New Tax Law Aims to Raise 100 Million and Close Holes
The article notes a new tax law expected to yield over 100 million dollars annually by closing loopholes. It highlights Roosevelt’s push to curb tax dodges, save revenue, and target personal holding companies through new rates and enforcement. The piece mentions Treasury claims of schemes via holding companies, trusts, and nonresident aliens, and cites Congress action to require fair shares.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Treasury
Congressional
Dumas Smelter Worker Critically Injured in Hit and Run
Noah Russell a 32 year old smelter worker from Dumas was struck on the highway in front of a cafe on the north edge of town. He was rushed by Boxwell Brothers ambulance to Amarillo with severe bruises and possible internal injuries. Russell works for Illinois Zinc Company of Dumas.
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Noah Russell
Dumas
Northwest Texas Hospital
Russell
Amarillo
Boxwell Brothers
The
Illinois Zinc Company of
3000 Sets of Twins to Hold Convention
Fort Wayne Indiana prepares for the sixth annual convention of the National Twins Association with about 3000 twins attending from at least 13 states. Edward M. Clink of Silver Lake president predicts the festival will attract the largest number of twins ever assembled, Fort Wayne to host 600 twins.
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Fort Wayne
Ind
National
Twins’ Association
Edward M. Clink
Silver Lake
Overpass Bid From Jen sen Construction Buenos Aires Cisco
Jen sen Construction Company of Austin was the low bidder at 109 004 dollars for an overpass on the M E T tracks on Highway 1 in Cisco. A contract likely will be awarded soon, highway officials said.
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Conchas
Army Engineers
Bent Bros., Inc
Griffith Company
Reading
John Alexander
S. M. Griffith
Griffith Co
Capt
Hans Kramer
L. H. Grider
Arthur 8. Bent
H. Stanley Bent
Bent Bros. Inc
H. V. Pittman
Austin
Jensen Construction Company
Highway 1
Cisco
UAW approves 1 dollar per member for Ford drive
Delegates at the Milwaukee convention voted a 1 per member special assessment to raise 400000 dollars for organizing Ford Motor Company employees. The plan sets up Ford department committees, house to house canvassing, radio broadcasts, advertising, and broad international support.
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Milwaukee
John L. Lewis
Ford Workers
United Automobile Workers
Ford Motor Com
Ford Department and Building Organization
House
International Union
Lewis
Henry Ford
William Green
Committee For Industrial Organization
Congress
Suspect Held in Attack on Dalhart Girl
A Boise City area oil worker was arrested after abducting a 11 year old girl near Dalhart High School. The suspect's car, a 1937 Ford, was confiscated as deputies prepared criminal assault and kidnapping charges in Hartley and Dallam counties. Police guarded the prisoner amid fears of mob violence.
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Dalhart
Tucumcari
Oklahoma
Dallam
Boise City
Okla
Hartley County
George Williams
Potter County
T. N. Arthur
Amarillo
Department of Public Safety
Ralph Queen
Channing
Hartley
Thompson to Recommend First Gas Proration for Wheeler County
Col. Ernest O. Thompson of the Texas Railroad Commission said he will recommend the first proration order under new state laws apply to Wheeler County. Supporters argue 15 percent of wells produce 85 percent of gas and many wells sell nothing. Tom Craig of Phillips Petroleum urged factoring acreage pressure and open flow in setting allowable production.
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Col. Thompson
Wheeler County
Texas Railroad Commission
Panhandle
Commission
Ernest O. Thompson
State
Wheeler
Small
Tom Craig
Phillips Petroleum Company
Craig
Japs Drive Toward Shanghai Amid Fierce Battlefront
War report from Shanghai region describes Japanese forces pushing a wedge from the Yangtze toward Shanghai with heavy fighting at Lotein and Lotien. Observers estimate a possible 100000-strong Japanese force massing nearby as China fights to hold the pockets along the Yangtze and Whangpoo rivers.
War's toll seen as trains move troops and fallen homeward
Exhilaration and grief mix as trains carry new troops to the China front while others return Japan’s dead and wounded. Movements strain transportation to capacity, marking a peak in seven weeks of clashes between Chinese and Japanese forces in northeast China.
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Tokyo
China
Japan
Jesse James Fakes Arrest Fleeing Town Inquiry
In Columbia Kentucky the 20th century Jesse James appearance stirred laughs as an elderly showman driving an automobile trailer fled after authorities questioned his claim to be the famed outlaw. An announced theater offer promised 5000 dollars to prove he was not Jesse James.
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Columbia
Jesse James
Kentucky
America
Public Enemy No. 1
Jesse
Eden Demands Full Satisfaction Over Ambassador Shooting
Britain formally demanded full satisfaction from Japan after the shooting of Sir Hughe Knatchbull-Hugessen on the Nanking Shanghai road. Foreign Secretary Eden pressed Ambassador Shigeru Yoshida and London's Tokyo embassy for a strong Japanese reply. King George VI and Prime Minister Chamberlain discussed the crisis at Balmoral as diplomatic options remained limited.
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London
Britain
China
Anthony Eden
Shigeru Yoshi
Foreign Office
Tokyo
Yoshida
Japan
Nanking
Shanghai
Hughe Montgomery Knatchbull - Hugessen
George VI
Balmoral Castle
Scotland
Neville Chamberlain
Eden
Great Britain
Robert L. Craigie
Pacific
J. T. Dodds
United States
Hull
Washington
Far East
Sir Hughe
Bir Hughe
Hull Warns Powers on Rights in Orient Despite War
Secretary Hull informed China and Japan that the United States will maintain all its rights and privileges in the Orient despite their conflict. A formal note warned both powers to be held strictly accountable if American citizens or property are harmed. Hull noted possible Japanese intent to blockade Chinese ports, with implications for neutrality laws.
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Washington
United States
China
Japan
Orient
Hull
America
Department
Heat Prostration Causes Death in San Antonio Man
Heat prostration was given as the cause of death yesterday afternoon of L. G. Casman, 41, in San Antonio. The report states the fatal incident occurred during the heat of the day and notes no other contributing factors. Casman's death is recorded by local authorities.
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San Antonio
L. G. Casman
Three Dallas Residents Injured in Claude Automobile Crash
Three prominent Dallas residents injured in an automobile accident near Claude Thursday morning were reported in good condition by a local hospital. T. M. Lakas of Southwestern Life Insurance suffered a cracked neck vertebra while his wife broke a leg and Mrs. W. R. Ellis sustained severe bruises. The crash occurred when a tire blew out on the Lucas car, sending it into a ditch as they returned from a Colorado Springs vacation.
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Dallas
Claude
T. M. Lakas
Southwestern Life Insurance Company
W. R. Ellis
WPA Teacher Charged In Criminal Attack
Beatrice Pena, 14, accused WPA school teacher John T. Reese 25, of attacking her in a San Antonio park after a car trip for a job. Park attendants saw Pena jump from a car. A physician confirmed assault. Reese was held without bond with a writ of habeas corpus planned. hearing set.
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San Antonio
John T. Reese
WPA
Randolph Field
Beatrice Pena
Tyler
Reese
Miss Pena
McGehee Clan Hosts Informal Wayside Rodeo for 2500 Crowd
In Wayside Armstrong County on August 27 the McGehee family organized a village rodeo with 2500 spectators. Mil ton, Miles, DeWitt and Ewing competed while J. T. Jr. served as chute manager. Roland Moore won calf roping in 32.3 seconds and Cap Whitman rode a steer. Chester Burnett finished the wild cow milking in 35.3 seconds. A barbecue fed the crowd after a Happy High School Band concert.
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Armstrong County
McGehee
Milton
Miles
DeWitt
Ewing
J. T. Jr
Marvin McGehee
Agus
McGehee Boys
Canyon
Ferry
Happy High School
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