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Newspaper

Bristol Phoenix

Location

Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America

Date

Oct 16, 1936

Page

4

Naval Torpedo Station job openings in Rhode Island 1936

Classified notice lists openings for deckhand helper electrician mason molder painter welder wharf builder and more at the Naval Torpedo Station Newport Rhode Island age limits apply and applications due by October 26 1936 at several Rhode Island and Massachusetts post offices or the Labor Board recorder in Newport.

Abstricians Mason’ Stone Naval Torpedo Station Newport Mackie Ras Eres Board of Civil Service Examiners Narragansett Pawtucket Providence Westerly Woonsocket Rhode Island Attleboro Fall River New Bedford North Attleboro Taunton Masachusetts Recorder, Labor Board U S. Naval Torpedo Station

Hidden Taxes Burden on Small Income Earners

Alf M. Landon warned in Buffalo on August 36 1936 that indirect taxes on essentials shift government costs onto wage earners salaried workers farmers and small businessmen. He urged reducing hidden levies to ease the burden on low and middle income families.

Alf M. Landon Buffalo N. Y

Appeal To Voters Over Constitutional Government

The piece urges Americans to vote in the 1936 election on the fundamental question of preserving constitutional government. It notes the American Liberty League call to Get-Out-The-Vote, cites millions who did not vote in 1932, and compares voting to paying a premium to safeguard the Constitution. It predicts higher turnout on November 3 amid widespread public warnings about defending self government.

Vario Eal Mainy American Liberty League League Fas Chxis Mme United States

Probe of Politics in Relief Delayed

The Senate Committee on Campaign Expenditures delayed investigating alleged misuse of relief funds for political purposes until late September. Pennsylvania conditions would be the inquiry focus, with charges that relief administrators squandered money and pressured relief rolls to align with the New Deal. Prominent figures like former Governor Gifford Pinchot and Senator James J. Davis had raised the accusations.

Senate Committee On Pennsylvania Gifford Pinchot James J. Davis America George B. Simons Missouri Republican Party Governor Landon Landon

Dividends and Taxes Bite Deep Into Oil Income

A 1935 report from the American Pet Institute shows 14 oil companies paid out dividends at only 22 percent of their taxes. The study highlights that taxes consume a large share of business income and notes car owners bear a heavy tax burden.

American Pett Institute

Civil Service Decline Under New Deal Shown in Report

The 1933 annual Civil Service Commission report notes the competitive classified service accounted for 63.3 percent of executive branch employees, down from about 80 percent under the preceding administration.

Civil Service Inst Civil Service Commission

The Federal Payroll Figures Rise 46 Percent by 1936

The Federal payroll for civil officers and employees grew from 563 487 on February 38 1933 to 824 259 on June 30 1936, an increase of about 46 percent.

Black Rejects Landon Cheese Charges in Minnesota Remarks

Senator Hugo Black responding in Minneapolis to Alf Landon’s cheese imports critique argues the Canadian Trade Agreement did not harm farmers. He cites Cheddar consumption, price trends, and farm income gains under the Roosevelt administration, rebutting claims of market loss and price declines.

Smisi Hugo Black Alabama Minneapolis Alf M. Landon Walter Lippman Gov. Landon Canada Black United States Farmsosu Ine & Ceants Landon Kansas Roosevelt

New Deal Comes to Granville Editor Warns of Change

Mary Hawthorne, editor of the Putnam County Record in Granville Illinois, analyzes the New Deal's impact on her town. She warns against dependency on government relief, laments bureaucratic overreach, and urges preservation of traditional American values and self reliance.

Couritry Grandville Illinois Mary Marie Hawthorne Putnam’ County Granville Hawt Jone Hawthorne

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