Treasury rejects Couzens tax cut plan despite surplus
Undersecretary Millis said funds are insufficient to approve a cut from 12 1 2 to 10 percent in the capital gains tax and warned the 1931 surplus outlook falls short. The proposed reduction would not take effect until 1931 and would depend on a larger surplus than now forecast.
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Washington
Millis
Treasury
Couzens
Republican
Michigan
Mills
House
Senate Finance Committee
Senate
Intermediate Classes Baptist Church Social Highlight
The intermediates department of the First Baptist Church held its annual social in the basement on Tuesday evening December 10. Misses Clark and Johnson led games while refreshments were served by the Wendell Foreman chaired committee. Chas T Bates, the enthusiastic superintendent, praised progress and generosity that made the event possible.
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First Baptist Church
Clark
Johnson
Wendell Foreman
Chas. T. Bates
Bates
Goodnight, 93, Father of Texas Panhandle, dies in Arizona
Col Charles Goodnight, famed Texas rancher and founder figure of the Panhandle, died in Tucson at age 93 after influenza. He lived at Goodnight Texas near Clarendon and is survived by his widow Corinne. a former wife had died four years ago. Others include Henry Taylor mayor of Clarendon, a nephew, and nieces in Amarillo.
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Amarillo
Tex
Charles Goodnight
Texas Panhandle
Tucson
Ariz
Goodnight
Clarendon
Corinne Goodnight
Corinne Godnight
Butte, Mont
Colonel Woodnight
Henry Taylor
Annie Dyer Nunn
Jack Rutherford
Yellow Dog Drive Cft For Tuesday
Shrine club members met to plan the annual Yellow Dog drive and set Tuesday December 17 as the event day. The drive will fund fanmaking and a coordinated relief effort with tag sales and music from the high senior band.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shrine Club
Blaine Gilbreath
I. S. Hinshaw
Hinshaw
Yellow Dog
Riot at Lawton prison ends as troopers intervene
Prison riot leads to hostage warden Jennings forced to accompany inmates to the punishment gallery. Convicts seize guards and release others, with Henry Sullivan and Steve Pawlak assuming control. Brig. Gen. Dwight E. Aultman dies in Washington after a long service career including San Juan Hill and the Cuban artillery.
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Jennings
Henry Sullivan
Steve Pawlak
Sullivan
Brig. Gen. Aultman Former Fort Sill Commandant Dies
Brig. Gen Dwight E Aultman of Allegheny Pa aged 56 died at Walter Reed hospital after five months illness. He was on active duty last assigned to Fort Sill Okla and is survived by a widow and three children. Brig Gen Albert J Bowley now succeeding him as ranking brigadier general.
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Lawton
Dwight E. Aultman
Washington
Fort Sill
Aultman
Fort B. A
National Army
San Juan Hill
Santiago
Cuba
Germany
United States
Fifth Field Artillery
51St Field Artillery
Fifth Corps
Auitman
France
Allegheny
Walter Reed Hospital
Oklo
Albert J. Bowley
Oklahoma Delegation Backs $50 Million Highway Bill
Oklahoma city dispatch reports all but one member of the Oklahoma congressional delegation favor a congressionally proposed $50,000,000 federal highway aid bill. Oklahoma would receive about $1,000,000 if enacted, in addition to regular aid. Congressmen Jed Johnson and Wilburn Cartwright voiced support. U. S. Stone has not yet commented. Lew Wentz plans to travel to Washington to press for passage.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Lew Wentz
Oklahoma Highway Commission
Congress
Jed Johnson
Wilburn Cartwright
U. S. Stone
Wentz
National Association of State Highway Officials
Washington
Japanese Consulate Bombed as Russians Advance in Manchuria
A Harbin dispatch says Soviet air forces bombed the Japanese consulate in Manchuria after occupying the border town near Manchuri, causing considerable property damage as of November 20. In China, nationalist forces claim a Canton victory and efforts to conciliate rebels spread to other regions amid ongoing fighting in Henan and Anhwei.
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Tokyo
Harbin
Rengo
Manchuri
Manchuria
Shanghai
Sanginary
Canton
Ironsides
Kwangsi
West River
Henan
Anhwei
Nanking
Turnips Profitable Crop In Muskogee
Muskogee December reports potato growers in Muskogee county shifted to turning under turnips for fertilizer and discovered a profitable crop. Homer Anderson shipped his 40th carload to northern markets, with over 150 carloads in total. Turnips price 85 cents per hundredweight. large portions will be used as intended for fertilizer, providing employment for hundreds.
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Muskogee
Muskogee County
Homer Anderson
Lean Christmas Prospect for Chicago Employes
Chicago December 12 The 4000 Cook County workers may fail to receive December pay as tax anticipation warrants tied to the 1930 budget likely must be issued. County Board President A J Cermak warned the budget may not pass in time to meet payroll.
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Chicago
Cook County
A. J. Cermak
Cermak
Shoes Solve Dis orderly Case for James Sherry in Chicago
James Sherry faced Judge Samuel Heller after a disorderly charge. He claimed to be down and out, and was told to buy shoes and return. He appeared later wearing the shoes, was arrested in the courtroom, arraigned, but released when the judge recognized the new shoes.
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Chicago
James Sherry
Samuel Heller
Fire destroys hangar and thirteen planes in Tampa
A blaze at the Tampa Municipal airport destroyed 13 airplanes in a steel hangar. Loss estimated at 100000 dollars. The fire woke nearby residents after explosions. one plane belonged to Randall Norvel of St. Louis, owner of two planes used in a recent endurance attempt that crashed, killing two pilots.
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Tampa
Fla
Randall Norvel
St. Louis
Norvel
Constable In Jail on Charge Of Bribe Taking
Oklahoma City story: A. N. Horn, constable for Greeley township, Oklahoma County, held in county jail on a $5,000 civil suit accusing him of imprisoning W. M. Giles for bribe. Second bribery count in a year. earlier acquitted on a $20 bribe charge to avoid arrest. Deputies seized a marked $190 bill offered for protection to peddle whiskey.
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Oklahoma City
A. N. Horn
Greeley Township
Oklahoma County
W. M. Giles
Shawnee
Horn
E. B. Smith
Trosper Park
Smith
Gusher City
W. N. Arnold
Iittle Whiskey.” Arnold
Sheriff's Office
George Kerr
Giles
False arrest claim tied to motor car ownership
A man alleges a false arrest connected to owning a motor car on November 27. He says he was held in the county jail on Horne's order when other prisoners attempted a mutiny, which was quelled with tear gas.
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Horne
Ambassador Culbertson Advocates Public Role in Foreign Affairs
In Blackwell on December 12, W. S. Culbertson urged Americans to know and engage with foreign policy. He praised world peace efforts by Chile and described U S relations in Europe and South America, noting his Romania tenure before Chile.
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Blackwell
America
W. S. Culbertson
United States
Chile
Culbertson
Europe
South America
Peru
Romania
Chicago
Fred
Aron Briggs
Business Survey Committee Planned for Stabilization Efforts
Julius H. Barnes announces a national executive committee of twenty leading business and financial figures to pursue stabilization work authorized by the Hoover administration. Barnes will chair as a preliminary study indicates optimism for early stabilization without overstatement. A large concurrent committee will oversee industrywide condition comparisons through major trade organizations.
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Washington
United States
Julius H. Barnes
Hoover
Barnes
Pi Kappa Sigma Hosts Christmas Program at East Central
Pi Kappa Sigma sorority entertained East Central students with a Christmas program. The event opened with Holy Night sung by a chorus, then a curtain scene of Mary Joseph and the manger, followed by readings of The Gift of the Magi.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pi Kappa Sigma Sorority
East Central
Mary
Joseph
Paula Waits
O’ Henry
Pi Kappa Sigma
Chicago Massage Floor Order Hinted by Officials
In Jael Chicago on December 13 a terse report notes a remark about two A. No. 1 masseurs, with George Tschida suggesting he would hold that honor in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
JAEL
Chicago
Cp—Lif
A. No. 1
George Tschida
Simple Pleasant Way To Lose Fat
An advertisement promises fast fat loss and health gains with Kruschen Salts. It claims weight reduction from a single 8 cent bottle lasting four weeks, urging readers to weigh before and after and to share the idea that the product saves money compared with other methods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Gwin & Mays
Adv
Kansas Will Study Plan for Crippled Children
The CP A committee from Kansas named by Gov. Clyde M Reed visited Oklahoma Crippled Children's Hospital to observe methods and discuss plans with Oklahoma Crippled Children's Society officials. Oklahoma is a regional leader in rehabilitation of crippled children and serves as a model for other states per Lew Wentz.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Kansas
Clyde M. Reed
Oklahoma
Federal aid proposed for Fort Sill road project
Jed Johnson of Oklahoma introduced a bill in Congress providing a federal appropriation of 139000 dollars to be matched by the Oklahoma highway department for paving highways 7 and 8 through the Fort Sill military reservation, announced by the state highway commission.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma Highway Department
Fort Sill Military Reservation
Congress
Jed Johnson
Oklahoma
State Highway Commission
Will Erect Statue to Oklahoma Cowboy
Contract for construction of a granite base for a bronze statue of a cowboy on horseback, a gift from Madam Constance Warren Whitney of Paris via her New York resident father, to be let by the state board of affairs. Base funding of 7500 dollars approved. statue to be placed on the capitol grounds. Roy Coppock notes immediate start. contract expected tonight or tomorrow. Hanford Cal William F. Liggett dies from injuries after being kicked by a cow.
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Oklahoma City
Okla
Constance Warren Whitney
Paris
New York
State Board of Affairs
Roy Coppock
Capitol
Hanford
Cal
William F. Liggett
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FT. Sill Reserve
Phoenix
Clothiers
Schienberg
House OF Kuppenheimer
Garamount
Garamownt Picture
Nancy Carroll
Helen Kane
Jack Oakie
THURS
London
Central Drug
Ada
Hartmann
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