Wealthy Men Good Sports on Inheritance Tax Proposals
Gen Hugh Johnson notes few objections from the very rich to higher estate taxes as Congress moves to tax inherited wealth. He cites Andrew Carnegie supporting the trend but warns against forced sales and destruction of real values. Rockefeller and Ford offer quiet resistance, while Carnegie urges careful, gradual collection to avoid harming business.
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Hugh
Johnson
Congress
John D. Rockefeller
Henry Ford
Andrew Carnegie
Gen. Johnson
Reading notes on Mose and various 1932 books
A long, mixed review listing several novels and nonfiction works. It discusses Deep Darke River by Rylee, Black Reconstruction by W. E. B. Du Bois, Four Roads To Death, Murder in Haste, The Bazalgettes, Sweetwater Ranch, Bir'oas, The 1932 Campaign, The Slepping nn, An Anthology of World Prose, and Van Doren's World Prose anthology. Foregrounded figures include Mose, Mary Winston, Benjamin Appl, and Roy V. Peel.
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Dewy Watke
Mose
Clarkaville
Rylee
Mississippi
Benjamin Appel
Alfred A. Knopf
Roy V. Peel
Thomas C. Donnelly
Farrar & Rinehart
Carl van Doren
van Doren
Reynal & Hitchcock
Tom 'Cvary
Licentaur
Review of Short Stories and Picture Books in 1934
The piece surveys Sinclair Lewis Selected Short Studies, noting the editor’s labor but finding the collection weak for Lewis’s reputation. It praises Forsythe’s Redder Than The Rose and highlights new photographic volumes like Eyes of the World, edited by Lincoln Schuster, as recent visual history offerings.
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Sinclair Lewis
Doubleday Doran
Lewis
Europe
Axelbrad
Lincoln Schuster
Simon & Schuster
Construction of new securities sparks market reopening
Industrialists back the securities act of 14 as a sign of capital markets reviving. June registered securities totalled 588 million and six months reached 1.245 billion, seen by authorities as evidence of a genuine recovery. Machinery demand tops 86 billion, signaling potential spending to speed recovery and reduce relief loads. Banks plentiful, financing opens new working capital.
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New York: ‘Times
Machinery and Allied Products
Amnesty Eases Repression in Mexico Under Cardenas Rule
Report notes milder policies after President Cardenas broke with Calles. Government proclaims amnesty for citizens involved in Mexican rebellions over the past two decades. Applies to civilians and military and quashes charges against revolutionary fugitives in exile. Observers see potential religious freedom gains amid past Catholic persecution and restrictions.
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Mexico
Cardenas
Calles
Uniteu
Ford
Futuristic Highways Proposed by University Professor
Prof Joan Worley of the University of Michigan outlines a future highway grid with 200 foot right of way and two 20 foot pavement strips. Curves are flattened to keep visibility and safety, with grades gentle at railroads and intersections. The concept imagines nationwide boulevards, diesel fuels, and shifted road funding toward wages rather than materials, forecasting a time for grand trunk lines despite current focus on gravel roads.
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Joan 8. Worley
University of Michigan
Taxes or Philanthropy and the Wealth Gap
The piece weighs new tax surcharges on wealth as Congress debates higher levies and conditions. It argues not mere stinginess but a cultural grudge against taxes, noting millionaires may favor private giving to institutions over government payments. It warns higher private philanthropy could erode public revenue and reshape society.
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Congress
Vague Star Signals Forecast From Old Almanac
Fragmentary OCR of a fortune style page notes daily indications for morning and afternoon and a poor day for enterprise. It mentions birthdates, home life, and study prompts with scattered dates and nonsensical phrases. The legible items reference April 1934 and March 1936 in a dated almanac style.
Interior departmentwildlife tales expose nature study zeal
United Press reports from Washington describe the Interior Department expanding nature study due to its broad control of forest reserves parks and outdoor holdings. Sample wildlife stories include ants lured by syrup to toads and bears near parks reacting to tourists.
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United Press
Washington
Tepetlitid Forest
Shturday obaatemne ne Andopaie pienpe Tiny, 0 paper
This unreadable fragment mentions Saturday and an obaatemne event in Andopaie with minimal readable details. The text provides no clear names, places, dates, or actions to summarize into a complete item.
Hollywood Film Shop highlights July film scene and stars
Hollywood gossip notes Louis Natheaux recalls racketeer roles in Manhattan Madness while Peter Lorre shifts to menace parts. Franchot Tone Clark Gable yacht with friends as stars share idle pursuits. William Powell Sugar Allan Woolf Sid Silvers Jack Benny and Nelson Eddy linked to acting and singing aims. Ronald Colman eyes polo and ponies as Franchot Tone and Clark Gable enjoy fishing from a dinghy.
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Hollywood
Louis Natheaux
Natheaux
Igo
Manhattan
Peter Lorre
al Oniy
Hollywon
Lorre
Bels
Gogol
Orlav
Franchot Tone
Clark Gahte
Roma Enuiser
Charles Butterworth
Robert Benchley
Bleanor Powell
William Powell
Sugar Allan Woolf
Sid Silvers
Jack “Benny
Ronald Colman
Jung Knight
Weir
Nelson Eddy
Driver Held In Fatal Crash That Killed 4 Year Old Sharon
July 5 Px reports a collision on a country road near here killing Lawrence Donde Jr aged 4 of New Wilmington RC 4 Wis and injuring others. Driver Mike Kudal ko 18 has been held for an inquest to Coroner William Applegate. Donor’s father had died months earlier. Sharon was accompanied by 16 year old Disa Luella Schyari. The boy followed her down the road when the machine struck.
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Sharon
Tie. Fir
Waa
Anc Mehdiebe
SITY HORSES WELL SHOD PHILADRAPTER
A garbled report describes a city meeting and officials from the Tiopabtmwinl of Sup liga and Prunctiegny. The text mentions a move to a current quarterly expenditure review and references a tavern and shore shod horses in a chaotic OCR fragment. No clear dates or outcomes are available.
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Philadrapter
Fiesaa Aly
Shana Evry Uhree
Itowtha
Éaeph
Hawislicy
Paris Styles Paris July 1 Fashion Notes at Critton Bar
On July 1 Paris styles feature a gray beige wool two piece with cape and broad tawny yellow hat, plus an all black ensemble with a broad brim. Other outfits include a gray flannel cape with a fox fur collar and brown accessories. A white straw look with a daisy decorates the base of the crown. Fashion tips praise cape ensembles in grey and brown as smart for summer. Reviews mention a modern London setting in a Barbara Hedworth novel and a light fashion mood across the piece.
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Paris
Critton
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