Cigarette Tax Plays Key Role in Federal Revenue
The article discusses taxation of cigarettes and its impact on federal revenue and tobacco growers. It notes rising output from 1901 to 1930, a drop in 1931, and state taxes adding to federal levies. It highlights per capita consumption, yearly taxes paid, and the need for large scale production to sustain profits.
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Iowa
Kana
Utah
Dakotas
United States
Federal Treasury
Legislators Bleed Public Revenue On Chair Taxes
The note laments lawmakers preferring higher taxes to fund public services, arguing that many would rather roll their own chairttes than buy manufactured ones and criticizing a belief that increasing 3% revenue is easier than cutting costs.
Cotton Holiday Debate At Southwide Cotton Conference
Senator W B Roberts of Bolivar County Mississippi urged a 1934 cotton holiday as the most practical step to ending the EEE crisis. He warned states must act together or fail. The speaker noted the South cannot control world cotton production and blamed bankers and businessmen for not creating cash markets beyond cotton.
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W. B. Roberts
Bolivar County
Mis
Comafion
Football Coaches and the Pressure to Win
Football coaches in a recent session decried sudden firings after a short skid and blamed alumni influence and win at any cost. Yet the debate notes the same drive to win fuels spirited bargaining for large salaries, with coaches often balancing fear of loss against lucrative pay.
The Daily backs Tidwell bills on truck regulation
The Daily endorses bus and truck regulation and urges support for the Tidwell bills. It argues measures will reduce dangers from over size and overloads, protect roads, balance motor and rail competition, and possibly boost state treasuries. The editor says to let the laws prove their value.
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The
Daily
Brotherhood
How many New Year s resolutions have been broken
A terse inquiry questions how often resolutions fail, implying widespread frustration and self assessment at year start. It notes the difficulty of keeping commitments and invites reflection on personal discipline and goal setting.
Industrial Section Holds Back Industry Factors
Fragmentary text hints at industrial section concerns delaying development and policy factors. Details are incomplete, but the focus appears to be on holding back industrial progress and related factors.
Two Days Gone. The Governor's Job. Buy American.
Arthur Brisbanes column titled Two Days Gone discusses policy priorities and patriotic themes. It reflects on governance and economic stance with a focus on national industry and commerce in 1933. The piece appears in King Features Syndicate offerings.
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King Features Syndicate
Arthur Brisbane
New Year 1933 Calls For Thought Not Talk
The piece urges the new year to focus on hard thinking rather than celebration. It contrasts Alexander the Great and Phillip with Governor Roosevelt and notes the Republican party will keep him busy with European debts tariff prohibition farm relief unemployment and low mood for March 4th.
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Alexander the Great
Phillip
Alexander
Roosevelt
Buy American Campaign and World News Roundup
Hearst papers push Buy American while Commerce Building in Washington uses Czech goods. A San Francisco judge blocks foreign electric bulbs, and a Russian scientist’s questionable experiments loom. Canada’s 3000 reindeer trek to Eskimos ends with heavy losses and simple living.
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A. F. St. Sure
San Franciso
Gen Company
United States
Anticipated Return of Beer Not Likely to Affect Eighteenth Amendment
Washington analysis argues 3.2 percent beer likely won t sway the fate of Prohibition. Readers fear a popular brew could push repeal, but experts doubt lasting impact. Congress votes and the Supreme Court loom as decisive hurdles amid party shifts.
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Washington, D. C
Congress
Senate
Hoover
Roosevelt
White House
Supreme Court
Judge Wert Delivers Christmas Gifts To Moulton Heights
A group of 161 residents from Moulton Heights Ala express gratitude to Judge Thomas W Wert for providing Christmas presents. The note dated December 27 1932 requests publication in The Decatur Daily and praises his Santa Claus effort benefiting 111 colored children and about 40 elderly residents.
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Thomas W. Wert
Moulton ‘Heights
Moulton Heights
Ala
Decatur Daily
Tom Wert
Santa Claus
Judge Wert Souch
Enthusiasm Drives Work and a World of Quickwit Jokes
A collection of light skits and jokes shows teachers disciplining lazy students, a toast to proactive doers, and quips about enthusiasm as the dynamo of character. Clean humor touches on divorce laws, manners, and a traveling salesman pun about flags.
Early Diagnosis Important In Treatment of Diphtheria
Dr. Logan Clendening stresses early diphtheria detection in children aged three to five showing listlessness and mild fever. He notes epidemic risk in dry winters, urges prompt antitoxin treatment, and cites dramatic mortality declines since antitoxin use began.
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Logan Clendening
M. D
United States
Conscience Mixup in Surgical Anecdote at Opera
A humorous dialogue recalls a physician nervously operating and accidentally removing a patient’s conscience, prompting questions about patient recovery. A lawyer and farmer contribute witty lines about time and law, illustrating a playful clash of professions.
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Palmer
Reader letter on economic issues and education funding
Ernest Devine of Ferrisburg Vermont urges cooperation across occupations to weather the economic crisis. He notes wage reductions, farm price drops, and calls for better farmer banker and merchant relations, while asking how the school debt in Alabama is financed and wishing a prosperous New Year.
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Ernest Devine
Ferrisburg
Local family returns home after holidays visit
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Lewter and children Elizabeth Buddy and Margaret along with Mr. and Mrs. J. B Hatchett and Miss Katherine Oliver of Little Rock have returned home after spending the holidays with Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Hatchett on Prospect Drive.
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Carl Lewter
Elizabeth
Buddy
Margaret
J. B Hatchett
Katherine Oliver
Little Rock
W. L. Hatchett
Prospect Drive
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