Treasury credits March income tax rise to stock market gains
The treasury department says March income tax collections rose by 80 million dollars from a year ago as stock market gains boosted individual returns. Total receipts reach 595 million with year end projections near 100 million surplus, while individual taxes surpass corporate for the first time. Officials cite losses deductions and lower surtax rates as factors amid Fed credit-curbing debate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
Federal Reserve Board
Treasury Department
Treasury
Federal Reserve Banks
New York
Gentlemen Hobo and Vivid Oilfield Letter Fragments
A collection of reader notes and verse pieces includes a cautionary rope anecdote, a jaunty confession by a self described Gentleman Hobo about life on the road, and a business pitch offering 1200 acres of wheat with equipment for harvest and a stated goal of 50 bushels per acre.
Moone's Emerald Oil Promises Fast Eczema Relief
A vintage remedy ad touts Moone's Emerald Oil as a fast healer for terrible eczema and skin eruptions. It claims antiseptic powers to destroy germs, relieve painful swollen veins, and treat boils ulcers and open sores with nightly applications and daytime bandage support. Post Office Drug Co. and Fox Drug Co. offer the product.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moone
Post Office Drug Co
Fox Drug Co
Cold Control Boosts Home Freezers With New Speeds
Science shows the cold control makes automatic refrigerators actively manage freezing. A dial switch offers multiple speeds for desserts and ice cube production, with a defrost off notch. Home economists note differing desserts need distinct freezing rates like foods in cooking.
Wheat Speculation Near Amarillo and Tax Voting Confusion
A note from Canyon Texas discusses locating wheat on the W R Hemphill farm southwest of Amarillo and pursuing wheat speculators. A letter to Tack critiques prohibition era politics and notes observed restraint among legislators. Newcomers ask Tack to clarify how taxes affect their voting rights and request a published tax list.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. R. Hemphill
Amarillo
Texas
Amarillo City
J. A. Wilson
Canyon
Ambiguous Letter Fragments From Amarillo Columnist
A reader correspondence references payment notices and posting lists in courthouses. The note cites Dr Kwiksolv and Col E R Tack, with remarks about newcomers and future columns. The fragmentary text lacks full context or clear events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. R. Tack
Amarillo, Texas
Dr. Kwiksolv
Mary Garden Criticism Sparks Public Concern in 1929
Readers respond to criticisms of Mary Garden revealing awareness of her deficiencies after the commentary appeared. The letter suggests limited prospects for her future as she faces ongoing scrutiny and public judgment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Garden
Mary
Culture debates and hometown tax concerns in Texas letters
Readers in Plainview and surrounding areas chide Dr Kwiksolv for preaching culture while lamenting local cultural gaps. They defend native-born Americans, joke about trains to centers of culture, and offer to fund travel for the doctor. A second reader urges keeping teachers local, preserving tax dollars, and restoring town voting rights and highway access.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brownwood
Laura
Grand Canyon
Harold English
Boston
al Smith
Zemo Promises Quick Eczema Relief In New Ad Pitch
An old advertisement touts Zemo as a soothing antiseptic liquid that relieves eczema itching and skin irritations. It claims rapid banishment of pimples and rashes and urges buyers to keep Zemo on hand, pricing at 35c 60c and 1.00.
Warning Letter on Accident Site Display Proposal
A letter from O G Schell at 24th Street urges Mr Tack to raise a platform at the accident site and place car remnants with a warning sign Be ware. The writer hopes for a suggestion and signs F K R T as endorsing the notion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tack
Also Mentioned on This Page
Pat
Mike
P. S
W. F. Hartson
General Delivery
Pampa
Mr. Tack
United States
Otner
BELL
Plainview, Texas
Col
Thompson
Colonel Thompson
Welch
Atlantic
San Francisco
Pacific
Chicago
Great Lakes
Houston
Gulf of Mexico
John F. Wrasse
Fender and Body
W. 7Th Ave
7Th & van Buren Sts
ETS and
Squibb
SEO
VIA
Rock Island
Oklahoma City
H. W. Clutter
O. G. Schell
24Th St
F. KR. T
Panama
Schilling
Tealape
Ts Ca
Undivided
Los Angeles
West Coast
Reppert Lumber Company
ST Hone
Dud
Peg
CLARK
Clark Brothers Chewing Gum Company
Pittsburgh
U.S.A
the Bennes
Clark's
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!