Mellon Fortune at $200 Million Revealed in Tax Probe
Pittsburgh report details Andrew W Mellon's net worth at about $200.6 million as of 1932. Testimony from Howard M Johnson covered his holdings, tax-deductible losses, and arrangements with Coalesced company. The case, tied to government tax scrutiny, remains in adjournment as cross examination continues.
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Howard M Johsson
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Johnson
Mellon
Frank J. Hogan
Tis Dey
Hogan
United States Supreme Court
Hagen Rearminec
Childrens Company
Union Trust Company
Mellbank Surety Corporation
Richard B
Menon
Treasury
Mrs Sewell Cleared By Court Faces $100000 Suit
In Los Angeles Mrs Jane Scholtz Evers tells of a court ruling clearing Mrs Leah Clamp Sewell in a divorce dispute. Sewell plans to press a $100,000 claim amid ongoing proceedings and potential heirs questions. Judge Ben Blanders presided as the case moved to new filings and motions.
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Sewell
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Frersor
Ben B
Emerson
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Gyvorce
S-P. Sereen
Seweu
Former Chicago Banker Indicted on Tax Charges
A Chicago banker faced federal charges after a 1929 tax record discrepancy. The indictment alleges the tax due was understated while the actual income was reported at a much higher level, with implied fraud and misreporting. The case centers on income tax figures and alleged manipulation of reported earnings.
Bridge players discuss guessing and ruffing strategy
A bridge article analyzes how players of different temperaments handle guessing how to win when a suit is led. It details a hand where declarer risks trump management and ruffing to beat the opponents, noting the critical choice and the observed outcomes.
Salve Safety Warning From Personal Health Service
In a recent talk the Personal Health Service warns against carbolic salve and related carbo lized products. The message stresses safer antiseptics and cautions households about odors and confusing jargon rather than understanding the health risks.
Willingness to trust nostrums sparks risk of gangrene warning
A speaker condemns carbolic acid and other poisons in medical nostrums. He explains how improper treatment of minor wounds can lead to tissue death and slow healing, urging the use of safer antiseptics like bone acid.
Questions and Answers About a Health Book
A reader praises the book Want to Get Well and its value for tuberculosis sufferers. The notice offers the work for six cents postage to Fannie Senson Rogers and cites other medical topics and authors.
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Bess
Fannie Senson Rogers
Coloreco Srizars
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Herring Finds Beh Testimony Virtually Correct Before Panel
Des Moines AP dispatch reports Clyde L. Herring praised Carl ton D Beh's testimony before the state warrant sales inquiry as substantially correct regarding a conference prior to a $3.5 million bond sale. Trepmernor clarified he did not state bones should be sold to Beh but called issuing bones against the state gaming fund a splendid idea. Also notes over two million edible snails imported from France to London for restaurant trade.
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Des Moines
Clyde L. Herring
Fridey
Carleton D Beh
Beh
Trepmernor
Folies De Paree Dances Through Murder on a Honeymoon Show
Iowa stage show headlined by Carrie and Naida with a graceful chorus. Acrobats the Jacksons and Bernie and Walker deliver strong comedy acts. Diane Quellan sings two numbers. Novello brothers perform comedy with Janis and trained dog. Edna May Oliver leads in the film along with Hildegarde Withers and James Gleason.
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Neverthiess
Bar None
Carrie
Naida
Jacksons
Bernie
Walker
Crosl
Diane Quellan
Novello Brothers
Mile
Janis
Edna May Oliver
Hildegarde Withers
James Gleason
Miss Withers
Phi Spitalny
Penns Treaty Myths Reexamined by Historical Society
The Historical Society of Pennsylvania finds no evidence of a Penns Treaty with the Indians in state archives, Penns writings, or contemporaries. Penn did issue an April 21 1682 letter offering peace and protection, read to Indians by surveyor general Thomas Holme near the elm where the monument stands.
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West
Penn
Historical Society of Pennsylvania
Markham
Thomas Holme
Holme
Spite Marriage Averted In Time To Save Tragedy
A reader notes Mary nearly wed Tim to spite her parents but realizes dissolution would hurt her most and chooses independence. The missive urges cooperation with parents and cautions against hasty unions. In Miss Manners replies, a reader seeks to win back a former boyfriend and is advised to stay friendly and let him pursue.
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Mary
Tim
Miss Manners
Shakespeare
Amswer
Valentine
Mother recalls marriage before life milestones in 1935 reminiscence
A reflective piece recalls a mother’s refrain that she was married before many childhood rites. The narrator contrasts restrictions on fashion, travel, and leisure with the mother’s past experiences and the era’s norms in 1935.
Theaters Offer Broad Mix Of Stars And Screens
At the theaters Edna May Oliver and James Gleason headline the stage show Folies De Paree while on screen Murder on a Honeymoon is shown. Paramount features Shirley Temple Lionel Barrymore in The Little Colonels Mir and Mrs Johnson Africa images Baboona. State shows Loretta Young John Boles in The White Parade with Warren William Mary Astor in The Case of the Howling Dog. Rialto presents Ronald Colman Kay Frances Cynara and Richard Barthelmess A Modern Hero. Palace debuts Leslie Howard Paul Lukas Captured and Charles Starrett One In a Million. Olympic runs Beyond the Law with Tim McCoy Shirley Grey and The Loud Speaker with Ray Walker Jacqueline Wells.
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Iowa
Palace
Leslie Howard
Paul Lukas
Charles Starrett
Tim McCoy
Shirley Grey
Ray Walker
Jacqueline Wells
Grant Wood to Wed Sara Sherman Maxon
Grant Wood plans marriage to Sara Sherman Maxon. The article notes his diverse past from jewelry making to camouflage study in World War I and his radical shift in 1929 with Woman With Plant. It highlights American Gothic and his focus on representational US art, his Stone City colony, and teaching roles in Iowa.
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Europe
Chicago Art Institute
Paul Revere
Herbert Hoover
Daughters of Revolution
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United States
Wood
Middle West
Stone City
Iowa
University of Iowa
Wallace Orders Tobacco Control Program In Effect
Secretary Wallace announced the Kerr Smith tobacco control program for the 1935 crop year and raised the tax on out of allotment sales to 33 1 3 percent. A two month May to June window keeps the 25 percent rate for 1935 crops. Toledo and Tama students excel in a Toledo declamatory contest with multiple firsts and seconds.
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Washington
Kerr-Smith
Toledo
Tama
Montour
Hershell Abbott
Herbert Clark
Mabel Elston
Ethel Lenton
Mary Carrick
Velma McFate
Wallace Blazek
Chelsea
Edward A. Wright
Marshalltown
Alice Law
Farmers Savings bank dividend approved for La Porte City
Checks are prepared for the fourth dividend of Farmers Savings bank. Ten percent will be paid, totaling fifty five percent since the bank closed in July 1932. F. W. Cartwright, the examiner in charge, told the district court judge he has $32,062.37 on hand for distribution.
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LA Porte City
Farmers Savings Bank
F. W. Cartwright
District Court
Oxford High School to Stage Sound Your Horn Comedy
Oxford's high school under Miss Bertha Heetland presents a three act comedy Sound Your Horn in the school auditorium Wednesday evening. Cast includes Dorothy Jones Thelma Taylor Rose Simpkins Nelson Simpkins Russell Mann Vilda Sponar Joan Venter Margaret Schrader Emory Windrem and John Sponar.
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Oxford
Oxford High School
North Central Entomologists Meet at Iowa State College
The 1936 meeting of the North Central entomologists will be held at Iowa State College in Ames, Iowa, on February 27 and 28, as decided at the final gathering of a two day conference in Champaign Illinois.
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Champaign
Iowa State College
Armes
Iowa
Worlds Largest Underground City Mine in South Africa
The Witwatersrand gold mine in South Africa is the world’s largest underground city with about 400 miles of subterranean shafts streets and avenues and a capacity for roughly 190000 workers.
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Witwatersrand
South Afica
Will Rogers Comments On World Affairs And Local Quips
The piece notes the Saar valley's return to Germany and mocks royal abdication while tongue in cheek on postwar geopolitics. It humorously contrasts prices with a jab about baby bonds and beef, ending with a signature from Will Rogers.
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Beverly Hills
Slam
Saar Valley
Germany
Postville Man Killed by Train in Stationary Car
Louis Hein, 24, a garage worker from Postville, died when his car stalled on Milwaukee railroad tracks and was struck by an eastbound Milwaukee meat train. The wrecked wreckers brakes likely stuck, delaying his awareness of the approaching train.
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Postville
Louis Hein
Here
Milwaukee
Hein
Roosevelt Recreates Hot Oil Board to Curb Oil Shipments
President Roosevelt issued an executive order re establishing the federal tender board to curb interstate shipments of hot oil from east Texas. Oil Administrator Harold Ickes and the petroleum administrative board said the committee could be set up and at work within 24 hours.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Federal Tender Board
East Texas
Harold L. Ickes
Petroleum Administrative Board
Sunday Horoscope Signals Bold Ventures and High Achievement
Sunday’s horoscope predicts lively progressive conditions with initiative favored under high energy. Those born on March 3 may launch bold projects with support from powerful allies, especially in intellectual and cultural fields. Notable nativity Alexander Graham Bell, telephone.
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Alexander Graham Bell
Telephone
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