Soviet Women Leave Kitchens for Factories in Moscow Census
Moscow census shows only 100000 housewives left by end of 1931, down from 290000 in 1930, as government drives attract women to industrial work. Fifty year olds still a sizable share, while 63 laundries take over tasks from 41000 housewives. Factory kitchens nurseries and communal dining expand to support full time women workers. Officials aim to cut housewives to 50 000 by end of 1932.
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Moscow
Soviet Russia
Soviet Union
Rattlesnake Bites Tire On Avion Park Roadway
The Avon Park Sun reports a six foot rattlesnake bit through a six ply tire after being struck by a car driven by T W Arline of Tampa and R C Epperson of Avon Park while en route from Okeechobee to Avon Park. The snake clung to the tire as both men inspected the damage.
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Avon Park Sun Springs
T. W. Arline
Tampa
R. C. Epperson
Avon Park
Okeechobee
Jud Lewis
Houston Post
Florida Times Union
Do You Know Facts From History And Language
A compact collection of rapid trivia notes on telegraph energy, Spanish France border history, curfews from couvre feu, Lloyds A1 hull code, Pola Negri gum romance, color visibility, English usage got and gotten, Journal of Commerce doom claims, Kaiser Wilhelm birthday letters, speed records with Sir Malcolm Campbell, perpetual motion clocks, Chicago university gender IQ split, dictionary word order life before death, China single status crime, Socrates quote, and changing local salutations among locals.
Hoover House Milk Purchases Highlight White House Demand
Merrill O. Maughan, executive secretary of the Milk Council, Inc., states the White House receives twenty four quarts of milk and twelve pints of cream daily, making President Hoover a top milk customer. The average daily bill runs about $12.50, totaling roughly $4,500 yearly. Buy your Printing in Whitewright.
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Chicago
White House
Merrill O. Maughan
The
Milk Council, Inc
Hoover
Maughan
Feed equals cotton profit per acre in 1931 Texas study
A Texas A and M Extension Service report shows 22 664 farmers and 4 H club members on 387 276 acres found feed crops and cotton yielded similar net profits per acre in 1931. Cotton averaged 5 51 dollars per acre while feed crops averaged 5 60 dollars, with yields of corn sorghums oats wheat and legumes detailed.
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College Station
Texas
Extension Service of
Texas A. & M. College
F E. A. Miller
Extension Agronomist
Miller
Leap Year and Love Advice for 1932
The Corsicana Daily Sun humorously doubts leap year romance legends and notes men may overpromise for a good living. It cautions unattached women to leap only if sure, as marriages in 1932 may face jokes and shaky prospects, urging prudence over impulsive vows.
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Corsicana
Sunday School Convention Meets in Sherman
The Baptist Sunday school and B Y P U convention opened in Sherman for a two day session. Attendees from Whitewright include Rev and Mrs W H Ackley Mr and Mrs W T Simmons and Miss Lucille Giles.
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Baptist Sunday School
B. Y. P. U. Convention
Sherman
Whitewright
W. H. Ackley
W. T. Simmons
Lucille Giles
Whitewright Texas to Elect Mayor in April 1932
Election notice for Whitewright City Texas to elect a mayor for a two year term on the first Tuesday in April 1932 at City Hall. Presiding judge Ben Savage with assistants G W Adams and clerks O M McMillin and Guy Stedham serving. Mayor F M Echols signs notice with City Secretary Jesse Wallace attesting.
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State of Texas
Grayson
Whitewright
Texas
Ben Savage
G. W. Adams
O. M. McMillin
Guy Stedham
F. M. Echols
Abilene warns against mail radio lottery scheme
Postmaster Lindsey C. Paton warns residents that joining a mail lottery linked to a Mexican radio station can lead to court action. Many Abilenians mailed for a drawing with $1 payments, while receipts and fraud orders circulated. further mailings evade the postal crackdown, risking legal consequences for participants.
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Lindsey C. Paton
Payton
Abilene
Hogwallow News Oddities At Dock Hocks Parlor
A tall hurried stranger without hat got a haircut at Dock Hocks parlor. Ellick Helwanger complains a sandpaper patch on his corduroy pants hinders smoking in bed. A one legged Calf Ribs resident plans to help farmers plant corn this year. Yam Sims visited Tickville Palace Hotel seeking double harness set likely for marriage. Fletcher Henstep reelected school trustee felt important stepping onto porch.
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Ellick Helwanger
Calf Ribs
Yam Sims
Palace
Tickville
Fletcher Henstep
Drifter’s remark on patience sparks wit in town talk
A Dog Hill preacher said a low mood was a test of patience. Colum bus Allsop quipped that if true, many already feel tried and convicted. A stranger observed looser shoes in cold weather and Sile Kilden agreed his feet are tightening to buy new shoes.
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Dog Hill
Columbus Allsop
Sile Kilden
Cat Tail Ruse Sparks Family Porch Quip
A mother interrupts a porch scene as a four year old plays with a cat, insisting he stop pulling its tail and the boy retorts the cat is the one pulling. A courtroom quip features a defense lawyer questioning a divorce plaintiff about drinking and other business.
Day Wire Tapping Upheld In House Victory
The House voted 132 to 103 to allow wire tapping in federal prohibition enforcement. A prior year vote favored continuation 99 to 78. The body rejected a separate amendment to cut 3 million dollars from the Prohibition Bureau’s 11,369,500 funding for next year.
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Washington
House
Prohibition Bureau
Political Announcements for Democratic Primary and City Election
The Sun publishes declarations of candidacy for multiple offices in the upcoming Democratic primary on July 23 1932 and city election on April 5 1932. Names listed include district clerk county clerk tax assessor and more with several variations and nickname forms.
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Sun
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