No Parking Sign Gaffe Sparks Suburban Nonsense
Snippet shows garbled note about church, a mistaken collection, and transformed caution signs changing No Parking to No Sparking, reflecting urban oddities and editorial whimsy in a comic brief.
Aiken Standard in Aiken, South Carolina
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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1926
Page
3
South Carolina Tackles Deficit and Tax Swings
A speaker criticizes fiscal policy noting 1927 ended with a deficit despite tax cuts and predicting further tax reductions in 1928. He contrasts approach in South Carolina with other states, accusing officials of creating deficits and then raising taxes to cover them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Carolina
Taxpayers Face Half Million Shortfall Under 6-0-1 School Law
State Superintendent Jas H Hope borrows nearly $500000 to cover teacher salaries under the 6-0-1 law as editors warn of tax increases and potential drastic cuts next year. The Anderson Mail notes the law’s trials while Greenwood Index-Journal questions value received for education funding and calls for next legislature to reexamine the statute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jas. H. Hope
Anderson Mail
Greenwood Index-Journal
Greenwood Paper
Friends of the
Federal Trade Commission estimates U S wealth in 1922 and 1926
The FTC calculates national wealth at 353 billion dollars for 1922 and near 400 billion for 1926, with agriculture, manufacturing, railways, government assets, housing, and commerce forming the major shares. It notes vast concentration of resource control and that one percent own about 60 percent of wealth.
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Washington
Federal Trade Commission
France
Great Britain
Commission
Roman Catholic Church
Episcopal
Concrete Most Popular for Road Construction
Concrete shows the highest use in federal aid projects through June 30 1925 with 55 697 347 93 dollars spent. Its nearest rival bithulethic concrete totals 55 697 1347 93 dollars and 12 417 38 miles compared to 1 597 3 miles for bithulethic.
Filthy magazines barred from the mails
The Post condemns a Boston judge ruling that a magazine meant for morons and degenerates can be circulated. Officials of the post office department remain firm in denying transit by mail despite the judge's decision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Post Office Department
Boston
Washington Post
Women voters and liquor interests in St Louis action
The article argues that women rights to vote did not curb the liquor business, noting the St Louis convention show of political expediency by women and liquor interests. It adds that America might be tougher today if women hadn't won the ballot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
America
Fine of oa and Mellon proposal on shrinking purchasing power
The passage contemplates a Mellon idea to preserve purchasing power by reducing the size of currency to a postage stamp. It suggests applying the economical principle to other government expenditures if accepted by the public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oa i
Mellon
British-ruled critic barred from landing in England
A critic of British rule in India has been refused permission to land in England. Officials claim the action aims to block a visit that might include the Irish Free State, where he could stir up trouble.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edna Murphy
Harold Grange
Edna
Red
India
England
Russell
Free State
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