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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1921
Page
1
An analysis of the House passed revenue bill outlines higher exemptions for head of family and dependents, but unchanged rates for many 5000 to 66000 incomes. Corporate taxes shift to 12 1 4 percent, excess profits tax repealed, insurance taxes set at 12 percent, and various excise cuts. Luxury items face new taxes starting at lower thresholds.
A Texas report summarizes cost of growing cotton in 1921. Labor and processing push total cost to about 25.8 cents per pound, with 0.40 dollars per 100 pounds for ginning and 0.26 dollars for picking. The piece argues farming must pay and urges reduced acreage to maintain profitable prices.
Western Texas towns around Odessa face uncertain prospects as drilling and core samples are needed to prove viable potash deposits. Officials from the U S and Texas Geological Surveys will assess value before a potential boom, while farmers increasingly join marketing associations, with 40000 Texas cotton growers and 7000 grain growers united.
The article notes the Mason Dixon line as a dead line for malaria mosquitoes due to drainage, screening and sanitation. It explains malaria transmission by mosquitoes, incubation in humans, and symptoms like chills and fever. It urges consulting physicians and local health authorities for prevention and information.
A northern survey reports that vast corn crops will be burned for fuel this winter as it becomes cheaper than coal. The piece laments this shift while bread needs rise and famine looms in places like Russia. Subscribe for The Avalanche.
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