Mills Proposes Tax Plan to Balance Budget
Ogden L Mills and Treasury aides outline a $1 033 billion plan to balance the budget rejecting House increases in income tax brackets and estate taxes while adding a 4 cent per share stock transfer tax and a 3/4 cent per gallon gasoline levy Domestic tobacco checks drafts and gasoline are taxed under the proposal to offset losses from not extending retroactive income taxes The plan aims to trim federal outlays by about $200 million and preserves the administration stance against immediate retroactive tax hikes Also noted are pardons and convention appointments in California and Washington figures tied to the farm bloc and Senate seats
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OGDEN
L. Mills
Treasury’ Department
Senate Finance Committee
House
Mills
Ways and Means Committee
Powder River
Broadus
House of Representatives
Washington
Senate
Secretary of the Navy
Helena
The
Historical Society of Montana
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Chouteau
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Fergus
Lewis and Clark
Great Falls
John Bradford
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State Association of Master Bakers
R. W. Osenbrug
Butte
Joe Keane
Montana State College
David Cochran
Stevensville
Robert Everett
Billings
William Gibtes
Red Lodge
Chester Grew
Glendive
Philip Johnson
Dan Lovelace
Boze
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M. A. Brannon
State University
State College
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Bureau of Mines
Eastern Montana Normal
Cretary Wilbur
Reclamation Service
Dulac
Economy drives sweeping cuts in federal budgets and protests
Congress advances a broad austerity push with ten percent reductions across Interior and Treasury post office budgets, while the Navy and other departments face further cuts. President Hoover backs a single rider for savings and a five day work week debate. Senate and party figures clash over prohibition and federal wages. Secretary Stimson oversees disarmament talks in Geneva.
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la Guardia
New York
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House
Senate
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Budget Bureau
Department
Wilbur
Boulder Canyon
Hoover
Appropriations
Special Economy Committee
McDuffie
Alabama
Roosevelt Seeks Harmony As Smith Attacks In Delegates Fight
In a conciliatory stance Roosevelt avoids quarrel with Al Smith during the delegate campaign. Smith accuses him of being a demagogic class agitator, while Roosevelt insists on a national policy to aid all. Democratic leaders fear a 1924 style deadlock harming November's prospects.
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Ranklin Roosevelt
al Smith
New York
St. Paul
Minn
Smith
Roosevelt
Franklin
Asl
Inquiry Extended as Report Reveals Names and Details
The document notes several prominent Americans and foreigners were found to be involved. Among the former was Arthur Ut Ten, and Norbeck stated the inquiry would be greatly extended to cover more persons and evidence.
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Arthur €Utten
Norbeck
Senator Harris of Georgia Dies in Washington
Senior Georgia senator and appropriations committee member William J. Harris died in Washington after weeks of illness. He underwent two major operations and one blood transfusion. He was sixty four years old and had served in the Senate since March 1919 with re elections in 1925 and 1931.
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Enator
William J. Harris
Georgia
Appropriations Committee
Washington
Senate
Capper and Sheppard Push Inquiry on Futures Costs
A Senate agriculture resolution calls for the secretary of agriculture to investigate the cost of maintaining the futures trading system for agricultural products. The measure, by the agriculture committee, covers wheat and cotton futures and examines trader profits, losses, short sales, and commissions since July 1929.
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House
Secretary of Agriculture
Agriculture’ Committee
Capper
Kansas
Sheppard
Democrat
Texas
Hobart Calls for Union Against Alien Influences at DAR Congress
Mrs. Lowell F. Hobart, retiring president general of the Daughters of the American Revolution, told the continental congress in Washington that alienists pacifists and criminals threaten American institutions. She urged a united front as she outlined a somber view of conditions in the current era. The congress proceeded peacefully with a single ticket led by Mrs. Russell William Magna of Holyoke Mass.
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Lowell F. Hobart
The
Daughters of the American Revolution
Continental Congress
Washington
Hobart
Russell William Magna
Holyoke
Mass
Budget in Britain hits no relief for taxes
The British budget introduced by Chancellor Neville Chamberlain forecasts a deficit of about seven million dollars offset by a new customs tax and an eight cent levy on foreign tea with a four cent preference on empire tea. Income tax remains around 25 percent and no provision is made for US war debt or German reparations, delaying until Lausanne talks.
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Neville Chamberlain
America
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Lausanne
Congress
Europe
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Pennsylvania
England
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al Smith
Lewis
Illinois
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Japanese official warns Russia of danger of war over Minchuria
A Japanese foreign office spokesman warned Russia about the risk of war if Soviet inspired outrages against Japan in Manchuria recur. He stressed the need to maintain peace while defending national interests amid rising tensions.
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Japan
Minchuria
Montana Exports Rise In 1981 After Previous Year Decline
Exports of Montana commodities for 1981 totaled 2,955,913 with crude petroleum leading the list at 1,490,823 followed by refined petroleum products, fertilizers, edible animals and animal products, copper rods and other categories. The Department of Commerce statistics show movement across multiple product groups.
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Peerenancine
Montana
Piha Linked to Moderation in Lifetime Controversy
Indian artist Piha is described as moderately involved in a controversy during his lifetime without becoming entangled with literary and art critics. The statement emphasizes careful positioning amid public debate and critical circles.
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Piha
Keeping His Word in Freight Bread Exchange
A brief snippet shows a speaker insisting on delivering on a promise about bread left on freight. The dialogue hints at a vow to stretch limited provisions and honor a recipient’s trust in a tough situation.
A Time for Restraint In Political Candidate Talk
Senator Sorghum says he would not speak if asked to run and would avoid over enthusiasm. The Washington Star notes caution against self promotion at meetings and public cheerleading.
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Sorghum
Washington Star
Smoker Chat in the Healthiest Town
A talkative man boasts of living in the healthiest town and invites the doctor to move there. The doctor declines, explaining he is a physician.
Return Journey Reflections On Holiday Reading
A traveler contrasts present leisure with future travel dreams. The dialogue notes reading a travel book in reverse as the speaker declares they are on the return journey, merging holiday mood with reflective planning.
Two men Encounter Wives Returning With Purchases
Two casual golfers notice their wives approaching from a hill with items they had picked up. One man jokes about his spouse bringing an old thing, while the other responds with a similar remark about his wife.
Skate teacher mystery echoes through generations
A playful exchange recalls three generations of skaters teaching each other. A student notes last year George taught them, the year before Charlie, and the year before that they learned themselves, highlighting a lineage of skating knowledge.
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George
Charlie
Father and son puzzle from Cologne humor paper
A humorous exchange from Lustige Kolner Zeitung in Cologne features a boy asking if his father would lend £40 from £50 and the boy answering with a cheeky calculation. The joke hinges on the idea that the father would not send anything at all.
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Lustige Kolner Zeitung Cologne
Calamity Jane’s Frontier Legend and Final Resting Place
A feature recounts Martha Jane Canary known as Calamity Jane. It notes a monument in Deamwood South Dakota honoring Mrs Jane Burke and her 1903 death. The article surveys myths about her daring in gold camps and railroad work and lists several proposed reasons for the Calamity Jane nickname.
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Martha Jane Canary
Vane
Grive
Jane Burke
Deamwood
Janey Ia
Jane
Actians
Cheyenne
Wyo
Hidden origins of Lightnin' Bill Jones revealed
Nebraska publicity records trace the Lightnin' Bill Jones character to William Wallace Kennedy known as Wall Kennedy of Brownsville Nebraska He left for Napa California in the 1890s to work as a sailor and guard He told yarns and drove stories that inspired the play Lightnin published in 1918 by Winchell Smith and Frank Bacon with Bacon's editing and framing of Kennedy's tales
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Bill Jones
Frank Bacon
New York
Will Rogers
Nebraska
Winchell Smith
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