Government Issues Farmer's Guide Against Communism
Washington reports the Government Printing Office issued a 140 page study on Communism in the Soviet Union at Rep. Dirksen’s request. The guide argues farmers would oppose communism if they understood Soviet agriculture and contrasts U S farm ownership with Soviet collective and state farms. It notes wage levels and unemployment paints a stark picture, and warns of restrictions on church and religious institutions under a Stalinist model.
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Washington, D. C
Government
House of Representatives
Soviet Union
Dirksen
Library of Congress
Rep. Dirksen
The
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Burglar Window Prompt Sparks Personal Appeal in Alexandria
A Virginia personal column notes a homeowner offering leniency if a thief returns a glass jar of alcohol and a grandfather's appendix from the garage. The plea blends sentimental value with a casual, hometown tone.
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Alexandria
Virginia
Notice of Tax Foreclosure Suit Grayson County Texas
Citation No 54986 states delinquent Lots 4 and 5 Block 15 College Addition Van Alstyne Grayson County Texas for state and county taxes totaling 14.63 dollars. The State sues to condemn and foreclose the parcel and to order sale for tax costs. The defendant Fannie Mount unknown heirs and all claimants must appear at the Grayson County District Court in Sherman on October 21, 1946 to defend the suit and plead to all on file. Clerk S V Earnest issued September 7 1946 with deputy Nancy Drake.
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Commissioners Court
District Court
Grayson County
Court House
Sherman
Texas
S. V. Earnest
Nancy Drake
A. D
How Government Detects Cheaters Of Uncle Sam
Washington report on the General Accounting Office screening of government payments. GAO audits vouchers, uncovers errors and fraud, noting 39 million vouchers reviewed last year with 417 thousand exceptions and refunds totaling 43.4 million dollars. E. W. Bell explains most discrepancies arise from error rather than fraud.
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Uncle Sam
Washington
General Accounting Office
GAO
Mary
E. W. Bell
Veterans Lose $90 Billion in Lapsed Policies
Washington reports World War II veterans allowed up to 90 billion dollars in government life insurance to lapse due to missed premiums. Over 10 million veterans left service failed to keep policies in force, with about 95 percent of lapsed policies valued at 9,000 dollars or more. An estimated 2.7 million former servicemen maintained their policies. The piece also contains an unrelated prescriptive line about newlyweds living apart.
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Washington
Veterans Administration
Texas farm prices ease after July rise
The U S Bureau of Agricultural Economics reports August declines in Texas farm prices from July. Wheat and corn fell while cotton rose to its highest price since 1920. cottonseed hogs and eggs advanced. National slaughter livestock prices set new August records as farmers faced higher input costs.
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Austin
Texas
United States Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Bureau
Largest cigar ever made showcased in 1932 Seville expo
The Cuban Fonseca Special cigar, 8 1/2 feet long and 16 inches in diameter, weighed 121 pounds and valued at $2,500. It took nearly five months to produce and was displayed at a 1932 Seville exhibition.
Forty three hundred farmers killed at work in 1944
A 1944 report records three thousand eight hundred farmers killed while at work. The figures highlight dangerous conditions in agriculture and the toll on farming communities. Further context details are limited in the readable fragment.
Firearms Cause Seven Percent Of Fatal Farm Accidents
A report notes that firearms account for about seven percent of all fatal accidents on farms. It highlights the risk to farm workers and stresses improved storage and safety practices to reduce deadly incidents.
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