Tax boost debate as Hopkins accused of propaganda
Washington reports Rep. Taber, NY Republican, charged Harry L Hopkins with chain letter propaganda backing FDRs pump priming. Hearings on relief measures moved slowly. Ickes testifies on public works resumption. Roosevelt may seek anti trust revising measures, while Senate weighing naval expansion and arms shipment debates amid treaty concerns.
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Washington
Taker
New York
Harry L. Hopkins
Roosevelt
Taber
House
Detroit
Works Progress Administrator
Marie
Ickes
PWA
Beiter
Democrat
Interior Department
Henry Ford
Congress
Cny
Joint
Congressional Committee
Barkley
Kentucky
Senate
Whys Ind Megual Committee
Doughton
North Carolina
Norris
Nebraska
Foreign Affairs
State Department
Japan
Italy
Senme
Nye
North Dakota
Ait
Spain
United States
Barcelona
Republican
Keller
Wallace
Farm Security Administration
Thy House
Dick Halladay Honored on 50th Anniversary as Publisher
About 200 people from Troquois and nearby communities plus publishers from across South Dakota attended a banquet and ceremony in Troquois to honor Dick Halladay for 50 years as owner and publisher of the Troquois Chief. Dr. C W Pugsley praised Halladay for service to state and community, noting his work since 1882 in Huron, 1884 founding the Iroquois Chief, and 56 years shaping state journalism with steady leadership.
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J. P. Halladay
Iroquois
Peter Schultz
Halladay
Schultz
Dick Halladay
Troquois
William Allen White
South Dakota
C. W. Pupsley
South Dakota State College
Methodist Church
Huron
Iroquoia
Iroquois Herald
Puguley
Our
Tell “UK
Twad Bee Malladay
Committee Irons Out Difference On New Tax Bill
A joint conference committee completed a compromise draft of conflicting Senate and House tax revision bills. The measure, praised as a forward step to boost private employment, preserves gift and estate tax rules, lowers auto tire taxes, and includes Senate provisions strengthening penalties for surplus accumulation by corporations. The bill awaits final House and Senate action, with drafters needing several days.
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Washington
Senate
House
Harrison
Mississippi
Senate Finance Committee
Burrison
Roosevelt
Borah
Idaho
Republican
Birkley
Kentucky
Joint Conference Committee
William Q. Douglas
Securities Commission
Teddy Danielson Sentenced for matricide at 14 years
Chicago reports Teddy Danielson, 16, convicted of murdering his mother after a truancy quarrel. Judge Cornelius de Harrington sentenced him to 14 years. The teen claimed it was unclear what happened during the fatal stabbing in the kitchen during a temper flare.
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Chicago
Teddy Danielson
Criminal Court
Teddy
Cornelius de Harrington
Danielson Aid
Hla
Atood
Kitchen
Daladier Charts Anglo French Pact To Check Nazi Rise
Paris reports Premier Daladier outlined Franco British plans to isolate Germany and thwart a mid European empire. Steps include countering Austrian annexation and Czech self government, with Franco British moves toward war material cooperation and unified command. Daladier and Bonnet to visit London to press for support.
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Paris
Edouard Daladier
Germany
Austria
Czechoslovakia
Italy
Rome-Berlin
Foreign Office
Chamberlain
Franca
Adolf Hitler
Europe
Min‘chamberlain
United States
Spain
Ethiopia
Daladier
Georges Bonhet
London
Bin
Les Daladier
Japs Close On Lunghai Railway In China
Japanese forces press toward the Lunghai railway as 200000 troops pour from Shantung into Kiangsu. Chiang Kai-shek commands counterattacks along the Yi River while Chinese civilians evacuate, amid artillery and air bombardment and a naval command shakeup in Chinese waters.
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Shanghai
Lunghai
Shantung
Kiangsu
Missimo Chiang Kai-Shek
Yi River
Tajerchwang
Sinanchen
Yunho
Lunghai and Grand Canal
Taierchwang
Sinanchien
Yurtho
Whitney Graduates From Rookie Class at Sing Sing
Ex broker Richard Whitney, former NYSE president, is released from the rookie class at Sing Sing and starts serving a 5 to 10 year grand larceny sentence. He is numbered 94835 and two weeks into confinement in the ancient cell block.
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Whitney
Ossining
Richard Whitney
Sing Sing Prison
New York Stock Exchange
La Follette Liberal Meeting Aims To Test Third Party Strength
Governor Philip La Follette calls a Liberal gathering in Madison Wisconsin Thursday night to gauge potential strength for a national third party. Congress members discuss possible realignment as Roosevelt’s fate and party nominating plans color the debate with mixed expectations.
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LaFollette
Madison
Washington
Philip la Follette
Wis
Congress
Norris
Nebraska
Roosevelt
O'Connell
Moftana
la Follette
Midwest
Lundeen
Farmer-Labor
Minnesota
Pershing Goes To Hospital For Checkup
General John J Pershing spent a satisfactory night at Walter Reed hospital and entered for a routine check up. President Roosevelt signed a bill allowing Pershing to retain 1549 dollars paid by the government to offset currency exchange losses while abroad as chairman of the American Battle Monument Commission. The comptroller general had earlier disallowed the payments on grounds Pershings status was only that of a retired officer living abroad.
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Pershing
Washington
Berard John P. Pershing
Walter Reed Hospital
Roosevelt
American Batle Monument Commission
Morning Thunder Storm Increases March Moisture Total
An early morning thunder shower added .20 of an inch to moisture totals, lifting April to 3.00 inches and the year to 5.64, compared with normal 3.58. Sharp lightning and some hail occurred but there were no hail damages reported in Huron. Geese faltered and several died after contact with high voltage wires during the storm.
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Huron
Income Tax Rate Is Boosted To 27 Percent
London reports a historic tax rise as Sir John Simon raises income tax from 25 to 27 percent to fund a peacetime rearmament program. The budget introduces higher tea duties, a larger defense bill, and exemptions for small taxpayers, with the government secret purchases of food stocks to avert price spikes.
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London
John Simon
House of Commons
Sin Teabn
Simon
Chanteters
Sir John
Imperial Chemical
Britain
Chamberlain
British U S Tax Rates Compared By The Assiristed Prous
A reader compares British and United States income taxes for a married man with one child. The table contrasts New Tax Old Tax and US figures, noting no deductions for the British case and full income assumed for the American case. Surtaxes begin at 10,000 dollars, with higher brackets over 100,000 and a combined five shillings sixpence basic tax plus 3 percent in a portion of the burden.
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U. S
United States
Britain
England
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WPA
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Larsen
E. Larssen
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Henlein
Czechslovakia
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