Senators Clash Over Soaking Tax Bill In Senate
A Senate Finance Committee battle over a major tax bill ended with changes that broadened the levy. Provisions were altered to lower personal exemptions, start surtax increases at lower incomes, and drop Roosevelt's inheritance tax request, provoking protests from Borah Nor Rie and others while delaying final passage.
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How Social Security Pension System Works
The piece explains the enacted law and its pension mechanics with an AP summary illustrating a hypothetical worker “Bill” aged twenty at enactment, earning an average 100 monthly salary, and then receiving a monthly pension of 53.75 until death, detailing tax deductions and the pension flow.
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Hoover Demands Showdown On Constitutional Change
President Hoover traveling from California to New York stopped in Chicago to challenge the Roosevelt administration and call for a public disclosure of proposed constitutional amendments. He argued the American people have a right to know the exact words of any alteration and to decide for themselves. Observers see the remark as signaling Hoover as a potential Republican candidate in 1936.
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Hurley Defends Fairness in Black Inquiry Hearings
Senator Hugo Black faces resistance as witnesses allege unfair questioning during the probe into lobbying. Patrick J. Hurley claims $100,000 from the Associated Gas and Electric system in three years was for legal advice, not lobbying, while Tumulty testifies of payments to Moses and Walsh for utility work.
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Mussolini moves 75000 more men as war talks surge
Washington dispatches report Mussolini orders 75,000 additional troops amid escalating Italy Ethiopia tensions. Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selassie allegedly approves 60,000 on the east frontier. Nazi cleansing campaign supported by Hitler sparks fear among Jews in Germany as officials promise to reduce the Jewish presence. Washington commentary analyzes Roosevelt electoral prospects and the New Deal tax impacts on charities, churches, and relief funding.
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Franks H Hitchcock Dead and Berlin Bitter Debate
The column surveys postmaster general Hitchcock’s death and notes heavy German manpower claims, plus bitter anti Catholic sentiment in Berlin. It recalls Hitchcock’s aviation mail service stance and mocks Nazi era posters linking Catholics to Bolshevism while hinting at broader wartime anxieties and propaganda.
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Builtm akers Favor Old Time Patterns
Patchwork quilt making remains popular with many classic blocks such as Log Cabin Rare Old Tilea Poinsettia Pintapple Butterfly Pussy Willow Corner Fin Wheel Sunbonnet Babies. Tips include pressing, precise cutting, matching edges, and planning color layouts. Quilt Book No 21 offers 87 patterns with illustrations and charts. Send 15¢ to Home Craft Company for the book.
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Too Much to Ask Mr McNab Exchange
A brief exchange notes Mr McNab resisting lease terms. He claims he can keep ten commandments in heaven and will not pay nearly a hundred for two rooms on High Street. The item reflects a humorous, local dialogue about housing costs.
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Artificial heart praise sparks bankers quip
A Jackson misquote from the Times-Dispatch mocks financiers, noting Lindbergh aided the development of an artificial heart described as the greatest of its kind. The remark lampoons bankers, comparing them to the famous invention in a wry urban brief.
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