United Kingdom
House of Commons
Finance
J. L. Ilsley
Newfoundland
Texas canvass shows over million votes for electors
Texans cast 1,041,168 votes for presidential electors, breaking the 1932 record by 181,630. Democratic electors lead with 840,151, Republicans 199,152, Socialists 728, Communists 212, Prohibitionists 925. U.S. Senate race tally notes Connally 978,095, Shannon 59,340, Books 408.
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Austin
State Election Board
Reublicans
State House of Representatives
Connally
George S. Shannon
Homer Books
Conn
Love and Football Principles From Fielding H. Yost
A vintage clipping quotes Fielding H. Yost on love as a core team strength. He links love of pals, the game, and the school to courage, truth, and faith driving peak performance. The piece then reflects that devotion to work boosts business success, ending noting that nine popes have taken the name Boniface.
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Fielding H. Yost
Yost
CARDUS Promises Relief From Menstrual Distress
Advert says CARDUS eases headaches nervousness and cramps from functional dysmenorrhea caused by malnutrition. It touts improved appetite digestion and strengthened resistance. Users report benefit by taking CARDUS before and during the period, noting it has been popular for over fifty years.
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Cardus
Fewer Texas hunting accidents noted by Game Department
Veteran observers cite substantially fewer hunter injuries in Texas than a decade ago as the Game Department runs campaigns to prevent accidents. Wardens warn and sportsmen receive gun handling hints amid coastal fish market talks on speckled trout.
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Texas
Game Department
New Single Deer Traps Prove Successful in Texas
The Texas Game Department reports early success with 122 new individual traps catching one deer at a time. In three weeks 151 deer have been trapped and moved to suitable rearing areas. Buck and doe avoid injury in the traps baited with cottonseed cakes and apples.
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Texas
Texas Game Department
Game Department
Rare 100 Pound Antlered Doe Shot in Hill Country
A hunter from San Antonio killed a 100 pound antlered doe described as a freak of nature in the Hill Country Texas. The hunter plans to have the head mounted as a trophy.
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Texas
Speckled Trout Research Begins on Texas Coast
The Texas Game Department marine biologist will start speckled trout research using a boat to study all aspects of the species. The project aims to learn habits water types and bays where trout breed to help understand declining numbers.
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Texas Game Department
Texas
Cotton and Its Quality Forecast for 1940 U.S. Harvest
The Agricultural Marketing Service projects a 1940 U.S. cotton crop of about 12,847,000 bales, up one million from last year and just 700,000 below the ten year average. Gains come from late ball maturing in the Carolinas, favorable October weather, and higher yields in Missouri, Arkansas, and Oklahoma, offsetting weaker prospects in Georgia, Alabama, and Mississippi. Ginning lags behind last year, but fiber quality shows improvement with more bales stapling at 1 1/16 inches and longer.
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United States
Agricultural Marketing Service
Department of Agriculture
Carolinas
Missouri
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Georgia
Alabama
Mississippi
Woman Declines Marital Proposal Over Financial Means
Fragmentary dialogue shows a woman refusing a marriage proposal by stating circumstances compel her to decline a match with a man of inferior finances. The exchange is interrupted by a puzzled reaction from the suitor.
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H-D Club
Mobilion
G.C. Stateville
Whitewright Lumber Co
Jean Prentice
Canada
Boniface
Gordon
Luther Gordon
Best
Stephens & Bryant Insurance — Real Estate
Nat’l Bank
L. LaRoe & Co
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