New Era in Low Cost Housing Announced by Private Industry
Washington firms unveil the 1939 National Small Homes Demonstration co sponsored by the National Lumber Manufacturers Assn. and National Retail Lumber Dealers Assn. Two designs cost 2000 to 2500 dollars with one or two stories and built in garages. Campaign aims to build low cost homes nationwide, claiming private industry can beat government programs in providing affordable shelter.
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Washington
National Lumber Manufacturers’ Assn
National Retail Lumber Dealers’ Assn
Don A. Campbell
Natonal Retail Lumber Dealers’ Assn
James G. McNary
National Lumber Manufacturers Assn
Burnt Match Hustler Nets Beeville Crowd Ten Dollars
A slick confidence man in Beeville sells a burned match stick for ten dollars and empty boxes for six, fleecing locals of about eighty dollars. He promotes odd stunts and tells little truth, including warning that watches are junk, while quickly leaving town as a crowd watches. He holds a city hall license and rent receipts, yet vanishes in a hurry.
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Bill
Beeville
Weber Cafe
J. B. Arnold
Manager prompts audience to remove hats in theatre
The theatre manager asked women in the audience to remove hats and repeated the request twice more with no response. After a third request, the manager declared that all the ladies had now removed their hats, and the crowd complied.
Safety crusade cuts child accident risk nationwide
Mrs Runbeck lauds safety strides in Kansas City and Mt Kisco as model for nationwide reductions in accidents at street crossings. Police, school patrols, AAA sponsored programs, and parental involvement form a threefold effort to educate, supervise, and enforce traffic safety for children.
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Kansas City Mo
Mt. Kisco
New York
Runbeck
American Automobile Association
Farmers Get Forty Per Cent of Money Paid For Products
Washington experts report that farmers received only 40 cents of every dollar paid for farm products in 1938. The 8 cent drop from 1937 reflects rising marketing costs from processing and distribution. Despite tax changes and a court ruling, the margin remains influenced by higher wage rates and ongoing marketing expenses.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Congress
Supreme Court
Movies Show Causes Of Failure and Success
A Chicago bricklayer who failed in movies proves many fail because of approach not ability. He had 16 bricklaying movements, slowing him despite speed. A movie of a successful worker showed four movements, so he cut 12 steps and succeeded. Dr. Robert H. Seashore says many must shift to a higher gear of work methods.
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Chicago
Robert H. Seashore
Northwestern University
Roose velt Insurance Ad Snags Pittsburgh Interest
Classified ad in the Pittsburgh Press seeks a party named Roose velt for an insurance business. No experience required, interest and partnership offered. contact Lee Kann at 406 Commonwealth Building, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
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Roosevelt
Lee Kann
Commonwealth Building
Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh Press
Glasses Fix Prompted by Quip at Oculist
A witty exchange at the eye clinic has a young woman asking if she must be examined again after breaking her glasses. The assistant replies humorously that only her eyes need rechecking, not the whole exam.
Aberdonian wed the bridegroom in a shy ceremony
A Scottish wedding ends with a joke as the best man asks about minister fees. The Bene dict admits paying sixpence, the minister returns threepence, and the best man notes the minister’s idle watching all day, implying time wasted.
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Aberdonian
Benedict
The Dream Shines On Poem by Nancy Byrd Turner
A reflective verse from February Good Housekeeping highlights a weary night and a guiding dream. The speaker speaks aloud of an unseen presence, an angel, and finds courage for dawn, trusting the dream will endure despite sorrow.
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Nameus
Taft Learns He Is The Large Party On Express
Young law reporter William Howard Taft, while in Somerville Ohio, asked division headquarters to stop a through express to take on a large party. The reply came back yes. Upon arrival Taft admitted he was the large party, stepping aboard the train with his own body.
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William Howard Taft
Somerville
Ohio
Division
Battle Royal in Pantry Split Over Temptation Quip
A playful exchange erupts as Willie asks his mother what he is doing in the pantry and she quips that he is fighting temptation. The short dialogue captures a humorous domestic moment and family dynamic.
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Willie
Prof Denies Revere Made Washingtons False Teeth
Dr Frederick C Waite of Western Reserve University says Paul Revere did not make George Washingtons dental plates. He presents documents attributing the teeth to John Greenwood, Washingtons personal dentist, carved from hippo tusks or cow horns with a spring hinge. Waite notes Washington already had them before Revere's 1767 teacher arrived.
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Cleveland
Frederick C. Waite
Western Reserve University
Paul Revere
George Washington
Washington
Waite
Reserve School of Dentistry
John Greenwood
Revere
John Baker
London
Time to Think About Coins in Church
A humorous exchange notes that coins cause a mental distraction mainly during church services, where the speaker admits there is little else to ponder. The quip centers on the irony of thinking about money in a sacred setting.
Shopping Problem Punchline Exchange
In a quip from a rural cartoon exchange Farmer Ticks jokes that even a motor could not fully replace the horse and wonders if hay might supply gasoline, while pondering gifts for a girl who wants everything. The humor hinges on cashing in on evolving technology and rustic practicality.
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Farmer Ticks
Comic Exchange Highlights Self Sufficiency Journey
A humorous exchange shows a man describing his state at home after his wife left. He claims to have achieved peak efficiency by learning to put on socks from either end, a playful quip illustrating independence.
Advertiser Urged to Stop Promoting Home Money Scheme
A reader questions government action against an advertiser who nearly promotes illegal activity. The other speaker asks what was said and recalls the advertiser claiming one can make money at home.
Unlucky Man in Flood Tales and Dairy Feed Tip
A dialogue fragment shows a tramp pleading for aid and a lady retorting about past disasters. The text shifts to a note on dairy farming, stating a milk cow needs ample succulent roughage such as green pasture or silage for best production.
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Florida
Galveston
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