Grape Growers seek legalization of wine sales
The Grape Growers League of California announced a drive to legalize wine sales. Director Louis M. Martini will travel east to gain support from grape producers in New York Michigan New Jersey Missouri Ohio and Pennsylvania. The group cites over production hurting a 350 million dollar industry and cites potential jobs and tax revenue from legalized wine. It notes 15 million gallons available in 166 bonded California wineries and 10 million more from the 1932 vintage could be ready by spring.
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Congress
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Kingsburg
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New York
Michigan
New Jersey
Missouri
Ohio
Pennsylvania
United States
California
Sophus Federspiel
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Houston Ice and Brewing Company Receives Charter
The Houston Ice and Brewing Company was granted a charter to engage in manufacturing and merchandising. It plans to manufacture and sell near beer and yeast until law changes allow full beer production in Texas. Incorporators are Munford W. Hoover, Egbert O. Hail, and J. T. Scott Jr. of Houston.
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Austin
Houston Ice and Brewing Company
Secretary of State
Incorporators
State Department
Texas
Munford
Alcohol Still on Each Farm Relief Proposal
Kenosha Wisconsin resident Municipal Judge Calvin Stewart writes to President-elect Roosevelt proposing an alcohol still on every farm. He argues farmers could convert surplus grain into industrial alcohol to create a new market and conserve oil deposits, easing the agricultural downturn.
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Kenosha
Wis
Calvin Stewart
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Stewart
Criminals Cost U More Than Education
Washington reports a National Education Association survey showing 500,000 criminals cost the nation about 500 million dollars yearly, while 25 million schoolchildren cost nearly 1 billion more. The study argues education and welfare cuts threaten future crime prevention costs.
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Washington
National Education Association
U.S. Aircraft Licenses Counted by Oct 1 1932
Clarence M. Young reports 18 796 pilots and 7 437 licensed aircraft held active licenses as of October 1 1932. July 1 1932 totals were 18 069 pilots and 7 439 aircraft. California leads in licensed pilots with 3 589. New York 1 860. Illinois 1 167. Texas 874.
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Clarence M. Young
California
New York
Illinois
Texas
Joke exchange between bank teller and wife over funds
A humorous exchange about an insufficient funds note on a grocer’s bill prompts a sly quip about popularity and a playful remark on a girl named Geneva. The brief tone resembles a printed joke column from a newspaper.
Old town acquaintance on bank liquidation progress
E. E. Kelley learns the failed bank, 18 months past, is not paying 100 cents on the dollar. The receiver has gathered enough to cover running expenses and the lawyers, keeping the process afloat.
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E. E. Kelley
Kelley
Honest way to make money puzzled promoter
A company director tells the promoter there are many ways to earn money but only one honest method. The promoter asks for clarification, and the director smiles, implying the answer is known to him alone.
Boss mocks stenographer over women’s changes and Webster
"Miss Gaylord" recalls a boss challenging his stenographer to spell like Webster after noting that women today cut hair, smoke, and imitate men. He slams a dictionary on her desk to illustrate the point.
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Gaylord
Webster
Cow Conundrum and Alfalfa Ike Anecdote
A farmer frets when his cow wanders as a little city girl quips that the cow cannot stray far since the farmer drained her crank case. Alfalfa Ike recalls a tale of a tenderfoot who, brushing teeth with new toothpaste, was mistaken for hydrophobia and shot.
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Pete
Comic exchanges spark noisy docket in quirky court scene
A humorous dialogue circulates among a doctor, gangster, judge and weatherman. The jury of banter features punny quips about eyes, newspaper marks, traffic rulings, and a weather forecast predicting cooler conditions tomorrow.
Puzzling Punchlines Highlight Punctuation and Silvered Humor
A collection of short comic exchanges shows a pupil being teased over commas by a visiting school board president. The teacher guides a student to place commas after board and after teacher. Other vignette lines feature a tipsy father and a clever tramp, plus a wry minister joke about cherubim and seraphim.
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Sonny
Elizabeth Ann
Chief Drops Hose for Switch in Home Fire
Shelby Ohio Fire Chief Seidel answered a home alarm and grabbed a switch while his son played with matches making tiny fires in the pantry.
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Shelby
Ohio
Seidel
Bobby
Pie Supper Fundraiser At Whitewright School
The public is invited to a pie supper at the Little Rock school house southwest of Whitewright on Friday night. Proceeds fund athletic supplies for the school. Clella D. Kelley, teacher.
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Little Rock
Whitewright
Clella D. Kelley
Practical Test Teaches Focus on Road
A well bred young woman taking an auto driving lesson is teased by the instructor who asks if she called him darling. She responds angrily, then he remonstrates to keep her eye on the road. The exchange is a humorous test of composure and safety.
No Kiss Fulfilled in Quirky Reversal Exchange
A playful dialogue turns comic as a demand for a kiss is refused then cheekily countered with a two negatives joke. The quick exchange ends with a lighthearted smack and a wink at clever wordplay.
Flu patient answers doctor in terse exchange
In a brief dialogue a doctor asks about the journey to the clinic and the patient replies flu. The exchange highlights a simple symptom report and a focus on illness rather than travel details.
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