Congress battles over new taxes to balance the budget
Speaker Garner led a push to pass a revenue bill replacing the defeated sales tax. The Ways and Means Committee proposed numerous levies including taxes on matches radios automobiles and luxury goods with hopes to balance the federal budget. Senate likely to oppose and defer action until September.
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Haber John WN. Garner
House of Representative
Ways and Means Committee
House
Crisp
Senate
Congress
Spring Coats Adopt Military Flair in Red White and Blue
Fashion notes trace a patriotic military mood through spring coats suits and accessories. Navy and blue dominate with brass buttons epaulets cords and braid while corduroy jackets and red accents echo the George Washington bicentennial theme.
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Ashion
George Washington
Western Newsraner Onion
Double Duty Frock Finds Wide Favor
The era’s dressing favors frocks that perform double duty from tea to night out. A decollete gown with a bolero or jacket creates a presentable look when lights fade. Practical, economical two-in-one fashion eases the burden of multiple outfits.
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Layera
Shoe and bag ensembles add chic to suit outfits
Designers highlight ensembles pairing shoes with handbags as essential fashion. Shops increasingly display coordinated shoe and bag sets to complement spring coats, linking accessories for a cohesive, modern look.
Chic Lacy Mesh Dress By Cherig Nicholas
A stylish afternoon dress described as chic and youthful, not true lace but a durene cotton lacy mesh with diagonal stripe detailing. The outfit features a dull suede belt and a tied scarf to flatter slender faces.
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Cherig
Nicholas
Indiana News Highlights From Burn Deaths To Prom Plans
A series of Indiana events includes Abraham Norris dying from burns after a smoke house fire, William Cochran's heart attack in Bourbon, and C. E. Ward killed by lightning near Jasonville. Other items cover a fatal train collision in Dyer, a truck crash near Gary and Valparaiso, a Bainbridge road accident, the National Society Army of the Philippines meeting in Lebanon, and a life sentence handed to Richard Perkins for murder in Indianapolis. Also noted are university and college prom plans, a resignation at Tristate College Angola, and a district agent appointment in Marion County.
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Abraham Norris
Sullivan County
William Cochran
Bourbon
C. E. Ward
Jasonville
George Buzanich
South Bend
Monon
Dyer
Ward Vanzacper
Plymouth
Parke County
Union
Terre Haute
Mr. Tolin
Bert Rice
Logansport
Chicago
Alex Baker
James Turner
Brazil
Clem
Clifford LeMay
Indiana University
Charles Harrell Bloomington
George C. Sherrard
Tristate College
Angola
Ft. Wayne
Tristate
Reese
Indiana
Hoover
James M. Knapp
Hagerstown
House
Earl Crawford
Milton
House Caucus
J. Francis Lochard
Milan
Senate
Indiana General Assembly
George H. Healy
Indianapolis
Seventy-sixth Infantry Brigade
Indiana National Guard
Edward Hines
Healy
Horace EB. Abbitt
County Agricultural
Marion
Clarence’ Henry
Abbott
Hankcock
Greenfield
Richard ‘Perkins
Carl Heckman
Helk
Indiana Reformatory
Anderson
Stone Sushing
Fellows' Syrup earns renewed youth and energy claim
The ad asserts ECU Tet used to call him dusting and now tires easily. it promotes Fellows' Syrup as a tonic doctors recommend to restore vigor and health, promising listeners feeling better and younger by tomorrow with a genuine bottle from their druggist.
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Sue
Fellows' Syrup from Back Seat
A newspaper quip about a lady applying for a license being questioned about driving. Her husband, nearby, quips that she has driven a hundred thousand miles with no hands on the wheel. The humorous line reflects the license appearance scene.
Restless Nerves Restored After Home Remedies
Mrs. Edna Martz of Fort Wayne Indiana describes anxiety and insomnia from overwork. She credits Dr Pierce’s Favorite Prescription and the Golden Medical Discovery with calming her nerves, restoring sleep, and making her feel well again. Sold by all druggists.
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Ft. Wayne
Ind
Boy Survives 30 Foot Fall Into Well At Decatur
President Wilson speaks of a two year old boy who fell thirty feet into two feet of water at the bottom of a well in Decatur Alabama. He escaped with only a slight chill after being rescued by the fire and police departments working together.
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Decatur
Ala
Wilson
Fire
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Joseph W. Byrns
Dem
Tenn
Appropriations Committee
Special Economy Committee
Byrns
Burns
National Defense Appropriations
Norman Davis
Orman Davis
Washington
State Department
House of Representatives
American Legion
Detroit
Legion
Arthur M. Hyde
Hyde
Agriculture Department
Ashington
Betty Hanna Davidson
Mark Hanna
Daisy
Alice Longworth
Sir Wilmott Lewis
London
Paulina Longworth
Lindbergh
United States
Wilmott Lewis, Jr
Longworth
Middle West
Chicago Association of Commerce
Columbia River
Secretary of War
Lytle Brown
Brown
Missouri
St. Louis
James A. Reed
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Iowa
Grealy
Alice
By Cherif, Nicholas
Indiana State News
Fellows
Dr.Morse
Douggiss
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