Europe leads in veterans pay US allies lag in postwar aid
The British wartime bonus favored officers with $960 for a two and a half year infantry lieutenant and $24 to $190 for common soldiers. France and Germany paid far less. US benefits exceed many European schemes, with private disability at $1200 annually versus Canada $900 and Britain $520, while widow pensions vary by country.
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Washington
Great Britain
United States
Veterans’ Administration
France
Italy
Canada
Insurance policy with tank of gas dangerous blend
A big Standard Oil firm plans to offer a free 24 hour life policy with every 10 gallons of gasoline bought at its stations. It seeks time stamp machines and short term insurers to issue and time the policy. The piece notes underwriting challenges and cites Chicago as one of the windier 1934 cities with nineteen others.
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New York
Standard Oil
Germany to Impose One Year Military Service Law
Berlin reports a new law requires all Germans aged 18 to 45 to serve one year in the army effective immediately. Those over 45 join reserves and in war all Germans may serve. The decree notes the army likely near 550,000 to 600,000 with selective expansion only. Jews face barred service except special cases.
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Berlin
Germany
Propaganda Ministry
Young Pierson May Share in Slain Parents' Estate
A Texas court filing raised a possible share for 20 year old Howard Pierson in the estate of slain parents Justice William Pierson of the Texas Supreme Court and his wife. The couple were killed on a country road near Austin on April 24 after disputes cited by Howard Pierson, who is indicted for murder. no trial date is set.
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Austin
Howard Pierson
William Pierson
Texas Supreme Court
Pierson
Young Pierson
Justice Pierson
Corner Market Exploits Tax Tokens For Poker Chips
Washington residents revolt over a metal token sales tax and now use the round aluminum tokens as poker chips. Players say tokens are cheaper and silent, with buyers getting hundreds for the price of a small chip.
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Seattle
Washington State
Tax Protesters Abandon Checks for Paper Tickets
Circulation spiked as the tax commission failed to collect the 2 percent levy and resorted to printing paper tickets. A bank teller asked where the money went, noting confusion over the disrupted collection method.
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Tax Commission
For Sale and Local Ads and Notices
Classified notices include sale items such as gas cook stove and gas water heater, rubber stamps and pads, new garage service, mower repairs and welding by J H Hollingsworth, and expressions of thanks from the Neely family after a husband and father’s death. The ads list contact notes and business lines from The Sun column.
Tourists collect hotel labels to fake world travel in Paris
Paris hotel stickers fuel a thriving illusion of travel as Americans collect labels to paste on luggage. More than 100000 baggage tags from Paris hotels reach U S buyers though few are used for actual trips. Agents offer label sets and a Paris hotel director calls the craze normal publicity.
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Paris
France
United States
Vienna
Budapest
Berlin
London
Memorabilia Token Push Tails Tax Plan and Lottery Pay
A fragment notes tokens for poker chips and slot machines and mentions chain letters urging readers to send a token in memory of Gov. Clarence D. Martin who backed the sales tax. The item hints at fundraising and civic memory linked to tax policy.
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Clarence D. Martin
Usual Consequences in Lulu and Kenneth Car Trouble
Lulu asks about the car while Kenneth sighs that their father has been tinkering. The scene hints at ongoing mechanical woes and family dynamics as the car remains unreliable.
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Lulu
Kenneth
Deaf for Nine Years Heals After Ear Salve Use
A person reports nine years of deafness ended after one week using an ear salve and hearing a cousin in Milwaukee. The claim notes a dramatic recovery following the treatment.
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Milwaukee
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Sherman, Texas
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C. B. Willis
C. B. Neely Jr
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