Public's Farm Problem Ideas Poured Into Washington Inbox
US farming issue spurs citizen letters to the Agriculture Department. Thousands of messages from farmers, housewives, bankers and others present plans from soil bank measures to stamps on butter, price stabilization funds, and even government bought farms for green manure. Strong proposals include seller subsidies, land diversions, and quotas amid debate.
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Agriculture Department
Secretary of Agriculture
Ezra T. Benson
Ernest C. Betts Jr
Betts
Congress
Washington, Ia
Stanley
Kan
England
Lake Aerial
Kansas
Wichita
Oldster
Glendale
Calif
Eisenhower
Flaxville, Mont
Air Force
United Press
Small Employers Face Unemployment Tax In 1956
Four to eight employees triggers Texas and Federal unemployment tax in 1956. The first payroll tax payment for January through March is due by the end of April 1956. Employers with four workers for twenty weeks should file a Status Report with the Texas Employment Commission. Contact Austin or Sherman offices to verify liability. A 1850 merry go round at Watch Hill, Rhode Island, remains in use, now motorized after originally being horse drawn.
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Congress
Texas Employment Commission
Austin
Texas
Commission
Sherman
Watch Hill
R. I
East Texas Cherokee Land Suit Revisited
A historical note recalls the Cherokee Nation sued the U S government for damages in 1839 over East Texas land loss. Possible payments or reversion of Cherokee lands in counties like Smith Gregg Rusk and Van Zandt were proposed, but the Supreme Court ruled the Cherokee not a foreign nation. A friend quips the current court might restore the country to the Indians.
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Oklahoma
East
Texas
Cherokee and Smith
Gregg, Rusk and
van Zandt
Supreme Court
Cecil
Knocking at the Pearly Gates Joke
A traveler asks a garage mechanic to listen to his motor reporting a knock at 80 85. The mechanic jokes that the noise might be a slight knocking at the pearly gates.
Guns of Death Guns you have at home can arm tragedy
A speaker urges homeowners to remove unused guns from drawers and dressers. He argues safety laws may be needed, compares guns to rattlesnakes, and warns that careless access endangers children and neighbors. He recalls incidents of accidental or drunken gunfire and stresses locking away firearms to protect kids.
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Grandpa
Daddie
Blunders in Private versus Public Life Cited by Imperiod Magazine
The piece argues private firms reveal fault beliefs while public life hides blame, delaying accountability until costly investigations. It notes public probes burden taxpayers and often exceed the cost of the initial blunder. Also mentions the smallmouth black bass has about 36 local names.
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Imperiod Magazine
Monk McCarthy Promotes Do It Yourself Car Care
A nostalgic note recounts Monk McCarthy’s publicity stunt promoting car maintenance with a hand bill titled Do-IT-Yourselfers Why Not Grease Your Own Car It lists the tools needed and ends with an offer to do the job for 75 cents. The writer notes their differing business views and beverage preferences while praising the publicity angle.
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Monk McCarthy
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U. S
Washington
Benson
Columbia
S. C
Rutgers College
New Jersey
Whitewright Cleaners
Whitewright
L. Laroe & CO
Frank X. Tolbert
Dallas News
Guns of Death
Joe Marsh
Monk
United States Brewers Foundation
Ford
CarCo
America
Texans
Whitewright Motor Company, Inc
Whitewright, Texas
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