Government Regulates Acres In Federal Farm Rentals
Dr. J F Cox of the Agricultural Adjustment Administration told county agents at Texas A M College that government rented acreage must not be used to boost other crops creating surpluses. Retired acres may be used for soil enrichment or food crops for home use, and exchanged for needed foods if not produced. He stressed the cooperative aim to remove 43 million acres from production and urged loyalty to contract spirit.
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Cox
Radio Quack Swindle Draws Doctor’s Ire
A reader lambastes medical quacks on radio who claim cures and demand advance payments. The letter cites a St Louis experiment by two physicians as a noble contrast to the boastful, unverified diagnoses offered by on-air pretenders.
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St. Louis
The Preacher's Column by G C Ivins at Baptist Church
The preacher closes a warm Sunday with 231 in Sunday school and large crowds at services. He urges readers to attend next Sunday and notes a land of Canaan singing trip with various absences. The piece records a move to lead the local preachers association, naming Jim Waggoner as the fourth member, and ends with a brief anecdote from a local resident.
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Baptist Church
Baptist
Land of
Canaan
Mr. Fleming
Gray
Baptist Church of
Whitewright
Merritt
Arkansas
Brother Merritt
Church of Christ
Preachers Association
Lally
Jim Waggoner
the Sun
Business Failures Drop 65 Percent in Texas October
Texas commercial failures fell 65 percent in October from a year earlier, with 33 failures reported by the University of Texas Bureau of Business Research. The prior October saw 93 failures, reflecting a sharp improvement in business conditions. an ad notes Sun Office offering typewriter supplies.
Thanksgiving service call to Whitewright citizens
A column notes a planned annual Thanksgiving service at the Whitewright Baptist Church urging all residents to attend despite church affiliation. It cites a Texas trip and a speech by Mr. Smith, superintendent of Whitewright High School, in Austin and questions local participation, urging civic cooperation and a generous turnout.
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Hall
Fort Worth
Austin
Smith
Whitewright High School
Typographical Gemus Surgical Case I Am Nineteen Years Old
A Chicago newspaper item notes a nineteen year old individual claiming exceptional height of nine feet five inches and asks if there is any chance to grow to six feet. The piece uses typographical wordplay and references medical or surgical context. The humor centers on improbable height.
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Chicago
Tammany Challenge Ends in Death for Proof
A Tampa paper notes that when Tammany urged him to prove his claims, he agreed to die for firsthand experience, illustrating the peril of bold assertions and the extreme consequences faced.
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Tammany
Tampa
What the Texan Will Wear For Men-Silk Wool Dresses
Polly Ann Wash Dresses in the Basement priced at 88c. Silk and wool attire for men and women featured. Polo fur trim coats offered at 9.95 with Park Ave branding noted.
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Famous Park Ave
Silk Mesh Hose Sold At 39 Cents
A San Antonio paper notes sale of mesh silk hose priced at 39 cents per pair. The brief item highlights a bargain in ladies hosiery for shoppers.
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San Antonio
Evening Meal Advice Placed Away From Fair Grounds
A Chicago restaurant sign warns fair visitors to dine away from the fair grounds to dodge turmoil and confusion and avoid high fair prices. The notice urges patrons to seek nearby eateries for calmer meals during the event.
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Fair
Chicago
Token plan claims mint for 5 cent tax token in San Diego
RP C was empowered by the board to arrange with the San Francisco mint for coinage of tokens bearing the inscription God for sales tax on a 5 cent purchase. San Diego paper.
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RP. C
San Francisco Mint
San Diego Paper
Five Pairs of Prison Uniform Trousers Found in Car
A Butte Montana newspaper reports discovery of five pairs of prison uniform trousers in an abandoned automobile. Nine suspects remain at large, authorities said.
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Butte
Mont
Worth Noting on Eye Injury in Ellendale Home
Worth noting Watson Adolph P. suffers injury to his left eye at home. Mrs P’s sister of Ellendale is visiting their Wahpeton, North Dakota home, with local paper reporting the detail.
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Watson Adolph P
Polar trekker returns to glacier camp in New Jersey paper
The Neward New Jersey paper recounts Spadavecchia returning to the glacier camp after avoiding starvation by joking a porcupine with his ice ax.
Auto registrations jump in Texas October figures
Austin reports 4,229 passenger cars registered in October across Texas seventeen largest counties, up 17 percent from September and 156 percent from October 1932. Year-to-date registrations total 33,301, versus 19,727 in the same period of 1932, per University of Texas Bureau of Business Research.
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Austin
Texas
University of Texas Bureau of Business Research
Waiter, Have You Forgotten Me in a Silly Exchange
A humorous exchange unfolds with a waiter and a patron, where the guest jokes about a stuffed deer head on display. The light chat captures a quirky moment of recognition and whimsy in a dining room setting.
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Roosevelt
G. C. Ivins
the Baptist Church
Typewriter
Sun Office
Jay Bayer
Genuine Bayer
BAYER
N.R. A
The
Dauntless
Paul Stephens Office
Whitewright Sun
Sun
Sage
Whitewright, Texas
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