Roosevelt asks Congress to curb rich tax dodgers
President Roosevelt urged Congress to act this session to stop income tax evasion by a minority of very rich individuals. He called for sweeping powers for the Treasury to investigate, summon witnesses, and close legal loopholes, aiming to make the tax system fair and undiscriminatory. The Treasury seeks authorization for broader inquiry and new funding to expand the probe, with the March revenue shortfall cited as justification.
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APY
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Missouri Braces for Cooler Weather After Heat Wave
St Louis reports 92 degrees as May ends and June begins with forecasts of cooler air and thundershowers from the Weather Bureau. The state still endured a heat wave with highs in the 80s and low 90s, the coolest spots Maryville and St Joseph at 80, while Maryville recorded a trace rainfall and Ma ryville noted 0.05 inch yesterday.
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Hoover Says Teuth Will Solve Problems Amid Bank Raid Crackdown
Director Hoover hails cooperation across 47 divisions in the United States and territories as he notes progress in halting Midwest bank robberies. He singles out Brantley for credit and warns kidnapping remains a potential spark for future crime waves while preparing to counter Bradley’s gang. Hoover’s remarks come during a stop in Fulton, then St Louis on the way to Washington.
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Alaska
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St Louis
Congress Should Repeal High Tax Brackets Says Critics
The text argues that individuals oppose high income tax brackets the undistributed earnings tax and the capital gains tax calling for the first duty of Congress to repeal or cut these taxes. It warns that multiple red herrings are being prepared as distractions.
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Congress
Demand for Fishing Licenses Tops Annual Sales
County Clerk William 4H Tellman announced strong holiday demand for hunting and fishing licenses. He reported 525 state licenses and 400 county licenses sold this year with 425 state fishing permits issued, noting many sales likely unreported and eight sub-offices in Jefferson City and the county.
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Tellman
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Two youths held after car bumps police cruiser in Fulton
Police nabbed two Fulton youths whose car bumped a cruiser occupied by Officers Sullivan and Durham. They were released after a lecture. David Van Pool of High Point was lectured and sent home after speeding. City Collector John Sturm noted about a dozen early buyers had purchased telly auto licenses, slated for June 15 sale and July 1 issuance, with August 1 arrests.
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David van Pool
High Point
John Sturm
Heaviest rainfall hits Dust Bowl area in 1933
Garden City Kansas reports 1.91 inches as the heaviest rain since 1933, with heavier downpours further west and in eastern Colorado. Transcontinental Highway 50 washed out west of Lakin and at La Junta, leaving 55 westbound bus passengers marooned. Rain promises field access for sorghum planting and a partial wheat crop in many Dust Bowl counties.
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Radio Schedule and Local Numbers in Lancaster
A radio program lineup for Wednesday lists a full day of programs from 6:30 to 7:13 with music, news, and variety shows. A separate note highlights Lancaster residents’ fixation on the number 77 as Dr J P Hershberger’s long time telephone number and cites the coal cost in artificial ice production as the largest expense for the industry.
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Delegates Name State And National Convention Dates
Monday visitors at the convention included Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Mueller Mr. Kermit Kaufmann and Mr. and Mrs. Ted Wisch. The next State meeting is set for St. Joseph and the national convention will be in Kansas City September 7 8 and 9, delegates said.
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Windsors Calm Before Quiet Monts Wedding Details
The Duke of Windsor, nervous yet calm, finalizes plans for his June 3 marriage to Wallis Warfield in Monts, France. The quiet ceremony will occur at 11:30 am with no religious rites, costing under 30 cents, and a small guest list including George Ladbrooke and Constance Spry.
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Italy Orders Warships to Block Russian Aid to Spain
Italian warships in Spanish waters are to prevent Russian vessels from supplying the Spanish government with war materials. Mussolini had withdrawn Italy from the international neutrality fleet after Spanish aerial attacks on Italian and German ships. Germany shells Almeria in reprisal as Il Duce and Marshal Von Blomberg act in a broader conflict.
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Government Hopes to Stop the Tax Dodger
Washington report lists seven devices cited by President Roosevelt as tax dodges including foreign holdings in Bahamas and Panama, use of foreign insurance pools, domestic personal holding companies, yacht and estate incorporations, artificial interest deductions, multiple trusts, and family partnerships. It also notes three law provisions to be corrected: oil and mining depletion, division of income for community property states, and taxation of non-resident aliens.
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Italian ships may withdraw from Spanish waters study says
An authoritative fascist faction argues that Italy should pull its fighting ships from Spanish waters following Mussolini's decision to quit the 27 nation "hands off Spain" committee. They warn of possible reprisals if Italian warships are attacked while noting Maine requires only three months of residency to vote, the lowest in the Union.
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Disbarment Proceedings Named Against St Joseph Lawyer
The Missouri state bar committee filed disbarment proceedings in the state supreme court against John G. Parkinson sr a 62 year old St Joseph attorney and son in law of the late Governor William J Stone alleging he conspired to defraud through faked accidents. The committee cites fraudulent suits fee splitting and use of agents and runners plus several specific cases involving settlements from the St Joseph Sway Light Heat and Power Co Automobile Liability Insurance and a Sterling Cleaner Co truck accident with no settlement noted.
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Sterling ‘Cleaner Company
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Third affidavit in payroll case Kennedy lettered note
From St Louis sources Kennedy and Kenedy have not replied to telegram requests to see him by yesterday. Wymore states Poison Ivy remark as a metaphor noting not always three leafed. occasional four leaves cited.
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