Uncle Sam Faces Huge Tax-Collecting Task
Washington reports the government marshals a vast effort to collect over a billion dollars under a new revenue act. A 7227-strong Internal Revenue Service force plans from June 20 to target excise, income, gift, and other taxes with stamps, forms, and updated methods across the nation.
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Uncle Sam
Washington
Metropolis
Hamlet
Treasury
Congress
Bureau of Internal Revenue
America
Staten Island
Sausalito
Post Office Department
Idiosyncrasies Of Famous Editor's Note Series Opens
United Press gathers odd facts about America's famous men and women in three installments. The June 9 dispatch highlights President Hoover dislikes linen suits and a fondness for fish, Babe Ruth favors ham and cabbage, and J. P. Morgan’s quirks include a phobia of press photographers and a rolltop desk.
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America
United Press
H. Allen Smith
New York
President Hoover
Rudy Vallee
Texas Guinan
Greenwich Village
Babe Ruth
Helen Wille
Efeller
Charles M. Curtis
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
J. P. Morgan
Great Morgan Library
Dicken
Amelia Earhart Putnam
Mary Pickford
Douglas Fairbanks
Mary
Charlie Chaplin
H. L. Mencken
Mencken
Baltimore
Free marriage licenses draw crowds in Greenville
In Greenville Kentucky a county official, Mrs Lin nie C Bailey, offered free licenses with relaxed conditions at the county courthouse. The scheme drew nineteen or so couples to apply in a single day.
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Greenville
Linnie C. Bailey
Oriles
Local Residents Gather for Weekend Visits and Socials
Deep River area residents visited relatives and hosted friends over the weekend. Notable mentions include David Farlow of Guilford College nearing his 92nd birthday, Mrs. Theodore Smith visiting Hickory, and multiple households sharing dinners, ice cream, and a Sunday school class with about 50 attendees at John Weir's home.
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Deep River News
David Farlow
Guilford College
Irene Williard
Milton
Norman Weir
John Weir
No Getle Hints Spark Bridge Wit in Answers
A brief humor snippet shows a man enjoying bridge opposite his wife and his friend replying with a playful grope line about rubbing shins. The exchange conveys light domestic banter and social tone.
Telling the Boss
A humorous office exchange features a manager criticizing an old-fashioned coat while a clerk humorously explains it was bought after the last raise. The dialogue highlights workplace fashion and reactions to raises.
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Henry
One in a Million Echoed in Pathfinder Quote
A Pathfinder line plays on word nuance between Peggy praising and correcting George. It contrasts two interpretations of being one in a million, highlighting misread praise and a sharper retort about rarity. The exchange centers on George and Peggy in a witty, contrarian exchange.
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George
Peggy
Pathfinder
Hartford Dentist Pleads for Death Penalty
Hartford dentist Dr. Harold N. Guilfoyle, imprisoned for four years for the murder of his sweetheart Mrs. Clare Cavannaugh Gaudet, petitions Superior Court Judge Patrick B. O Sullivan to nullify his life sentence and order execution instead arguing the trial judges erred by not convicting him of first degree murder. He asks to be hanged “in the name of absolute justice” while authorities note he is considered sane despite partial blindness.
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Hartford
Conn
Superior Court
Patrick B. O'Sullivan
Harold N. Guilfoyle
Clare Cavannaugh Gaudet
Guilfoyle
Wethersfield Prison
Three Killed in Police Burglary Gun Battle
In San Francisco a pistol battle between police and burglary suspects left three dead, including Officer Mervyn Reardon and a civilian named Darling. A fourth suspect, R. D. Dixon, was critically wounded and expected to die, while Officers Frank Loftus and Jack Bell were lightly wounded.
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San Francigoco
Mervyn Reardon
Darling
R. D. Dixon
Frank Loftus
Jack Bell
Petition Seeks Mercy Citing Justice in First Degree Murder Case
The dentist argues the petition is a humanitarian act of mercy yet rooted in absolute justice. He notes trial judges described the crime as done with malice aforethought and a specific desire to kill, and the grand jury classified it as murder in the first degree.
Senate panel approves 60 million more bushels wheat aid
Senate agriculture committee voted without a record vote to authorize 60 million additional bushels of farm board wheat for relief. Existing allotments include 40 million bushels already provided to the Red Cross, with about 16.6 million bushels uncommitted. The panel urged action before adjournment so the supply lasts through the summer.
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Washington
Farm Board
Senate Agriculture Committee
Congress
Red Cross For Relief
John Barton Payne
McNary
Payne
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