Legislature Faces Pension Pains Over Old Age Aid Laws
In Texas a clash looms between state rules and federal demands on old age assistance. The question is whether ignoring a claimant's children able to support him violates a federal requirement to consider other income. Estimates suggest 20,000 to 28,000 could qualify under current law, while 119,007 already receive aid.
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Lee O'Daniel
Congress
Adam Johnson
Public Welfare Department
Social Security Board
Washington
Public Welfare Board
AAA Announces Rules for Its 1941 Parity Payments
The Agricultural Adjustment Administration released 1941 parity payment rules for cotton, wheat, rice, corn, and tobacco. Congress appropriated 212 million dollars for payments, with eligibility tied to planted acreage within farm allotments and no overplanting elsewhere. Payments are based on the shortfall from 1940 parity prices, limited by the 1940 price gap and available funds.
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Washington
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Congress
AAA
Sleeping Woman Killed as Car Plows Through Hemphill House
Mrs. E. C. Brown, 46, was killed instantly and her husband injured when a runaway car swerved off Highway 184 and smashed into a sleeping house five miles west of Hemphill. Three children escaped unharmed as the pine thicket and vehicle path crossed the curved road. Sheriff George Russell investigated the midnight crash.
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Hemphill
E. C. Brown
George Russell
Tales of Oil Booms From Early Wells and Legends
A sweeping history of oil discovery from 19th century legends to Texas boom towns like Ranger Mexia and Glenn Pool. Notable figures include Old Man Batey Col A E Humphreys J K Hughes and Rob ert McFarlin. The piece contrasts early myth with rapid wealth and flamboyant modern oil kings.
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J. K. Hughes
Texas
Anne Morgan
Hughes
Glenn Pool
Tulsa
Robert McFarlin
James A. Chapman
Humble
Standard Oil
Hollywood
John Garfield
Dallas Times-Herald
Precautions and a Big Sink Question
A plumber asks why a sink is large while a house builder explains his wife’s yearly summer absence. London County Council estimates for 1940 41 allocate 9,000,000 pounds for civil defense maintenance.
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London County Council
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