From 19 Gun Salute to Tax Talks and Baby Names
A disjointed column notes shifting gun salutes from 17 to 19, discusses how professors and elites might face taxes, questions if elites will pay income or sales taxes, jokes about consumer purchases, and observes a Massachusetts trend where a third of girl babies named Joan last year, hinting at a future Jean trend amid Betty naming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgens
Mitchells
Massachusetts
Joan
Jean
Betty
Tax evasion case pits Mitchell against racketeer Gordon
Charles E. Mitchell once prominent New York banker and Wexey Gordon, a known racketeer, faced justice over income tax evasion charges. A news observer notes the government aims to lower social barriers, while the two men now seem to share only contempt for one another as the case unfolds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles E. Mitchell
New York
Bet of Justice
Wexey Gordon
Mrs Pinchot Draws Attention At Child Labor Picket
Mrs Gifford Pinchot wife of Pennsylvania’s governor joined a Lehigh Valley child labor picket line to spotlight harsh sweatshop conditions. Witnesses recount a dramatic moment when she distracted the crowd by swinging a slipper from her toe and later joined the program with a red corduroy coat and hat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gifford Pinchot
Pennsylvania
Lehigh Valley
Pinchot
Des Moines
Iowa
Tinehot
Spercher
Lima Beane on Prosperity and Wage Cost of Living
Lima Beane argues prosperity stalls if wages fail to keep pace with living costs. He also warns that competition for the same goals and synchronized actions hinder national progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lima Beane
Martin Bloom Visits Murray From Omaha and Plattsmouth
Martin Bloom of Omaha and Plattsmouth, visiting Murray on a recent Tuesday evening, came to attend to business matters during the stop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin Bloom
Omaha and
Plattsmouth
Murray
President Works Extra Hours Under 65 Hour Law
The president notes a fifteen hour workday over two days and predicts that a 65 hour law will require three presidents and an additional substitute for weekend coverage once it takes effect.
American university claims to teach any language in eighteen hours
The London weekly Punch notes an American claim that a university can teach any language in eighteen hours. The remark highlights Punch's envy of American information sources.
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Punch
New Fireplace Coats Offer Scent and Color Flare
A chemically treated coat for open fireplaces burns with a pine scent, while another coated product emits flames in any color to suit the room’s decorative plan.
Technocrat Plot: Quest for Pretzel Making Machine
A remark returns to the idea that no machine can perfect pretzel production and suggests that it challenged technocrat confidence. The note hints at ongoing debate over automation limits and ingenuity.
Citizen abandons garden plan after neighbor wins prize
A resident tells the Journal he has dropped the garden idea as the only reward for growing vegetables was learning that his neighbor took first prize for his chickens.
Farley Begins Unit Reform of Postal Service
The Baltimore Sun notes James A. Farley may turn the postal service around by restoring 2 cent drop-letter postage and reorganizing rural delivery. It highlights potential savings through consolidations as cars replace horse delivery, with emphasis on Farley’s political skill and reform potential.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James A. Farley
Post Office Department
Washington
Farley
Congress
Postoffice Department
Baltimore Sun
Major effort urged to curb public expenditures across states
The Chicago Tribune reports on Norpe findings showing state budgets trimmed in Ohio Iowa and Wisconsin with notable reductions in Oregon and local taxes. It highlights rising costs in Louisiana and warns that postwar spending and debt have surged nationwide, urging drastic restraint as the key recovery challenge.
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National Organization To
Norpe
Ohio
Iowa
Wisconsin
Oregon
Huey Leng
Louisiana
National Academy of Political Science
Strawn
New York
Michigan
California
Missouri
Illinois
New Jersey
New York City
Philadelphia
Chicago
San Francisco
Detroit
Chicago Tribune
Morgan House of Morgan Faces Senate Probe in Washington
The Senate special counsel Pecora declares revelations may justify breaking up banking from investment firms and banning private bankers from deposits without supervision. The Morgan firm arrives in Washington with guards, led by John W. Davis, amid scrutiny of tax practices and control over U S finance.
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Morgan
Raider
Senate
Washington
Senate Committee
Pecora
House of Morgan
John W. Davis
Formcitor
Great Britain
United States
London Bank of Peabody & Co
Junius Spencer Morgan
Junius
John Pierpont
New York
Long Island
England
London
Morgan Bank
Political science and the Roosevelt brain trust
The St Louis Post Dispatch argues government is a science best guided by educated experts and criticizes the era of political hacks. It lauds Roosevelt for surrounding himself with trained minds, cites Hutchesons and Mills, and warns against rule by uneducated leaders and untrained populists.
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Ogden L. Mills
Secretary of the Treasury
Roosevelt
White House
Washington
Brain Trust
Chesago Tribune
Robert Maynard Hutchins
University of Chicago
Stutchins
Hoover
Insull
Chicagzo
Woodrow Wilson
Rome
American Republic
Europe
Hutchins
United States
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Hitler Opens Talks With Pledge To Peace
The Detroit News editorial notes Chancellor Hitler’s Reichstag address as a cautious move toward peace. It suggests Germany must adhere to Roosevelt’s pact against crossing frontiers and renounce aggressive weapons, while criticizing the MacDonald plan as insufficient. The piece urges allies to disarm as a path to true security.
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Hitler
Reichstag
Germany
Roosevelt
Geneva
France
MacDoneld
London
MacDonald
Detroit News
Professors as Administrators Face Practical Tests
The Baltimore Sun argues that while professors should not run the country, top roles like Muscle Shoals, the industrial partnership, relief funds, and other admin jobs go to seasoned executives and engineers. It notes Morgan Morgan, Johnson, and Hopkins as examples of practical leaders contrasting academic figures.
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Roosevelt
Moley
Hugh S. Johnson
Harry L. Hopkins
New York
New York State
The Journal will appreciate your phoning In news items
The Journal requests readers to call in news tips. Please phone Mo and thank you for helping gather local information.
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the Journal
Rail travel may rebound with faster service or lower fares
The Kansas City Star surveys two paths to revive rail passenger business. Speed gains via lightweight motor trains face bed and track constraints on mainlines. Fare reductions, aided by proposed regulation, could broaden use and reduce costs toward highway levels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Pacific
Germany
Kansas City Star
Ministers Finds Farm Visit Frustrating Over Small Chickens
A minister told the Journal that a pastoral call ten miles into the country was thwarted when the yellow-serged chickens were not large enough to fry, highlighting a disappointing farm visit.
Notice of Heirship Hearing for Weyrich Estate
Petition filed to determine heirs and time of death of John Weyrich and Emilie Weyrich, intestate residents of Cass County Nebraska. Hearing set for June 23 1933 before the Cass County Court at Plattsmouth Nebraska at 10 a.m. A. H. Duxbury County Judge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Weyrich
Emilie Weyrich
Cass County
Nebraska
Emil J. Weyrich
Lota
Thompson
Plattsmouth
Clara E. Weyrtrich
Alice B. Weyrich
Plattymouth
A. H. Duxbury
Sheriff Sale of B F Wiles Property in Cass County
Execution by Clerk C B Sedgway directs sale of extensive land parcels in Cass County Nebraska on June 10 1933 at 10 a m. at Plattsmouth courthouse south front door to satisfy Plattsmouth State Bank judgment. Real estate includes multiple subdivided tracts in Sections 23 and 24 Township 12 Range 13 East of the 6th P M containing about 215 acres plus additional lots in the NW quadrant of Section 24. Subject to all mortgages and liens.
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C. B. Sedgwey
Cass County
Nebraska
Plattemouth
Plettsmouth
Cassa County
Maud Bergham
J.M. Robertson
C. BE. Sedgway
Case County
Court House
Plattsmouth
Said
Nouthwest
Township
North Range
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Poetofice
Plettemouth
Shoouth
Mii
Mather
R. A. Bates
Canada
The
Mrs. Pinchot
MR. Farley
Hoover Administration
Consolidated Statement of Morgan & Co
Morgen
Mitchell
Soviet Russia
World- Herald
Practical Politics
Nebraska Basket Factory
Sheriff's Sale
State of
Cass
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