End of a witch hunt signals policy shift
Treasury officials abandon public shaming of alleged tax loophole users and push closing loopholes. Most named before the joint investigative committee appear innocent of crime, suggesting fault lies in the tax law rather than in taxpayers. If no fraud is proven, charges were unnecessary and discredit the government’s approach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Treasury
Joint
Congressional Investigating Committee
Treasury Department
Alfred P. Sloan
Tax burden of Sloan couple limits personal income take
The Sloans paid sixty percent of their total income in taxes and twenty percent more to charity. Eighty percent of their income went to taxes and charity, equating to one day of work for themselves and four days for others under a five day week.
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Mra. Sloan
Redistribution with a vengeance and lawful tax deductions
The speaker champions redistributing wealth yet defends taxpayers who use deductions permitted by law. Citizens are entitled to benefits law provides and must follow prescribed conduct. The public expects government to collect taxes and punish illegal evasion but opposes vilifying citizens who act within the law.
Ambitious plan to train 20 000 pilots in five years
The National Aeronautic Association launches a youth pilot training program at its annual soaring meet. The goal is to train 20 000 pilots in five years, doubling current U S numbers. Willan Enyarl notes Germany has 59 000 glider pilots, urging rapid expansion to safeguard national security and peacetime industry.
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National Aeronautic Association
United States
America
Willan Enyarl
Association
Contest Board
Germany
Blood types and power fears in a nation’s future
A fragmentary historical note discusses blood type theory as a basis for social hierarchy and political manipulation. It recalls O, A, B, and AB classifications, cites Tsunemasa Niigaki and Prince Fumimaro Ko-Noue, and links blood testing to exams, careers, and national destiny amid past scientific claims and legal rulings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tsunemasa Niigaki
Japan
Fumimaro Ko- Noue
Medico legal blood tests and paternity debates
Edwin C Hill surveys blood inheritance and court precedents noting paternal testing as a reliable indicator in many cases. He references G men under J Edgar Hoover and Brooklyn physicians collaborating on blood analysis to distinguish human from animal blood, highlighting ongoing debates and methods in forensic science.
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G. Edgar Hoover
Brooklyn
King Fras Ayan
Ira
Basque provinces in Spain and other geography questions
A scrambled Q&A fragment lists Basque provinces in Spain, Crater Lake National Park in Oregon, Albany capital spelled oddly, rivers and regions like Quebecan, Assam, and references to places in Europe and Australia. It mixes misprints and partial facts without clear answers.
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Spain
Crater Lake National Park
Allelgan
Assam
Iola
Fais Fae
Alparta
A. Crwes
Revere
Wight
Dreh
Free State
Canada
Australia
Rouen
France
Cape
Cad
Mount Adams
Belfast
Calais
Ambesas
Pape
King Eaters Sys
Safety-First Courses in School for Machine Age Perils
A reader essay argues that auto and factory dangers stem from inadequate general education. Velma Yarrow of Clay Center proposes safety-first courses from kindergarten through college to teach caution and responsible handling of machines. The piece urges compulsory safety training to reduce accidents and make individuals less of a danger to themselves and others.
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Velma Yarrow
Kan
Velma
Sue
Military moves and city plans marked by 10 and 20 years ago
San Antonio dispatch recalls Camp Stanley commander Tompkins preparing to leave for El Paso to take over the Seventh Cavalry before retirement July 17. Plans approved for a four story auto garage at Bowen's Island to ease tourist storage at the Plaza hotel. Brigadier General James Parker named commander of the Southern Department, succeeding Maj. Gen. Pershing, a familiar figure to locals. Revered orator Rev. W C Weddell away in Missouri. Rev. J W Repass to lead services at Travis Park Methodist, newly elected vice president of San Antonio Female College.
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Syly
Tommy" Tompkins
Camp Stanley
San Antonio
el Paso
Seventh Cavalry
New Plaza Hotel
D. H. Smith
Smith Bros. Inc
Bowen's Island
Tuly
James Parker
United States Army
John J. Pershing
America
Oay
Europe
Parker
W. C. Weddell
Travis Pari
Theatre world shows shrink as rich shifts to Hollywood
A fragmented New York theatre critique notes dramatic critics scarce beyond a few large cities. The piece laments fewer premieres, a shrinking show list, and stars migrating to Hollywood for security, with pockets of vitality in Albanian eateries and a bustling cafe culture amid a waning Broadway era.
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New ‘York
America
Journalatic
New York
Chicago
Boston
Philadelphia
Ziegfeld
Garrell
White
Ralph Pulitzers
Howe
Fifth Avenue
Europe
Mary Brown Warburton
Palm Beach
Doris Duke
Washington Street
Poison danger from unlabeled pills and strychnine
Across a wartime public health notice, King Fras warns of poison risks from unlabeled boxes and chocolate coated tablets. He urges labeling and controlled access, describes child poisoning symptoms, and offers first aid guidance while stressing family medicine cabinet safety.
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Royal S
Childan
King Fras. Syne, Inc
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O-mean
L.end H. Hirfeld
Karl Landsteiner
Rockefeller Institute
Lehman
Louis Mendel
Glycourt
By Edwin C. Hill
Uis
Bunge
Elsie Robinson
Ald Dobbin
Teren
Vallar
King Fens
By Q. C. Medintyre
Erlanger
Dillingham
Belasco
George Abbott
Hollywood Studios
Konrad Bercovici
Ieludes Tal-lulah Bankhead
She Janis
Sophie Tucker
Wil Mahoney
Belle Bakers
Richman
Broadway
London
McNaught Synd., Inc
The
American Medical Association
Copeland
King Feats
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