Economic low mood traced in national income study
A Senate document forthcoming study by the Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce and the National Bureau of Economic Research shows 1929 to 1932 income collapse. Total income fell from 81 to 49 billion dollars with wages hit hardest while interest payments stayed relatively stable.
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Washington
United States Senate
Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce
National Bureau of Economic Research
Senate
United States
American Federation of Labor
Economic shifts in 1930s downturn hit wages unevenly
The text traces income and employment shifts during the Great Depression era. It notes growing divergence between production and distribution by 1928 1929, with wages falling sharply into 1932. Manufacturing led income distribution at 22 percent in 1929, followed by trade finance and services, while construction collapsed to 28 percent of 1929 payouts by 1932. Government utilities and food sectors fared comparatively better.
New Death Ray Demonstrated At Leicester College
London report describes C R Chadfield testing a high frequency death ray at Leicester College of Technology. Flies and mice died without external marks after passing through the apparatus, with the inventor planning a beam 500 times more powerful.
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London
Leicester College of Technology
C. R. Chadfield
Chadfield
Women of Bali Restore Style In Half Dress
Bali observes its traditional attire with no upper body clothing except during ceremonies. Cruises from the United States prompted limited adoption of skirts or light jackets but donors failed to renew supplies. Balinese women wear sarongs to the floor and men dress similarly. health concerns and a desire for no reform persist.
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Bali
den Pasar
United States
Perseverance Carried By No Such Vehicle
A teacher asks for a word's meaning and a pupil with auto dealer father responds that there is no car that can go through all terrains. The lesson illustrates perseverance as a concept carried by effort, not a real vehicle.
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Tommy
Classified want ads offer farming gear and loans
A busy classified page lists FOR SALE items including a farm wagon three riding planters two middle busters and a cultivator. Other entries offer a gas range a John Deere binder sulky rake and buck rake and riding cultivators. Also an automobile loan service by Auto Finance Company F W Creager manager of Sherman with terms and inspection.
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van Claborn
L. LaRoe & Company
John Deere
L. la Roe & Company
Auto Finance Company
F. W. Creager
MGR. OF
Sherman
Whitewright to elect mayor in April 1934
State of Texas Grayson County Whitewright election notice sets April 1934 first Tuesday as election day for mayor. Presiding judge W H Horton and assistants J N Powell with clerks J W Henry and R C Vestal to run the poll at city hall per city commission order dated March 5 1934.
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State of
Texas
Grayson
Whitewright
W. H. Horton
J. N. Powell
J. W. Henry
R. C. Vestal
Gordonville State Bank Stockholders Meeting Notice
Gordonville Texas February 13 1934 stockholders of Gordonville State Bank are summoned to a meeting in the directors room Gordonville Texas on March 19 1934 at 10 00 am to elect a board amend the charter to move the bank from Gordonville to Collinsville both in Grayson County Texas and to conduct other business as needed W J Gardiner cashier 41 m8
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Gordonville
Texas
Gordonville State Bank
A. D
Grayson County
Collinsville
Tex
W. J. Gardiner
Farm Mortgage Indebtedness by Region and Range
A Bureau of Agricultural Economics survey of 22 000 farms shows 38 percent of mortgaged farms were indebted for half or more of their value as of January 1 1933. It breaks down debt by 25 percent or less 25-50 percent 50-75 percent 75-100 percent and over 100 percent, with the West North Central States posting the highest high debt ratio.
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Bureau of Agricultural Economics
West North Central States
A&M Students Ousted For Hazing
Ten sophomores in a single military unit at Texas A M College were dismissed for hazing freshmen after a discipline committee hearing. President T O Walton said the action is regrettable but necessary to uphold a rigid hazing policy. Names of the students were not released.
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Walton
Illiteracy remark sparks campaign clash in Minnesota
A publicity man taunted candidate James with a newspaper call he was illiterate. The politician retorted that his family status proves otherwise, noting he was the second child in the family and denying the accusation during a Minnesota campaign event.
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Minnesota
James
Health verdict on rosy cheeks spurs a joke
A light remark on rosy cheeks as a health sign leads to a quip about a girl who looks healthier on one side, highlighting the humorous observation rather than medical fact.
Political listed candidates for sheriff and tax assessor
The Sun announces candidates for the July Democratic primary. For Sheriff Frank Reece. For Assessor-Collector R. B. Bob Caraway and J. C. Carl Allred. Campaign cash in advance policy noted.
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the Sun
R. B
Bob) Caraway
J. C
Carl) Allred
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