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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1936
Page
16
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In New York City and Chicago tied to Hetty Green era wealth, a courtroom battle over Hetty Green's estate unfolded. The hearing centered on a 1908 will and a prenuptial agreement with Col EH R Green and Mabel Harlow, asserting spousal coverture and an $18 000 lifetime annuity. Mrs Green says she was misled while her attempts to control Green property extend to Texas where preliminary battles have granted her temporary administrator status.
In Columbus on October 28 a prison paper reports business is picking up in the penitentary. The weekly Penitentiary News lists job openings for inmates including two first class machinists two experienced lathe men and one experienced sewing machine operator.
Governor Lauron denounces the spoil system, cites Roosevelt era merit principles, and urges a broad civil service reform. He argues patronage expanded under the current administration harms good government, calls for executive powers to extend merit and open promotions, and promises a cleaned, efficient federal service aligned with constitutional duty.
The estate of late Senator James Gowens of Michigan likely faces a tax bill around 29.5 million dollars under the Meyer act of 1985, with estimates from Internal Revenue experts. Total levy could approach 30.1 million, much of it in government bonds, and a 38 million cap would trigger higher rates on excess amounts.
Washington reports that about three million individuals and 237,000 corporations will pay 2.203 billion dollars in federal income taxes for 1996, with revised corporate surplus tax projections boosting revenue by nearly 976 million and shaping individual tax obligations as corporations distribute earnings to avoid penalties.
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