Word: ricans
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...accomplishments: $300,000 collected and spent yearly on publications and health teachers; active coöperation of every state health department; year-round health instruction in all schools; summer courses in health education in three dozen universities; $100,000 just sent to overcome starvation, hookworm and tuberculosis among Porto Rican children; pre-natal maternal education; a definitely lowered child sickness and mortality rate...
...risen to $171,000,000. But the Senate was not to blame for this apparent extravagance. Practically all increases had been made at the request of President Hoover: an extra $100,000,000 for the Federal Farm Board's wheat market operations, $3,000,000 for Porto Rican hurricane relief. $7,000,000 for seeds for flood-stricken farmers, $150,000 for U. S. expenses at the London Naval Conference. $50,000 for the Haitian Commission...
...Porto Rican-American Tobacco Co. El Toro cigarets are about twice the standard length, sold in packages of ten. Porto Rican-American Tobacco is said to be considering entering the U. S. market on a large scale with standard-sized El Toros in standard packages of 20. Porto Rican also makes cigars, including Portina, Ricoro and El Toro (5?). Sales of the latter in the U.S. were up 110% in January while total sales gained 50% according to President Louis Toro. Porto Rican also controls Congress Cigar (La Palina) and Wiatt & Bond (Blackstone, Quincy...
...Passed a bill granting an additional $1,000,000 for Porto Rican hurricane relief...