Simplified tax blanks and odd ideas from Elmer Twitchell
A dialogue satire shows Congressman and Elmer Twitchell debating how to simplify the income tax form. Twitchell suggests cutting top headings, omitting full address fields, removing parentheses and dotted lines, and replacing technical terms with plain speech. The piece then shifts to brief quips about fishing devices and wartime lines.
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Elmer Twitchell
Mr. Twitchell
Elmer
Felmer
Congressman
Twitchell
Treasury Department
Internal Revenue Service
Mairzy
Discipline in Our Democracy and Oklahoma Election Note
By Doc Maton argues discipline is essential to democracy across home, school, and church, warning lax standards invite dictatorship. He contrasts military discipline with civilian norms and cites Oklahoma’s special election showing Democrats can win with the best candidate.
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