Didn't Haves of 10 Years Ago From The Journal
A Wall Street Journal list sketches progress in 1930 with air travel engines synthetic fuels and plastics. It cites transoceanic air traffic large 2000 horsepower planes high octane gasoline new synthetic organic chemicals nylon vinyls and acetylene textiles synthetic rubber new plastics and resins synthetic vitamins hormones and drugs like sulphanilamide. It forecasts innovations from fluorescent lighting to television and colored films plus new materials such as ferro alloys glass fabrics and diesel trains.
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United States
Wall Street Journal
Atlantic
Pacific
duPont
Van Dyke Quote on Time for Those Who Love
A reflective line from Henry Van Dyke about time, describing how it feels differently to people based on their emotions and loves, suggesting time holds no fixed pace for those who love.
Wind measuring instrument dates to 1709 invention
The anemometer, an instrument to measure wind strength and velocity, is credited to an 1709 invention by Wolfius. A canary like bird named serinus long thought extinct was rediscovered in Sumatra jungles by George Vanderbilt.
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Wolfius
Sumatra
George Vanderbilt
May Cut WPA Funds To Avoid Tax Raise Or Increasing Debt
Legislative leaders discussed a part-year WPA relief appropriation to avoid tax increases or higher debt. Senator Byrnes suggested trimming expenditures to 100 million in new taxes or other revenue, potentially 750 million for WPA for a partial year. Senator Adams opposed such fast disbursement and urged either raising the debt limit or honest tax action.
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Washington
Congress
James F. Byrnes
South Carolina
Byrnes
Roosevelt
Treasury
Alva B. Adams
Dem
Colorado
Adams
Tax Refunds in Texas Announced By Congress
A House committee disclosed that 405 Texas entities, individuals, and trusts received federal tax refunds over $500 in the fiscal year ended June. National refunds totaled 49.41 million dollars, with 27.39 million from income tax. Texas refunds include Bonham Cotton Mills and other firms in Bonham, Gainesville, Denison, and Whitesboro with amounts ranging from 520 to 15,602 dollars.
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Washington
Texas
Rep
Cochran
D-Mo
House Committee On
Executive Departments
United States
Bonham Cotton Mills
Bonham
Gainesville National Bank
Gainesville
Kay Kimbell
Fort Worth
Eloise Munson
Denison
Nueces Land and Live Stock Company
Cotton Mills
Patterson Manufacturing Company
Miami
Okla
Suddath’s Department Store
Whitesboro
Girls in Economics Quiz Redefines Terms
In Rockford Illinois Prof Mena Lowenstein asked students to define economic terms. Student responses redefine fixed capital as stationary city where the Governor lives cumulative stock as 100000 guinea pigs elasticity of demand as a woman's prerogative latent competition as lying down on the job.
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Rockford, Ill
Mena Lowenstein
Rockford College
Cardui and Cardus touted for relief of menstrual symptoms
An advertisement claims Cardus improves appetite gastric juice flow and digestion aiding women with functional dysmenorrhea caused by malnutrition. It asserts periodic distress eases for many who take Cardui days before and during the menstrual period and notes Cardui has been used for over 50 years.
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Cardus
Census Trains 143 000 to Count Noses This Spring
The U S Census will count 132 000 000 people this spring detailing age wage mortgage education marriage history and residence five years ago. Enumerators 143 000 strong will survey employment and housing with strict confidentiality under the threat of fines and imprisonment.
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U. S
Bureau of the Census
Indiana
Alaska
Civil Service
WPA
Illinois
Hollywood Producer Promises Star Overnight
A film producer tells associates he will nurture a new actress into a star within two years. He guarantees rapid advancement and expects swift, dramatic success.
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Fellows
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Mobileil
G. C. Stateville
Henry van Dyke
A. Y. Creager CO. M. & P. Bank Bldg
Sherman, Texas
Star Credit Company
Grayson County State Bank
South Travis
Dallas, Texas
Als Zoe
Hallaman
Southland
Kirkpatrick Pharmacy
Gallups
Idaho
William L. Austin
Glen Earnheart
Whitewright, Texas
Whitewright
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