Tax experts draft plan to seal loopholes for extra revenue
Washington plans to raise 100 to 200 million dollars yearly by closing tax loopholes. Treasury and congressional tax experts study modifications to business taxes and an overhaul of personal income tax. Joint hearings to gauge public opinion begin ahead of a comprehensive bill due in January.
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Congressional
House
John W. Hanes
House Committee
Congress
Roosevelt
Family Partnership
Multiple Trust
California
Arizona
Texas
Louisiana
Oklahoma
Idaho
Nevada
New Mexico
Mae West Backs Moral Rearmament With W C Fields
Mae West praises the Moral Re-Armament movement as a guide for correct thinking and public conduct. She tells Dr Frank N Buchman in her apartment that the philosophy has helped her career and could benefit her film partner W C Fields. West and Fields are set to star together in a Universal picture after meeting Buchman.
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Hollywood
Mae West
W. C. Fields
Frank N. Buchman
Miss West
M.R.A. Crusade
Buchman
Mae
Bill
Roper resigns as minister to Canada aboard Tuscaloosa
Former Secretary of Commerce Daniel C. Roper resigns as U.S. minister to Canada. President Roosevelt disclosed acceptance of the resignation during a press conference aboard the Tuscaloosa off Hyannis Massachusetts.
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Daniel C. Rover
Canada
U. S. S. Lang
Bay of Islands
Daniel C. Roper
U. S
Tuscaloosa
Roosevelt
Hyde Park
Roper
George
Queen Elizabeth
England
Visit Reveals Marl Deposits in Wallace Logan Counties
Dr. K. K. Landes of the Kansas Geological Survey toured three diatomaceous marl deposits in northern Wallace and northwestern Logan counties. One deposit near northeastern Wallace extending into Logan County holds about a million tons with thin overburden, showing commercial potential. The other two are too small for exploitation. the material is mainly used to make a very white cement and may have other uses such as fluid filtration.
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K. K. Landes
Geological ‘Survey
Kansas Geological Survey
Wallace County
Logan County
Geological Survey
University of Kansas
Landes
Genoese Navigator and Discovery Clues Puzzle
A fragmented clue-filled list channels a crossword style with entries like Genoese navigator Christopher Columbus referenced, varied numbers and terms such as Spain, wine cup, pastry, olive resin, and compass points. The puzzle mixes historical hints with oblique wordplay across many definitions.
Bindweed display booth planned for Topeka State Fair
Arrangements for a 50 by 70 foot bindweed display booth at the Topeka state fair were made at a bindweed meeting in the Chamber of Commerce office. The booth to run September 10 16 will cost about 65 dollars with expenses shared by five companies displaying weed eradication products.
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Topeka
Chamber of Commerce
Asa Colman
Deal Six
Massey Harris
International Harvester
Master Planters
Oldbury
Chipman Chemicals
Dempster
J. W. Miner
Hiawatha
George Marshall
Basehor
A.H. Anderson
Alma
Ed J. Becker
Seneca
John D. Parry
Westmoreland
Ray Mayhew
Marysville
Lawrence
Harold Dietrich
Effingham
F. R. Fisher
Holton
Manhattan
Fair Grounds
TACKLES ESCAPED CONVICT
A high school boy in Portland, Bob Brazeau aged 16, tackled and captured an escaped convict on a busy downtown street after the convict eluded two patrolmen and fired at them. Presley, 24, alias Tom Clark, had escaped from Washington state penitentiary where he served a 20 year sentence. The incident ended with Brazeau holding the threat at bay.
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Portland
Ore
CPI
Bob Brazeau
Helen Presley
Tom Clark
Presley
Washington State Penitentiary
Grapes of Wrath bans spark library fight in Kansas and Lawrence
The Kansas City board of education bans the novel Grapes of Wrath calling it obscene. Lawrence library holds three copies with ten people on a waiting list as staff defend readers rights and note demand.
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John Steinbeck
Dust Bowl
Land of Promise
California
Kansas City Board of Education
Ira S. Gardner
Annette Moore
Ludwick Graves
Lawrence
Public Library
The
Atlantic Monthly
James Russell Lowell
Julia Ward Howe
Christian’ Science Monitor
Fifteen Boys Tour Advanced Swine Projects
Fifteen vocational agriculture students toured seven or eight advanced swine projects this afternoon after meeting at the high school. They compared summer results and discussed records and gains while considering feeding method outcomes. The Jayhawk chapter owns six registered cholera immune Duroc gilts and one boar for member use, with plans to raise more goats? (Note: corrected to pigs)
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Jayhawk
Richard Folks
William Wilsom
Carl Hird
Raymond Nichols
Raymond Hoover
Dale Babbitt
Elmer Lindell
Junior Smith
Roy Goff
Stabbed by Scoffer Ends Bayron Sons Enthusiasm
Michael Bayron a 40 year old New York mechanic died after a crowd confrontation over praise for his sons Peter junior welterweight champ of the Police Athletic League and Charles bantamweight champ. A jeering man attacked him with a knife and fled. Bayron died from a chest wound.
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New York
Michael Bayron
Bayron
Peter
Police Athletic League
Charles
Fish with union label caught in Wildwood
In Wildwood New Jersey on August 18 Harry Lloyd of Philadelphia reeled in a 344 pound flounder. The fish bore a label from the International Tobacco Workers Union stuck to its scales.
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West Long Branch
N. J
New Jersey
Shadow Lawn
Hubert WW. Parsons
F. W. Woolworth
Freehold
Wildwood
Harry Lloyd
Philadelphia
International Tobacco Workers Union
Oda
A Funny Game Bedford Notes Hoyle Visit
Bedford Iowa reports a note about Dr. R Birch Hoyle of London England in an August item. The brief mentions a humorous angle on a game or event with Hoyle as a key referenced figure.
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Bedford, Ia
R. Birch Hoyle
London
England
Corn Roast Brings Penn Sylvanians together in Amused Scene
A light moment as Pennsylvanians enjoy corn on the cob at a local corn roast. Spectators laughed at the sight, sharing a cheerful, communal atmosphere amid the festive event.
Retail trade improves amid fall fashion demand
New York reports stronger retail activity with wholesalers noting higher volumes for fall merchandise. Dun and Bradstreet estimates national volume up 5 to 15 percent from a year earlier. In Hollywood Sigma Chi selects Helen Parrish as queen for the 44th convention opening Sunday and presiding at the ball Wednesday.
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New York
Dun and Bradstreet
Weekly Review of Business
Sigma Chi
Hollywood
Helen Parrish
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