Senate panel seeks broader, simpler tax law to curb evasion
A Senate finance subcommittee led by Senator King proposes a new revenue law to end income tax avoidance by the wealthy. The panel aims for a simpler, broader system with fairer results and less double taxation, coordinating with the house Ways and Means and Treasury officials for next session.
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Washington
Senate Finance
King
Utah
R Parkley
Byrd
D-Va
Reed
Senate
Thoroud
House
Ways and Means
Treasury
Internal Revenue Bureau
Funeral for Oklahoma's first governor held in Muskogee
PD Charles Nathaniel Haskell laid to rest in Muskogee with a city hall funeral “Greenhill” cemetery plot promised as a permanent memorial. Governor Murray and state officials attended, and crowds heard tributes to Haskell whose pioneering work helped shape Oklahoma.
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Muskogee
Charles Nathaniel Haskell
Oklahoma
William H. Murray
Fleltinge C. N
Murray
Oklahoma City
Haskell
Governor Haskell
Theodore Roosevelt
H. J. Lloyd
Grace Episcopal Church
W. J. Crump
Charlies N. Haskell
House
Greenhill
Acreage Retirements Tied to Money and Yields
The document outlines how much land would be retired from production, limited by available funds and land yields. It notes a 2.6 percent average annual abandonment over the past decade and lists July 1 cultivation percentages and acreages by state, including North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Tennessee, Mississippi, Louisiana, Oklahoma, New Mexico, and others. It connects the policy to Democratic platform pledges on repealing the Eighteenth Amendment and references Franklin D Roosevelt’s public reply to inquiries from southern states.
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North Carolina
South Carolina
PittiGeaa
Tennessee
Ames C
Mississippi
Louisiana
Oklahoma
New Mexico
McCord
Arkansas
Kentucky
Democratic Party
Congress
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Virginia
South Corona
Georgia
Florida
Missouri
Alabama
Texas
Arizona
California
Revival Meeting at Local Place Led by Rev A E Ford
A revival gathering begins at the local venue with Rev. A. E. Ford as minister and a prayer meeting to follow. The event emphasizes communal worship and spiritual outreach.
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A. E. Ford
Revival to start east of Shagtown this Saturday night
Bro Dame of Center and Bro Coffee announce a revival beginning Saturday night the 15th just east of Shagtown. Attendees are urged to bring musical instruments and participate.
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Dame
Center
Shagtown
Della Pinley
Lorene Summers
Johnnie Wilfong
Sybie Roper
J. A. Burk
Virginia Lee
Annie Duncan
Paul
Etta Hightower
Eureka Springs
Arkansas
Dock Humphries
Dewey Northam
Hazelie Boatman
Ed Jones
Dude Hood
Hettie Hood
Buster Kuykendall
Ada
W. E. Boatman
Elton Williamson
Worstell
E. A. Mayfield
Hightower
Andrew Williams
Virgle Meek
Korene
Bessie
Lola Boatman
Thelma
Opal Duncan
Baptist Revival Enters Two-Week Close in City
The Baptist revival ended last Sunday after a two weeks meeting. Visitors Mrs Curtis Powell Green ville Tex Mrs Cooper Haskell and Mrs Hilburn Eubanks called on Mrs C Couch last week. Mr and Mrs Cupps were in Stonewall shopping Saturday.
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Lon Cecil
Ada
Hatton
Azalea
Couch
Richard Mullins
Sunshine
Stephens
High Hill
Gladys Mullins
Laula Couch
Mary Pace
Stonewall
Galey
Jim Shirley
Frank Shirley
E. C. Jamar
Ray Stephens
H. Newby
QO. L. Nease
Seminole
L. M. Ward
George Nichols
Cummings
Roy Linn
Lawrence Stephens
O. E. Jamar
T. J. Myers
Henry Myers
Erbin Cox
Jessie Newby
Doyle Newby
George Deatherage
Shawnee
Elzie Deatherage
Annie Starr
O. L. Nease
Lorene Myers
George Lee Deatherage
Aliie Ragland
Lawrence Stephens and Little Son
Clarence
Roy Stephens
Acme
Tex
S. H. Newby
Ester
Bee
Lorene
Ruby Bittles
Ruth Daisie
Ellen Wood
Hade Bray
W. S. Bray
Baptist Revival
Curtis Powell
Greenville
Cooper
Haskell
Hilburn
Eubanks
C. Couch
Mrs. Cupps
Cotton acreage in the United States grows to 40 million
The Department of Agriculture reports cotton in cultivation on July 1 at 40,798,080 acres, up from 36,542,000 last year and 25,929,000 acres picked in the previous season.
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United States
Department of Agriculture
Washington
Crop Reporting Board
Iis
Mississippi
California
Texas
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Five Cloudbursts Strike Colorado Washington July
A July cloudburst across Colorado and Washington caused two known deaths, dozens missing, and more than $1 million in damage. Denver reports two dead, multiple missing and vehicles swept away. gas lines and roads damaged near Hugo and Wellington. widespread flooding affecting Bear Creek Canyon and several towns. Secretaries propose regional public works chiefs to speed $3.3 billion program disbursement with 10–12 regional directors and state advisory boards.
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Denver
Colorado
Sylvia 50German
Bear Creek Canyon
Morrison
Idledale
Eunice Soderman
Jack Burton
Leonard Conde
Raymond
Marietta McIntyre
Box Elder Creek
Wellington
Colo
Fort Collins
Cheyene
Wyo
Cheyenne
Hugo
Union Pacific
Sharon Springs
Red Eye
Rocky Mountains
Grand Junction
Washington
Ickes
Roosevelt
Secretary of the Interior
Roosevelt appoints Ickes as federal emergency public works chief
President Roosevelt names Harold L. Ickes as federal emergency administrator of public works while he remains secretary of the interior. Ickes previously chaired the special public works board. Col. Donald H. Sawyer had been the temporary administrator.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Harold L. Ickes
Ickes
Interior
Special Public Works Board
Donald H. Sawyer
Pollard Escapes Prosecution In Tax Evasion Case
Oklahoma City July report says Sam Pollard who admitted embezzling funds from the Oklahoma school land department while assistant secretary from 1926 to 1929 cannot be prosecuted for failure to file federal income tax returns due to statute of limitations. District Attorney Herbert K Hyde notes the alleged theft may total about 590000 over three years and questions how it remained undiscovered.
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Oklahoma City
Sam Pollard
Oklahoma School Land Department
Herbert K. Hyde
Pollard
Hyde
Senate
Roosevelt calls for repeal of the Eighteenth Amendment
President Roosevelt urged speedy repeal in a telegram to Leon McCord of Alabama, sent as repeal elections approach. He asserted he had made his position abundantly clear in the message.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Leon McCord
Alabama
District Sandlot Bracket Revised For Tournament Start
A revised bracket for the district sandlot tournament begins Sunday and runs through July 23 with five teams. Sem inole faces Ada’s Swift Producers in the opening game at 3 PM, followed by doubleheaders Monday and Tuesday shaping the championship run.
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Seminole
Swift
Ada
Yoder
Shawnee
Konawa
Cotton acreage reduction drive deemed a success nationwide
Secretary Wallace and George Peek announced 14 of 1A cotton states offered 5 566 169 acres to be taken out of production in exchange for government cash and benefits. The campaign to secure signups was extended to July 12 with possible further extensions to include every grower.
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Washington
Wallace
Srowers
George N. Peek
Vcpeek
Peek
Kansas City Jackpot: Farmer Charged in Nash Arrest Plot
Federal charges accuse Herbert Farmer and wife Esther of conspiring to obstruct justice over tailed machine gun attack tied to the Frank Nash arrest at Hot Springs. District Attorney William L. Vendeventer said the case centers on telephone messages between Hot Springs and Kansas City and connections to Verne C. Miller.
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Kansas City
Herbert Farmer
Joplin
Esther
Union Station Plaza
William L. Vendeventer
Farmer
Hot Springs
Ark
Frank Nash
Verne C. Miller
Miller
Nash
Federal Penitentiary
Leavenworth
Arkansas City
Harvey Bean
Wounded men confess crimes in Oklahoma and Texas
Lawton officers said two wounded men named Eugene Fields and Finley Chappell of Enid confessed to attempted robbery of a Lawton grocery store theft of two cars and a Pampa Texas filling station robbery. They admitted kidnapping a Ringwood Oklahoma operator and stealing $4 before being released.
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Lawton
Cup—Ooo
Eugene Fields
Finley Chappell
Enid
Pampa
Tex
H. M. Smith
Comanche County
A. P. Ruth
Ringwood
Okla
Ruth
Higdon
Texas
Chickasha
Robber Kills Woman Then Burns Down Home in La Junta
In La Junta Colorado a masked robber shot May Russell 50 dead and wounded her brother John Russell 60 before setting the house afire and fleeing. Firemen found a charred male body believed to be the robber’s companion in the ruins. Authorities think the man upstairs ransacked the residence and failed to escape.
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LA Junta
Colo
May Russell
John Russell
Unemployment Relief Law Explained By AP Writer
Editor notes analyze the new federal unemployment relief law of 500 million dollars. It shifts funding to states with a mix of matching requirements and no repayment, aims to replace dole with work relief, and expands aid to transients and self help cooperatives.
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W. H. Jenkins
Washington
Congress
Treasury
Reconstruction Corporation
Federal Emergency Relief Administrator
Doles
The Seattle Museum Smuggling Two Brass Fire Extinguishers
An art museum in Seattle reported a theft of two brass extinguishers from 1933, taken amid a display of rare treasures. Police investigate the burglary and review security footage for leads.
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Seattle
Seattle Art Museum
Theif
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