Report Drop In Farm Real Estate Taxes
A 1935 farm real estate tax study by the agriculture department shows a 36 percent drop in levies from 1929 to 1935, from 58 to 37 cents per acre, while remaining well above 1900 and 1914 averages. Regional variances are noted, with 1935 rates shown across nine areas, illustrating continued higher costs despite recent declines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Agriculture Department
New Mexico
Massachusetts
New England
Middle Atlantic
East North Central
West North Central
South Atlantic
East South Central
West South Central
Begin Examination Into Affairs Of Modern Woodmen
A convention examination of the Modern Woodmen of America began at its Rock Island headquarters led by nine state insurance officials. Illinois director Ernest Palmer organized the probe to produce a report on the true condition of the fraternal group. Nine states participated, and Palmer expected a report by year end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rock Island, Ill
Modern Woodmen of America
Ernest Palmer
Illinois
Missouri Insurance Department
Palmer
Kansas
Oklahoma
Pennsylvania
Washington
South Dakota
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Virginia
State releases 4000 game fish in Wapsipinicon river
The state conservation commission releases about 4,000 game fish into the Wapsipinicon river near Quasqueton. The load includes 2,500 crappies and 1,500 bluegills and sunfish in a two truck effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Conservation Commission
Wapsipinicon River
Girl Athlete Dominates In Two Countries Win
A female athlete recently claimed a title and holds championships in two nations. She stands out in both national arenas, reflecting rising prominence and elite performance across borders.
Iowa City Man Elected Vice President of State Postal Branch
Homer O. Weander of Sioux City was chosen president of the Iowa branch of the National Association of Postal Supervisors at a two day convention in Iowa City. Mason City will host the 1937 meeting with officers named from Iowa City Keokuk Storm Lake Ames and Newton. Auxiliary officers include Mrs L L Bruce Des Moines and others from Newton Waterloo and Iowa City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
Homer O. Weander
Sioux City
Iowa
National Association of Postal Supervisors
Mason City
Association
Charles S. Wieneke
A. J. Breitenstein
Keokuk
E. O. Hoke
Storm Lake
Roy E. Cottrill
Ames
Harry O. Skow
Newton
L. L. Bruce
Des Moines
Harry Skow
George Corson
Waterloo
Frank J. Mezik
Ed Wynn Appeals Tax Deficiency Charge
Ed Wynn appeals to the board of tax appeals a deficiency totaling 254,307 dollars. The treasury charged 99,855 for 1932 and 154,452 for 1933 on income from radio stage and motion picture productions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Wynn
Washington
Board of Tax Appeals
Treasury
Wynn
Canada Sees 130 Million Gold Output This Year
Canada reports booming gold mining with 136 mills operating nationwide. Daily ore processing of 37 000 tons is expected to produce about 130 million dollars in gold by year end, up from 115 million in 1935, driven by high prices, base metal revival, and unemployment pushing prospecting.
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Ottawa
Ont
Canada
Department of Mines
Dominion Government Geological Survey
Litter of 26 Pups Sets World Record in Hungary
In Kistaresa near Budapest, Sultana a white Hungarian shepherd dog gave birth to a record 26 puppies. Owner Joseph Takacs a village butcher reported nineteen pups were destroyed as the mother could not feed them all. The previous world record was twenty puppies born to an Alsatian in Germany.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Budapest
INS
Sultana
Kistaresa
Joseph Takacs
Germany
Old Sol Ruins Engine Set To Trap His Heat
Washington reports the sun power engine at the Smithsonian failed as scorching sun melted a key joint. Dr. Charles G Abbot, Smithsonian secretary and inventor, mourned the breakdown after trials showed the device could generate vast solar power, promising 40,000 horsepower per square mile of wasteland.
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Old Sol
Charles G. Abbot
Smithsonian
Robert Fulton
Wright Brothers
Abbot
Indictment Sought Against Six For Refusal To Testify
A District of Columbia grand jury was asked to indict six officers of the Railway Audit and Inspection Company for contempt of the senate civil liberties committee for failing to testify and for not bringing records. The committee, led by Senator La Follette, cited the six on Aug. 21 and they notified refusal through counsel. A separate true bill was to be sought for each officer.
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Washington
INS
Railway Audit and Inspection Company, Inc
Senate
Senate Civil Liberties Committee
District of Columbia
la Follette
Wisconsin
U. S
Leslie C. Garnett
Charles B. Murray
Grand Jury
Alice in Blunderland takes aim at the New Deal
Alice Longworth argues the President unfairly blames American business for unemployment while private industry cannot absorb more workers. She contends farms lost labor to crop curtailment and warns against relying on taxpayer boondoggles.
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New York
Alice Longworth
Halden Attacks Trade Pacts And Rehab Program
Republican Senate candidate Berry F. Halden denounces federal reciprocity trade deals and the agricultural rehabilitation program in a speech prepared for delivery in Clarion. He says Canadian and other agreements hurt dairy farmers and argues for a home focused good neighbor policy and broader industry growth. He criticizes land rehabilitation paying idle acreage and larger public payouts than farmers can cover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Europe
Orient
City Declines Liability for Park Bench Paint Mess
Portland officials refuse payment to remove paint from a bench used by J. C. Charlebois. City attorney says benches are painted in a warehouse and left to dry before installation at Plaza park. He adds the city, governing Plaza blocks, is not liable for damages.
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Portland
Ore
J. C
Charlebois
Plaza Park
Smaller than Montana in land area, U.S. possessions
The United States would have made all outlying possessions excluding Alaska into one area smaller than the state of Montana. This fact emphasizes the limited geographic footprint of noncontiguous territories compared to one large western state.
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United States
Alaska
Montana
Radio schedule snapshot shows a day full of orchestras and hosts
A dense listing of radio programming across NBC CBS and affiliated stations. Entries name performers such as Willie Howard Wayne King Burns and Allen Jimmy Dorsey Hal Kemp Pepper Young and Rudy Vallee, with times from morning through late night and multiple station chains listed. The page reads like a broadcaster timetable with dozens of orchestras bands and talk segments scheduled across WEAF WJZ WBBM WCCO KYW WHO and others.
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One Man’s Family
NBC
Weaf Who
WMAQ
WOW
Willie and
Eugene Howard
WJZ _chain
Don Voorhees Orch
CBS
WABC
WBBM
KMOX
WCCO
Wayne King Orch
WEAF
KYW
Scape Mann
Tenor
WJZ Chain
Burns and
Allen
Town Hall
Coburn Orch
Clyde Em Orch
WGST
King'’s Jesters
WJZ
Ink Spots
WJZ_ chain
Seecher Orch
American Institute of Banking
MBC
George Givot Circus
Wocc
Weny Busse Orch
Ain A Boldrien Orch
Alf Donahue Orch
Weaf Chain
Zeigt Romanelli Orch
Bernie Cummins _orch
Wgst. Co
Club Orch
Harold Levey
Betty and
Bob
Cane Turner
Chain
Vieain de Leath
Walter Cassel
Pepper Young
David Harum
Borman and Banta
Vic and
Sade
Prom
inBo
WLW
ABC
Ules
Prasrottlencoanter
Herbert Ae
S. Dept
Lewis
Wabc Ic
Loretta Lee Senes
Marion Carley
WOC
WACO
Muriel Wilson
Amos 'N
Andy
Eddie House
Lun
Abner
Kate Smith
WORC
Rudy Vallee _orch
Weaf Wow Who Kyw
al Donahue Orch
Columbia’s Concert Hall
Lanny Ross
KYW Wow
Union Station
Mark Warnow Orch
WCGST
Wcgst. 130-—Mercaren Willson Orch. (Nbc) Wjz
Lord Harvey Snell
England
Jimmy Dorsey Orch
J Denames Orch
Hal Kemp Orch
Ser Hayes Orch
Bernie Cummins Orch
Waco Woc
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U.S. A
God of the
Ilom
State
Smithsonian Institution
Halden Assairs Farm and Trade
REL
Mtu Standard
Rothmoor
Coats
Rembrandt
Rolls Royce
H. Stein
Mary Dietrick
Academy of Medicine
Doris Kerr
Kou HL
Lambert Pharmacal
Ompany
St. Louis
Killian's
Killian Company
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