Pension Eligibles Told How They Can Assure Eligibility
In Austin pension seekers were given a list of acceptable evidences to prove age for State pensions. Acceptable items include birth and marriage certificates, naturalization papers, passports, immigration records, baptismal and hospital records, school and employment records, census data, old licenses, tombstone records, family Bible entries, and bills of sale for slaves, among others. The list covers Civil or military service records and proofs from various organizations and commissions.
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Austin
Texas
Orville
Carpenter
Pension Commission
Army
Navy
Daughters of Texas Revolution
Dept. of Census
Washington, D. C
Old Age Assistance Commission
I Like Business from Denton Record Chronicle
A Denton Record Chronicle piece extols liking business as a driver of earnestness courage faith and daily purpose. It argues business rewards deeds not words and urges prompt action and orderly bold enterprise with accountability for mistakes.
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Denton Record Chronicle
Pool hall owner swallows billiard ball wager ends poorly
Royal Nebraska report says J. W. Linder, Royal Pool Hall proprietor, accepted a bet to place a billiard ball in his mouth. He removed his bridgework and pushed in the ball, which stayed for 15 minutes before he finally retrieved it.
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Royal, Neb
J. W. Linder
Royal Pool Hall
Linder
Future meals may be made from sawdust
London reports that department of scientific research officers are testing methods to turn rotten vegetables and other vegetable waste into motor fuel. Experiments cover fermenting grasses and straws with patents already filed. Dr Bergius’ process from war era yields sugar glucose from timber, enabling food and various byproducts, while lignin remains as potential vehicle fuel.
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London
Department of Scientific Research
Nice check due to Miss Fennell Turner
Alabama lawyer Miss Fennell Turner is believed to receive a "nice check" from a Decatur, Alabama man named W. G. Fennell. The will left the money to his namesake, a Miss Fennell Turner or someone in Texas. The Secretary of State seeks her whereabouts and asks reporters to help locate her.
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Austin
Fennell Turner
Alabama
Secretary of State
W. G. Fennell
Decatur
Ala
Texas
Fennell
Miss Turner
Two Percent Control of Wealth Debate Explored
A radio excerpt frames wealth as controlled by 2 percent of the population, sparking a debate on ownership versus control. A narrator and Bill Jones dissect who actually holds corporate power, using American Telephone Company figures to illustrate distribution among stockholders and managers.
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Mlle. Pons
Kreisler
KLKL
Bill Jones
Bill
American Telephone Company
Gifford
O. K
Gilford
SEC
H’m
How Much Wealth Controllers Are There in Nation
The speaker calculates two percent of a 127,000,000 population to estimate 2,540,000 wealth controllers, one for every fifty people, including all men, women, and children. The contrast with military command under Pershing is used to argue against polls of lower‑ranking officers.
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Bill
Kentucky
A. BE. F
Pershing
Cotton Chopper Cuts Crop Costs
Dallas based Dixie Cultivator Corporation manufactures a cotton chopper designed by Dent Parrett, a former army engineer who built World War I caterpillar tanks. In use for about a year, testers estimate it could save about 70 cents per acre in cotton production, with local merchants handling distribution.
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Dallas
Dixie Cultivator Corporation
Dent Parrett
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Texas Life
Waco
Barbee-Bassett
Insurance Agency
Lester Haile
Sturmn
Moore
Labrador
America
Narlelnis
Whitewright
Grayon County
Charles H. Franklin
New York
Sun
The
Typewriter
O. L
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Whitewright Sun
Farm News
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