Congress Debates New Revenue Measures for Roosevelt Program
Rep S B Hill leads Ways and Means subcommittee as officials propose a 34 percent tax on undistributed corporate profits and a 90 percent levy on certain refunds to fund farm programs and veteran benefits. The plan faces diverse party views and tensions over enforcement and target industries.
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Ongressman
Sam B. Hill
Washington
House
Ways and Means Committee
Roosevelt
Treasury
AAA
Supreme Court
Hill
Congress
James Hamilton Lewis
Ilinois
Democrat
Borah
Hastings
Delaware
King
Utah
Knutson
Minnesota
Joseph W. Burns
W. B. Bankhead
Secretary of Commerce
Roper
Chester C. Davis
Davis
Memphis
Chicago
New York
Salt Lake City
Michigan News Briefs Chronicle Statewide Happenings
Owosso Edward Rolphs of Akron named president of the Michigan Farmers Union with John Lentz of Maybee dead. Roles filled by Charles Downing of Willis as vice president. Highlights cover state politics, education, and local incidents from Lansing to Port Huron.
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Owosso
Edward Rolphs
Akron
Michigan Farmers Union
John Lentz
Maybee
Rolphs
Charles Downing
Willis
Bennington
St. Patrick
Ireland
S. B. Bugbee
Charlotte
Harold E. Haun
Paw Paw
Harvard University
Grand Rapids
Bernard R. Hubbard
Father Hubbard
Lansing
Michigan
Wharton G. Ingram
Camp Custer
Battle Creek
Fort Brady
Sault Ste. Marie
Upper Peninsula
Camp McCoy
Wisconsin
Port Sanilac
Pontiac
Pontiec
Ann Arbor Chamber of Commerce
Ypsilanti Board of Commerce
Michigan Central Railroad
Detroit
State Public Utilities Commission
Boyne City
Lower
Upper
Montana
State Emergency Relief Administration
L’anse
Panorama Hill
Baraga County
Big Bay
CCC
Gaylord
Hankey Milling Co
Shiawassee County
Barret Putnam
Scioto Township
Saginaw
Saginaw River
Lawrence Thomas
Court Street
Ann Arbor
University of Michigan
Howard City
Thomas Irving Gordon
Gordon
White Cloud
Newaygo County
Fremont Chamber of Commerce
Fremont Community Forest
White Cloud High School
East Lansing
G. A. Branaman
Michigan State College
Branaman
Alpena
Valley Forge
Nelson. M. Eddy
Eddy
Bunker Hill
Yorktown
Port Huron
Sarnia Bay
Coopersville
Grand Army of the Republic
Ottawa County
Greenville
Charles Nichols
John M. Park
John Jackson
Flint—Bisko
Dog World Magazine
Hessie Askin
Bisko
Arthur Mattson
Flushing
Mattson
Askin
Hagood removal stirs politics and army discipline
A routine War department order relieving Maj. Gen. Johnson Hagood from command at Fort Sam Houston sparks a national debate. Hagood, a blunt critic of New Deal spending, testified before Congress, drawing praise and ire and triggering charges of censorship and political punishment. He heads home to await orders, likely ending active service.
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William Weigel
Army
Governors Island
Philippines
France
Eighty-eighth Division
National Army
Pennsylvania
Chauteau-Thierry
War Department
Hagood
General Hagood
United States Army
Fort Sam Houston
Appropriations Committee
House of Representatives
Dern
Roosevelt
New Deal
Uncle Sam
Civilian Conservation Corps
Hopkins
Committee of Congress
Congress
Blanton
Texas
House
Malin Craig
Secretary of War
Congressional Committee
Craig
Washington
Charleston
S. C
U.S
Dallas
Texas Army
Agriculture Department
Commerce Department
State, War, Navy, Treasury, Justice, Post Office
Interior and Labor Departments
Federal Housing Administration
Farm Credit Administration
Public Health Service
America
Western Newspaper Union
Why the Bridal Veil Was Worn in Weddings
The veil’s purpose has sparked scholarly debate with authorities arguing it signified submission in ancient origins while others claim it symbolized independence, revealing contrasting interpretations of the bridal veil’s history.
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Hervey S. Moore
Trenton
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van Nuys
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Haile Selassie
Mussolini
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Okada
Viscount Makoto Saito
Korekiyo Takahashi
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Building Service Employees’ International Union
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Washington Heights
la Guardia
Rice
C. C. Davis
Alamo
Washington-on-the-Brazos
Mexico
State Capitol
Austin
James V. Allred
Philip LaFollette
Huntsville
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