400000 Wives Widows and Orphans To Get Security Benefits
The social security expansion will distribute benefits next year to about 400000 wives, widows, and orphans. Benefits depend on the worker's retirement annuity and the law caps payments at 85 dollars monthly or other limits. Examples show how allocations to a widow and children are computed, with minimums and age conditions.
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Washington
Congress
Social Security Board
Tations
Health hints on syphilis case finding and public education
A health guidance piece argues for earlier treatment and active patient participation to reduce syphilis spread. It stresses routine testing, patient responsibility to seek exams, and community roles in providing treatment facilities and contact tracing support.
Fire Record Expected to Cost Texans in Risk Rates
Fire Insurance Commissioner Marvin Hall forecast that Texans will pay more than $1 per person in 1940 as their share of fire losses. He cited past records including an $8,813,945 loss in 1938 and a peak $17,632,804 in 1925. 1939 results were not yet in, but expected to be unfavorable with a recent upward trend after 1935.
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Austin
Marvin Hall
Hall
War and the Dairy Business in the 1939 Context
Texas dairymen can learn a lesson from the last war says E R Eudaly of the Texas A and M Extension Service. The report notes war may boost demand and incomes but tariff shifts keep butter and cheese prices relatively firm while exports shift toward concentrated milk. Domestic consumption and production are set to rise with prices strengthening modestly.
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United States
U. S
England
Netherlands
Denmark
Texas
E. R. Eudaly
Texas A. and
M. Extension Service
Dairymen Urged to Improve Herd Quality in Better Market
The speaker notes dairymen have endured years of hardship and urges Texas dairymen to seize the improving market. The aim is to expand quality herds, not merely increase numbers, to endure future cycles.
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Texas
Green Lumber Advantage Highlighted by Dealer
Dallas timberman W. M. Lingo says properly cut and kiln dried top-grade lumber saves builders hundreds. He notes southern mills produce lumber with moisture under 19 percent FHA limit and costs only 150 dollars more for a 5000 dollar house than cheaper green lumber. He compares lumber grades to men’s suit quality.
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Dallas
W. M. Lingo
Timberman
Arger
Southern Pine Association
Lingo
Federal Housing Administration
Structural Damage Warns of Expensive Repairs
The report notes that a certain installation is nailed in place and causes cracked walls and other defects, leading to repairs that could far exceed the initial $150 savings.
Sun Office Sells Adding Machine Paper
The Sun offers adding machine paper for sale at its office.
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Sun Office
the Sun
Washing Woolens At Home For Cold Weather Care
Mrs. Dora R. Barnes of the A and M College Extension Service offers home laundry tips for knitted woolens. She recommends measuring and tracing garments to preserve size, avoiding rubbing, hot water, sudden temperature changes, and strong alkalis, and drying between towels to remove moisture.
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College Station
Dora R. Barnes
A. and M. College Extension Service
Jersey
How to Be a Dictator Poem Warning Against Tyranny
A poem by Edgar A. Guest arraigns dictatorship detailing methods to frighten suppress imprison banish and crush freedom. It urges power held by force with pervasive surveillance and relentless discipline starting in childhood and extending to all society.
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Edgar A. Guest
Ft. Worth
Star-Telegram
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Geo. W. Cox
Glen Earnheart
Whitewright, Texas
Sherwin-Williams
Whitewright Lumber Co
U. S. Department Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Green Lumber
Barbee & Bassett
Insurance Agency
Gordon’s
Gordon
Luther Gordon
Whitewright
LaRoe
L. LaRoe & Co
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