The Motion Picture Industry Under Tax Attack
The article rails against tax bills and restrictive measures aimed at the film industry in 1935. It cites 187 bills in 43 state legislatures, notes 22 measures aimed at exhibition and distribution becoming law, and warns that 18 more will pass. California faces a tax push amid broader campaigns to tax incomes, admissions, feet of film, and theater bonds, with Will Rogers cited.
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Motion Picture Herald
California
Will Rogers
New York
Retailers Revolt Against Government Regulation
Louis F. Kirstein leads the formation of the American Retail Federation to oppose Washington codes and regulations. He argues retailers lack an authoritative national voice and claims a new era of courage for business interests as the federation forms to defend hands-off policy.
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America
American Retail Federation
Cnter
Times
Hs Inter
Washington
Louis F. Kirstein
Federation
Wasitington Ant
Sught
Oruer Washinton Tn
Ior Brave Breginning
No Quarter! Criminologist Warns on Crime and Policy
Captain Donald Wilkie, criminologist and former federal agent, argues in blunt figures that the law of averages leaves criminals likely to go free or face light penalties. He blames politicians, drugs, shyster lawyers, and red tape for soft outcomes and urges stronger policing, tougher state law enforcement, and political accountability to deter crime.
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Donald Wilkie
America
Lawy
Simons
Dave
Up and Down By Hiram A Dilot Over English Channel Endeavor
A faulty improvised attempt over the English channel with no instruments leads to ongoing disorientation. The pilot estimates the bank and watches the ship enter fog and unstable flight while his antique compass circles uselessly. Time drags as he struggles to determine up from down in a risky experimental flight.
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Hiram
English Channel
Hich
Erey Maxim
Contol
New York
Tiswan
Elmer Sperry
Sperry
King Yay Syny
Eccentric Scribbles and Flight Tales From Hatfield
A chaotic column blends religious aphorisms with local notices and fanciful anecdotes. It mentions Eugenie eresfort, Kerrville chamber of commerce, A Prades returning to Greece, and a dramatic flight tale about a pilot correcting a misperceived orientation. The piece weaves births, ships, and a dash of wartime technology history.
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Eugenie Eresfort
Kerrville
Stage stars and society gaps swirl in New York notes
The piece surveys Hollywood on a sharp tide of gossip, recalling careers of actors like McIntyre, Colbert, and Schwab, and recounts anecdotes from Broadway’s late hours. It contrasts shattered careers with lingering legends and anchors on Elinor Wylie and Katherine Mansfield as cultural touchstones.
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Mcintyre
New York
Riale
Nayman
Etrey
Rogill
Minte
Hollywood
Miss Colbert
Dye
Language and English Usage in American Media Critique
A writer rails against the drift of English in American journalism and American life. He laments ceding clarity for jargon while praising Stein and other modernists yet fears loss of intelligible discourse as language shifts accelerate.
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Mademoaigelte Stein
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