Board Finds Crop Insurance Plan Lacks Feasibility
The National Agricultural Conference Board argues a public all risk crop insurance plan faces serious actuarial and administrative obstacles. It cites price hazards, data gaps, moral hazard, uninsurable acreage, high costs, and political control risks, concluding feasibility is not assured.
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New York
National Fricuetrial Conference Board
Allorisk
Aeiderene Board
Conference Board
United States
Western Plains
Department of Agriculture
Prottem
Reserve Fund
Local visits and social notes in Mahurin News
A series of social updates notes visits by Ed Moore and family of Lubbock with Andy Rouse, J P Hall in Dallas, J F Thornton and family in Hickory Creek, Oland Bush and children in Whitewright, Burris and Bartley families in Bonham, Leona Bush entertaining friends, Olson Bartley and Ola Lee in Bonham, Everett Burris visiting from Savoy, Bob Clevenger from Denison, and Charlie Pierce welcoming a ten pound boy.
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Ed Moore
Lubbock
Andy Rouse
Leona Bush
Hickory Creek
J. P. Hall
Dallas
J. F. Thornton
Oland Bush
Whitewright
James Burris
Ross Bartley
Bonham
John Jones
Katherine
Audrey Faye Hutchins
Olson Bartley
Ola Lee
Everett Burris
Savoy
Aaron Burris
Bob Clevenger
Denison
Frank Clevenger
P. H. Hall
Till Baldwin
Betor
Charlie Pierce
Sob Story in Park Ends With a Joke Over a Dog
A man strolling with his dog in the park attracts another man who offers to buy the pet. The owner explains the dog belongs to his wife and would cause her distress if sold. He then proposes a twist: raise the price to ten dollars and let her sob instead.
Prohibition Backlash As Alcohol Fuels Road Deaths
An editorial argues for renewed prohibition citing alcohol linked driving deaths. It cites a Ohio hayride crash where a drunken driver with two beers and two highballs killed one and injured fourteen, warning alcohol worsens traffic. urges decisive action to curb drunken driving.
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Ohio
Democrats Hold Presidency Five Times Since Civil War
Washington report traces Democratic presidents since the Civil War, noting Grover Cleveland Woodrow Wilson and Franklin D Roosevelt as those who served, with Cleveland’s nonconsecutive terms and re elections. It covers the pattern of Republican successions from Lincoln to Hoover and Roosevelt's 1932 landslide victory.
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Washington
Abraham
Kiam H. Taft
Woodrow Wilson
Charles Evans Hughes
Wilson
Warren G. Harding
Calvin Coolidge
Herbert Hoover
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Wager on Poll Turned Down in Digest Debate
Democratic headquarters report says Wilfred J. Funk declined a $10,000 to $5,000 wager over New York poll accuracy. Digest founder refused to bet on its own poll, noting surveys are nonpartisan while urging readers to judge results themselves. New York Daily News contrasted Digest results with its own Roosevelt sweep in New York State.
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New York
Wilfred J. Funk
Literary Digest
Democratic National Committee
New York State
Landon
Roosevelt
New York Daily News
The
News
Funk
Daily News
United States
Ugliest but Lovable Man Draws Gentle Compliment
A Louisiana planter called the ugliest yet most lovable man in the state receives a tale from his brother about a Mrs. Hill in New Orleans praising his strong handsome face. The planter asks for the story to be repeated, showing his humor about appearances versus charm.
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Louisiana
New Orleans
James
The Truth Fisherman and His Tall Tale
The Truth Fisherman boasts of a massive catch shouting with disbelief at the size of the fish. A friend provides a calm, quiet acknowledgment signaling skepticism and support.
Proud Father With Two Sons In The Ministry
An informal gathering features a proud father dining with a deacon. A guest notes his pride, and the deacon agrees, pointing out he has two sons serving in the ministry.
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Thornton & Mince
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AAA
Washington and
College Station
Nation
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New Mexico
Arkansas
Whitewright Sun
Whitewright, Texas
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