Wealth Redistribution Through Estate Taxes Cited
The New York Times notes the Baker estate case showing a large tax bite on an $80 million fortune with about $60 million due in taxes leaving heirs only a quarter. It contrasts with the elder Baker estate taxes in 1931 and cites broader concerns about wealth concentration and tax policy.
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New York Times
George F. Baker
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Baker
New York State
United States
the Times
Baltimore Sun
National income up nine billion in 1936 recovery sign
The Commerce Department reports a nine billion dollar rise in national income for 1936 over 1935. Income paid out climbs with nearly five billion from wages and salaries, while dividends surge by one point five billion. Labor's share stands at 66.5 percent, with building activity up 32 percent but still far below 1929 peaks. Predictions for 1937 remain speculative, yet the big gain signals recovery progress.
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Commerce Department
Course for Radio Announcers at University of Maryland
A new University of Maryland course on radio announcing aims to professionalize broadcasting. The article catalogs common announcer types from shouting to breathless monologues and humorously notes the need for such training to improve clarity and style.
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University of Maryland
California Barbecue at Rancho Santa Anita celebrates heritage
Arcadia hosts a grand Southern California barbecue at Rancho Santa Anita near Santa Anita Park. Old timers aim to revive early California hospitality with music, games, dancing, and a 10 000 pound beef barbecue cooked by Frank Romero. Participants include diverse locals and notable families.
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Arcadia
California
Santa Anita
Lucky Baldwin
Rancho Santa Anita
Hugo Reid
Frank Romero
Jose Jose Romero
Southland
We discuss money matters frankly said the Mrs
The sentence presents a Mrs who speaks frankly about money matters without temper or hurt feelings.
The Parent Problem The Vacation Bible School Ideal
The article praises summer Vacation Bible School for youth in towns and cities, noting benefits like wholesome activity, social contact, and tolerance. It stresses qualified teachers and suggests using local musical talent and story reading, including preschool book lists and Bible verse memory activities.
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Clarence Sumner
Youngstown Public Library
England
All Of Us By Marshall Maslin
A father reflects on generational change and mutual misunderstanding. He recalls his youth and explains love and caution shape his refusal to let his son act freely. The boy responds by insisting the father does not understand, prompting a pivotal exchange about authority, risk, and growth.
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Marshall Maslin
Mary
A Relentless Patchwork of Quips and Short News Bits
Local column blends jokes and brief notes on weather, politics, society, and small incidents. Highlights include idle chatter about belts and debt, a Georgia chain gang remark, a long easterly procession of wry quips, and a 72nd wedding anniversary tale from DuBois.
Bible Thought For Today Wise Son Brings Joy to Family
A wise son makes his father glad while a foolish son brings heaviness to his mother. Proverbs 10 1 offers a timeless contrast between filial conduct and familial harmony.
Unclear fragment on Abner Wan and Oakey’s wife
Fragment discusses a local figure named Uncle Abner Wan Yd Link Oakey and a wife described as very democratic. It makes a political jab about labor agitators and references 17 year locusts as a comparison.
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Link Oakey
Grandmother Confined in Hospital Maternity Ward After Diet Violations
A doctor dealing with a diabetic elderly patient grows weary of constant calls for help over dietary breaches. He orders admission to a hospital to control her meals, but only a maternity ward bed is available. After a few days, the grandmother is visited by her seven year old granddaughter.
Imitative Nippon Sons and American Attitude Toward Assassins
The passage contrasts how Nipponese sons are viewed versus American views on political assassins. It argues that here killers are seen as murderous criminals rather than enlightened patriots, implying a harsher domestic stance toward assassination.
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Sons of
Nippon
Savage and civilized behavior in hunting and courtship
A reflective piece contrasts hunger driven predators with humans using sport and force. It comments on tax evasion, social talk spurred by a grass widow, and rules of pursuit between men and women ending with a caution to wait for proper approach.
Color Advice for a Sallow Complexion from Miss Markel
The expert warns against tans grays yellows and yellow greens that emphasize yellow skin. Best colors are muted tones with selective bright accents while avoiding blues purples reds and browns. Black is unflattering. pair with cream near the face for relief.
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Markel
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Exeet Navy
The Rocking Chair and a World at a Glance
In editor notes Leslie Eichel is away and William Ritt writes a daily piece. The guest discusses rocking chairs, tracing their decline since 1914, and their link to American thought, politics, and leisure. The piece blends philosophy with a casual chat about a ball game.
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William Ritt
Central Press
America
Emerson
Thoreau
Henry
William James
Santayana
Dewey
Davenport
Today in History From Central Press
Today features notable nativities and yesterdays recall major medieval battles. It notes Stan Laurell Irish stage and film funnyman Tom Howard and Swedish tennis king Gustaf V as names, then recounts the War of the Roses ending with Henry VII and Tudor rule. 150 years ago Joshiah Henson’s slave life inspired Uncle Tom’s Cabin and Canada uprising. Broadcast sermons began in 1879 relaying Grace Church Petersburg sermons to invalids by wire.
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Maryland
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Canada
Queen Victoria
Windsor Castle
Tom
Uncle Si
Henson
Marconi
Bell
Grace Church
Petersburg
Noted Figures Endorse U.S. Government Form
In Paris, former Governor Alfred E. Smith asserts that after observing Europe, Americans should not mistake their own system, calling it the best form of government. He emphasizes confidence in the U.S. framework.
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International News Service
Paris
Alfred E. Smith
Europe
Lady Astor Responds To Communist Question In Commons
New York report notes Lady Astor describing a Communist in the house of commons. She recalls shouting about women in the mines of Russia whenever he rises to speak, provoking his rage.
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New York
Lady Astor
House of Commons
Russia
Bates Laments County Jails as Degraded Institutions
Sanford Bates former federal prison director critiques county jail systems calling them the most degraded and harmful institutions of county government in the country. He speaks from Los Angeles and targets conditions and management in county facilities.
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Los Angeles
Sanford Bates
Baruch Says govt Regulation Hard to Manage
Bernard M. Baruch, noted financier, criticizes government regulation claiming that regulating everything in a large and complex nation like the United States is an infinite task for which there is little experience.
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Schenectady
Bernard M. Baruch
Traffic congestion solved by engineering controls says expert
Capt Ray Ashworth of Northwestern University traffic safety institute argues congestion and accident reduction are engineering problems and must be addressed with traffic design and management solutions.
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Hollywood
Ray Ashworth
Northwestern University
Traffic Safety Institute
When a schoolboy becomes too proud a fight follows
A compact reflection notes that arrogance in youth mirrors national peril as pride leads to conflict, comparing schoolboy bravado to international miscalculation and urging restraint to avoid warlike outcomes.
First permanent settlement west of Alleghanies at Harrodsburg
The history note recalls 1884 when James Harrod and 40 companions established the first permanent settlement west of the Alleghenies outside Spanish colonies at Harrodsburg Kentucky. The piece marks 75 years since Mississippi’s capital moved from Jackson to Columbus for safety and notes 1903 Ford Motor Co incorporation and 1933 FDIC creation with the National Industrial Recovery Act becoming law.
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Harrodsburg
James Harrod
Mississippi
Jackson
Columbus
Ford Motor Co
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp
National Industrial Recovery Act
Judas Tree Bloom Theme by Edgar A Guest
Poet Edgar A Guest reflects on a Judas tree in mid May blossoming with pink petals likened to a bride while questioning the tale of Judas Iscariot choosing the tree for his death. He suggests the legend may embellish the scene, proposing the tree could be a glorious monument to a traitor.
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Judas
Iscariot
Edgar
Words of Wisdom on Readiness for Opportunity
A guiding quote asserts the secret of success lies in being prepared for opportunity when it arrives. The message emphasizes readiness and timely action as key life principles.
Husband and Wife Argue Over Furniture Purchase
A domestic dispute centers on repayment and ownership of furniture. The husband promises one more payment to claim the set while the wife suggests discarding it and buying new items. No further details on location or people provided.
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