Liquor Tax Nearing Two Twenty Per Gallon Debate
Federal liquor tax around 2.20 a gallon emerged as a target amid opposition to an elevated 2.60 levy. Congress, led by Ways and Means and Senate Finance, pressed Treasury officials for recommendations while White House, President, and Treasury officials weighed administration aims to curb bootlegger incentive and manage reciprocal tariff talks.
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Ashington
House
Ways and Means‘ Committee
Senate Finance
Treasury
Harrison
Doughton
Ways and Means
Congress
Roosevelt
Joseph H. Choate, Jr
Edward G Lowry
Secretary of the Treasury
Congressional
Capitol Hill
White House
Endurance Fliers Fail After 21 Hours Aloft
Violet Gentry and Frances Marsalis abandoned their attempt to set a women’s endurance flight record in Miami after 21 hours 17 minutes aloft due to shifting winds. They plan another attempt, possibly tomorrow, to beat the eight days four hours mark.
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Miami
Fla
Violet Gentry
Frances Marsalis
George N. Peek to Head New Foreign Markets Group
George N. Peek, federal farm administrator, was chosen by President Roosevelt to lead an organization to seek foreign markets for farm commodities. Chester C. Davis will replace him, as several aides depart the administration amid policy tensions. The White House outlined a temporary export committee to coordinate foreign trade efforts and link domestic production with international purchasing power via reciprocal tariffs and other arrangements.
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Washington
George N. Peek
Federal
Roosevelt
Peek
Chester C. Davis
Wallace
Tugwell
Farm Administration
White House
Morgenthau
Jesse, H. Jones
Reconstruction Corporation
Joseph H. Choate, Jr
Alcohol ‘Control Administration
Phillips
State Department
Chicago
American Farm Bureau
Fed‘eration
Borough Sued Over Water Rights Dispute in Greencastle
In Franklin County Court the borough of Greencastle faces a suit over unpaid annuities claimed by George M. Johnston owner of Green Castle ice and cold storage plant for water supplied from Q stream. A large morning session focused on jury selection.
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Greencastle
George M. Johnston
Franklin County
Roosevelt message fuels Farm Federation support in Chicago
President Roosevelt delivers a hopeful but cautious farm outlook to about 1,000 farmers led by Edward A. O Nea l Alabama. Federation leaders back the President's program for farm recovery while urging continued cooperation and warning against complacency amid supply demand imbalances.
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Chicago
American Farm Federation Today
Roosevelt
Edward A. O'Neal
Alabama
Congress
O'Neal
Farm Bureau
NRA
Candor
Reid Letter Christmas Socials Mentioned Around Greencastle
Dec. 8 report lists supper and dinner guests in Chewsville near Greencastle including the Delauters Minnicks Burkholders Myers Harsh Lantz and others. The note names visitors at Leroy Henesy’s home and other local households with multiple families and kin nearby.
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Jime
Mildred
Hiram Shupp
Milton Yeager
George
Robert Harmer
Sarah Weaver
Edith Harsh
Naomi Lantz
Charles Lantz
Clarence Tmeyer
H.C. Barkdoll
Harold
Glenn
Paul Horst
James Minnick
Danial Minnick
Harvey Minnick
Rock Forge
Henry Kretzer
Civil Works approves white collar jobs across nation
Civil Works Administration approves seven projects to employ about 20,000 white collar workers including 2,500 artists to decorate public buildings. Other studies by Census Bureau and Bureau of Labor Statistics will cover 42 states plus the District of Columbia, with wages set at prevailing local clerical rates.
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Washington
Civil Works Administration
Harry L. Hopkins
Civil Works
Hopkins
Census Bureau
District of Columbia
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Bureau of Agricultural Economies
Department of Agriculture
Heating expert names listed in Glassified Section
Read the Heating column in the Glassified Section to locate a heating expert. The listing provides names and contact details to arrange service for furnace issues and inefficient heating.
Weirton Steel Chief Defies National Labor Board Rules
Ernest T. Weir chairman of Weirton Steel refused to follow board rules for a plant election. He wrote Senator Wagner that any arrangements are terminated and the election will proceed under employer rules. The board sent a counter proposal and a supervisor from the Wagner team visited Weir. The board plans to proceed with the plant election despite the defiant stance.
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Pittsburgh
National Labor Board
Ernest T. Weir
Weirton Steel Company
Weir
Ofice
U. S. Steel Corporation
National Steel
Robert D. Wagner
Jesse I. Miller
Wagner
Labor Department
Weirs
Washington
Weirton
W. Va
BE T. Weir
Opportunity Waiting to Meet You Half Way
A classified notice highlights opportunities in the classified section inviting readers to engage with listings. The item emphasizes reaching a midpoint of exchange and potential deals or employment leads through these notices.
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Opportunity
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