Hidden tax burden on low earners revealed in study
A study by Dr. Mabel Newcomer shows that wage earners with $2000 income face $276 to $359 in taxes annually in New York and Illinois due to indirect taxes. Nationally about 20 percent of income goes to taxes, passed through to consumers via goods and services. Government funding relies on those with modest means, a fact citizens should grasp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois
New York
Mabel Newcomer
Vassar
Ilinois
LAWYERS AND THEIR LAWS
An opinion on the REVISED Frazier Lemke act creating a three year mortgage moratorium for farms, praised as a possible improvement to align with constitutional standards. The piece jokes that Congress might revise more ragged acts to gain efficiency and avoid court-packing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court
Congress
America Needs Global Friendship Says Statesman
A statesman contends that America has no friends among world nations. He notes creditor relations breed unpopularity, urges peaceful outreach, and argues that shared prosperity and better living conditions create envy, while language barriers fuel misperceptions. He emphasizes the value of efforts to build friendships abroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
United States
Why Some Don’t Advertise in Business Lines
A man asked why he did not advertise and answered that everyone knows about him and his business. The piece argues awareness alone isn’t enough to sell. customers may know he exists yet lack knowledge of his services. It stresses the need for forceful communication to inform potential buyers.
Supreme Court Expands Wage Standards In Landmark Ruling
The court's Easter Monday opinions include a Washington minimum wage case concerning a hotel chambermaid paid 12 a week versus a 14 50 weekly minimum wage. Chief Justice Hughes wrote that states may refuse to allow wages below standards of decency and healthful living, broadening constitutional liberty beyond freedom of contract.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court
Washington
Congress
District of Columbia
Hughes
Lsbor
Supreme Court Reaffirms New Deal Precedents in Key Rulings
The article reviews several landmark Supreme Court decisions, including upholding the Frazier-Lemke Act after revisions to aid bankrupt farmers, confirming the Railway Labor Act as constitutional for interstate railroads, and noting broad public support for these interpretations. It also discusses economic trends, with production and wages rising, prices climbing, and a surge in industrial securities issuance signaling ongoing recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Justice Brandeis
Congress
Justice Stone
Commercial and Financial Chronicle
Editorial notes on Geneva raw materials committee
The March 8 Geneva meeting of the Committee of Experts on Raw Materials included distinguished figures like Sir Frederick Laith Ross and Prof Charles Rist. It discusses global resource inequality, colonial ownership arguments, and the shift toward recognizing self governing nations as primary material sources while examining how trusts and cartels influence materials trade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geneva
Frederick Laith Ross
Charles Rist
Henry F. Grandy
Dept. of State
Hull
Committee On Raw Materials
Armament Shares Rise and Debt Threats Highlight Debate
A Financial News analyst warns rearmament boosts in Britain lift shares like Vickers John Brown and Rolls Royce, but future costs may be met by loans driving national debt. The piece notes defense spending rose 70 million pounds 1934–36 and questions how this bill will be paid. It also discusses Norman Davis to head U S delegation at the International Sugar Conference in London April 5 and Maryland's looming General Assembly special session amid waste and local demands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarke
Financial News
Vickers
Britain
John Brown
Rolls Royce
Mr. Clarke
Joans
Geneva
Norman Davis
United States
London
M. M.mcdonald
Ormsby Gore
Runciman
de la Warr
Frederick Leith- Ross
Roosevelt
General Assembly of Maryland
Nice
Baltimore City
Bhoys
Dr. Kent
Canada to open northern air route to Vancouver
In July Canada will launch a north transcontinental airway from Halifax to Vancouver, covering 16 to 18 hours via Crow's Nest Pass. Special radio beacons fix echo issues among 9,000 foot peaks. First year will carry mail and perhaps express. passengers not expected yet. Egypt seeks League of Nations membership, backed by Iraq and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Halifax
Vancouver
Crow’s Nest Pass
Rocky Mountain
Grand Reservation and Voting Rights in Washington
The District of Columbia originated as ten miles square with Virginia’s split gift. Washington hosts over half a million residents, yet lacks full voting rights. Citizens protest nine tax bills raising $9 million, and a mass meeting denounces relief gaps for destitute families in the capital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District of Columbia
Virginia
Potomac
Jamestown
Washington
Lincoln
Federation of Citizens
National Capital
United States
Crowd resents disfranchised citizens amid praise for capital
The writing mocks a city full of grand public buildings and cherry blossoms while residents complain of disenfranchisement and political arrogance. Senators and diplomats enjoy special auto tags to avoid arrest, leaving ordinary citizens subject to oversight failures. A satirical line adds that Simple Citizen is the goat that sees the Judge.
New Ways Are Different in American Progress
The article argues that US highway mileage has grown dramatically and science reshaped conditions. It notes automaker employment rising to a million plus and 10 percent of the population involved in the industry. Cars are far cheaper and better, driven by brains and efficiency rather than pure supply and demand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
America
Roger Babson
Maryland Readies May Dayfor Child Health Week
Health officials nationwide prepare May first observances under the U S Children's Bureau slogan Health Protection for every Child Maryland joins in with a year round health program shaping actions across state agencies and community groups The Maryland committee lists health education social services and youth organizations with Dr J H M Knox Jr chairing the state panel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Maryland
U. S. Children’s Bureau
BR. H. Riley
State Department of Health
American Child Health Association
Conference of
North America
J. H. M. Knox, Jr
Bureau of Child Hygiene
4-H Club Elects New Leader After Resignation
Junior Chestnut Grove 4-H Club met at Miss Evelyn Williams home Saturday with ten members. Miss Blanche Wharton was appointed to lead after Miss Meredith resigned. Wharton and seven members attended the Hillsboro banquet on April 2. Sewing lessons advanced. next meeting set for April 17 at Miss Wharton’s home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chestnut Grove
Evelyn Williams
Meredith
Blanche Wharton
Appreciation for neighbors after loss of Thomas Hoffman
Luther and Irene Draper Hoffman express deep gratitude to neighbors and friends for kindness during the illness and death of their son Thomas Melvin Hoffman. Subscribe for the Journal to receive county news.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Melvin Hoffman
Luther
Irene Draper Hoffman
Journal
Calf born without a tail stuns county farm readers
Twenty five years ago a remarkable calf with no tail fascinates barnyard observers. Weather data for the week shows temperatures from 71 to 32 degrees with a 27 degree low earlier in the month. Easter events include church elections, a corn gathering, a Ridgely Dutton wedding, and a bridge bill controversy debated with Governor approval. Community notices report burglaries, a farm fire, and a leap year dance in Denton with attendees from many towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mason
Christ Church
George T. Redden
J. Dukes Downes
Albert G. Towers
J. Kemp Stevens
Elkton
W. Oscar Collier
Talbot County
Goldsboro
Denton
Federalsburg
Preston
Elsie Sylvester Smith
Ridgely
George Elliott Dutton
Seaford
Methodist Episcopal Church
Thomas A. Smith
Edward Dutton
H. T. Quigg
Pauline Abbott
Milford
M. J. Woodford
Baltimore
Walker Mills Carmine
Sparrows Point
Thomas A. Smith Jr
Dutton
Newark
Del
Delaware College
Lydia Hughes
Henry W. Hughes
Nichols
John M. Willis
Robert Hallowell
North Wales
Pan
Charles H. Willis
Harmony
Willis
Chalmers
Brumbaugh
W. S. Styker
Alexandria
B. B. Brumbaugh
East Denton
Irma Olmstead
Glenside
Hester and
Ida Pool
Philadelphia
Ferdinand Baynard
H. B. Wright
Alexander Noble
Robert Patton
Elbert Nuttle
W. B. Nuttle
Downes’ Wharf
Denton Bridge
Caroline County
William P. Manlove
Greensboro
J. G. Murphy
Denton Socials And Obituaries Highlight Week
A Denton society page reports a reception with Steinwall's orchestra and a midnight buffet hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Albert Towers, listing many local residents in attendance. It notes marriages, deaths, and funeral plans including Mrs. Anna Fisher, Miss Rosie Dill, Peter Hagadone, Mrs. Margaret Collison, Captain John Eaton, and Mrs. David Evans, with brief biographical details and survivor lists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ner
Steinwall
Albert G. Towers
Dentonians
Thomas R. Green
J. Dukes Downes
P. Roland Fisher
William H. Anderson
Frederick N. Nichols
Gee
C. Skirven
Ernest G. Cooper
Alda P. Whitby
Harvey L. Cooper
Edward Ringgold
Richardson
Wm. A. Smith
Barnhart
James A. Garey
Ormond W. Downes
Charles E. Stevens
Sherman Hignutt
Ollie Trice
Ed. W. Breeding
J. Q. Trice
Clarence E. Frampton
John G. Redden
Jonathan L. Hughes
Harry Bostic
Harrington
Mamie Kemp
Henderson
J. F. Quillen
Ivanhoe Willis
Royal Oak
Bostic
Rosie Dill
Alex. Dill
Salisbury
Alfred E. Race
Sheridan
Anna W. Fisher
Denton
Hanover
Thomas W. Fisher
John F. Simmons
Frederick County
Fisher
Caroline County
Baltimore
Howard County
Elizabeth Tarr
Charles E. Tarr
Peter Hagadone
Ridgely
Hagadone
E. L. Coblentz
Margaret Ann Collison
James B. M. Collison
Charles
John
Geo
Calvin
John Betts
C. F. Snowberger
James Baker
Central Church
John F. Eaton
A. N. Ward
H. A. G.’ Westerfield
David Evans
West Denton
Slats Diary by Oliver N Warren
Sunday I favor setdowns but not in S as spring and bank on the crick are good. Monday musings on fishing and oddments. They say buggies whips not needed to make it go. Tuesday the end of school approaches and I am sad. Jake Blisters Jane Elsey seem as dumb as when the term started. Wednesday looks to me.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. S
Crick
Jake & Blisters
Jane & Elsey
Noosenses and garden plans in a rough journal entry
A personal diary style record discusses rising prices and daily life in a degraded voice. The writer notes inflation and hardship, mentions parents bringing lentils and reddish seeds, and recalls dreams about Jane and a ford car. A line about wild geese and an uneasy response concludes the fragment.
Federalsburg Birthday Party Honors Norma Jane Dukes
A birthday party was held last Saturday afternoon at the home of Mr and Mrs Roland Dukes in Federalsburg for Norma Jane Dukes. Guests included Eleanor Bradley Virginia Lee Brodes Rebecca Ann Bradley Doris Trice Mary Ellen Truitt Alice Jane Davis Norma Lee Woodward Virginia Fay Bramble Jimmy Truitt Theodore Trice Jackie Calloway George Kern Donnie Dorman Carl Watson Donnie Covey all of Federalsburg Thelma Ruth and Joyce O Day Louis Torbert of Hickman Mrs Roland Dukes Mrs Robert Nichols of Federalsburg Mrs Van Stephany of Seaford Mrs Isaac Noble and
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norma Jane Dukes
Roland Dukes
Federalsburg
Eleanor Bradley
Virginia Lee Brodes
Rebecca Ann Bradley
Doris Trice
Mary Ellen Truitt
Alice Jane Davis
Norma Lee Woodward
Virginia Fay Bramble
Jimmy Truitt
Theodore Trice
Jackie Calloway
George Kern
Donnie Dorman
Carl Watson
Donnie Covey
Thelma Ruth
Joyce O'Day
Louis Torbert
Hickman
Robert Nichols
van Stephany
Seaford
Isaac Noble
Mortgage Sale of Real Estate in Caroline County
By virtue of a mortgage dated April 19 1928 from Oscar E Maloney and Laura L Maloney to The Potomac Joint Stock Land Bank of Alexandria Virginia assigned to Calvin Harrington for foreclosure the assignee will offer for sale by public auction at the Court House Door Denton Maryland to the highest bidder on date to be announced
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oscar E Maloney
Laura L. Maloney
Potomac Joint Stock Land Bank of Alexandria
Alexandria
Virginia
Caroline County
Maryland
Calvin Harrington
Court House
Denton
Perry E. Milligan
Ida Milligan
Foreclosure Sale of Maloney Lands in Caroline County Md
A sale on Tuesday May 11 1937 between 2 and 5 p m of two tracts in the Third Election District Caroline County Maryland described as Tract No 1 eighty four acres and eighty nine perches and Tract No 2 fourteen and a half acres more or less total ninety nine acres with several prior deeds excluded from the sale. Calvin Harrington as Assignee of Mortgage will pay taxes and premiums to date. title papers and revenue stamps to purchaser. James Temple is auctioneer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert H. Maloney
William C. Maloney
Caroline County
William E. Fountain
Leaverton
Wesley C. Maloney
J. W. Hignatt
George R. Neal
Neal
William L. Wilmer
Robt. H. Maloney
Thomas W. O'Day
Oscar E. Maloney
Laura L. Maloney
Henry R. Lewis
State of
Maryland
Oak Grove
Federalsburg-Reliance
Federalsburg
Reliance
Perry E. Milligan
Thomas J. Hackett
Liber J. K. S
C. & P. Telephone Company
P. E. Milligan
Mortgage Sale Notice for Milligan Loan in Virginia Maryland
Mortgage from Perry E Milligan and Ida Milligan to The Potomac Joint Stock Land Bank of Alexandria Virginia dated October 25 1927 recorded in Caroline County Maryland Liber G A D No 26 folio 477. Foreclosure due to default and sale to the highest bidder at the court.
Land description for 104 acre Oak s tract in Caroline County Maryland
Legal notice details a farm described as The Oaks in Caroline County Maryland. It specifies property boundaries along Oak Grove Federalsburg Reliance roads and private road edges, totaling 104 acres more or less. It references prior deeds from 1918 and an easement for C P Telephone Company dated January 24 1928.
Birthday party for Coretta in Hickman
Nor ma Jane received many gifts at a late afternoon birthday gathering in Hickman for Coretta, with ice cream and cake served and guests wishing her many more happy birthdays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coretta
Hickman
Norma Jane
Casserole Dinner Layered Potatoes and Beef Bake
A large greased casserole is filled with sliced potatoes then layers of onions chopped beef macaroni corn green pepper and tomato soup. Salt and pepper are added between layers and on top with grated cheese. Bake at 350 degrees for about 1 hour serves six.
Sheriff Sale of Williston Land in Caroline County
Under a writ of fieri facias issued March 16 1937 from the Circuit Court for Caroline County the Farmers and Merchants State Bank of Denton sues O G Hignutt O M Hignutt and Rosa A Hignutt. The sheriff has seized the one parcel of land described as forty square perches in Williston and will offer it at public sale for cash at the Denton Court House Door between 2 and 4 pm on the sale day to satisfy the debt interest and costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caroline County
Farmers and Merchants State Bank of
Denton
O. G. Hignutt
O. M. Hignutt
Rosa A. Hignutt
Williston
Thomas F. Johnson
Cannery
Martha J. Hignutt
Otis M. Hignutt
Liber E. Co
Court House
Maryland
H. Saulsbury Sparks
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Egypt
League of Nations
Iraq
Switzerland
United Kingdom
Greece
Turkey
League
Near
Middle East
Grand Reservation
H Club
Oliver N. Warren
Jon Moen
Fishen
Bass Ball
Fishen & Ball
Seairsley
Jane
Calvin Harrington and Son
Solicitors
Maryan
James Temple
Sheriff’s Sale
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