12c cotton loan forms mailed to South and region
Washington reports the first of the new 12c cotton loan document forms mailed last Friday night with all forms in the mails by Tuesday. The distribution aims to speed actual lending and boost purchasing power in the cotton belt while parity and rental payments under the 1934 program are combined for October distribution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Lynn P. Talley
Commodity Credit Corporation
Cotton
Talley
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Government Printing Office
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
AAA
C. A. Cobb
Cobb
Texas
Boy chained to porch fed like dog in San Antonio
Police found a 15-year-old boy chained to a second story porch and fed from the floor. Neighbors reported a half-naked child on the porch before officers arrived. The boy said he escaped from his chains and was enjoying freedom while his father was away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Texas Prison Census Reveals Jail Rate Half a Percent
Census figures from Jan 1 to June 30, 1933 show 13,643 Texans jailed in municipal and county locks. Texas led by state totals but ranked below several states in per capita jail rates, with women and men differently distributed across states. Leading offenses cited include disorderly conduct and drunkenness, theft, liquor and traffic violations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Texas
Bureau of the Census
Bureau
Lone Star
New York
Ohio
Virginia
California
Louisiana
Oklahoma
Arizona
Delaware
Maryland
District of Columbia
Tennessee
Georgia
Rhode Island
Utah
Farmers urged to plant fall grazing crops this season
Agricultural experts advise landowners to prepare for Winter grazing crops to ease feed shortages and suggest fall garden planting. A. E. Miller of Texas A&M Extension notes oats barley rye wheat Italian rye grass hairy vetch and sweet clover can provide nutritious feed and help offset grain shortages. Emphasis is on early planting to establish crops before cold weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. E. Miller
Extension Service
A. & M. College
Texas
Not Raising Hogs Proves Profitable
A reprint from the Financial Chronicle notes a New England neighbor who earned $1,000 in a year by not raising hogs. The letter explores the idea of not raising hogs as a profitable plan, prompting discussion on farming choices and the need for a hired man.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garland News
Financial Chronicle
New England
Old fashioned days and independence from government aid
Tyler Journal laments a changing ethos where communities no longer rely on self help after disasters and instead accept government assistance, contrasting past belt tightening with present expectations and citing Grover Cleveland’s doctrine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grover Cleveland
Tyler Journal
Some Superstitious Donts From a Creaky Folklore List
A fragment lists cautious maxims such as do not look in a mirror until it breaks and do not walk under a falling safe. It mentions various rules for girls and boys including not throwing soap over the left shoulder and not leading a funeral procession.
Also Mentioned on This Page
South
Whitewright
Jas. D. Buster
Sherman
Southern Ice & Util. Co
W. R. Vineyard
The
Sun
College Station
Dallas
A. H. Belo Cor
Whitewright Sun
Whitewright, Texas
Farm News
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!