Democrats Will Start Recovery Declares George
Vienna Ga December 28 Senator Walter F George predicts an extra session of Congress and outlines a program to lift morale and restore commerce. He urges prompt action on war debts tariff readjustments and a workable monetary system while backing Hoover’s consolidation plan and endorsing the Glass banking bill as a step toward reforms.
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Vienna
Walter F. George
Congress
Washington
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Roosevelt
Anne
Senate
Hoover
Tax Facts on Roads and Taxes in Georgia Counties
An opinion piece by J J Whitfield urges readers to question tax fairness and uses the gasoline tax as a model. It argues road funding should come from a true toll, praises the Mississippi sales tax as a fair complement, and calls for broader tax reform to avoid harming road workers and public services.
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J. J. Whitfield
Pulaski County
Georgia
Thos. H. McDonald
U. Ke
State Department
Jone
Mississippi
Conner
Mississipi
South Georgia
Pasepd
Crisp retires after 30 years in public office in Washington
Judge Charles Ek Crisp ends a 30 year public service career in Washington DC as he resigns from the Tariff Commission effective December 31. He moves to private practice as legislative counsel for the Savannah Sugar Refining Company and related firms. His appointment faced Senate confirmation hurdles amid party opposition and era policy.
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D. C
Charles Ek. Crisp
Savannah Sugar
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Tariff Commission
Hoover
Americus
Judge Crisp
Congres
Georgia
Richard B. Russell, Jr
Senate
Walter F. George
John S. Cohen
Mr. Roosevelt
Con
Gasoline and sales taxes in a proposed budget plan
A sample of twenty four operators complain about returns and taxes as a broader argument emerges for gas taxes funding roads, a sound sales and income tax, and budget balance. The piece urges relief from real estate taxes for farmers and homeowners via the combined sales and income taxes, urging statesmen and citizens to study the plan.
Probe of state prisons being sought
Atlanta, Jan 8. Legislative investigation of charges of cruelty in Georgia prison camps was requested by 16 well known Georgians. The request, sent by mail to incoming legislators, included photographs of alleged torture of prisoners. The assembly meets next week. The committee says the charges have national publicity and justify a vigorous, impartial inquiry to establish facts and support needed reforms.
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Atlanta
Georgia
General Assembly
Judge Crisp Accepts Sugar Company Offer
Judge Crisp, famed for Ways and Means tenure, leaves public service for private work with the Savannah Sugar Refining Company. In private capacity he may rule on two sugar issues next year: duty-free imports from the Philippines if recent Congress legislation passes, and the tariff gap between raw and refined sugar, which refiners claim narrows to favor refined imports.
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House
Committee On
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Savannah Sugar Refing Company
Crisp
Phillipine Islands
Congress
United States
Kirven Store in Columbus Damaged by Fire
Columbus Ga December 28 The department store of J A Kirven company one of Columbus oldest mercantile establishments suffered fire and water damage estimated at more than 35000 Tuesday morning Firemen were called after flames had sign on the roof at the extreme northeast corner Workmen on the roof repairing a leak were heated with a blow torch when the tar was overturned igniting the roof Water from three lines of hose and sprinklers used to test the flames caused most damage to merchandise fixtures and the building damage estimated at 1000 plus water and smoke damage to goods
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Columbus
J. A. Kirven Company
New Federal Building Opens at Fort Valley
Fort Valley Ga December Fort Valley s new federal building and post office will open January 1 after months of construction. Emmett Williams Monroe is general contractor and Warren E Darrow Columbus supervising engineer oversaw final inspection. Postmaster Frank W Withoft and staff will move in Monday, with operations from the city s Safe building. The two story red brick structure cost about 60 000.
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Fort Valley
Federal
Theublic
Emmett Williams
Monroe
Warren E. Darrow
Columbus
Treasury
Denanen
Frank W. Withoft
Uncle Sam
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