TVA analogy in Wisconsin tale highlights government power
An editorial in the New Richland Observer recounts a Richland Center preacher who used community help to run cows and milk sales. The piece argues the public sector’s backing mirrors TVA style control, ultimately making private milkmen unable to compete and proving the concept of government-backed enterprise.
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TVA
New Richland
Wisconsin
Richland Center
Wis
Tennessee Valley Authority
Profit System for Government Tax Burden on Consumers Grows
Tax cost to the average consumer rises as government expenses take a larger share of the dollar than investor or business earnings. New figures from capital stock fire insurance companies show taxes chewing 54 percent more of the premium dollar, rising from 3.41 cents in 1927.
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Capital Stock Fire Insurance Companies
Tax burden on life insurance profits and its impact
In 1937 taxes consumed far more than policy losses or dividends. For each dollar paid to policyholders, taxes reached 12.89 dollars. for each dollar of stock dividends, 54.77 dollars. for home office salaries, 73.13 dollars. and for miscellaneous expenses 0.91 dollars in taxes. The result is a system where government profits dwarf individual gains, shrinking life savers earnings and redefining capitalism as government profit.
Metal Boring Insects Threaten Lead Industry
Dr. W L Strunk explains metal borers, especially lead beetles, as serious pests damaging lead sheathing, cables, pipes, and tin roofing. He notes powder post beetles attack wood and misdirected infestations cause multi million dollar losses, while questions linger on ultimate insect versus bacteria and human outcomes.
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Minchhausen
Baer
California
Wheat Exports Reach 112 Million Bushels for 1938–39
United States wheat sold for export from July 1, 1938 to May 31, 1939 totaled about 112.5 million bushels, with roughly 108.3 million bushels shipped. The Federal surplus commodities corporation also purchased 6.474 million bushels of wheat equipment for distribution to unemployed persons.
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United States
Federal Surplus Commodities Corporation
Federal
State Guide Book on Montana to Be Marketed After July 1
The Montana state guide book prepared by the federal Writers’ Project of the WPA in New York, sponsored by the state departments, will retail at $2.50. The 441 page volume includes 76 pictures and nine maps covering history transport industry agriculture recreation culture the press geography geology flora fauna paleontology and natural resources.
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Viking Press
New York City
Montana
Federal Writers’ Project Division
Works Progress Administration
State Department of Agriculture, Labor and Industry
Federal Writers’ Project
Montana births and deaths rise in state report
Montana doctors reported 466 deaths and 873 births in the state last month per the state board of health. Among the deaths were 48 infants under one year old, 18 stillbirths, 46 from cancer, 50 from communicable diseases, and nine deaths from car accidents.
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Montana
State Board of Health
Notice of Probate of Will in Charles S. McDonald Estate
In the District Court of Montana Teton County the estate of Charles S. McDonald deceased proceeds to probate on July 7 1939 at 10 AM in Chateau. C D McDonald seeks Letters of Administration with the Will Annexed and any interested person may contest. Court Clerk H M Daley orders the proceedings.
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Ninth Judicial District
State of
Montana
Teton
Charles S. McDonald
County of
Chateau
C. D. McDonald
H._M. DALEY
District Court
James T. Robison
Notice to Creditors and Quiet Title Action in Montana
Notice to creditors for the estate of Adolph Martin dated June 16 1939 calls for claims within four months at the executrix residence in Dutton Montana or at Great Falls office of G G Harris. Also included is an alias summons in Teton County Montana requiring Randi Erickson Elmer L Thompson and County of Teton to answer a title dispute over land in sections 19 29 township 27 north range 6 7 west M M with the plaintiff seeking a decree that defendants have no interest and that plaintiff holds title in fee simple. served June 21 1938 with first publication June 22 and last publication July 18.
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Adolph Martin
Dutton
Montana
G. G. Harris
First National Bank
Great Falls
Nannie Martin
District Court
Ninth Judicial District
State of
County of
Teton
John E. Sullivan
J. E. Sullivan
Randi Erickson
Elmer L. Thompson
County of Teton
M. M
Teton County
H. M. Daley
George Coffey
Chateau
Montana association seeks state sales tax for schools
At their annual meeting in Kalis pell the Montana Association of County Commissioners adopted a resolution urging enactment of a state sales tax to fund schools and end ad valorem taxes. BE. B. Winters was elected president, Frank Holmes vice president, and B. H. McCarty secretary. The group backed residency requirements for relief eligibility and favored a law forcing county attorneys to quiet title to tax title lands.
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Kalispell
Montana Association of County Commissioners
BE. B. Winters
Miles City
Frank Holmes
Harlowton
B. H. McCarty
Hardin
Montana Remains Free of Tubercular Cattle After Reaccrediting
Six counties Deer Lodge Granite Liberty Ravalli Sheridan and Toole regained tuberculosis free status for cattle under a federal Montana program led by Dr. G W Cronen. The test regime covers all breeding cattle and at least ten percent of range cattle to qualify.
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Montana
G.W. Cronen
Inappetor
Federal Bureau of Animal Industry
Deer
Lodge
Granite
Liberty
Ravalli
Sheridan and
Toole
Federal
State Livestock Sanitary Board
Notice of Sale of Delinquent Taxes in Teton County
The Office of the County Treasurer of Teton County Montana publishes a delinquent tax list for 1938 with amounts and costs. If taxes and costs are not paid, delinquent properties will be sold at public auction July 17, 1939, in front of the county treasurer's office at the courthouse in Chateau. O G Radows is treasurer, dated June 22, 1939, first publication June 22, last July 6.
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Teton County
Montana
Chateau
Teton
Notice of Will Proving in Ninth Montana District Court
In the Ninth District Court of Montana Teton County estate of Julius Hirshberg deceased. The First National Bank of Great Falls applies for letters testamentary. Time and place fixed for proving the will Friday July 7 1939 at 10 AM in Chateau Court Room. Book date June 15 1939. Court Seal H M Dalby Clerk. Three publications June 22 29 July 6.
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Ninth Judicial District
State of
Montana
County of Teton
Julius Hirshberg
Chateau
H. M. Dalby
Tick Fever Cases Rise in State With Lake County Report
The state board of health reports a Lake county resident stricken with spotted tick fever, pushing statewide cases to 17 this year while deaths reach four, one more than in 1939. Only 12 cases were recorded in all of 1938.
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State Board of Health
Lake County
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