Tax experts weigh general revision of the nation's revenue
Washington August 28 Tax authorities study a broad revision of the revenue structure with a possible special session in view Representative Vinson says the inquiry will precede the next session by two to three weeks and will examine undistributed profits taxes nuisance taxes codification capital gains and depletion allowances for mining and oil industries.
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Washington
Vinson
D-Ky
House
Ways and Means
Congress
Treasury
Senate House Joint Committee On
Internal Revenue Taxation
Roswell Magill
Secretary of the Treasury
The
Kentuckian
Japanese advances around Pingsui rail line threaten Chinese forces
Japanese troops flank westward along a short section of the Pingsui Railroad held by Chinese defenders. Tokyo’s forces also push eastward from Hsuanhua, trapping about 70,000 Chinese soldiers on 40 mile fronts while tunneling damage slows Chinese railway traffic and reports say part of the North China army presses toward Nankow Pass.
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Pingsui
Kalgan
Peiping
Hsuanhua
Tatung
Shansi
Inner Mongolia
Japan
North Cina
Great Wall
Nankow Pasa
Sadden City Pays Tribute Report On Revenue Share
A saddened city pays tribute as department officials remain mum on the subject. Experienced men in similar dealings suggest the state's revenue share could exceed eighteen million dollars collected previously.
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Department of Revenue
Indiana Man's Father Dead in Brookville Hospital
Local obituary notes Jeffery Kuntz of Brookville son of Jacob and Susyanna Grube Kuntz. retired farmer and highway department official dies aged about 77. Surviving children, 17 grandchildren, funeral 2:30 p.m. Sunday at Aaron home with burial in Brookville Cemetery. Also lists Joseph George death in car crash and infant Lonnie Buair Coleman burial details.
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Jeffery Kuntz
Brookville
Wilbur Kuntz
Indiana
State Highway Department
McCalmont Township
Jefferson County
Jacob and
Susyanna (Grube) Kuntz
Grace Lutheran Church
Lonnie Buair Coleman
Blair Irwin Coleman
Chevy Chase
R. D
Indiana Hospital
Greenwood Cemetery
Mellon Estate Tax Estimates Stir Pittsburgh Finance
Tax lawyers in Pittsburgh forecast total inheritance taxes on Andrew W. Mellon s estate and related holdings could reach 27 to 63 million dollars with federal levy likely over 15 million and state share around 12 million. Estimates vary widely from 27 to 63 million across federal and Pennsylvania taxes. The Dorrance and Curtis estates are cited as large prior contributors.
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Charles T. Dorrance
Meron
Merlon
Treasury
Mellon
Pittsburgh
Dorrance
Cyrus H. K. Curtis
Philadelphia
Albn B. Johnson
Baldwin Locomotive Works
Pennsylvania
Andrew W. Mellon
A. W
R. B. Mellon
Pittsburgh Produce and Livestock Market Report
Pittsburgh market notes on August 28 show slow produce demand with apples near steady and varied prices for Maiden's Blush and Wealthys. Potatoes hold firm with No 1 Cobblers at 1.25 per 100 lb. livestock includes hogs steady to 15 cents higher, top steers around 14.25, calves 12.00–15.00, and spring lambs about 10–11 dollars.
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Pittsburgh
Virginia
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Pennsylevania Cobblers
Long Island Cobblers
Clinton B. Eilenberger dies as third assistant postmaster general
Clinton B. Eilenberger 61 longtime Democratic figure in Pennsylvania died at his summer home in Monroe County after a career directing post office finances. Appointed March 6 1933 he oversaw postal revenues money orders stamp issuance and the postal savings system. He previously served on the Democratic State Committee and in the Wilson era as a Democratic National Committeeman.
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Stroudsburg
Clinton B. Eilenberger
Mintsink Hills
Monroe County
Poconos
Eisenberger
Pennsylvania
Democratic State Committee
Eilenberger
Drexel Institute
Philadelphia
Stroudsburg National Bank
Stroudsburg Trust Company
Stroudsburg Security Company
Presbyterian
Washington
Post Office Department
Roosevelt
Enlenberger
Planes Rain Shells on Shanghai Civilian Center
Bombers struck Shanghai drawing refugees into chaos as crowds fled toward the Whangpoo river. Americans evacuated aboard the Liner President Lincoln while Marines reinforced defenses around the International zone amid ongoing hostilities near Wonsung and the Yanzu tao river confluence.
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Whangpoo River
Edith
President Lincoln
Manila
Nantan
Shanghai
Wonsung
Knife May Cure “Boy Criminal” By NEA Service
Benny Elliott a 21 year old man in Tulsa is the subject of brain surgery consideration after a train accident allegedly caused head pressure fueling a decade of petty crimes. Doctors and prosecutors discuss removing bone pressure to possibly restore normal behavior and reduce state costs. Benny says he is ready if there is a chance of cure.
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NEA
Tulsa
OktaBecause
Benny Elliott
Billott
State Insane Asylum
Ike
Benny
Eliott
Dixie Gilmer
Weoan
Elliott
State-Wide System of Schools To Teach Christian Living
Harrisburg Aug 28 A state wide system of schools to teach Christian living will be established this winter by the Council of Churches and affiliated groups. The program aims to reach all 67 counties and uses eleven district schools with two day county schools.
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Harrisburg
Council of Churches and Affiliated Groups
United Christian Advance Movement
Frst
National
Walter E. Myers
Pennsylvania State Council of Christian Education
William L. Mudge
Pennsylvania County of Churches
Warren G. Hoopes
Pennsylvania Christian Endeavor Union
Charles E. Ford
Pennsylvania ¥. M. C. A
American Sunday School Union
Pennsylvania
Shanghai in ruins as fighting widens across China
American residents in Shanghai number about 2,500 with 700 women and children. The Nankow Pass siege in Inner Mongolia ends with Japanese claims of victory, costing around 1,309 Japanese lives. British ambassador Sir Hughe Knatchbull-Hugessen wounded in a Japanese air attack, condition grave. Northern bombardments drive panicked crowds through city streets.
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Shanghai
Canelinuad
Nankow Pass
Inner Mongolia
Hughe Montgomery Knatchbull- Hugessen
China
Nantaa
Old Age Pension Fight Looming
Washington report shows renewed push for liberal old age pensions with a determined drive planned for the next regular session of Congress. Representative Crosby leads an unofficial steering committee backing the general welfare bill, the core of the Townsend plan, despite a quiet recent session.
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Washington
Aug
Congress
Representative Crosby
DPA
Magic Carpet Collapse Kills Worker on Film Set
The coroner investigated the 1500 pound magic carpet collapse on a Twentieth Century Fox sound stage during Eddie Cantor’s film Ali Baba. Phileo Goodfriend, 47, died from injuries. three other studio employees were injured.
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Hollywood
Eddie Cantor
Phileo Goodfriend
Twentieth Century-Fox
Stock market shows mixed gains amid wartime demand
A long list of major companies across industries appears in the market report. Investors monitor steel, autos, chemicals, oil and aviation names as prices and percentages scroll, reflecting wartime production shifts and inflation pressures. The piece ends with a quotation about majority rule protecting liberty in American government.
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Roosevelt
Jurors Called for Next Month in Fourth Monday Start
Fifty four traverse jurors have been chosen for the third week of September Court, beginning Monday September 27. The list includes Ann Bell Blairsville Glen Campbell Mrs Helen Braughter Marion Center Delphia Barry Blairsville Ray Brickell Glen Campbell Hilda Brown Blairsville Brilhart Rochester Mills Craig Home R D Mrs Cora Campbell Graceton D Cooper Livermore Lloyd Edwards Indiana Ella Earhart Loop Oscar Floyd Cherry Tree H S Falls Indiana J Freeman Ferguson Blairsville Bertha Fulmer Homer City C H Fleming West Lebanon Harvey George Indiana Clark Getty Hillsdale C B Hamilton Smicksburg Ernest Heckman Kent John A Heagy Homer City Robert Jarvey Clymer Lisle Kerr Indiana Harry Lydick Clymer Rue Leasure Clymer Lewis Creekside Harry F E Lakehart Indiana Clifford McLaughlin Blacklick Earl McCracken Homer City Clarence Mood Saltsburg Clarke Mack Armagh Archie Nichol Indiana Mildred Nichol Home R D Nathaniel Nesbit Tunnelton Bar Oakes Clymer Norman Pardee Rossiter M L Rook Ishorer Indiana Charles Ray Homer City A W Reid West Lebanon I M Speedy Livermore W B Schreckeneost Indiana Gertrude Starry Marion Center Harry Smith Cherry Tree Guy Skinner Home R D Edna Tomb Livermore George Taylor Homer City Howard Wallace Blairsville T F Williams Blairs ville C F Wingert Marchand H L Weaver Smicksburg Rinport Wilson Cherry Tree Norris Walbeck Robinson.
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Glen Campbell
Helen ‘Braughter
Marion Center
Myrtle Bowman
Indiana
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Delphia M. Barry
Blairsville
Ray Brickell
Hilda M. Brown
M. J. Bril
Bertha Fulmer
Homer City
C. H. Fleming
West Lebanon
Harvey R George
Clark Getty
Hillsdale
C. B. Hamilton
Smicksburg
Ernest Heckman
Kent
John A Heagy
Robert Jarvey
Clymer
Lisle $. Kerr
Harry Lydick
Gertrude Starry
Harry Smith
Cherry Tree
Guy Skinner
Edna Tomb
Livermore
George Taylor
Howard Wallace
T. F. Williams
C.F. Wingert
Marchand
H. L. Weaver
Eechanic
Rinport Wilson
Cherry Tyee
Norris Walbeck
Robinson
Young Township Election Plans Feature Many Races
Young Township voters face multiple contests with two six year school director terms and one two year term. Republican candidates include V. BD. Amond and W. H. Gem mell for six years and Mrs. T. C. Hood for two years. Other races cover tax collector W. M. Harbison, assessor W. J. Stewart, road supervisor L. C. Rosensteel, and Walter Steel for eudlier, plus judge of elections candidates A. W. Reed and 2D. b. Cribbs. Democrats list seven for school director including Frank Fallot and Patsy Morgan. Additional races name Joseph N. Bananza, C. A. Harvey, and Joseph Cannizza among others. In aviation news, German flyer Herr Stenig reportedly set a glide record of 19,400 feet. The article notes South America as a major potential market for aviation equipment, tied to resource and transport growth.
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V. BD. Amond
W. H. Gemmell
T. C. Hood
W. M. Harbison
W. J. Stewart
L. C. Rosensteel
Walter Steel
Eudlier
John Henry
Joseph Dobashiski
Viola M. Moore James
Allshouse
Wasi) Curtier
Doe Pernosky
Candidate for Tax Collector in Indiana
A candidate in Indiana announces intent to seek re election as tax collector. He notes four years in office and explains daily duties keep him from meeting voters in person, pledging to continue serving the public with the same level of service if reelected.
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Indiana
War Chest To Fight Ford At Ford Plants
The United Automobile Workers announce a vigorous campaign to organize Ford Motor Co. 125,000 workers. A $400,000 war chest and a $1 per member assessment fund the drive with department and building committees planned for Dearborn and Detroit plants. John L. Lewis urged rapid progress as Harry Bennett vowed Ford would not sign with the union. Delegates outlined house to house canvassing, posters, radio ads, and events to reach non English speaking and segregated workers.
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Milwaukee
United Automobile Workers of Amerca
Ford Motor Co
CIO
John L. Lewis
UAW
Ford Motor Company
Lewis
Ford
Detroit
Harry Bennett
Henry Ford
Ford Company
Dearborn
Mich
Sharon Man Injured Here In Accident News
Reports describe Sharon and others discharging from hospital after an incident on Route 80 near Indiana. George Hanna 48 of Clymer had chest injuries and head lacerations but was listed as fairly good at Indiana Hospital. Edgar Borland 38, Indiana post office employee, injured critically when his car hit a Baltimore and Ohio train. his condition improving. Other items note miniature lathes for orange peeling, Massachusetts General Court’s 1639 post, the Fairbanks home as a repository, and a Nashville airport border of iris plants.
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Beni
Huntingdon
Joseph Babich
Sharon
George Hanna
Clymer
Indiana
Joseph George
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