Alcohol tax Revenue Boost in Federal Year
Washington reports alcohol taxes contributed 258.9 million to the internal revenue fund in the last fiscal year. Total internal revenue reached about 61 billion for the year ending June 30, with roughly 700 million from new levies including alcohol and processing taxes. Commissioner Helvering pressed efforts to curb evasion in the cotton processing tax.
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Washington
Treasury
Internal Revenue
The
Guy T. Helvering
Tax Revenues Rise Sharply Across Multiple Channels
Government receipts show 509,487 higher than last year with total revenue of $397,515,851 surpassing the prior figure by $3,298,068. New capital stock tax brought in $80,168,344 and the dividends tax $50,229,122. Beer taxes reached $163,270,608 while domestic spirits taxed $61,889,863 and imported liquors $6,577,958. Tobacco taxes totaled $425,182,000 and manufacturers excise added $390,044,714, up $142,257,899. Processing taxes on farm product processing to reimburse farmers for production cuts totaled $371,422,885.
Civil Service Jobs Now Open with Six Positions Listed
Amarillo postmaster Mrs. Floyd Cooper announces six civil service openings including shipboard chief and principal engineering draftsmen with salaries from 1800 to 2600 a year, a junior legal assistant in labor statistics, and a helium plant helper. Applications run to July 30 for the legal aide, August 8 for the helium role, and August 10 for all four draftsman posts.
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Floyd Cooper
Amarillo
United States
Abor Law
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Department of Labor
Washington
C. M. Tyler
Civil Service Board
Officials To Inspect Two State Parks
Four members of the state parks board left Austin to inspect Texas parks improved with National Park Service funds. They will spend three to four days in the Davis Mountains and Big Bend Park assessing land acquisitions and approving drought relief construction programs at Big Bend and Balmorhea Parks. Accompanying Chairman D. E. Colp were former Governor Pat M. Neff, Gus F. Urbantke, and Tom L. Beauchamp.
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Austin
U.P
State Parks Board
Texas
National Park Service
Davis Mountains
Big Bend Park
D. E. Colp
Drouth
Big Bend
Balmorhea
Colp
Pat M. Neff
Waco
Gus F. Urbantke
Tom L. Beauchamp
Paris
Heat waves fail to halt quarry workers in New Castle
In New Castle Pennsylvania on July 24 workers moved a limestone pile from a local quarry. The bottom stones were frozen in ice from winter, insulated by the rock to resist the heat. G Trent Davis has returned from a fishing trip to Creede Colorado after several weeks away.
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New Castle
G. Trent Davis
Creede, Colo
Ford Vision of Diesel Trains and Rain Prayers Across Nations
The article reports on MIT claiming a spray can dissipate fog, Ford planning a 1000 hp Diesel train engine for cross-continental travel at 150 mph, and diesel Zeppelin plans. It contrasts progress with calls to limit highway speeds and critiques over American priorities, citing Bolshevik and religious actions and a 1925 NRA fate debate.
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Henry Ford
Edsel
W. A. Harriman
Mr. Ford
Zeppelin
Uncertain Impact of Fortified Policy on Property Recovery
The text argues that extending and strengthening measures may not clearly aid property restoration or reveal what would have occurred without them. It notes ambiguity about whether the policy helped or hindered recovery and questions its overall effectiveness.
Oklahoma Democrats Face Low Turnout in Runoff
Oklahoma City voters cast ballots in a Democratic runoff amid apathy toward state races. Speaker Tom Anglin, backed by Gov. Murray, exited the governor’s race leaving Rep. E. W. Marland as the New Deal candidate. Anglin trailed by about 50,000 in July's first primary with turnout expected under 300,000.
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Oklahoma City
U.P
Oklahoma
Tom Anglin
W. H
Quote on Roosevelt and the country buying its way out
In a reflective remark a distinguished figure notes Roosevelt’s dilemma and asserts the nation chose to buy its way out, a strategy that continues as events unfold and costs rise. The speaker highlights the ongoing approach and its implications.
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France
Susi Lanner
Austria
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