Tax budget commission plan for local spending reform
The legislative economy committee backs a five member elective tax budget commission to review budgets, order reductions, and curb local government extravagance. It would be a nonpaid quasijudicial body weighing taxpayer appeals against taxing bodies, with debate over restricting membership to property owners. One strong point is that it avoids raising public payroll.
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Stnty Tax Budget Commission
Legislative Committee
Board of Supervisors
Legislative Economy Committee
Tax Budget Commission
Learning the Value of Saving in Troubled Times
Public leaders warn against excessive optimism and urge saving and living within means. Henry Clark of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation argues that economic downturns reveal the need for financial protection through reserves. Fear of unemployment underscores the importance of a rainy-day fund and disciplined saving.
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Henry Clark
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Hard Times Hit Spending and Saving Habits
The article argues for a financial structure that encourages saving and cites hoarding as harmful during a period of low mood. It suggests fears of excessive saving are unfounded, noting spendthrift tendencies prevent extreme saving. After the low mood, less spending and more saving would benefit the country.
Editor Seeks One Guest Poet Monthly
Alfred E. Smith editor of The New Outlook faces a poetry flood as he plans to select one guest poet per month to ease the verse problem. The move is met with editorials and a skeptical grin from other editors who doubt the magic of a monthly literary guest.
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Alfred E. Smith
New Outlook
Pal McAdoo
California
Chicago
Mr. Smith
A Reforming Chicago City under Mayor Cermak
Mayor Anton Cermak, back from Europe, touted Chicago as no longer lawless. Walter Walker of the Chicago Employers Association notes only eighty pineapple explosions this year, down from 100 in 1931, attributing the drop to a shift in bomber technique and stricter anti-bombing laws. European impressions of the city have changed since Capone’s era.
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Anton Cermak
Europe
Chicago
Windy City
Walter Walker
Walker
Lake Metropolis
Capone
Washington voters back Sunday movies and Brookhurst bid
Citizens of Washington Iowa appear to embrace Sunday film showings by voting in favor and prepare for Colonel Brookhurst to make another run for the U S Senate seat, signaling a busy local political and cultural shift.
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Washington
Colonel Brookhurst
Governor Turner Receives State Board Rejection Slip
A long standing process yields the customary courteous rejection slip as Governor Turner awaits the state board of education letter of recommendations. The scene reflects the usual formalities in the review of gubernatorial education policy initiatives.
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Turner
State Board of Education
New York Mayor Faces Time to Tour Europe
The passage argues it would be unfair to force New York's new mayor from office before he can begin duties such as touring Europe or meeting Mr Block's son, suggesting patience for early tenure.
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New York
Europe
Mr. Block
Hoover Worries About Post Presidency Magazine Value
Another of Mr. Hoover's worries is that, if he should become an ex-President prematurely, his magazine articles probably won't be worth $2 a carload.
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Hoover
Lincoln’s Putative Reply on Death Echoes Today
An ancient quip imagines Abraham Lincoln addressing modern audiences with the line Death, where is thy sting. The remark frames enduring resolve in the face of loss and reflects enduring American stoicism attributed to the Civil War era.
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Abraham Lincoln
Rough and ready Roosevelts and the limits of wartime leadership
The article notes the scarcity of leaders like Theodore Roosevelt, implying that the creator cannot produce many Roosevelts of similar grit. It contrasts rugged, decisive men with the difficulties of sustaining such a leadership model in a demanding era.
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T. R
War Economics Sketch Suggests Quick Mobilization
A commentator argues that launching the next war now would be economical because the government could recruit soldiers who already hold bonuses, reducing added costs and administrative delays. The point raises questions about wartime planning and fiscal efficiency amid ongoing security concerns.
Reminiscences on Quirk and Johnson in Paris Era
The writer recalls James R. Quirk editor of Photoplay as a warm Irishman with a Boston accent, a friend of May Allison, and one of Hollywood’s best known figures. He notes Quirk's legal troubles, his wish to return home, and news of his passing as reported from Paris. The column also touches on Boswell’s Life of Johnson, literary reflections, and various social notes from European circles in 1932.
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James R. Quirk
Photoplay
Hollywood
New York
Jim Quirk
Back Bay
Boston
Géltie Sefisée
May Allison
Paris
Watterson Rotacker
Samuél Johnson
James Boswell
Boswell
Johnson
Sehhedn
Rae
Giberte
Sinclair
Karl Kitchen
Munich
London
Chévaliér
Watterson Rothackers
Lenin
Boftsch
Switzerland
Rene
Rene Machete
Suneogoy
Worth
Aio Artht
Harry Pilcer
Juan le Pins
Marquis de la Coudrey
Brussels
Borah
Europe
America
Marty Dahlberg
Spain
Isle of
Majorca
Lucinda Reichenbath
Cherbourg
Bill Hamilton
Cermak
Prague
Alfonnso
Jas. J. Corbett
Uncle Sam's Geographic Primer issued for proper spelling of place names
Washington report on the United States Geographic Board primer advising travelers on correct spellings and pronunciations of city and geographic names. It notes common errors, foreign forms, and the need for common sense in applying names, with examples from Europe Asia and Africa and guidance for mail addressing.
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Washington, D. C
Uncle Sam
United States Geographic Board
American Busi States Geographic Board
United States
Beau Fort
North Carolina
South Carolina
Béwfort
Bofort
Sahara Desert
Mahara
The
Tagué
la Puente de
Alcantara
Spain
Nagpur
India
Nagara
Pura
China
Ohio River
Central Africa
Nyanza
Lake
Lake Victoria Lake
Rome
Roma
Citta del Lago Saluto
Stati Uniti
Salt Lake City
Oteo
Jones Cross Roads
Comak
Periodic health exams worth the right questions
Dr William Brady critiques periodic health examinations as a theory that appeals to corporations yet often pleases no one. He argues patients seek direct answers from their family doctors, noting personal anecdotes of costly, misdirected tests and the value of visiting a trusted physician for tailored evaluation.
Cemetery Keeper Promotes Boxing in New Orleans
Henry Schaefer, a longtime keeper of the Hebrew Rest cemetery, also promotes boxing at the Pontchartrain Athletic Club. He is the third generation in his family to serve as a cemetery keeper.
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New Orleans
Henry Schaefer
Hebrew Rest Cemetery
Pontchartrain Athletic Club
Eternal Life and Time in Verse by Edgar A
A poem contemplates enduring nature and human fate across ages. It reflects on grass underfoot, migratory birds, and laughter of children against kingdoms rising and falling. The verse muses on eternal laws, life’s mysteries, and future dreams under changing skies.
U S Doors Reach Global Markets From Oregon and Washington
A Commerce Department study by Leighton H Peebles shows American door exports rose 10 percent to 1 987 006 units in 1931, sent to 51 foreign markets. Most shipments originated in Oregon and Washington with Belgium as a notable destination. Production concentrated in western states, and Canada remained listed in trade data alongside new export partners.
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Washington
INS
U. S
Leighton H. Peebles
Whfe
Commerce Department
Mr. Peebles
United States
Large funds cut from U S research program
More than nine million dollars have been cut from government funds intended for scientific research. The action affects federal research projects and related agencies, prompting concern among scientists and academic institutions seeking continuity in funding.
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U. Soversundah Gunereansica Tov
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