Death Of Great Fortunes May Follow New Tax Plan
Roosevelt proposes steeper income and inheritance taxes to curb vast fortunes. Experts warn such measures could disrupt estates like Mellon and Ford, trigger mass wealth liquidation, and shift control away from major families and firms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
NEA
Roosevelt
Vanderbilts
A. W. Mellon
J. P. Morgan
Jay Gould
Goulds
Ford
Henry
Edsel
Ford Motor Co
Ford Motor Company
Sam
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
Standard Oil Companies
SEC
Morgan
Circle led Missional groups at Jonesboro churches
Jonesboro church circles met recently with multiple sessions led by different hostesses. Bible study centered on Matthew with various circle leaders and several members present. The Woman’s circles at Methodist and other groups conducted programs, devotions, and leadership discussions. A social hour followed with refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missionary Society of the
Jonesboro Baptist Church
Circle One
L. Greene
M. D. Robinson
Durwood McDonald
J. E. McDonald
W. S. Barr
J. F. Pesnell
Circle Four
Frank Gray
Ray Fullerton
B. P. Zuber
J. L. Dodge
Will Sutton
The
Methodist Church
Paul Stinson
Cecil Garrett
Manuel Dickerson
Peter
Rac‘il
Carmen Thomas
C. C. Willingham
Thomas
Mesdames Cecil Garrett
William Kleinsmidth
George Littlefield
Jack Bailey
A. V. Pendarvis
Elmo Walker
Thursday Evening Auction Bridge Club Hosts Social
The hostess served an iced course to attendees and Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Gatlin won high score. The group met at Mrs. S. Kirkland with guests including Charles Patson Brown Taylor Stanley Lewis and David Jefress amid a reception featuring iced refreshments for all present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Patson
Brown Taylor
Stanley Lewis
David Jefress
S. Kirkland
H. M. Gatlin
B. B. Bass
Paul Stinson
Tom Cox
A. O. Gaar
Howard Hearne
Mable Brown
Ada Preston
Faculty Bridge Club
Miss Brown
J. W. DeMoss, Sr
E. D. Baker
W. E. Hixon
M. N. Goulden
Mable Nash
R. V. Jones
M.K. McConnell
Dow Case
Linda Pardue
Morris Brown
Kate Talbert
Ethel
Mangham Residents Share Social Week Across States
Mangham residents and relatives visit family in Atlanta Deweyville Castor and other towns. The notes mention multiple visits to Houston Mississippi Castor and Mobile Alabama with friends and relatives at various social gatherings and bridge club events.
Retreading Tires Proves Economic for Fleets Nationwide
A national survey of 35 large fleet operators shows retread tires cost 40 to 60 percent of new tire price while delivering 20 to over 100 percent of new mileage. Fleet managers report warranties from none to 20,000 miles and vary by service type and tire size. Industry experts attribute success to trained workers and high quality materials. Approximately 85,000 women are employed by the U S government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
K. S. Elliott
Knowles-Elliott Tire Company
Twin City
Elliott
P. B. Cafe Earns Popular Status in Monroe
P B Cafe at 108 North Second Street in Monroe, run by Pete Belbas, draws businesspeople and shoppers with quality foods and value. The merchant lunch at twenty five cents remains favorite. Belbas cooks and manages with twenty years in the trade and four staff, serving K. C. meats and fresh coffee with a modern urn. Belbas, a Greek immigrant from Argos, built a praised local dining spot from humble start.
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P. B. Cafe
North Second Street
Monroe
Pete Belbas
K. C
P. B
Mr. Belbas
Vegetables Canned by Clarks Home Demonstration Club
One thousand five hundred cans of vegetables were processed by Clarks Home Demonstration club members over four weeks. President Mrs George Streetman noted the canning equipment is nearly paid for from donations and a club cake walk, with the building funded by Louisiana Central Lumber Co.
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Clarks, la
Clarks Home
Outboard Model Goes on Display in Monroe
Boyce-Kendall Garage at 111 North Third street has become Johnson outboard motors agent and will display the new 1935 Aero built model this week. The light yet durable motor weighs 37 pounds, displaces 7.6 cubic feet, and delivers 3.7 N. O. A. brake horsepower at 4000 rpm with aeronautical construction features.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boyce-Kendall
North Third Street
Johnson Outbird Motors
Monroe
Johnson Motor
Boyce
Stovall Dairy Promotes Fast Delivery and Fresh Milk
Stovall dairy on Sterlington road offers daily rapid service to Monroe and West Monroe. The operation features a new delivery truck, clean premises, white-uniform attendants, and rapid cooling to reduce bacteria. Milk is Grade A, sealed, and cooled to state health standards.
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Stovall Dairy
Sterlington Road
Monroe
West Monroe
State Board of Health
State Health Board
ERA sewing class achieves mark in Bernice data
In Bernice Louisiana on June 29 the ERA sewing class led by Mrs. W. H. Chance reported 35 dresses 22 other garments and six quilts completed with two more quilts nearing completion Forty eight women are enrolled in the class.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bernice
W. H. Chance
Diesel Fuel Tax Break Spurs Britain Vehicle Rise
One factor behind the swift shift to Diesel vehicles in Great Britain is the lower tax on Diesel fuel, set at about one-eighth the rate of gasoline.
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Great Britain
Stovall Dairy Promotes Jersey Milk and Modern Sanitary Plant
The notice highlights a dairy featuring Jersey milk for households and Holstein milk for babies, emphasizing milk’s long valued role and health benefits. It invites Monroe and West Monroe residents to visit the modern sanitary dairy and observe the bottling cover cap that protects the mouth of the bottle and prevents glass chipping during transport.
Social and club gatherings in Choudrant and Dallas
Chaudrant T F E L church members held a monthly social at Mrs. Hammons home with 20 attendees to collect fruit and can goods for orphans. Mrs. Mondart hosted the Rock club with 20 attendees including Parnell Baewell and O Neal families. J L O Neal drove to Dallas on business. The Intermediate B Y P A met at Mrs. Piper’s lawn with 20 guests as they themed The Bible. The British aircraft carrier Eagle showed steam from its bow to indicate takeoff wind direction for pilots.
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Everready
The
Methodist Church
R. C. Jefress
W. W. Kavanaugh
W. S. McDonald
Bishop Asbury
G. A. Morgan
Todlay
J. A. Gaar
Susanna Wesley
J. C
Louisiana News
T. FE. L. Class of the Baptist Church
H. L. Hammons
J. N. Gipson
C. L. Mondart
A. J. Parnell
William Baewell
Arch O'Neal
M. E. Kidd
M. E. Kidd, Jr
Aubrey Kinman
Choudrant Baptist Church
T. C. Piper
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John Hay Whitney
Doris Duke Cromwell
Barbara Hutton
von Haugwitz
Vincent Astor
George Baker, Jr
Cornelius Vanderbilt
England
Theodore Roosevelt
Franklin Roosevelt
Mellon
Rockefeller
Whitney
Vanderbilt
Astor
Jonesboro
Circle Seven
Ernest Luckey
Albert Wilson
Business Women's Circle
P. H. Key
Lurline Jackson
Gladys Bayes
Imable Holiday
Haynesville
Opal Lewis
Eloise Barr
Ruby Key
Wilbourne Thompson
Ruth Brown
I.E. Cox
W. L. Brumfield
A. A. Meredith
Peter and Paul
J. A. Thurman
Daughters of Methodism
Esther Scroggins
American Pioneer Daughters of Methodism
J J. Briehn
Methodist Women of Today
W. W. McDonald
Missionary News
Mesdames
W. P. Miller
Paul Naremore
Ben Johnston
Mangham
E. C. Harper
Atlanta
H. H. Nash
J. W Nash
Harry Nash, Jr
Little Bobbie Dye
Ruston
Frank Hatch
Houston
Texas
C. Noble Hatch
Deweyville
Fred Perry
Lee McIntosh
Oklahoma City
Alex Watson
Susan Pardue
New Mexico
Beth Tillman
Mississippi
Marguerite Humble
Margie Wooten
Shreveport
Howard Hearn
Little Son
Deweyville, Texas
P. W. Copeland
Will Frey, Sr
5Yleh Tillman
Castor, la
Ed Tillman
F. C. Sheppard
Monroe Hixon
L. L. McConnell
J. W. de Moss, Sr
Mable
Willie Brown
E. T. Lee
C. S. Southall
Lorette Southall
Thelmaline Jones
Foster Jones, Jr
Warden
Mobile
Thomasville
Ala
Industrial Review OF the
Twin Cities
U. S
Civil Service League
Downes Brokerage, Inc
General Insurance
Ouachita
Nat'l Bank Bldg
Boyce-Kendall Garage
City
Argos
Greece
Stough’s
Harry Stough
Bar Monroe Hotel
Harry Prophit
Lloyd Walters
Wood St
Stovall
Lee-Rogers
Chevrolet CO
Walnut St
Elemis
Duco Shop
DeSiard
North Third ST
Monroe, la
Twin City Motor Co
Oldsmobile
Waterproo
Tema
Joseph Airoldi
DeSiard St
M. S. Harrison, Pres
P. E. Cafe
North Second St
Bernhardt
Chaudrant
J. L. O'Neal
Dallas
Hart’s News-Stand
Ouachita Bank Building
Knowles Elliott Tire Co
Twin City Tire
Louisiana
Knowles-Elliott Tire Co
Trenton St. West Monroe
Twin City Tire Store
Car Hall
Harrison St
Inspector Southern
Monroe Hardware Company
Electric Products
Brown Mill CO
Sulphate Board
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