Egypt Cotton Prospects Under Foreign Competition
The article analyzes Egypt as a major historical cotton producer facing limits from food needs and land scarcity. It notes 1933 acreage near 1.87 million acres, with a peak of 2.16 million, and irrigation yields around 400 pounds per acre. Population pressure, land reclamation costs, and political efforts in the Sudan are discussed as factors shaping future output and prices.
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America
AAA
South
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
India
Egypt
England
Sudan
World's Largest Fountain to End Chicago Century of Progress
The great fountain centerpiece at the Century of Progress in Chicago will be destroyed when the Fair closes at midnight October 31. Spectacular final weeks promise events more colorful than prior installments as America gathers for one last look at the nation's leading international exposition.
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Chicago
America
Hospitalization for Tuberculars on Relief Rolls
Austin reports slow progress in hospitalized tubercular relief clients funded by a $100,000 legislative program. County officials were told to explain low uptake while Mrs. Val M. Keating noted many needing aid. Eligibility targets indigent incipient tuberculosis. private sanatoriums supplement crowded state facilities.
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Austin
Val M. Keating
Keating
Coffeehouses Replace Mosques in Sixteenth Century Constantinople
The text notes that coffee drinking became so popular in Constantinople during the sixteenth century that mosques were deserted for coffee houses, and that coffee drinking was prohibited under the Koran ban.
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Constantinople
The Preacher's Column on the U S Constitution and Church Drive
The column reflects on the Constitution’s 147th year and its powers, notes the shift to party leadership since 1800, and urges public familiarity with constitutional meaning. It discusses a church building campaign, financial limits, and a goal to boost Sunday school attendance with a record turnout anticipated.
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United States
Philadelphia
Washington
Jefferson
Monroe
Methodist Church to host Rev S A Barnes next Sunday
Rev S A Barnes presiding elder of Sherman district will preach at 11 a m and preside over the quarterly conference at 2 p m at the Whitewright Methodist Church. Sunday school meets at 10 a m and the young people at 6 30 p m. The pastor will speak at 7 30 p m on The Child and the Kingdom inviting teachers and parents to attend.
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S. A. Barnes
Sherman
Methodist Church
Barnes
Whitewright
Rev. Barnes
C. W. Dennis
Texas business failures in August
Seventeen Texas businesses failed in August, matching July but half the August 1933 total. Liabilities fell 20 percent from July to 209000, with an average liability of 12294. Total assets for the 17 firms were 107000, up 29 percent from July. An unrelated note says a corn silo improves cattle wintering by 50 percent.
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Austin
Texas
University of Texas Bureau of Business Research
Bonham War Veteran 84 Marries Woman of 52
Joe D. Bolin and Mrs. Cassie Pratt wed here Wednesday night in Calvary Methodist Church. The ex Federal soldier, 84, and 52 year old bride left by night train for a honeymoon to Tioga Grayson County. They will reside in Bonham.
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Dallas News
Marjorie Holland
W. F. Holland
Dallas
Sun
Holland
William Foster Holland
Prescott Avenue
Donald William Clark
William S. Clark
Lakewood Boulevard
Robert B. Holland
Lorraine Avenue
George W. Truett
Venora DeShields
MacDowell
Bertrand Brown
Wagner
Tannhauser
Lewis B. Holland
Wichita Falls
Molyneux
New Orleans
W. O. Williamson Jr
Lloyd B. Hughes
Marjorie Sigler
H. A. Willis
Italy Sees Rayon Exports Rise in Early Year Period
Italy reported rayon fiber shipments worth 144.4 million lire in the first five months, up from 94.2 million lire in the same period last year. A claim is noted that a formula for an ink that cannot be erased from paper but can be washed from clothing has been developed.
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Italy
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