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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1937
Page
2
An Amarillo Globe editorial argues average taxpayers fund government while many officials evade taxes. It cites 1934 figures showing 4,094,000 paid income taxes versus 8,400,060 on public payrolls tax-exempt. It notes federal exemptions for federal workers and state and city exemptions from federal tax, railroading the burden onto non-exempt earners.
Texas Tax Journal reports the cost of state government rose 40 percent over ten years ending Aug 31 1927 while property tax valuations fell 1.25 percent for state and county purposes. After an exemption for homesteads up to 3000 dollars this fiscal trend shows net tax receipts increasing from 76.6 million to 127.0 million, prompting calls for more revenue and spending control. Quotes from Justice Hessin Clarke and remarks by I C Gardner and Ayaka Tanahashi are included.
Fragmentary text discusses Senate Judiciary Committee hearings on the President's Supreme Court plan. It notes mixed views, potential filibuster, labor influence, and uncertainty about any effect on public opinion. Witnesses favor reform, with Republicans and regular defenders cautious about outcomes and timing.
Martha and Ara Vones begin a coast trip to showcase an Airspeed trailer. They pick up Gerry Neal who vanishes socialite Betty Haynes at Long Beach, while Neal abducts Betty’s companion. Martha plans to betray Neal, reach Eureka, then detain him with police. The trek climbs from Oakland to redwood country as Martha schemes to report Speddon and rescue Betty.
A readable fragment notes a witty cat involved in an offbeat event during a quiet Sunday. No group action is recorded. The item hints at a playful incident centered on the cat and its surroundings. The wording remains non sensational and suitable for a brief community notice.
In a 1937 McNaught Syndicate interview Darryl Zanuck of Twentieth Century Fox vows more romance in upcoming films. He cites Seventh Heaven Love is News On the Avenue as proof and reveals plans for honeyed, creamier movie menus. A Wee Willie Winkie scene featuring Shirley Temple spanks draws concern from June Lang but is filmed after a brief mishap.
By 0 C McIntyre the piece observes celebrity quirks and social habits from Will and Inez Hayes Irwin to Guthrie McClintic, Mencken, and LaGuardia. It reflects on servant wages, town life, Broadway figures, and changing urban routines with anecdotes about Parisian maids, lifelong workers, and Central Park walkers fading from memory.
In Wuchang Hupeh Province China an edict bans bound feet for women seeking marriage under the New Life movement led by Chiang Kai-shek. Officials say the ban is the severest punishment possible and marks the final weapon against the practice.
The horizontal and vertical clues present a themed crossword style puzzle with entries such as a picture star and golf winner among others. The list mixes common terms with specific proper nouns, asking for words fitting definitions like wigwam lariat and fortune while referencing a known puzzle answer.
In a swamp by the Smiling Pool Peter Rabbit pursues a nightly sky melody he cannot identify. He suspects an unknown singer after dusk while Redwing the Blackbird’s daytime song proves unrelated. Mrs Longbill the Woodcock then hints her own sky song reaches Peter each night.
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