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Newspaper
Saline Observer
Location
Saline, Michigan, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1936
Page
2
The House approved a major revenue package by a 267 to 93 vote largely along party lines. It features a graduated corporate tax, a windfall tax on unpaid processing taxes, six month extensions to capital taxes, and a $35 million refund to processors. Senate hearings follow with expectations of little change.
Thumb choral festival set for May 15 with 31 schools. State Highway Department initiates statewide traffic count on local roads from May 15. Isle Royale land purchase to complete national park funding. Relief costs vary by state with Michigan relief figures. Phi Sigma honors five Michigan students. University peace speakers bureau forms in Ann Arbor. Grand larceny warrant issued in Battle Creek over promissory note. Mickey Cochrane buys lake and expands Oakland County land. State bank deposits rise nearly 30 percent in 1935. MSU experiments with cooperative home for women students. Gies wins Columbia graduate residence scholarship. Gegraphic name changes approved for Pine, Bear, and Round Lake. Obituary for Horatio J. Abbott. Michigan ranks in glider activity and aircraft counts. Fire damages five businesses in Ithaca. Rackham estate funds Michigan graduate studies. War veterans alimony and bonus rules in Calhoun County. Detroit health conservation contender earns top national spot. State education committee recommends increased aid and tuition for seventh-eighth grade pupils. Emergency funds sought for bovine tuberculosis program. Governor seeks cooperation on mothers pensions under Social Security Act. Rover the German shepherd hero honored by New York society. Looking Glass River WPA project across four counties approved. Michigan Future Farmers Band to tour. Companionate marriage history noted among Gratiot Indians. State Planning Commission launches studies on land use school populations and mineral survey. Pontiac adopts underground vault rental fees and safety bond.
The piece critiques Harry Hopkins and the New Deal relief complex. It argues 20 percent of Americans rely on federal or local aid, questions Hopkins’s leadership, and notes Congress’ backlash and Ickes rivalry. It traces shifts from NRA and PWA to CWA FERA WPA, urging fundamental policy overhaul. It cites Roosevelt and WPA as failing to solve relief.
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