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Newspaper
Winters Enterprise
Location
Winters, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1936
Page
3
The author cites historian James Truslow Adams to argue that economic booms and busts follow wars, not party control. From 1788 to 1791, 1819, 1873–1879, 1907, and post 1919, cycles show prosperity after wars, followed by depressions and speculative waves, challenging blame on politics.
The French Chamber of Deputies debates compulsory physical training for all children over six as a first step to military preparedness in schools. Austria enlists boys 11 to 18 for sport military training. Italy requires 12 year olds to join the balilla and embrace discipline, with Mussolini ordering six year olds to begin training.
Washington reports the President formed two expert committees to study crop insurance and land use in the dry Northwest with reports due by January 1. The efforts build on Great Plains drought recommendations, including water conservation from headwaters, aligning with Governor Landon’s 1934 ideas. Aimed at reducing future farm distress, the plan envisions water storage systems though not a total solution, with another Farm Loan Conference noted.
The piece notes the Knox remark on life insurance values amid inflation, clarifies Roosevelt did not convene the insurance chiefs over that point, and explains the White House talks focused on mortgage loan levels for farm properties to align earning power with lending policies. It highlights Western farm mortgage roots in 1920s speculative values and states inflation was discussed by concerned parties but not confirmed by the meeting.
The article notes government loan practices create bank credit from bonds, risking inflation as cheap money raises prices. It assesses growing war jitters in Washington over a likely European conflict, with predictions of possible war within months or years and US neutrality pressures ahead of the fall election.
The piece argues that Germany, Russia, France, and other European powers are militarizing youth and tightening conscription. It warns that dictator rulers seek territorial gains and questions how war can be avoided under these conditions.
Charleroi Pa. A 15 year old, Robert Bratton, climbed a 70 foot cable tower at a power company after church. A flash from the 26 000 volt line hurled him to the ground and his body was found by workers.
Mr and Mrs J W Downing of Independence Missouri advertised the loss of a suitcase containing 14000 in bonds that tumbled from their car on a highway. Harry A Redmond a 27 year old truck gardener answered the ad and returned the bonds found scattered over a wide area.
A recipe outlines combining flour salt sugar and baking powder with butter egg and milk. The dough is kneaded and shaped into six sticks, twisted, placed in a greased pan, sprinkled with nuts, baked hot, then brushed with a lemon icing.
A fitful moment sees Winters trying to stand, but weakness keeps him laid low. The scene hints at ritual preparations and possible infirmity surrounding his rites.
A father disapproves of his daughter's pursuing music as a career while both parents cherish a mother's love of music. The conflict centers on a young musician facing parental pressure and personal passion amid a fraught family dynamic.
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