Rates of Payment for Soil Building Policies
Rates and conditions of payment for soil-building practices in the Southern region under the new farm program have been announced. Seeding payments run from $1 to $2 per acre depending on crop, with bonuses for certain uses and for permanent pastures, forest plantings, terracing, and lime or fertilizer applications. Partial payments are available if minimum acreage is not met, with deductions for shortfalls based on excess acres of soil-depleting crops.
Watch once owned by George Washington found in pawnshop
Memphis report of WPA Writers Project traced a watch given by Washington to Lafayette, lost by the Marquis in Nashville, later bought by John Ward of Texas for 75 dollars. Pawnbroker led to Miss Matilda Garland of Jackson, who found the watch in 1863, revealing a family letter explaining its journey from guard Rufus Garland to Benjamin Flurnoy, then to Garland. Congress approved 300 dollars in 1875 to return the watch to Lafayette’s family and Oscar de Lafayette received it in Paris.
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Memphis
Tenn
George Washington
Lafayette
Andrew Jackson
Nashville
Writers’ Project
WPA
John Ward
Texas
Louisville
Matilda Garland
Jackson
Rufus Garland
Benjamin Flurnoy
Columbia
Flurnoy
Garland
Congress
Elihu Washburne
France
Oscar de Lafayette
Paris
Jim Waggoner Seeks Second Term in State Legislature
J H Jim Waggoner of Grayson County asks voters for re election to the State House Place 1. He highlights one term of service including pension support ad valorem tax cuts and rural school aid, and invites review of his record and votes. The Democratic primary is July 25. Whitewright.
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Grayson County
House
Senate
J. H
Jim) Waggoner
Whitewright
Seven Mistakes in Life to Avoid, A Famous Writer Says
A noted writer lists seven life errors to beware. Crushing others for success, worrying over unchangeable matters, deeming something impossible, forcing others to share our beliefs, neglecting mental growth through reading, clinging to trivial preferences, and failing to save money.
Cardui Aids Women By Boosting Appetite And Digestion
Cardui stimulates appetite and improves digestion to help women gain strength from food. Nourishment rises, pains ease, and many women praise Cardui for restoration of health after illness or childbirth. Mrs. C. Ratliff of Hinton West Virginia shares recovery after her last baby. Thousands testify benefits though medical advice if no improvement.
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Cardui
C. Ratliff
Hinton
W. Va
Cardus
Texas Voters Stage Workmen's Compensation Move
Texas voters will decide in November whether to require the state to carry workmen's compensation insurance for its employees. The proposal adds constitutional authority for the legislature to enact necessary laws and provide for payment of all compensation.
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Austin
Texas
Democrats Seek Two Million Fund for 1936 Campaign
Philadelphia report notes Democratic national committee chair James A. Farley sets a 2,000,000 dollar goal for the 1936 campaign matching 1932 spending. He expects about a million attendees at Roosevelt nominator rallies nationwide with 1 dollar tickets. Farley denies soliciting postal employees for funds and says he urged disregarding such solicitations in a postal bulletin. He blames overzealous aides for improper actions.
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Philadelphia
James A. Farley
Democratic National Committee
Franklin Field
National Committee
Metcalf
Republican
Rhode Island
Farley
Providence
Legislative language permits broad State liability limits
The quoted provision allows the Legislature to freely limit the State's liability by restricting or waiving the obligation to purchase insurance for any employee. It highlights how costs charges and premiums on such policies could be managed or avoided by state action. The excerpt implies a wide discretionary scope for lawmakers.
Recipe for a Home from Miss Sylvia Slocum
A Virginia district home demonstration agent presents a poetic guide to building a home. Mix Friendship Thoughtfulness Tenderness Loyalty Faith Hope Charity with a pinch of Gaiety and the ability to laugh. Moisten with sympathetic tears and bake in a good natured pan. Serve repeatedly.
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Sylvia Slocum
Virginia
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