Treasury Plans and Senators Debate Tax Revision This Session
Discussions hint at tax revision this session with calls to study after adjournment and possible proposals to submit results in January. Senator Barkley favors delaying action, while Doughton signals inviting Treasury to present a plan. The talks touch on lower undistributed profits taxes and capital gains tweaks to spur business.
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D. Ky
Treasury
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Senate
Congress
Doughton
DNC
Ways and Means Committee
Gaid
Treas
Ways and Means
Harrison
Miss
Senate Finance Committee
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Morgenthau Doughton
Roosevelt
The
Capitol
Reporter Arrives in Quebec for Royal Visit Coverage
Frank H. King, veteran Associated Press writer, arrives in Quebec for a month long assignment with King George and Queen Elizabeth. He will accompany the royal party during their historic visit to Canada and the United States.
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New York
Frank H. King
Associated Press
Quebec
Canada
King George
Queen Elizabeth
United States
White Elephant Sale Ad Taker Info
Phone 46 to inquire about the town white elephant sale and ask for the Ad Taker.
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White Elephant
Markets slide as turnover slim and hopes dim in New York
Leading stocks drifted in a slow, hesitant session with only occasional buying near mid day. Traders noted fading war scare and tax revision questions while lists showed weighers like U S Steel Bethlehem Chrysler and GM in arrears. poultry prices in Chicago moved varied with hens at 14 to 15 and fryers around 17 cents per pound.
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New York
Wall
Congress
Sears Roebuck
Rubber
Westinghouse
duPont
Union Carbide
Douglas Aircraft
Anaconda
North American
Lockheed
Electric Bond
Share
American Gas
Chicago
Merit Tessaint
Plymouth Rock
New York Cotton Futures Open Higher on Near Month Trades
New York cotton futures opened mixed with gains in near months due to trade and spot house buying, while Liverpool and New Orleans sellers pressed. Prices show early activity in May trading with near term adjustments and ongoing market pressures from foreign and domestic sources.
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New York
Liverpool
New Orleans
Wheat prices slip on rain forecasts and selling pressure
Chicago trading on May 12 saw wheat prices largely steady to down with distant gains erased by reports of scattered rains in the grain belt and a forecast of continued showery weather in Kansas and Nebraska. May wheat traded around 78 3/8, with July and September near 73 1/2 to 75-8, futures mixed as corn and oats moved lower.
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Chicago
Kansas
Nebraska
Evangelist Luther A. Richards Found Dead Near Pulpit
Luther A. Richards an evangelist from Chattanooga Tennessee was found dead near the pulpit of Selma Alabama’s Church of God while conducting a series of meetings. He left a Birmingham area home at six pm saying he wished to pray alone. Two worshipers found his body on the floor near the pulpit. Mrs Richards was notified in Chattanooga.
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Selma
Ala
Luther A. Richards
Chattanooga
Tenn
Church of God
Fast Lake
Birmingham
Busy Decatur continues with church events and visits
Local and area residents stop by Decatur on business including Eliza Canatser of Nashville and John Mayfield of Hartselle. Church activities highlight a Wesley Fellowship organized at Memorial Drive and a Memorial Day sermon at Bivens Chapel.
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Eliza Canatser
Nashville
Decatur
Friedns
W. F E. Busby
Hartselle
John Mayfield
Wesley
Memorial Drive
Joe Philpot
the-Wesley Fellowship
Roy Best
R. D. Cook
Biven's Chapel
Jefferson County
Early resumption of operations on union clause
The article notes a proposal to resume work if operators sign a contract adding a union shop clause. It would designate the United Mine Workers as the sole bargaining agent and require all employees to join the union except specified classifications. Some operators oppose the clause, with a source predicting most commercial operators would refuse.
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United Nized
United Mine Workers of America
Circuit Court Convenes June 5 With Callahan Presiding
The summer term of circuit court begins June 5 with Judge W W Callahan presiding. The grand jury appears on opening day, civil cases heard in week one, and a short docket leads to a recess the week of June 12. Criminal docket starts June 19, with grand jury cases docketed during the recess.
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Circuit Court
W. W. Callahan
Classified Advertising The practical way to buy and sell
Classifieds describe practical buying and selling options with contact by phone 46 in a concise local notice.
General Overhauls and Pirate Doctors in Medical Scrapbook Notes
A column by Dr. Logan Clendening reflects on yearly checkups, a surgeon’s high charges, and pirate doctors famed for loot. It notes Panama's strict Health Act, quotes Mark Twain on living schedule, and advertises seven pamphlets for ten cents each via mail orders.
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Clendening
Dr. Theing
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