Weekly News Review of Tax Measures and Global Strife
A sprawling 1938 style survey outlines looming congressional hearings on at least five new tax measures including a 30 percent levy, domestic subsidies, and tax exemptions. The piece ties fiscal deficits to U S policy, notes wage hour changes and WPA concerns, and surveys political indictments in New Jersey New Mexico and Pennsylvania amid wartime pressures.
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Joseph W. la Bine
UL S
Inter
John
Armemeris
New Deal
New Jersey
Frank Hague
Jersey City
Democratic Party
New Mexico
WEA
Dennis Chavez
Semeier
Chiver
Pennsylvania
James J. Davis
Moose Emerys
George HR. Earle
Penn
Joseph Ie
Moses Thia Hewsparer
Animase Itteres
Ernest T. Weir
The American Farm Problem and Farm Loan Fallout
A 1938 farm bill feature reshapes U S loan repayments on crops, noting November repayments for corn totaling 43,990,000 bushels. With October prices plunging on farms and a near market selloff at 44 cents, farmers consider defaulting to hand Uncle Sam their coins, turning the government into a de facto coin broker as Iowa’s Henry A Wallace oversees the agricultural headache.
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U. S
Serket
Uncle Sam
U.S
Iowa
Henry A. Wallace
Colton
Wallace
AAA
Supreme Court
Congress
Steie Department
Francis B. Sayre
Ign
Uds
Federal Surplus Commodities Corporation
New York City
National Affairs Outlook on Peace, Economy and Arms
The piece surveys hopes for peace between government and public utilities, U.S. silver purchases from Mexico, farm policy under Secretary Wallace, and the costly arms race. It notes gridlocked talks on utility pricing, continued federal subsidy of Mexican silver, a shifting approach to farm support, and ongoing naval and military spending amid rising international tension. It also mentions political figures like Secretary Wallace and President Roosevelt, plus foreign policy signals from Moscow and Berlin.
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Federal Treasury
Mexico
Washington
Roosevelt
PWA
Harold L. Ickes
Memphis
Electric Bond & Share
White House
Commonwealthu
Chattanooga
Barkley
Uncle Sam
England
America
United States
Treasury
St Asa
United States Treasury
Agree Mexico
Our Treasury
le White House
State Department
Iger
Munieh
Bri Frenca
Germany
Ieiy
Russia
Kas
Moscow
Lingbergh
Lady Astor
Lindbergh
Avia
Spool shelves show clever home decor idea
Ruth Wyeth Smith describes turning repurposed spools into hanging and corner book shelves. The piece details simple steps using wires and cards, notes paint testing, and references related home craft patterns from Book No 1 Sewing for the Home Decorator.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Wyeth
St Jn Cid
Wire St
Hore
Chris
Mrs. Srea
Chicago
Terial
Despigines Sc
Phillips Milk of Magnesia Endorsed for Children
An advertisement urges mothers to consult doctors and choose Phillips Milk of Magnesia, claiming three generations trust it for children. It promotes both liquid and chewable tablet forms and prices a bottle at 25 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phillips
Magnesia
Present Is Master The Future Is Purchased
A brief aphorism by Johnson contrasts mastery of the present with the cost of shaping the future, suggesting deliberate action today yields future advantage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnson
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Cnl
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NLREB
Republic
NLRB
Elmer
Andrews
Austin
Texas
Puerto Rico
Japan
Sanz Fang
Cantom
Cainese
Chiang Hei-shek
S. Rankoyn Datiles
China
Chiang
Great Britain
Munich
Jess
Republic Steel
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Morgenthag
Chavez
Selly Clarr
San John Roosevelt
New York
George &. McLarahan
Harold
Sen
Alber W. Barkley
Kentucky
Senate
Secretary of the Interior
Ickes
Ee Bult Syndicatien
Wau Service
Bua
Wun
Heor Wires
Barsain
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