Farm tenancy aid features outlined
Washington reports details of pending tenancy legislation. The House would authorize tenant loans for farm purchases with 30 year terms at 3 percent interest, while a Senate bill targets government purchase and re sale to tenants. Loan rules include farm upkeep, soil conservation, local county selection committees, and eligibility for tenants, sharecroppers, and certain farm workers with priority for married applicants or those with dependents.
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Washington
Congress
United States
House Agriculture Committee
Senate
Secretary of Agriculture
Agriculture Department
The Lights of Home by Lydia Lion Roberts
A nostalgic verse about returning home after daily labor. The poem highlights warmth, rest, and shared joys with loved ones, portraying home’s steady glow as guidance and hope amid life’s strains. An ad note suggests classifying a Want Ad for results.
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Lydia Lion Roberts
Minimum Salary Schedule Set for Schoolteachers
Austin reports the Department of Education committee orders a nationwide minimum salary of 100 dollars a month for nine months for all teachers in non-state aid accredited high and elementary schools starting 1939-40. Increases depend on college training experience and tenure. The panel also allows Bible study in public schools with credit for each testament and forms a subcommittee to plan its implementation.
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Austin
Department of Education
I ve a Boy of My Own A highway driver returns home
A driver on the great highway ends a long day at home with his cheerful son waiting at the door. He has long prioritized duty and safety, remaining calm and focused to keep his machine and family safe. The mother expresses gratitude, reaffirming the image of a devoted worker and father.
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W W. E. Dickson
Poem Excerpt on Faith and Revelation by Skogland
A brief verse reflects on a single thought becoming a prayer as the soul yields to spirit. It speaks of faith in unseen truths revealed through a gift from God and claimed as personal, intimate insight.
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R. A. Skogland
Driving While Intoxicated The Odds In 1936
The Travelers Insurance analysis of 19386 accident reports shows 7.3 percent of drivers in fatal accidents had been drinking, up eight percent from 1936, and 4.3 percent of non fatal accident drivers were drinking. One in nine pedestrians killed and 5.3 percent of injured pedestrians were under liquor influence.
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Travelers Insurance Company
Don’t Tramp on the Gas for Better Mileage
A motorist asks how many miles per gallon, and the answer is that it depends on the driver. Cars now have economy features but require prudent driving. Avoid heavy acceleration. smooth shifting and gradual speed changes save fuel. Stop light timing favors steady speeds and high gears for efficiency. Engineers built economy into cars. don’t waste it with a heavy right foot.
New insulin finding links obesity to blood sugar control
Researchers at Scripps Metabolic Institute report obesity in white rats fed a new form of insulin. They say obesity may relate to lowered blood sugar managed by the pancreas, with females gaining more weight. The study used protamine and zinc to alter insulin action, and dieting without sugar induced acidosis in the rats, paralleling human obesity observations.
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Denver
American Association For the Advancement of Science
Eaton M. McKay
Richard H. Barnes
Scripps Metabolic Institute
la Jolla
Calif
Pity The Preacher Conflicting Views On Pastors
ABronson Kan Pilot notes the preacher faces constant criticism no matter what he does. If gray haired he’s too old, if young not experienced, if he has many children he’s overextended, if none he sets a bad example. Critics hinge on wife choir singing. notes vs extemporaneous delivery. staying home vs mingling. visiting the poor vs the wealthy. The piece ends that someone always does it better.
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Bronson
Kan
Old Timer Remembers Crime Cures of a Past Era
A reflective, dated phrase contrasts past methods with modern punishment, noting how earlier approaches resolved crime in a metaphorical high chair rather than through electric chair methods. The quote frames a critique of evolving justice.
How to Keep From Getting Murdered
Washington experts forecast 300000 Americans fated to be murdered over 30 years if trends continue. Ten thousand to ten thousand five hundred per year. firearm use dominates. Causes include marital trouble and quarrels. only police and military firearms would curb deaths, though self defense arms worsen casualties. Most killers lack warning signs or criminal records. breakdowns show 34,200 felonies, 30,600 revenge, 13,800 criminal fights, 49,800 miscellaneous. Government data note homicide rate fell from 1900 to 1933, then to 8.3 in 1935.
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Washington
Federal Bureau of Investigation
J. Edgar Hoover
United States
Nelson
Dillinger
Bureau of Investigation
War Secretary Would Draft F. D. For Third Term
Topeka Kansas Secretary of War Harry H Woodring visiting friends and dining with Governor Walter A Haxman says he believes President Roosevelt should be drafted for a third term unless a stronger candidate emerges He would support Roosevelt if drafted and expects others to do the same
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Topeka
Kan
Harry H. Woodring
Walter A. Haxman
Roosevelt
Kansas
Hughes Talks of Overthrow at Amherst Dinner
Amherst Mass Chief Justice Charles Evans Hughes warned that a temporary majority left unchecked could overthrow democratic institutions. Speaking to 1,300 Amherst alumni at the annual commencement dinner he declined to discuss current issues, saying he would leave those to the experts. He cautioned against the influence of organized minorities and their fervor.
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Amherst
Mass
Charles Evans Hughes
No substitute for wooden railroad crossties in use
The wooden crosstie under railroad tracks remains the only proven solution, with over 2,500 patents on alternative ties issued in 50 years, none of which have been adopted as a substitute.
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