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Newspaper
Panama City Pilot
Location
Panama City, Florida, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1940
Page
2
The Platform A program proposes to resolve tangled bonded indebtedness in Bay county including municipal and school tax districts. It advocates air mail service via Panama City, completion of the highway system to and from Panama City, and completion of the Gulf Coast Intra-Coastal canal.
A study by the Federation of Tax Administrators shows 42 percent of government tax receipts in 1939 came from taxes not present four decades earlier. Direct property taxes have fallen to about a third of revenue while auto and gas taxes rise to 10 percent, and income taxes rise in share though not as dramatic as it appears. The analysis notes shifting sources reflect a civilization in transition.
Hollywood reports on John Tettemer, the white-haired actor who portrayed a monk in Meet John Doe and previously led a varied life. He served as a priest, teacher, and papal college vice chancellor, later losing faith, trying many trades, and returning to acting with Capra's film. He now travels philosophy and maintains ties to the Passionist monastery in Sierra Madre.
In a nationalistic essay, Robert P. Tristram Coffin argues Americans overstressed European labor ideas and politics. He champions hard work, self-reliance, and faith in ordinary workers, warning against fascist and communist ideologies and urging a return to traditional American values and independence.
A how-to on proper etiquette for introductions among women and men, handling church usher seating, and how to introduce a Protestant clergyman. It discusses rising for greetings, choosing formal titles, and avoiding putting latecomers in awkward positions.
Sue Mary helps Vera at the Youth Progress office as the political group plans for Fritz's votes in a campaign. Nick arrives, flirts, and invites her to a concert, while Sue Mary reflects on duty, pride, and a changing social circle amid strong, active young organizers.
A fragmented OCR style puzzle listing clues for a fibrous plant and vertical entries with multiple cross references. Includes botanical and chemical terms, with partial phrases and scattered proper nouns such as Beri Ks LT and NW Broce Stock. The excerpt hints at fertilizer use and plant fibers, though many entries are incomplete or garbled.
A collage style piece about New York City in dream and memory. It blends humor and literary allusions with jumbled tour chatter and cultural signposts including Central Park Fifth Avenue and the Statue of Liberty while recounting performances in Buffalo Indianapolis Philadelphia and New York.
Typhoid fever now kills about 2,400 Americans annually, far below the feared 44,000 plus from four decades ago. Metropolitan Life statisticians report a 94 percent decline since the turn of the century, with death rates dropping from 34 per 100,000 in the Death Registration Area to as low as 2 per 100,000 nationwide.
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