American Legion Shelves Cash Bonus Campaign
The American Legion will drop the cash bonus push and push for universal military draft and elimination or reduction of interest on government bonus loans. States split, with Massachusetts opposing the bonus while Pennsylvania favors cash payment. policy to be set at the Miami convention in October. Elimination would cost about 60 million dollars yearly. loans total ~1.7 billion with 50 percent loan value maturing in 1945. National Commander Edward Hayes endorses universal draft in the next war.
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Washington
American Legion
Massachusetts
Pennsylvania
Legion
Miami
Fla
Edward Hayes
Convention
Household hints and kitchen recipe tips from Sun office
Warm a pie without burning the crust by placing the dish in hot water for fifteen minutes then finish with a brief oven heat. Try an onion soup by frying onions in butter, adding boiling water, season, bread, and Swiss cheese. A leftover egg sandwich filling using minced ham and cress. scrambled eggs with ham becomes a new preferred recipe.
Reed Predicts Strong GOP Prospects in 1936
Senator David Reed of Pennsylvania argues a reaction against the New Deal has begun and Republican chances in the 1936 presidential campaign are improving. He predicts gains in the House, endorses Roosevelt when warranted, blasts the NRA as collapsed, and claims small businessmen suffered while big companies profited from anti trust repeal.
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Washington
David Reed
Pennsylvania
Reed
New Deal
NRA
Roosevelt
Beer Taxes Bring Texas Over Five Million Dollars
The Texas fiscal year ending yesterday yielded more than 5 million dollars from beer and cigarette taxes. Treasurer Charley Lockhart said cigaret tax receipts were 4,014,218 dollars and beer tax receipts 1,073,420 dollars. August cigaret collections totaled 362,339 dollars and beer stamp sales 134,289 dollars. Beer figures exclude local dealer payments. Krupp now smelts only peaceful ore and makes locomotive and bridge components but is rearming Germany.
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Austin
Charley Lockhart
Krupp
Germany
State spends over a million on food and other expenses
The Texas government reports show annual food costs totaling 1,009,000 with items for meals by officials and employees. Other large outlays include ice and water, stamps, telephone, travel reimbursements, gasoline, light power fuel drugs clothing lumber and vehicle repairs. Officials say they are rarely asked for these expense reports.
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Austin
Texas
Comptroller
Comptroller’s Department
Treasury Wire Error Triggers Tiny Inflation Scan
Washington reports a treasury telegram error briefly inflated the economy as twenty students from Midwestern universities accepted three weeks of work at $20.40 daily to study bank credit. Soon new telegrams cut pay to $11.40, the result of a telegraph line error not seen in fifty years.
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Washington
Treasury
Such a Good Laxative Claims by Nurse from Fes tus Mo
Nurse Anna LaPlante writes from her home in Festus Missouri praising Thedford s Black Draught as a practical vegetable laxative. She says it relieved constipation headaches and a dull feeling after a few doses and notes that millions buy the product each year.
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Festus
Anna LaPlante
Thedford
Britons urged to eat more fish bones for health
A Medical Research Council report from England notes that small fish bones supply phosphorus and calcium essential for bones and nerves. It suggests eating whole tiny fish like sardines and smelts and explores methods to soften larger fish bones to expand dietary options.
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Medical Research Council
England
R. A. MecCrane
H. L. Shipp
Disqualification of Parson Leaves 350 Couples in Air
Crown Point Indiana. A court ruling found Rev H Oscar Stevens not qualified to perform marriages. The decision left about 350 couples in doubt about their nuptials as rival ministers allegedly retaliated with the ruling. Unclear details and sensational chatter follow about missing couples and possible travel.
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Crown Point
Ind
John
Mabel
Wisconsin
Johnsons
London
H. Oscar Stevens
Indiana
Stevens
Hours of Death and Life in the Sickroom
Mary D Wade discusses Mary McFadden findings on deaths in New York City over a year. She notes higher deaths before dawn, declines at noon and midnight, and smaller drops at 6 pm and 7 am. Meals and nurse shifts, as moments of interest, may prolong life by sustaining the will to live.
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Wes
Scientific American
Mary McFadden
New York City
The
Miss McFadden
Mary D. Wade
Polk County Enterprise
Sugar Helps Green Peas Keep Color While Boiling
The article advises adding a teaspoon of sugar to the boiling water when cooking green peas to preserve color. It also notes to ensure the water is boiling rapidly when peas are added.
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