States Prepare Recovery Acts to Back NRA Plan
Forty two states plan to adopt back up laws as federal NRA coverage nears expiration. The NRA reports inquiries from all sixty eight states and outlines model provisions to avoid past pitfalls. Wisconsin imposes penalties up to 5000 dollars and a year in jail for code violations. A steel framed chair with a glide mechanism is introduced.
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Washington
NRA
R. S. Reach
Beach
New York
Ohio
Congress
Wisconsin
California
Colorado
Illinois
New Jersey
New Mexico
South Carolina
Utah
Virginia
West Virginia
Wyoming
Massachusetts
Kansas
Mississippi
Oregon
Texas
Texas Farmers Learn Bankhead Act Amid Late Applications
Texas cotton allotment board at Texas A and M College closed tax exemption certificates and then found about 200 late applications from small producers covering nearly 1 million pounds of cotton. Only about eight of the 580 workers remain. total valid certificates reach 548,621 covering roughly 1.5 billion pounds.
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College Station
Texas
Texas Cotton Allotment Board
Texas A. & M. College
Texas Board
Relief Board Bans Food to Potlicker Hounds in Palestine
In Palestine the Anderson County relief authorities shut off dog food amid a year of families sharing relief morsels with hounds. Officials cited rabies concerns and will ensure no relief potions are given to dogs, mad or otherwise, ending charity to the canines roaming the county.
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Palestine
Anderson County
Anderson County Relief Organization
Mother Hubbard
Relief Administration
How Much Will Crib Hold
Instructional note explains calculating storage capacity for feed and grain using cubic feet. It covers shelled corn and grain bushels from total volume, ear corn using a different divisor, and hay tonnage from stacked volume with packing considerations. Includes method to compute total cubic feet from diameter and height measurements.
Indignant Bridegroom Confronts Editor Over Manse Claim
A furious bridegroom bursts into the newspaper office protesting a report that the couple will live at the old manse. He insists he told the editor he intended to reside there, challenging the paper’s wording.
Texas produced large sulfur output in 1933 says UT report
The University of Texas Bureau of Economic Geology reports 1933 nonpetroleum minerals valued at $34,089,202 in Texas. Sulfur totaled 1,083,000 tons worth about $19.5 million, while US Bureau of Mines data show 1,083,445 tons valued at $19,502,010.
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Austin
Texas
University of Texas Bureau of Economic Geology
State Comptroller's Office
United States Bureau of Mines
Bureau of Mines
University Bureau
Marrying Troubles Across Regions Crowded Editorial Debate
An eastern editor notes a West man’s trouble from two marriages, a Western editor counters many marry once, a Northern editor cites promises to marry, a Southern editor recalls trouble from being seen with another man’s wife, and an English inventor markets a lawn mower with a suction attachment that gathers clippings into a basket.
Two Texas Cotton Districts To Show Added Production
The USDA forecast eight of ten Texas districts would share in a drop in cotton production from 4,428,000 bales last year to 2,395,000. South Texas and Trans-Pecos are the only districts shown to rise, to 126,000 and 62,000 bales respectively. Acres left for harvest total 10,454,000.
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Austin
United States Department of Agriculture
Texas
Department
South Texas
Trans-Pecos
Northwest High Plains
Northwest Rolling Plains
North Central Plains
North Blackhlands
East Texas
Edwards Plateau
Coastal Plains
When a Chicken Gets a Cold Keeps It
Dr John B Nelson of the Rockefeller Institute told the United States Live stock Sanitary Association that a chicken cold lasts two to five months. He advised keeping sick birds out of sneezing distance of the flock to prevent spread.
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Chicago
John B. Nelson
Rockefeller Institute
Department of Animal and Plant Pathology
United States Livestock Sanitary Association
A Scotchman Moves to a New House
A Scotsman works on wallpaper when a friend visits and asks if he will have new paper. He replies no, saying he is just moving into another house.
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Sandy
James S. Kone Attorney At Law In Sherman Texas
Attorney James S. Kone practices general law in Sherman Texas with focus on titles estates and bankruptcies. He operates from the Kelly Building on East Side Square offering civil and criminal services.
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Kelly
East Side Sq
Sherman
Texas
Prospective Law Student Bids for Woman’s Support
Robert L. Davis, 24, in Fort Worth seeks a wife to finance his law school education. Born in Denver and a former bank bookkeeper, he has lived in a Transient Bureau hotel and vows to marry anyone offering funds, with only minor caveats about terms.
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Fort Worth
Robert L. Davis
Davis
Denver National Bank
Denver
St. Louis
Chicago
Mice Loot Cat Of Fur For Nest In Cabin Nests
In Lillnet British Columbia an investigation finds mice under a cabin floor stealing fur from a cat to line their nests. Andy Bergenheim notes bold mouse activity when the cat is not present. Local message urges spending money in town.
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Lillnet
B. C
Andy Bergenheim
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Gordon
Waffle
Stexas
Louisiana
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