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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1935
Page
4
An editorial debates tax reform and balanced budgets arguing that income tax cuts and a universal sales tax are incompatible with a perfectly balanced federal budget. It argues for public education on government finances and restoring order to fiscal policy.
Washington authorities filed a state detainer to block an early parole for Harmon M. Waley, confessed participant in the Weyerhaeuser kidnapping. Waley, sentenced to 45 years in federal prison, would have been eligible for parole after 15 years. the detainer extends his serving time, though exemplary conduct could yield release after 30 years.
The text views the budget debate as an ominous portent and suggests a balanced budget could become a pivotal issue. It argues the upcoming clash over taxing the wealthy may galvanize public and government action, marking a useful development for the year.
Comment and opinion from the Cedar Rapids Gazette notes that a reciprocal trade agreement with Soviet Russia may be a beneficial result of the Supreme Court ruling invalidating the National Industrial Recovery Act. The court decision reportedly pushed Washington to shift from autarky toward world trade growth.
The Oskaloosa Herald notes that no new vitamin was discovered in this administration, while the alphabet was otherwise occupied.
An editorial from the Council Bluffs Nonpareil criticizes agitators and some newspapers for sneering at patriotism. It warns that forgetting the essential duty of citizens endangers national integrity.
A Path Finder notes that the vigor a man uses with a spade reveals whether his focus is on growing vegetables or fishing bait, illustrating how mindset shapes work.
The Boone News-Republican questions Rush Holt's claim that rugged individualists must disappear and contemplates whether he himself is an example of rugged or half baked indiv idualism, noting alleged constitutional defiance.
In Washington Ray Tucker notes Congress reshapes the public utilities bill with secrecy and caution. Officials reveal tensions over 1936 37 relief plans and the White House budget stance as analysts warn on silver price bets and treasury alignments.
The piece discusses potential changes in RFC rail loan policy, noting loans may shift to a call loan basis with 30 day repayment, risking railroad receivership if borrowers cannot pay. It also covers labor federation ties in the Americas, reactions to Pan American labor plans, and a prediction of broader corporate and regulatory shifts.
The article notes 1653 local Paris postal wrappers sold for a penny with in city delivery and hand delivered by private postmen. It adds Tintoretto born 1518 studied under Titian then independently. his grand canvas Paradise for the Doge’s Hall features 400 life sized figures. Tomorrow: The Man Who Owned All Canada.
The article surveys debates over silver policy and tax changes, noting President Roosevelt’s stance and Hull’s diplomacy, insiders’ views on processing bans, and potential legal and political repercussions. It highlights factional shifts in farm tariffs, inheritance tax concerns in New York, and rail and financial policy debates shaping the 1930s landscape.
Fifty years ago today General U S Grant died after an illness of nine months, reported in local notes. Twenty five years ago today Reverend Alfred Christensen announced his departure from Muscatine as Church of Nazarene pastor. Knights Templar members left for a Seattle encampment. Upper Mississippi river boat traffic dwindled. Citizen's Light and Railway officials toured the potential Muscatine Davenport interurban route.
A large West Branch Epworth league delegation left Sunday for Clear Lake to attend the annual institute in session this week. The party includes pastor H. M. Grant and registrar F. L. Pearson with families, John Lehman, and league members such as Alice Gill, Clara Mae Larson, Phyllis Pearson, Dorothy Secrest, Euna Marie Hobbs, Betty Kemp, Marjorie Bailey, Marjorie Estle, Ivan Estle, Charles Thompson, Alton Larson, Mary Elizabeth Kadera, Ruth Kadera, LaMar Foster Jr., Wayne White, Mary Koch, and Margaret Petersen. A school bus was chartered for transport and baggage hauling.
A themed puzzle listing across and down clues for a famous picture hat and related wordplay. Includes artist names, professions, objects, and simple definitions across numerous numbered entries with hints like Insertion Pistols Whirlpool and Harbor Toward.
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