Tax Trends And Political Turmoil Across States
Federal tax revenues surged 219.4 percent from 1932 to 1938 while state taxes rose 109.3 percent. local revenues barely grew. Kilpatrick cites grants and shared taxes from Washington as the reason for flat local gains. The piece critiques postwar budget cuts and the persistence of federal influence through subsidies. It notes Helsinki rumors of Italian volunteers in Finland, and reports Cedar Rapids relief drives for Finnish needs led by Grinnell College’s Dr. John Nollen and actions by Herbert Hoover’s network. It also covers Kansas City politics returning to Pendergast era influence with a new city manager amid mayoral resignation.
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Herbert Hoover
Finland
Cedar Rapids
John S. Nollen
Grinnell College
Iowa
Herbert L. Horton
Iowa-Des Moines National Bank
Des Moines
Pendergast
Kansas City
Old Tom
Bryce Smith
Smith
Pendergast Boys
Finnish Bombing and Rail Damage Halt Murmansk Line
Finnish aviators struck into Soviet territory and damaged the Murmansk Lenin railway while ski-troop columns moved toward the line. The disruption slowed Russian supply efforts, with reports of Italian volunteers en route to aid Finland. Front activity focused on Salla Suomussalmi Lieska as heavy snow hampered assaults and tanks faced freezing conditions.
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Helsinki
Murmansk-Leningrad
Arctic
Salmijaervi
Murmansk
Mother dies protecting baby on mountain in Utah
ESCALANTE Utah AP A young mother Asenith Alvey 17 froze to death on a mountainside shielding her four month old daughter from wintry weather as her husband Philo Alvey sought help after his car stalled. The infant was unharmed. A relief party reached the scene after the Christmas day tragedy.
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Escalante
Utah
Intermountain
Asenith Alvey
Philo Alvey
Alvey
Mother's Remedy turns luck around for a gloomy family
A family plagued by illness and losses find joy when the mother begins to laugh at misfortune. The laughter becomes infectious, transforming despair into hope and prosperity as doors open and troubles ease, credited to a simple shift in outlook called Mother's Remedy.
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United Feature Syndicate, Inc
Mercy Death Attempt Ends In Mother's Death In California
In San Anselmo California a mother Katherine Allen died after a mercy killing attempt on her epileptic daughter Elizabeth Allen who survived by spitting out pills. The daughter 20 saved herself, while a note to her husband Cecil explained the motive and sought forgiveness.
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San Anselmo
Calif
Elizabeth Allen
Katherine Allen
Cecil
Betty
Nash Kelvinator Plant Reopens After Union Rift
The Nash Kelvinator plant in Detroit reopened on Thursday after a factional dispute within the Mechanics Education Society of America was settled. About 2,200 workers returned to their jobs.
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Detroit
Nash« Kelvinator
Mechanics Educational Society of America
Dies probes flay German propagandist
Washington report by the Dies committee accuses Dr Colin Ross a registered Nazi propagandist of touring the United States in a special auto mobile with motion picture cameras to photograph industrial plants The committee urges he be barred from entering the United States again and cites high level government warnings about his activities and Nazi funding.
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Washington
Dies
Colin Ross
United States
Ross
Japan
Herry Voorhis
Calif
State Department
Bund
Fritz Kuhn
Indus
Cedar Rapids Warm Up After Cold Night
Temperatures rose in Cedar Rapids after a frigid night with a low of 14 at 8:30 a.m. The readings climbed to 21 at 10, 28 at 1:30 p.m., then dipped to 27 by 2:30 p.m. The day's high reached 28 between 1 and 3 p.m., with 7 p.m. at 23 and midnight at 20 on the Cham bers Inskeep company dial.
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Cedar Rapids
Mercury
Chambers Inskeep Company
French Senate Approves War Budget for Q1 1940
The French Senate unanimously approved the war budget for the first quarter of 1940. The vote followed debates on defense needs as France faced growing tensions in Europe.
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Paris
INS
Discovery Indicates Heart Attacks May Be Predicted
Harvard researchers report coronary artery patterns linked to heart attack risk and say the electrocardiograph may reveal individual piping differences. Dr. Monroe J. Schlesinger of Harvard Medical School and Beth Israel Hospital presented the finding to the AAAS.
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Columbus, C
Harvard
American Association For the Advancement of Science
Monroe J. Schlesinger
Harvard Medical School
Beth Israel Hospital
Boston
Schlesinger
Goering Said To Fall From Hitler Favor In Germany
The Daily Herald reports Goering is in disfavor with Hitler and has retired to his Schorfheide shooting chalet to plan a comeback on his own terms. Diplomats report Goering angry at policy, with ties to wealthy industrialists and rumors of a successor position.
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London
The
Daily Herald
Hermann Goering
Adolf Hitler
Schorfheide
Germany
Goering
Nazi No. 2
Hitler
Berlin
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Schorfheid
Rationing to Expand to Meat and Sugar in Britain
The British Ministry of Food announced extending rationing next month to meat and sugar. A sugar allotment of 12 ounces per person weekly starts Jan 8 with butter and bacon rationing and meat registration beginning the same day. Enforcement details to follow. livestock control and home produced meat move into effect Jan 15.
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London
Ministry of Food
Firemen Save Home From Roof Fire in Cedac Rapids
Firefighters responded around 11 30 a m to a roof fire at 1020 Fifteenth street SE Cedac Rapids. An electric meter reader found the blaze and a fire plug in front of the house aided suppression. The one and a half story frame home was saved except for water and smoke damage to main floor contents. tarpaulins protected goods.
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Erwin H. Olmstead
Fifteenth Street
Girl 7 Steers Car Into Tree To Save Doll
Pasadena police report a seven year old, Robin Slocumb, playing in a parked sedan who rolled down a hill. She jumped into the driver's seat and turned the wheel into a tree near a busy intersection to protect her dolly, escaping serious harm with minor bruises.
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Pasadena
Calif
Robin Slocumb
Dolly
U. S. Taxes Up 219 Percent in Six-Year Span
Treasury tax expert Wylie Kilpatrick told the American Political Science Association that federal taxes rose 219.4 percent from 1932 to 1938, state revenue up 109.3 percent, while local general revenue grew only 1.9 percent due to expanded grants and shared taxes for local governments.
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Treasury
Wylie Kilpatrick
Washington
Tax Research Division
American Political Science Association
Sleuth Uncovers Left Handed Breakin Suspect
Detective L. B. Marshall tied a Dec 21 breakin at Shoppers Service and Johnson Nut offices to a 16 year old. A hacksaw marked the desk bolt exposed a left handed thief who confessed after being questioned among fifty suspects. $195 of $209.45 and $227 from the two firms were recovered.
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L. B. Marshall
Shoppers Service Company
Johnson Nut Company
First Avenue E
Shoppers Service
Nut Company
Marshall
Attractive Blonde Girl Found Slain in Los Angeles
The nude body of a about 19 year old blonde girl was found in a vacant lot in Los Angeles. She was stabbed many times and appeared to have been killed in a furious struggle. Captain Edgar Edwards of the homicide squad said she had been dead about two hours and was unidentified.
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Los Angeles
Edgar Edwards
Pope Pius VII Seeks Closer Ties With Italian Crown
Rome reports Pope Pius VII met King Vittorio Emanuele and Queen Elena in a grand ceremony signaling nearer Vatican state ties. Mussolini plans a January papal visit as Rome marks the Lateran accord era ending papal captivity. observers note limited policy impact amid tensions with fascist leadership.
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Rome
Pius VII
Italy
Vatican
Vittorio Emanuele
Elena
Holy Father
Reckless driver James Taylor convicted after two arrests
James Taylor age 47 of 719 First Avenue W was convicted in police court after being arrested twice in one week on reckless driving charges. He received a $25 fine plus $750 in costs for the latest incident involving a collision with Mr and Mrs Myron Pals.
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James Taylor
First Avenue
Myron Pals
Taylor
Third Street
Third Avenue
Pals
Old Promises Dusted Off In Fourth Street Meeting
City leaders and railroad representatives met at city hall to address Fourth Street crossing delays. Only Streets Commissioner Williams voiced a hard line, while Mayor Hahn and Public Safety Commissioner Benesh urged cooperation. Railroads proposed limited actions and a 30 day study with a final report to guide relief.
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Fourth Street
Dave Williams
Hahn
Benesh
J. H. Johnson
W. G. Bowen
Rock Island
Milwaukee
Bob Vinch
Earthquake Toll Rises Across Anatolia Amid Quakes
Officials report 42 000 killed or injured in Erzincan alone as Wednesday tremors devastate eastern Turkey. New shocks bring fires and blizzards, with hundreds of villages burned and towns like Tokat recording heavy casualties. Survivors face freezing cold and disrupted communications hamper rescue efforts.
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Ankara
Turkey
Erzincan
Anatolia
Black Sea
Europe
Asia
Tokat
Bund Secretary Is Nabbed For Perjury
James Wheeler-Hill secretary of the German American Bund was arrested on a three count indictment charging perjury in the second degree He pled not guilty The indictment cites 15 contradictory statements Wheeler Hill made to the grand jury during an inquiry into Fritz Kuhn band leader activities
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NEW York
James Wheeler-Hill
Bund
Wheeler-Hill
Fritz Kuhn
Finnish Hill Taken In Winter Melts In Summer
Art Baer notes Finland’s hill capture proves strategic mobility as winter gains melt away. He recalls buying ten dollar tickets for a benefit show while commenting on wartime shifts and President Roosevelt seeking an armistice.
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Baer
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