Twenty Years Ago A Journal Filem 1912 item roundup
Twenty years ago notes show the Municipal Club hosting the Milikgilo troupe at Raeder's Grill for a pretty event. Lady Maccabees plan May party. A one year old boy, Miles McCray, fractured his right arm after a fall from a tele phone pole, with wrist dislocation and head bruises. Auborn Club banquet at Mrs. Louise Drake’s home closed their season. Local baseball interest grows toward a city league. A. A. Williams and C. A. Williams depart for Randolph County Missouri for an oil lease. Dan Freno leaves for western business with Pennsylvania Leather Co. James Richards took 1% canoe of trout to Garland for his stream.
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Miles McCray
B. McCray
North Center Street
Taxes and Parasites in a Tax Ridden Era
A pamphlet style critique argues that rising tax burdens from federal, state, and local governments erode incomes. It cites Bowles and McCormick on waste, condemns public inefficiency, and calls for downsizing office holders to curb the national debt and revive public morale.
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Tod. P. Bowles
Alexande Hamilton Institute
The
Chicago Tribune
Robert McConniel
Department of Government
War Department
Navy Department
Post Office Department
McCormick
Department of Such
Smith
Treasury Building
Washington
City Hall
Use of Federal Credit Urged as Alternative To Boost Tax Rates
Walter's Note explains a plan to avoid higher taxes by using federal credit. Senator Elmer Thomas argues balancing the budget isn't urgent, noting wartime debt reduction and ample gold reserves. He claims inflation and wage cuts follow under a cautious approach, urging restraint on tax increases now.
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Walter
Charles P. Stewart
Central Press
Washington
Elmer Thomas
Okio
Sam
United States
Secretary of the Treasury
Federal Reserve
Duties of the Pennsylvania Highway Patrol in March
The Pennsylvania force of four hundred officers logged twelve daily shifts in March covering 873446 miles, averaging 3.87 arrests per patrolman and 1488 total arrests. They logged 7248 patrols, investigated 560 accidents, issued 51998 verbal warnings, and averaged 883 motorcycle miles per officer. The revenue cruiser covered 1885 miles on the Delaware and Schuylkill rivers. Total line of duty mileage for March reached 598688, with first quarter at 1886556 miles.
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Ais
Pennsylvania
Revenue Cruiser
Delaware
Schuylkul
Ufe
Secretary of Revenue
Glyde L. King
Sunday Radio Ents on Networks and Orchestras
Radio listings show WABC and CBS network programs including the New York Philharmonic Orchestra at 100, Revue on WIZ NBC at 4 30, Radio Revue at 6 30, Album of Familiar Music on WEAR NBC at 9 10, and Ziegfeld Radio Show on WABC CBS at 10 50.
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WABC
CBS Network
New York Philharmonic Orchestra
WIZ
NBC Network
Hollywood film shop fuels suntan fears for stars
United Press reports Kodak cameras and blimps invade stars privacy in Hollywood. Actresses face risk as amateurs lurk in bushes and on walls to snap unauthorised sunbathing shots. Greta Garbo and others reportedly startled by unexpected camera flashes while lounging outdoors. Actors reportedly escape more intrusions, but paparazzi persist in pursuing candid sun exposure.
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George E. Helmer
United Press
Hollywood
Kodak
Greta Garbo
Santa Monica
Miss Garbo
Unclear questions on history and geography text
A set of fragmented questions asks about the meaning of wiser terms, locations like Zanzibar, the effective date of a suffrage amendment, a president tied to Pennsylvania, the formation of Ipete by Le C B A, and the author of Travel teaches tolerance, directing to page 7 for more.
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Zanzibar
Pennsylvania
le C. B
Post Office Budget Cuts Prompt Congress Franking Review
United Press report from Washington notes Senate proposals to trim the 805 million dollar post office budget. It cites 33 million plus pieces mailed by members under franking and 728 thousand dollars cost to handle those mails. The piece totals 789 million two hundred seventy six thousand mail items handled free last year for government departments nationwide, with overall cost to the post office at 11.7 million dollars. The article mentions franking privileges aiding candidates against incumbents and includes a note on government purchases of tear gas and grenades. It also recounts Vice President Curtis attending a Mexican embassy dinner missing the non alcoholic cocktail Tellex devised, and Telfer taking the recipe back to Mexico.
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United Press
Senate
Post Office
Congress
Charles Curtis
Tellex
Curtis
Sut Telfer
Mexico
Step Up Production In Youngstown District Plants
STEP UP PRODUCTION YOUNGSTOWN O APRIL 29 Carnegie Steel Co operations in the Youngstown district will advance next week to 35 percent, with higher output at Farrell Pa works. American Sheet & Tin Plate Co Farrell plant also slated to operate at a notably higher rate as orders demand.
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Youngstown, O
Carnegie Steel Co
Youngstown District
Farrell, Pa
American Sheet & Tin Plate Co
Farrell
Two Woods Fires Near Oil City Reported Harsh in Pine Grove
Two woods fires burning about two miles apart in Pine Grove township were reported early as serious. Volunteer fighters, including United Natural Gas Co employees from the Hampton field and local residents, moved to control the blazes. One fire was pumping near the Alex Slover farm at Fertigs, the other in the Perry farm area near Gas City about two miles south of Fertigs.
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Perry
Pertigs
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PUBUC
Rae Ite
SDA
Journal
Filem
Milikgilo
Raeder's
Lady Maccabees
Aubiorn Club
Louise Drake
A. A. Williams
C. A. Williams
Tomorow
Randolph County
Missouri
Dan Freno
Pennsylvania Leather Co
James Richards
Garland
Highway Patrol
Hollywood Film Shop
Wov
Treasury Guards
Oil City
Chi-Namel Paints
Doane
W. Main St
MALL
Financial Institutions
Citizens National
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