End of Federal dole set for December first
President Roosevelt returns to the White House to direct a broad recovery push as the new deal targets ending state direct relief by December 1. WPA Hopkins reports relief rolls fell to 3,263,199 in September from 3,500,733 in August, while $1 billion was released for 90,000 employment projects in the last week. Ickes notes 400,000 off relief rolls with a $430 million construction and slum clearance program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
White House
WPA
Harry L. Hopkins
John R. McCarl
Hopkins
PWA
Harold L. Ickes
Plan Larger Pork Output for 1936 Program Boost
AAA chiefs plan to raise pork production next year by 25 to 30 percent to counter critics of the corn hog control program. Latest returns show 363,705 farmers favored an adjustment while 63,438 opposed. total respondents were a fraction of the 4.5 million producing corn and hogs this year, with at least 2.5 million farming for home consumption.
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Washington
D. C
AAA
Texas Farmers Back Corn Hog Program
Texas farmers voiced broad support for continuing Government controls on corn and hog production. Among contract signers, 2,553 favored and 165 opposed. non contract voters favored 2,597 to 850 against. Overall 6,165 votes from 207 counties were counted. 47 counties reported complete results.
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Texas
College Station
Ruling on AAA Tax Delayed Till January
The Supreme Court postponed a ruling on the AAA processing tax's constitutionality, moving Hoosac Mills case arguments to December 9. With a possible Christmas decision unlikely, observers anticipate a January announcement after the court recess. The docket also added a new case on government land condemnation for slum clearance and public housing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Supreme Court
Hoosac Mills
Who Is To Drink It A Dialogue On Prohibition
The Reformed Church Messenger reports a dialogue between a business man and a clergy man on liquor use. The layman rejects prohibition and asks who would drink, with replies showing personal restraint and concern for consequences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Reformed Church Messenger
Grayson County Favors Corn Hog Plan Continuation
In Sherman Grayson County polls show 67.24 percent of 1 244 voters support continuing the AAA corn hog program in 1936. Of 1935 contract signers 488 favor and 64 oppose while among non signers 499 back the program and 243 oppose. County totals by town list Sherman with 320 for 83 against and Denison 62 for 17 against.
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Sherman
Roosevelt
Grayson County
AAA
Judson Wood
Corn-Hog Association
B. F. Gray
Tioga
Collinsville
Howe
Preston
Hagerman
Pottsboro
Gordonville
Bells
Denison
Whitewright
Tom Bean
Pilot Grove
van Alstyne
Gunter
Whitesboro
Sadler
Girl of 1855 Rated Luckier Than Moderns
Mrs Sophie Davis, who celebrated her 101st birthday in Alameda California, contrasts her 1855 youth with modern girls. She criticizes contemporary habits swilling gin smoking cigarettes and chides aimless gallivanting saying a girl's duty is marriage and raising children while cars finance the rush.
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Alameda
Calif
Sophie Davis
Mrs. Davis
Plan to lower age limit stated in proposal
The speaker asserts the proposed age limit would fall after a few years of operation. He declares: we will reduce the age limit to 55 years, to 50, and eventually to 45.
Townsend plan proposed for age forty five pensions
CHICAGO delegates to the Townsend convention heard a proposed pension age of 45 instead of 60. Rep. Martin F. Smith of Washington, the drafter of the Townsend Act, outlined the plan at the gathering of followers of Dr. Francis E. Townsend.
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Chicago
Townsend
Francis E. Townsend
Martin F. Smith
Washington
Cardui Promises Strength and Appetite Boost for Women
Cardui is said to stimulate appetite and improve nourishment helping women gain strength after meals. A Virginia mother testifies after childbirth that Cardui restored her health and she recommends it to others. Thousands reportedly testify to its benefits though users are advised to consult a physician if no benefit appears.
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Cardui
C. B Ratliff
Hinton
W. Va
Cardus
Ain
Carbon Monoxide Gas Season Is Here
A public warning notes 500 to 700 Americans risk death from carbon monoxide as winter nears. Drivers, workers, and riders may die in garages, cars with engines running, heaters, or coal stoves. The piece urges awareness of deadly CO exposure before it's too late.
Earning It Scandal Sparks Towing Dispute
A motorist protests a $10 tow charge for moving a car a short distance. His wife chides him with a pun about the driver “earning it” as she jokes about brakes.
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Jtt
Hubby
Tense Driving Safer in Auto Tests Against Crashes
In a New Jersey study 3087 tests of 21 Atlantic Refining Company drivers show tense drivers react quicker than relaxed drivers. After 320 miles of driving, reaction times shortened slightly, shaving about eleven feet from stopping distance at 40 mph.
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Toms River
N. J
Atlantic Refining Company
Warn Against Racketeers in Rotarian Warning
Alvin E. Gillett of the Madison Association of Commerce warns John Citizen to guard against wild promotion schemes and colored sales stories used by petty racketeers. He notes national losses from rackets and urges vigilant investigation before buying or recommending questionable merchandise.
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Rotarian Magazine
John Citizen
Alvin E. Gillett
Association of Commerce
Madison
Wisconsin
Rotarian
National
Better Business Bureau
United States
Prediction of College Football’s Death in Twenty Years
Dr. William R. Embree of the Julius Rosenwald Fund warned at the University of Kentucky that intercollegiate football would be dead within two decades. He argued professional athletes would sustain sports and cited growing undergraduate rebellion against football’s primacy as a hopeful sign.
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Lexington
William R. Embree
Julius Rosenwald Fund
University of Kentucky
Kissing Banned at Joliet Prison by Warden
Joliet Ill. Warden Joseph Reagan announced there will be no more kisses exchanged between visitors and inmates at the old state prison. He cited concerns about security and improper contact during visits.
Warden Limits Affection in New Prison Citing Cresses and Narcotics
Warden George Searing announces restrictions on inmate affection at the new prison. Kisses limited to one second, prolonged embraces barred, after reports of intimate exchanges and capsules passed mouth to mouth with narcotics or messages.
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George Searing
The Small Towner Who Moves to City
An old critic notes the misfit of rural transplants in urban life. He argues that many expatriated townspeople grieve the loss of pace and contentment, recognizing the mistake only after years in the city.
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Mark Twain
O. O. McIntyre
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L. LaRoe & Co
Joliet Prison
A. F. Nossaman
Telg
Licastr & Mysas Tosacco Co
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