Landon Leads In Farm Journal Straw Vote
Initial returns from Farm Journal's seventh annual farmer straw poll place Gov. Alfred M. Landon of Kansas ahead of President Roosevelt. Early tallies show Landon 25,307 to Roosevelt 20,869 with Norman Thomas 461 and William Lemke 291. States vary, with several favoring Landon while California Minnesota Washington Iowa and Southern States tilt to Roosevelt. Ohio remains close at 1,263 to 1,251. The paper notes the poll's history of forecasting elections. Ballots were collected by home visits across thirty-two states.
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William Lemke
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AAA Allows Harvest Of Forage Crops To Aid Cattle
The Agricultural Adjustment Administration eased rules to let farmers in drought zones harvest soil conservation crops such as clover for cattle feed while still receiving AAA payments. The change, initially for several western states, now covers the entire Western region due to forage shortages.
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tThe Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Northwest
AAA
Montana
Wyoming
North Dakota
Electric Nose Detects Mercury Vapor at High Sensitivity
General Electric researchers describe an electric nose capable of detecting one part mercury vapor in 200 million parts of air, far beyond human odor detection. The device uses an electric eye and UV light to sense mercury by light absorption, with operation at Schenectady's mercury plant.
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General Electric Research Laboratory
General Electric Mercury Power Plant
Schenectady
C. W. Howlett
Scientist seeks bigger pituitaries from whales to study growth
Dr E M K Geiling of the University of Chicago aims to obtain whale pituitaries at Rose Harbor on Queen Charlotte Island via the Consolidated Whaling Company. Whale pits are far larger than human ones, weighing about a hundred times as much and measuring two to three inches long.
Jokes From The West And The World Go For Laughs
A string of wit and one liners from a Western comic turns on bar brawls wealth and manners. A candid millionaire boasts of eccentricity, a wife remarks on stockings, a candidate clashes with a voter, and a chamber of commerce resignation prompts a joke about public improvements.
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Lawyer’s bill sparks demand for explanations
Mr. Honeydew storms into the attorney's office waving a bill and demanding reasons for the charges. The lawyer replies the necessary clarification will cost another five dollars. In a side dispute, a boy compares his father’s height and stomach size with another boy's father in a humorous exchange.
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Woman Takes All That I Can Buy and More
A terse verse describes a woman who seizes affection and possessions. She takes my hand, costly flowers, candy, and books, and even looks with meaning as she takes the other guy. The tone suggests a playful, bittersweet exchange of love and loss.
Teacher’s retort halts traffic officer’s hand signal
A traffic officer with malfunctioning red lights stopped drivers by hand. One woman ignored the signal, and the officer pursued her. He demanded, “Don’t you know what I mean when I hold up my hand?” She replied, “I ought to, I’ve been a school teacher for nearly twenty years.”
First London Sight of The Smith Manufacturing Sign
An old lady visiting London for the first time spots a bold sign on a tall building reading The Smith Manufacturing Company. She exclaims that she has heard of Smiths all her life but never knew where they were made.
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Smith Manufacturing Company
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State property tax rate delayed by unreported counties
The Texas comptroller reports seventeen counties have not submitted taxable valuations, delaying the automatic state property tax rate for the year. Reports were due by July 15, with the tax board expected to set the rate shortly after all renditions are received. Last year’s rate was 62 cents per $100, unchanged for general revenue, Confederate pensions, and schools.
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Crockett
Deaf Smith
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Glasscock
Gray
Henderson
Hill
Huston
Karnes
Kaufman
Kinney
Lasalle
Loving
Midland
Rockwall
Board of Education
Modern Invades Heaven Gabriel
A fragmentary exchange features Peter asking about a kicked object and another remark that a man acted mad due to choosing a harp over a radio, suggesting a humorous or surreal dialogue fragment.
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Sure-Fire Oil stock remark and New World flycatchers
A brief quip shows realization about a failed stock investment. The statement contrasts Foolish buying with regret. The text adds a factual note that flycatchers are a bird family confined entirely to the New World.
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New World
Endorsement in Dallas for Judge R M Carter's third term
Dallas supporters back Judge R M Carter for a third term as judge of the Fifteenth District Court. The text notes a presumed endorsement of his opponent Jesse F Holt by Holt's home supporters, labeled a political advertisement.
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R. M. Carter
Dallas
Fifteenth District Court
Jesse F. Holt
Sherman
Grayson County
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