Hoover urges tax reform to curb excess profits and aid small business
Former President Herbert Hoover told the American Mining Congress that the federal tax on undistributed corporate profits cripples honest enterprise and shields big miners. He proposed four changes to the corporate tax law, including exemptions for expansion and a cap on dividends, while warning that the budget must balance before any tax relief.
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Denver
Herbert Hoover
American Mining Congress
Hoover
Wwe
United States
Alice in Blunderland on World Gold Policy
Alice Longworth quips about global monetary affairs noting France follows Britain and America floods markets with gold. The column imagines a gilded calf statue by Borglum if gold becomes taboo. Copyright 1936.
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France
United States
Kentucky
Gutzon Borglum
Alice Longworth
Government tax plan targets top earners only
The government would require payments into detailed accounts for less than 15 percent of income taxpayers, specifically those who pay above the so called normal tax.
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Hoover
United States
Dickinson Attacks Wallace on Warehouse Act Assertion
Newton Iowa Senator L. J. Dickinson assails Secretary Wallace for calling the federal warehouse act unconstitutional to allow states like Iowa to store commodities such as corn. Dickinson argues Wallace lacks authority and defends Governor Landon’s position ahead of the election.
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Dickinson
Wallace
Sigourney Post Office to Seek New Federal Building Site
The treasury announced the Sigourney Iowa postmaster will open bids October 17 for a new federal building site in Sigourney. The action marks a planned improvement for the local postal facilities and related federal offices.
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Washington
The
Treasury
Sigourney
Iowa
Federal
Farmers Seek Cancellation of Debts At Drought Meeting
At Sioux City the drought conference urged the federal government to cancel all debts between agencies and tenants and sharecroppers. Delegates from nine states called for debt arbitration councils and relief paid directly to tenants and sharecroppers, plus abolition of Alabama's poll tax and broader voting rights enforcement.
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Farmers’ Drought Conference
O. L. Weber
Jefferson
S. D
Dakota
John Bosch
Minneapolis
Milo Reno
Farm Holiday Association
Sharecroppers Union of the South
Workers Alliance
Alabama
Oklahoma
Pioneer Druggist Campbell Dies in Fort Dodge
William J. Campbell longtime Fort Dodge druggist and pioneer resident died Wednesday from heart disease in Fort Dodge. He was widely known in the local business community and community circles for his years of service.
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Fort Dodge
William J. Campbell
Radio schedule and probate notice in Cedar Rapids
Radio listings for NBC CBS and related networks showing a full day of programs and a probate notice from Linn County Iowa seeking validation of the will and codicil of Alice M. Welch with hearing set in the District Court on October 5, 1936.
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State of Iowa
Linn County
District Court
A. D
Alice M. Welch
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Edwin W. Lundquist
Barnes, Chamberlain and Hahzlik
Fels-Naptha Soap Chips Advertises Whitening Curls
Advertisers claim new crinkly curl chips offer faster laundry results and whiter clothes. The copy emphasizes unique curl chips as the reason for quicker, more beautiful whiteness and urges trial to verify the claim.
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Fesaco
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