Roosevelt Warns Hitler Plans Rule Over South America
President Roosevelt declares at Navy League dinner that war miscalculation and aggressor aims threaten the Hemisphere. He reveals secret Nazi plans to divide South America into five vassal states and to abolish all religions, urging stronger Neutrality Act revisions and expanded defense.
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Farm Foreclosures Drop 30 Percent in Fiscal Year
Farm foreclosures fell 30 percent to 18 133 in the last fiscal year, the lowest since 1934, per the Farm Credit Administration. The prior year saw 25 861 foreclosures. At school Charles Steinmetz struggled with multiplication tables.
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Farm Credit Administration
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Credit rules revised by Federal Reserve Board
The Federal Reserve Board on Sunday announced changes to installment credit regulations effective December 1. Key points include raising the loan cap from 1000 to 1500 dollars, requiring borrowers to sign a purpose statement starting January 2, excluding business loans and building purchases, easing farmer repayments, removing down payments up to two dollars, and allowing an optional add on credit plan paid over 15 months.
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Federal Reserve Board
Texas public school system a giant state enterprise
One of Texas' oldest and biggest enterprises operates on a nine month schedule spending 93 million dollars, employing over 100000, serving 1360000 clients. It comprises 1035 independent districts and about 5000 common school districts with 14000 schools.
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Texas Public School System
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E. M. Pease
United States
Texas Public Domain
Brack Curry
New Type Medicine and a Beer Delusion
A prim elderly woman drinks an unfamiliar beer and bluntly notes that it tastes like the medicine her husband has taken for twelve years. The remark reflects a humorous misunderstanding of flavor versus medicine in a domestic vignette.
Camp Bowie to Hold Open House Nov 16
Camp Bowie invites families to tour the 36th Division camp on Sunday November 16. Visitors can see chapels tents shops and offices, sample soldier meals in the mess hall, and view uniforms as Brig. Gen. Fred L. Walker explains the open house focuses on firsthand camp life with no planned divisional entertainment.
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Inheriting Riches Seen as Cure for Ulcers
Dr. Walter C. Alvarez told a medical gathering in Minneapolis that a rich uncle's death could cure stomach ulcers. He claimed a lifetime $250 monthly stipend would end ulcers, saying war fear and nervous exhaustion drive stomach and intestinal disorders.
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Walter C. Alvarez
University of Minnesota Graduate School of Medicine
Wages on Upward Trend Says Perkins
Secretary Perkins reported that the average pay of factory workers was 74.1 cents an hour in August, up 0.2 percent from July. He noted a 12 percent rise in wages from August 1940 to August 1941 due to wage increases and overtime pay, and average hours rose to 41 hours per week, up 7 percent.
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Washington
Perkins
Population counts for France and Germany through wars
The article lists population figures for France and Germany at key historical moments: Napoleonic era France 29 million and Prussia 10 million. 1870 Germany 41 million vs France 36 million. 1914 Germany 65 million vs France 40 million. 1940 Germany 79 million vs France 42 million. It notes France declined by about 19 000 annually 1935 to 1939 while Germany rose about 500 000 annually.
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Texas Ducks and Geese Seek Rest in Warmer Texas Waters
Ducks and geese migrate north to the balmy climate of South America but settle briefly in tanks, lakes, and ponds across Texas. Sportsmen worry about keeping them for rest and feeding as the birds move through the state.
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Austin
South America
Texas
Card of Thanks for Navy Day Window Display
We thank ministers of Whitewright for Navy Day sermons and appreciate the help from Community Public Service Company for the show window and Allen T. Shore for the large American flag. Navy Mothers acknowledge all others who assisted in preparing the display.
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Community Public Service Company
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Navy
Duck Food Nurseries for Texas Lakes and Ponds
East Texas field biologists develop duck food nurseries by planting pondweeds musk grass water shield and other plants to attract and hold waterfowl. Results cited from about a dozen lakes in East Texas with guidance for regional plant choices and notices about a free bulletin for detailed findings.
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