American Legion Drops Cash Bonus Push Shifts to Draft and Loan Interest
The American Legion plans to abandon the cash bonus fight and press in the next Congress for eliminating interest on government bonus loans and for universal military draft. State conventions are split on the bonus, with Massachusetts opposing and Pennsylvania backing a $2.4 billion payment. The policy will be set at the Miami national convention in October, while officials favor universal draft and reduced loan interest.
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Washington
American Legion
Massachusetts
Pennsylvania
Legion
Miami
Fla
Edward Hayes
Convention
Household Hints and Frugal Kitchen Tips Then and Now
Practical kitchen tricks include warming pies in hot water before finishing in the oven to protect the crust. A tried onion soup method blends onions butter bread and Swiss cheese with hot water for a rich broth. A leftover egg sandwich filling using scrambled eggs ham and cress proves tastier and easier than the ordinary mix.
Reed Sees GOP Rise in 1936 Presidential Race
Senator David Reed of Pennsylvania argues a reaction against the New Deal has begun and Republican prospects improve in 1936. He predicts gains in the House, says he will support Roosevelt when right, criticizes the NRA as a failure, and cites harm to small business alongside benefits to some large firms.
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Washington
David Reed
Pennsylvania
Reed
NRA
Roosevelt
Beer Drinkers and Puffers Boost State Funds
The state drew more than 5 million dollars in the fiscal year ending yesterday from beer and cigarette taxes. Cigaret tax receipts were 4,014,218 and beer tax 1,073,420, with August cigaret collections at 362,339 and beer stamp sales at 134,289. Local dealer payments are omitted from beer totals. Krupp now smelts only peaceful ore, making locomotives, bridge girders and rails.
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Austin
Charley Lockhart
Krupp
Germany
State Expenditures Hidden in Plain Sight Rise Above Public Interest
Texas government spends over 1 million dollars annually on food and related expenses. Comptroller reports show costs for ice, stamps, telephone, travel reimbursements, fuel, power, drugs, hotel rents, stationery, clothing, lumber, auto repairs, new vehicles, airplane repairs, and transportation, with gaps in disclosure. Officials say legislators rarely request these reports.
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Austin
Texas
Comptroller
Comptroller's Department
Treasury Wire Error Produces Small Inflation
Washington reports a Treasury telegram glitch caused a temporary wage shift for twenty young economists at Midwestern universities. They accepted three weeks of bank credit research at 20.40 dollars per day, then faced a revised 11.40 dollar rate after a telegraph error persisted for fifty years.
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Washington
Treasury
Nurse Endorses Black-Draught From Fes tus Missouri
Mrs Anna LaPlante practical nurse writes from her home in Festus Missouri praising Thedfords Black-Draught as a good laxative. She says it relieved her constipation headache and dull feeling after a few doses and notes many others know it by reputation in Brows.
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Festus
Anna LaPlante
Thedford
Britons urged to eat more fish bones for health
A Medical Research Council report highlights that small fish bones supply phosphorus and calcium essential for bones and nerves. It advises eating whole small fish like sardines and smelts or processing larger fish to soften bones, increasing bone building nutrients in the diet.
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Medical Research Council
England
R. A. McCrane
H. L. Shipp
Disqualification of Parson Leaves 350 Couples in Limbo
In Crown Point Indiana a ruling declared Rev H Oscar Stevens unqualified to wed couples in the state. About 350 marriages were put in doubt amid reports that rival preachers spurred the decision as retaliation for a rival wedding service. The uproar hints at couples honeymooning while pending legality.
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Crown Point
Ind
John
Mabel
Wisconsin
Johnsons
London
H. Oscar Stevens
Indiana
Stevens
Hours of Death and the Dinner Breakthrough
A study summarized from Scientific American examines why many deaths occur between 1 a.m. and dawn. Miss Mary McFadden suggests that meals and nurse changes at key times create interest and events that prolong life, rather than mere physiology.
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Scientific American
Mary McFadden
New York City
Miss McFadden
Mary D. Wade
Polk County Enterprise
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Mike Latorra
United States
First National Bank
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the Sun
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Pig) Jones
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McCormick-Deering
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