Tax Plan on the Table as Treasury Experts Draft New Revenue
Washington insiders report Treasury experts are drafting a new tax program aimed at about half a billion dollars in annual revenue. The plan includes a revised excess profits tax, lower exemptions for married and single filers, higher rates for lower brackets, and taxes on corporation surpluses. The proposal faces political hurdles in Congress amid debates over its potential political impact and government regulation of business.
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Congress
Treasury Department
Val Harrison
Mississippi
Senate Finance Committee
Roosevelt
Arthur Capper
Ikansas
Mellon
Revenue Service
Chicago
Liberty
Treasury
Johnson Resigns and Richberg Leads NRA Reshaping
President Roosevelt accepts Gen Hugh S Johnson resignation as NRA head effective Oct 15. Donald R Richberg becomes de facto director with a six member policy committee. The panel includes Scries Perkins Davis Hopkins and others to set NRA codes, relations with industry and labor, and broader recovery policies.
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Roosevelt
Hughs. Johnson
NRA
Donald R. Richberg
Richberg
Interior
Scries
Perkins
Chester Davis
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Harry L. Hopkins
Clay Williams
R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company
A. D. Whiteside
Johnson
Sidney Hillman
New York
Leon C. Marshall
Institute of Law
Johns Hopkins University
Walton Hamilton
Yale University
Blackwell Smith
Leon Henderson
Miss Perkins
George A. Lynch
Hatfield Performs Delicate Brain Operation To Save Miner
United States Senator Henry D. Hatfield, a physician, removed a lead pellet from the brain of Homer Tomblin, a 35 year old miner, after a gunshot in a quarrel over a woman. Tomblin had hovered near death for a month in Logan West Virginia. The senator announced the patient will recover.
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Senator Hatfield
Huntington
W. Va
United States
Henry D. Hatfield
West Virginia
Homer Tomblin
Tomblin
Logan
Cranberry Bog Massacre Leaves Three Men Dead
Three men found shot to death in a Cranberry bog lane near New Lisbon New Jersey. Burling ton county detective Ellis Parker calls it the most brutal murder he has seen. The crime appears tied to a gang feud likely rooted in Easton Pennsylvania or Philadelphia. Stanley Zimmer of Easton identified among victims.
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Mount Holly
N. J
New Lisbon
Ellis Parker
Burlington County
Easton
Philadelphia
Stanley Zimmer
Elevator Losses Reported By State Mill and Elevator
State Mill and Elevator posted a loss of 50 000 for June and July due to flour sales, announced by Lester Diehl, the board of auditors accountant.
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Bismarck
N. D
Lester Diehl
Board of Auditors
Farmer Reports Peach Trees Blooming Twice in Letts
J. P. Teeters, a farmer north of Letts, says peach and plum trees are in full bloom for the second time this season and small plums are forming.
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Letts
Iowa
J. P. Teeters
Three Flee Fort Leavenworth Prison in Armed Escape
Three military prisoners at Fort Leavenworth Kansas overpowered guard Einar Anderson disarmed him and fled in a coupe belonging to Maj. Howard C. Davidson of the army air corps.
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Leavenworth, Kan
Fort Leavenworth
Einar Anderson
Howard C. Davidson
Army Air Corps
Paymaster Gerald Bronson Kills Self at Royal Oak Station
Detroit man Gerald N. Bronson paymaster for the Cadillac Motor Company shot himself on private parking grounds at the Royal Oak police station. The incident details indicate a deliberate self inflicted death with no immediate external involvement.
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Detroit
Mich
Gerald N. Bronson
Cadillac Motor Company
Royal Oak
Pattern 1837 Frock with Ruffles and Sash
This vintage sewing pattern features a two-ruffle shoulder design and a discreet sash that flatters a youthful waist. Available in sizes 12 through 40, the peach organdie or voile version suits a slim figure and includes illustrated instructions. Send 15c to Sewing Circle Pattern Dept New York for Pattern 1837.
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Sewing Circle Pattern Department
West Seventeenth Street
New York City
Plain Living and High Thinking in an Odd Exchange
A dialogue contrasts indifference to language dignity with political mockery. Senator Sorghum resists, claiming to oppose loose speech while instructing staff not to answer letters about aviation topics. The piece satirizes a return to simple living and earnest contemplation.
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Sorghum
Ar ‘Aeroneutics
Something to Laugh At Mrs Brown ends feud over tax joke
Concluding quarrel between Mrs Brown and neighbor Mrs Smith centers on a joke about entertaining tax. The exchange hints at a petty dispute over humor and public finances.
Necklace Rumor Says Unlucky Gift Links to Deaths
In a chat between two women, the topic turns to a supposedly cursed necklace. One notes the chain is linked to prior owners who died by their own actions, while the other guesses the husband bought it for the speaker.
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