The Preacher's Column New Year 1936 church plans and reflections
The Preacher asks readers what they will amend in 1936 and urges Sunday worship attendance. He recalls a Sunday school class that funded an overcoat for the teacher and cigars for the preacher, notes members with strong attendance, and invites all members to participate in planning next year’s program while expressing sympathy for Ben Savage’s death. He stresses starting the year with church and regular worship.
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Arkansas
Squire Cantrell
Clay Horton
R. S. Morehead
Clay Ember
Ben Savage
Mr. Savage
Hinge Fetch for Garage End Wall Sparks Quiet Joke
A customer asks for hinges for the end wall of a garage and shares a joke about his wife preventing car movement. The hardware clerk comments on the unusual request, highlighting a light moment in a routine shopping interaction.
Types of Cotton Raised in Texas Cause Failures
Texas seed breeder R L Bennett reviews long-term cotton seed selection and argues that high gin turnout and large lint yields mislead farmers. He cites Lone Star and a mutant plant from seed in the South, noting that seed quality and staple matter more than lint percentage for consistent yields.
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Texas
R. L. Bennett
Arkansas
Lone Star
South
Bennett
Two Eat Candy Jaws Blown Off In Candy Incident
El DoradoArk telegraph editor reports John Vellson injured when a piece of candy proved a torpedo biting into it exploded injuring his jaw. Ambulance driver B W Edge of Norphlet also bitten by candy ripping away lower lip and part of chin. Moon remark adds strange note to the tale.
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Edge
Men Speak Minds On Unpardonable Sins of Women
Hollywood reports a gallery of actors, led by Pat O'Brien and Richard Arlen, naming women’s unpardonable sins. They condemn skimpy bathing suits and public displays such as cigars or pajamas, with many voicing distaste for beauty-obsessed pretensions and coarse speech.
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Hollywood
Pat O’brien
Richard Arlen
Ralph Bellamy
Fred Keating
Miracles of the next century promise swift travel and cures
Predictions from authorities outline a century of rapid advances. Airplane speeds to 1,000 mph would allow globe spanning air routes. Daily meals could be sent across time zones while the day remains same. Clothing and power broadcasting evolve. Portable radios enable direct wireless talk. Cures for cancer and the common cold loom. A serum to relieve feeble-mindedness and insanity is anticipated. Life expectancy could reach seventy.
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New York
Honolulu
Shanghai
Nasal spray immunizes against infantile paralysis
Washington report on a nasal spray vaccine by NIH scientists Dr. Charles Armstrong and Dr. W T Harrison showing about 90 percent protection in monkey tests and low cost. They note self-testing and forthcoming detailed publication. A separate Public Health Service warning questioned existing vaccination methods after a fatal outcome in 12 cases.
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Washington
Charles Armstrong
W. T. Harrison
National Institute of Health
Armstrong
Rockefeller Institute
Harrison
Public Health Service
E. P. Leake
Census Work Planned Soon in Sherman District
Sherman report says enumeration for the 1935 census of business will begin soon with named canvassers for seven counties. Offices will be in the federal building with strict oath. results tabulated in Philadelphia to guide next year’s operations. The survey will cover retail, hospitality, banks, real estate, services, construction, transportation, and professional firms.
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Sherman
Will Leslie
Federal
Philadelphia
Leslie
What Is Typical Of 1936's Woman Well Yes and No
In Chicago experts describe Eve of 1936 as paradoxical with rising feminine fashion and athletic interest. They note more women in sport and rifle work, growing home redecorating, and a push for careers yet a heavier divorce docket and evolving family roles.
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Chicago
Girl Swallows Brush and Undergoes Surgery
Anna Miller a 17 year old high school student from Myerstown Pa accidentally swallowed a toothbrush. She is reported doing quite nicely at a local hospital after an operation to remove the instrument. Also mentioned in the column are items for sale by The Sun including typewriter paper carbon adding machine paper and typewriter ribbons.
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Pittsburgh
Anna Miller
Myerstown
The
Sun
Davis Holds Up AAA as Primer for Recovery
New York. Chester C. Davis AAA administrator told a joint session of the American Farm Economic Association and the American Statistical Association that the Agricultural Adjustment program helped raise farm incomes and supported a broader recovery. He cited balanced prices, devaluation effects, and farm credit relief as factors, saying AAA boosted total consumption and employment more than any other income redistribution. He noted income shifts to farmers spurred demand for nonagricultural goods, and pointed to 1935 price and 1928 levels as evidence of parallel farm and industrial gains.
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New York
Chester C. Davis
AAA
American Farm Economic Association
American Statistical Association
Davis
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