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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1940
Page
4
Perry Burks the City Tax Assessor explains why taxpayers think their cases are unique and why fair assessment requires yearly rendering of property, measurements, permits, and penalties. He argues penalties for late payments protect public services and outlines how ratings are kept uniform across properties.
The agriculture department examined the chance of a land speculation boom similar to 1914 and warned against excessive price rises while noting inflation psychology could alter predictions. It cited a 12 percent rise in farmers cash income in Q1 1940 and a looming farm bill showdown over $347 million in Senate added appropriations.
Since 1938 the BBC began broadcasting in a foreign language besides school lessons, starting with Arabic. Now broadcasts cover 18 languages, supported by over 100 linguists. Two services use these experts the foreign news service and a monitoring service. The monitoring service calls for at least two dozen languages.
An old advertisement touts Carter's Little Liver Pills claiming they force two pints of bile daily to aid digestion and relieve constipation. The copy uses exaggerated health claims, urging readers to demand the product by name and price 10¢ or 25¢, while warning against alternatives.
Gasoline in Mexico is the cheapest in the world with most areas selling at 19 centavos per liter, about 72 centavos per gallon and 12 cents in U.S. currency, tax included.
London based BBC operates with a large staff of foreign linguists enabling broadcasts in eighteen languages. The article notes rapid growth and points to January as a reference timeline two years prior.
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