Tax Racket Critique Highlights 229 721 Tax Bodies
The piece cites Professor Ray E. Untereiner at Caltech arguing there are 229 721 taxing bodies in the United States and multiple taxes per entity. It notes federal, state, county, municipal, and special districts, urging cost cuts and referencing Senate debates on gasoline tax repeal as the only plausible federal reduction this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray E. Untereiner
California Institute of Technology
United States
Congress
Capper
Kansas
Byrd
Virginia
The Taxpayer Goose That Lays Golden Eggs
The Detroit Times argues the taxpayer funds government through direct and indirect taxes, fueling essential services while facing rising burdens. It warns public officials may hamstring industry and investment by overtaxing, risking jobs and savings as the taxpayer remains society’s crucial support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit Times
Economic Highlights and the NRA Year in Review
The piece questions the success of the New Deal recovery in its first year under Roosevelt. It notes mixed views, cites NRA as both improving conditions and limiting business flexibility, and mentions concerns over potential fascism due to heavy management restrictions. It references the Agricultural Adjustment Administration later in the text.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
National Recovery Administration
NRA
End of year review notes political shifts and policy debates
A detailed summary traces government policy debates on nationalism, farm subsidies, and taxation. It notes Civil Works Administration views, the dollar devaluation impact, and administration assets and liabilities listed by United States News. The piece concludes with a view of a slow political revolution over the year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wallace
Civil Works Administration
Treasury
United States News
Latin America
CWA
War Department
Washington Snap Shots Adjourning May Spark Policy Drift
The Democratic leadership aims for adjournment by May 15 as primaries near, leaving much proposed legislation in suspense. A shift toward solid administration over leftist ideas gains traction while Roosevelt opponents seize on political exposes. Wages, crop programs, and farm power loom large as Tugwell sketches sweeping reform of the Food and Drug act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Brain Trust
Roosevelt
Robinson
Arkansas
Fletcher-Rayburn
White House
Sunny Jim” Farley
Everett Sanders
Washington
Rexford Tugwell
The Professor Tugwell Fight With Propaganda
The piece contrasts Tugwell's naivety with Roosevelt's tactic of secretive proposals. It notes propaganda swaying public opinion before Congress and cites a shift toward more reasonable regulation as intelligent analysis arrives.
Efficacy of Advertising Proves Vital for Business
Newspaper advertising remains a reliable business index as surveys show it helps start new ventures and sustains established firms. Hotels suffer most in cities, but the Ralph Hitz organization and The Lexington hotel group credit advertising and service for strong public appeal and solid finances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Noa
Ralph Hitz
New York
Charles E. Rochester
Lexington
America
Rochester
Public approval shapes modern industry in GM ads
The piece notes a shift from the "public be damned" stance to public guidance in American business. General Motors leads with an institutional ad program inviting public input, treating customers as valued advisers and aligning plans with the public’s expressed desires under the slogan “An eye to the future an ear to the ground.”
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Capital
General Motors
Save the Children and Child Welfare Across Centuries
Editorial notes praise the protection of children and condemn abandonment and sacrifice. It contrasts ancient Viking rites and Chinese practices with modern Christian civilization, cites poverty in Shanghai, and highlights progress in child labor laws, education, and health safeguards in the United States while noting wartime tragedies for children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shanghai
United States
World War waifs and child relief efforts across nations
The piece discusses postwar child welfare from Russia to Belgium, noting Vienna's inclusive approach to dependent children, international relief efforts by France England and the US, and calls for immediate relief as part of wider social protection. It ties these to NRA codes and a push to reemploy workers while reducing hours. It cites Hoover relief, international aid, and planned government reporting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warstricken
United States
Russia
Belgium
France
Germany
Hoover
Alsace-Lorraine
Vienna
Switzerland
England
Save the Children Society
Lord Buxton
Dolfuss
NRA
Bureau of the Census
Bureaus of Labor Statistics
Department of Labor
Foreign and Domestic Commerce
Department of Commerce
Johnson
Constitution Hall
Baker Leaders Urge Senate Action On 1929 Court Treaties
Newton D. Baker represents organizations urging the Foreign Relations Committee to report to the Senate for immediate consideration the 1929 court treaties. They note eight years since Senate approval in principle, with reservations met by pending treaties, and that 41 other parties have signed. Announcement of the marriage of Mrs. Mary Virginia Windger to William Henry Gavitt follows, detailing ceremony and residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate Committee On Foreign Relations
United States
United States Chamber of Commerce
Federal Council of Churches of Christ
Catholic Association For International Peace
Central Conference of American Rabbis
National Grange
National Educational Association
American Hor Association
Newton D. Baker
Foreign Relations Committee
Senate
Baker
Department of State
American Bar Association
Mary Virginia Windger
Laurel
Del
William Henry Gavitt
Federalsburg
Denton
T. J. Turkington
Methodist Protestant Church
Gavitt
Funeral Rites Held For Mrs. John Lister At Home
Funeral services for Mrs. John Lister were conducted by Rev. W T Archer with assistance from Revs Watson and Krabill at her home Sunday afternoon. The community expressed sympathy to Mr Lister and their children as friends attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Lister
W. T. Archer
J. A. Willoughby
Paul
Jesse Fearins
Helen
Manning Merriken
Hugh Hamilton
Allentown
George Blades
Burrsville
Social Roundup From Goldsboro and Nearby
James Cartwright and sister from Wilmington visited their mother Mrs. Virgie Cartwright and Miss Anne over the week end. Thos Shockley of College Park and Miss Katie Smith of Easton were guests of Mrs. Mollie Shockley. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Martin and daughter Louise spent the week end with Mrs. Martin’s mother. Miss Grayson Smith of Greensboro visited the Misses Betty and Ruth Smith. The Sewing Circle enjoyed a pleasant evening hosted by Mrs. Elsie Richard. Mrs. Bess Sylvester and Miss Mabel Van Wirt of Dover were town callers. Calvin Elliott of Wilmington spent Sunday with his parents. Miss June Bennett visits relatives in Wilmington. Mrs. Mollie Shockley is ill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Cartwright
Wilmington
Virgie Cartwright
Anne
Thos. Shockley
College Park
Katie Smith
Easton
Mollie Shockley
Fred Martin
Louise
E. §. Martin
Grayson Smith
Greensboro
Betty
Ruth Smith
Elsie Richard
Bess Sylvester
Mabel van Wirt
Dover
Calvin Elliott
Walter Elliott
June Bennett
Wrigley on brains as inventory turnover velocity
Philip K. Wrigley, president of William Wrigley Jr. Company, compares brains to inventory, arguing that turnover matters more than quantity and velocity matters more than total circulation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philip K. Wrigley
William Wrigley Jr. Company
Dentonia Showings Promote March 23 to 28 Listings
Friday March 23 last showing of Fashionable Musical Revuical Fashions of 1934 with Isid in Paris stars Bette Davis William Powell Frank McHugh and others at 8 15. Saturday March 24 John Wayne in a Four Star Western with Duke and action packed tale plus shorts. Tuesday Wednesday March 27 28 Paul Muni in The World Changes with strong acting and moving plot plus short subjects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warner Bros
Paris
Bette Davis
William Powell
Frank McHugh
John Wayne
Duke
Paul Muni
Muni
Twenty-Five Years Ago in Hillsboro and Surrounding Areas
A local history of events including building on Fifth avenue and road improvements near Denton bridge. A Baltimore doctor treated Lawrence Dennis, a ten year old with an unusual stomach ailment. Announcements cover a March 24 wedding at Concord M E Church, travels of residents, and the death of Mary Knotts Fisher in Hillsboro with family details. The old saw mill between Hillsboro and Queen Anne burned, destroying Beaven’s mill and a new yacht. The Wilmington Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church met at Milford for its forty first annual session with superintendent candidates named for Easton and Salisbury districts. The Love Point steamer burned near Love Point, with about $90,000 loss insured. captains and crew escaped as the vessel burned from engine room to top deck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. Fred Johnson
Fifth Avenue
Denton Bridge
F. N. Nichols
Lawrence Dennis
City Hospital
Baltimore
Annie Elizabeth Johnson
Edwin V. Ocheltree
Concord M. E
Addie Macklin
Vangesel
Wilmington
Joseph Davis
Addie
W. [. Norris
George W. Townsend
Hillsboro
Greenmount Cemetery
Fisher
John W
Mary F. Knotts
Henry S
Mary Frances
D. H. Knotts
Queen Anne
H. D. Knotts
John Milton Heaven
Mr. Beaven
H. Lay Beaven
Milford
David H. Moore
Cincinnati
William G. Koons
Adams Stengle
Easton
Salisbury
R. K. Stephenson
Scott Church
C. A. Hill
St. Paul’s Church
8. N. Pilchard
Union Church
W. L. White
Chestertown
S. Collins
Port Deposit
L. P. Corkran
C. T. Wyatt
C. W. Prettyman
Snow Hill
Z. H. Webster
Delmar
H. G. Budd
Crisfield
T. A. H. O'Brien
Lawsonia
Love Point
Clarke
Arthur L. Jones
Hull
Love Point Vessel Destroyed By Fire On Bay
Fire devastated the Love Point steamship, a sister to the B. S. Ford, leaving only a charred hull and smoldering embers at the edge of the bay as villagers watched. Captain Clarke used a company locomotive to reach a telegraph station ten miles away to report to the home office after telegraph wires fell at Love Point. The vessel was formerly known as Emma A. Ford.
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Love Point
Clarke
Emma A. Ford
B. S. Ford
Public Health Activities in the Counties of Maryland
Maryland now has full-time health service in every county with 1934 as the start in Caroline. A 1933 report by Dr. R H Riley details county efforts against communicable diseases, tuberculosis, immunizations, school health exams, and sanitary supervision, noting 18 548 disease cases and 9 016 home visits last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryland
Caroline
Louis S. Welty
R. H. Riley
State Department of Health
Maryland Tuberculosis Association
State Department of Education
Birthday Dinner Honors Miss Edna Adams At Adams Cross Roads
A Sunday evening celebration honored Miss Edna Adams on her birthday at 4 p.m. The St Patrick color scheme adorned flowers and table decor. A green and white cake graced the event as sixteen guests enjoyed the dinner. Nearby visitors and relatives from Wilmington and Federalsburg joined local families for weekend visits and family gatherings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edna Adams
St. Patrick’s
Sadie Devore
Blanche Stetler
Charles
Herman Fountain
Fred Fountain
Winnie Graham
Jack Mears
Altha
Minnie Adams
Wilmington
Ella Peters
Federalsburg
Bernice Adams
Earl Robinson
Warning Against Unadapted Seed Potatoes
Authorities urge potato growers to buy certified seed or varieties adaptable to local conditions for early planting. Maryland or Maine Certified Cobblers are recommended as suitable for this locality in garden and field crops to prevent poor maturity observed last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryland
Maine
Double wedding at Concord M E parsonage Saturday
Walter Andrew and Mary Kathryn Andrew of Federalsburg united with Arthur Ellwood Lare and Marion Bennett of Federalsburg in a ceremony at four thirty performed by Rev. S L Hanby at Concord M E parsonage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concord M. E. Parsonage
Walter Andrew
Mary Kathryn Andrew
Federalsburg
Arthur Ellwood Lare
Marion Bennett
Friday-Well ma and pa feud over a new spring hat
A dated, folksy diary recalls weekly family antics and small-town misadventures. Friday notes marital tensions as a hat becomes a motive for reconciliation. Saturday mentions Ant Emmy witnessing a man being spit on and a marshal nearby. Sunday reports Hank Stepp at Sunday School and dog meat mishap. Monday references Mame Tuttle’s spinster club, slogans, and a quarrel. Tuesday recounts Ant Emmys sister visiting, breakfast office talk, and radio music. Wednesday covers Mr Gillem stock talk and vacation plans. Thursday Freda Cross visits, a ladder, and a black cat crossing paths during Avon Marie song.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben
Weneday
Ant Emmy
Down Town
Hank Stepp
Acct
Mertle
Pritty
Mame
Ant
Brekfast
Wensday
Gillem
Wall Street Alarmist Davis Urges Natural Laws On Taxation
John W. Davis, once the Democratic presidential nominee and counsel for J. P. Morgan, denounces the New Deal from Morgan’s yacht. He argues for larger free trade and efficiency, attacks financiers, and urges lower taxes and less government spending while suggesting the ant analogy to rebuild the economy. He contrasts his views with unemployment and foreclosure hardships faced after four years of Hooverian policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John W. Davis
J. P. Morgan
Caribbean
Mr. Morgan
Davis
Wallace
Hull
Mr. Hoover
Mr. Davis
Morgan
Aesopt
LaFontaine
In Memoriam for Samuel C. Wooters Passes March 1932
In loving remembrance of husband and daddy Samuel C. Wooters who passed away March 22 1932. We often sit and think of you when we are all alone for memory is the only friend grief can call its own. A happy home we once enjoyed how sweet that memory still. Death has left a vacant chair that no one on earth can fill. Sadly missed by wife and children Flossie and Samuel Jr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel C. Wooters
Flossie and
Samuel Jr
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Tugwell
Hobbs
Goldsboro
Dentonia Attractions
Adams Cross Roads
Concord
Ross Farquar
Wall Street
Journal
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