Grade Crossings Abolished Under PWA Plan
Washington reports a grade crossing elimination plan as part of the public works program. Hundreds of projects could start soon costing more than 250 million dollars and employing thousands. At issue is the long term goal amid safety data and labor material cost breakdowns.
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Washington
New Public Works Program
Bureau of Public Roads
Public Works Administration
Secretary of Interior
Harold Ickes
Joseph B. Eastman
Eastman
Ickes
United States
Claude Callan Reflects On Wife Praise And Charity
Claude Callan notes his wife praises him most when angry and hurt. He recalls her saying he is liberal hearted and quick to share money with his brothers, highlighting his generous nature even amid conflict. The fragment hints at family loyalties and perception in domestic life.
Revised List of Government Organizations in Washington
A survey traces the growth of federal agencies from about fifteen to nearly one hundred thousand government employees in Washington. It lists numerous alphabet soup agencies including NRA FCC FDIC and FHA, noting higher luncheon prices and a boom in prosperity for capital landlords and business men.
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Washington
New Deal
al Smith
Roosevelt
PWEHC
SAPFT
TVACI
AAA
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
ACP
NIRB
National Industrial Recovery Board
NRA
National Recovery Administration
FCC
Federal Communications Commission
FSEC
Federal Securities and Exchange Commission
EHFA
Electric Home and Farm Authority
Tennessee Valley Association Cooperatives, Inc
Public Works Emergency Housing Corporation
FERA
Federal Emergency Relief Administration
FSRC
Federal Surplus Relief Corporation
CCC
Commodity Credit Corporation
SHC
Subsistence Homesteads Corporation
Sun office offers Genuine Engraving and adding machine paper
A fragment from a personal note contrasts how the recipient helps strangers and friends but keeps things from his wife. The text mentions adding machine paper and Genuine Engraving available at Sun office.
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Sun Office
Thanksgiving Dinner Reflections From Central Church
The Preacher's Column recalls a Children’s Church turkey dinner at Central Christian Church with toastmaster C B Bryant III and remarks by Thomas Kirk. The piece urges gratitude at the upcoming Thanksgiving service and notes Sunday school attendance and fellowship activities amid concerns about road safety and alcohol.
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Central Christian Church
C. B. Bryant III
Thomas Kirk
Gomer May
Jim Waggoner
the Sun
Austin
Presbyterian Church
Lendetti
Heaven and Earth
He Qualified
A collector confronted a parishioner and urged giving to missions. The parishioner warned, I never give to missions. The collector replied, Then take something out of the box, sir, the money is for the heathen.
New Vaccine May Cut Death Risk From Surgeries
Boston researchers announce a vaccine using amniotic fluid derived from cows to reduce postoperative peritonitis death rates. In trials led by Dr. Young and colleagues, bowel resection mortality dropped from about 30 percent to 2 percent when the fluid was injected into the abdominal cavity hours before surgery.
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Boston
American College of Surgeons
Herbert L. Johnson
Johnson
Shields Warren
J. Stewart Rooney
Daniel Fiske Jones
Edward L. Young Jr
Arthur Kimpton
Halsey Loder
Nathaniel Mason
Edward L. Leonard
Leland McKittrick
Young
Faulkner Hospital
Smith College assigns fire captains and aides by corridor
Smith College designates a fire captain in each building with an aide assigned to every corridor, creating a structured safety team across the campus.
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Smith College
Janitor Returns 1 250 000 Dollar Check
W Hastings Davis a 58 year old Scottish janitor in Montreal returned a 1 250 000 dollar check saying it was not large enough. He is said to be heir to the Nairn millions and Nairn castle in Scotland. Davis has lived in Canada for years and worked as a janitor in a Montreal office building for seven years. He is married with an adopted daughter.
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Montreal
Canada
W. Hastings Davis
Scotland
Nairn Castle
Davis
Record High Homicide Prison Admissions in 1933
The census bureau reports 3,873 persons jailed for homicide in 1933, including 3,587 men and 296 women. At year end penal population stood at 137,947, barely changing from the prior two years but up 10,000 since 1930.
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Census Bureau
Teaching farmers the ways of big business shifts focus
The New Deal programs guiding farmers are introducing agricultural producers to large scale business practices, according to the Farm Credit Administration manager. Farmers are learning methods, systems, and organizational approaches once common in corporate firms.
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Farm Credit Administration
Farmers submit financial statements for New Deal loans
Wright Patman notes over one million farmers have filed detailed financial statements in the past sixteen months. The statements follow standard accounting principles and serve as the basis for intelligent government loans while showing farmers how they operate to stay out of red. Sun Want Ads get results.
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Wright Patman
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PWA
Claude Callan
Barbee-Bassett
Insurance Agency
EIB
FDIC
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
PAB
Petroleum Administrative Board
Public Works Administra
Tion
First National Bank
Member
Omomuomumumuomtomtom
G. C. Ivins
the Baptist Church
Stephens & Bryant
May
ADA
Texas
Louisiana
Powercompany
U. S
Sun
Mangrum Grocery
Cull Reeves
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