Texas State Pension Averages Higher Than U.S.
Texas old age pension figures from a WPA survey show Texas ahead of the national average in payments per recipient. Dallas district reports 6,312 checks totaling 100,304 dollars at an average of 15.89, while Big Spring totals 10,610 dollars across 572 checks averaging 18.54 each. Texas benefits exceed many states though cost of living varies. Texas began payments July 1 and had 49,099 on rolls in the first month, second only to New York and Ohio.
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Texas
Old-Age Assistance Commission
WPA
J. R. Mallory
Austin
Big Spring
Commission of Leasing
Mallory
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Maryland
Michigan
New York
Wisconsin
South
Ohio
Milk Proves Steady Farm Cash Source Says Lipscomb
Texas dairy leader K. V. Lipscomb reports milk income for January through April 1936 rose by 25 million dollars from the same period in 1935, totaling 435 million. He notes milk remains the single largest farm income source, aided by improved dairy practices andDistribution despite storms and floods.
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K. V. Lipscomb
Texas Dairy Leader
Mr. Lipscomb
United States
Lipscomb
Notable disparity in exemptions for married couples
The text notes that sons and 7500 dollars for married persons far outstrips the majority of the States, highlighting a comparative advantage in certain exemptions.
Parson's Life From Rev Glidden Prompts Parish Reflections
London readers glimpse the parish life of Rev. C. Paul Glidden of St. James Church in Walthamstow. He explains parishioners' complaints about his devoutness, meddling, indifference, and policy, and notes the tension between personal guidance and others' views.
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London
C. Paul Glidden
St. James’ Church
Walthamstow
Dog Days Legend Debunked By Health Official
Dr Horace E Duncan Dallas County health officer refutes the Southern dog days myth linking mad dogs snakes water scum and malaria to hot July August heat. He notes rabies year round snakes shed seasonally and no medical basis for the legend though the 54 day period remains named by naval observatory rulings.
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Horace E. Duncan
Dallas
Duncan
Dr. Duncan
United States Naval Observatory
Steve Brodie Leap Celebrated Fifty Years Later
New York recalls Steve Brodie who reportedly jumped from the Brooklyn Bridge in 1886 amid debate over fact versus myth. The Bowery figure owned fame and $80,000 at death. his saloon at 114 Bowery became a landmark before demolition.
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New York
Steve Brodie
Brooklyn Bridge
Brodie
Bowery
Ninties
America
Broody
East River
Brooklyn
Bonus Paying Slows Down To a Trickle
Treasury reports show veterans preferring bonds to cash as the bonus payments slow. Of 1.7083 billion in bonds issued, 1.0643 billion has been cashed. In late June 1.6687 billion bonds were issued with 724.2 million cashed, while in July only 39 million bonds and 340 million cash were processed.
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Washington
Treasury
Canada to Import Millions of Wasps for Pines
Dr. Kenneth Morris, a Canadian biologist, will export fifteen million Hungarian wasps to Canada this summer. The insects aim to kill Sophirus wasps that devastate Canadian pine woods. In recent years over 10,000 square miles of pine forest were destroyed by Sophirus, whose only enemy is the Hungarian wasp species.
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Budapest
Canada
Kenneth Morris
Canadian
Morris
Izsak
Billion Dollars in United States Sports Economy
The index shows the U S sports bill at about one billion dollars annually with participants bearing 80 percent of the cost while golf leads in spending. Golf dues and caddie fees drive roughly 150 million yearly and caddies earn about 42 million. football outfits cost around 50 per participant. Basketball attracts about 80 million viewers, surpassing baseball, football, boxing, and horse racing.
Bear cage warning after bear’s near choking incident
A man urges a woman to keep her children away from the bear cage. She jokes about the bears, but the keeper explains the danger after a previous boy’s knife in his pocket caused the bear to nearly choke. The scene ends with a tip to spend money in Whitewright.
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Sledge
Whitewright
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Carter
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Sun Office
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WFAA
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