Early Decision 15 Expected On Social Security Test Case
Boston court prepares rulings on two constitutional taxes under the Social Security Act. Plaintiff George P. Davis challenges payroll and employer-employee taxes under Titles Eight and Nine, seeking restraining orders against Boston area utilities and Edison Electric Illuminating. Early decisions anticipated. first payments due February 28.
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Boston
U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
AAA
Supreme Court
Petite Actress Answer to Previous Puzzle 59
The text cites a puzzle clue solution with a note on calendar year 1936 under Title Nine due April 1 and a legal discussion. It describes government intervention as defendant in two cases with Assistant Attorney General Robert H. Jackson arguing for the government. Davis’s counsel contends the Title Eight taxes are absurd and non-uniform. The court upholds that payroll and employer taxes fit the general welfare clause and are uniform. The Edison company as tax collector for employees is not subject to the tax, with Davis unable to challenge its validity.
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Robert H. Jackson
Washington
Davis
Edward F. McClennen
Sweeney
District Court
Edison Company
Stockholder Standing in Corporate Validity Debate
A quoted remark questions a stockholder’s standing, arguing that as a stockholder he holds no more power than the corporation itself. The statement frames the issue as a legal principle about corporate personhood and shareholder rights.
Traffic Death Chart For St Louis Highlights Pedestrian Loss
St Louis safety council compiled a chart from 147 traffic deaths last year. It shows 71 percent were pedestrians, 10 percent auto automobile collisions, 7 percent autos striking fixed objects, and 5 percent non collision auto accidents such as skidding.
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ST. Louis
Nature Put To Work To Curb Drifting Snow
RUSHMORE Minn A new idea for preventing snow blockades is being tried on a county highway south of here. A snowplow furrows fields adjoining the road to be protected creating deep snow ridges that catch and pile the drifting snow like a snow fence. Engineers say the plan is successful and may be extended statewide.
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Rushmore
Minn
Here
Miners Await Revival as Creede Veins Revive Gold Hope
In Creede Colorado prospectors and mine operators predict a major boom from rediscovered hanging wall veins. Vincent Ryan, new to the region, found an eight foot vein and others begin reworking old claims, signaling a potential revival.
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Creede
Col
Vincent Ryan
Hanging Wall
Creede Camp
Early Alaska Air Travel Takes Off in the 1930s
The text notes rapid growth in Alaska air transport from the late 1920s onward with 1930 figures of 3654 passengers carried and 338 422 miles flown, rising to 16441 passengers and 1 931 736 miles in 1935.
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Alaska
Fay and Jim's marriage faces an impediment removal
Fay expresses lingering affection for Jim though there was nothing between them beyond their marriage. They are agreeable after the impediment was removed.
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Jim
Ahepa Sets Sanatorium Dedication in Albuquerque
The Order of Ahepa will dedicate its national tuberculosis sanatorium in Albuquerque on March 25. The facility, named Ahepa Silver District sanatorium, is a nonprofit charity. Cedar Rapids chapter No. 194 will host a local benefit dinner at 6 30 p.m. March 7 at Z C B J hall with supreme president V I Chebithes of Washington D C as speaker.
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Order of Ahepa
United States
Canada
Albuquerque
N. M
Ahepa
Cedar Rapids
Z. C
French Convict Port Slowly Being Eclipsed
SAINT MARTIN DE RE France a small Atlantic village once known as a prison town has seen its population fall from 3000 to 1300 over the past century. Recent figures show more deaths than births and a decline in marriages signaling a continuing decline.
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Saint Martin-De-Re
France
Atlantic
la Rochelle
Devil’s Island
Best Rule Is To Be Yourself in Style Advice
A reader praises Hazel for being herself and not copying peers. The column then answers a wife’s worry about her silent husband, advising a calm home, cheerful atmosphere, and gentle support to avoid nagging, as silence may be a habit or escape.
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Hazel
Miss Manners Advice for Unmarried Women in Small Towns
The teacher suggests forming a social club for young, unmarried women and men to provide pure social gatherings. No pairing off is required, just dancing, cards, or games to avoid spinsterish boredom and keep life from aging badly.
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Miss Manners
Just Folks by Edgar A. Guest
A light verse in which the speaker laments the doctor's order to walk while friends offer rides. He resists the temptation to ride, arguing for the constraint, yet traffic delays and social pressure test his resolve as he finally yields to riding.
Astrological Outlook for Personal Progress and Challenges
A forecast notes strong opportunities for progress and prosperity from planetary alignments. It warns of confusion and treachery but suggests ambitions and cooperation with powerful interests can sweep these away. Those with birthdays may enter a profitable year despite obstacles and surprising problems.
Child Born This Day May Attain Prestige Through Talent
A child born on this day may be energetic and ambitious, forging high friendships through its talents and industry, and expressing unusual creativity that could lead to prestige. The reading highlights focus on creative expression and social ascent.
Watchman Earns His Pay at Hayes Cafe
John Leaper, a night watchman in Kansas City, earned his pay with a string of arrests. Three weeks ago he nabbed a milk thief, two weeks ago he shot at burglars to drive them off, last week he captured a prowler, and on Wednesday he wounded a burglar who had jammed a window.
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Kansas City
John Leaper
Hayes Cafe
Subpoena in Equity Issued in Naturalization Case Iowa
The United States issues a subpoena to Fred Waldner in Cedar Rapids Iowa for a bill seeking cancellation of his naturalization certificate No 2632213 issued in 1920. The action alleges the certificate was void and that Waldner returned to Switzerland within five years, holding himself as a Swiss citizen. Publication by four weekly notices is ordered with Pro Confesso if he does not appear within sixty days after the last publication.
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Chancery
United States OF America
District OF
Iowa
Cedar
Rapids Divisio
United Stato
Fred Waldner
Fritz Fred Waldner
United States
Pores
Cedar Rapids
Ereof
District Court of
Iowa County
Marengo
Switzerland
Ziefen
Geo. C. Scott
District Court of the United States
Lee McNeely
United States District Court
Northern District of Iowa
McNeely
Northern District of
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George F. Morris
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Killian’s Annual
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