Government's Fixed Charges Raise Annual Federal Outlays
The piece denounces permanent and indefinite appropriations that escape annual review. It cites 1934 figures of 1.285 billion dollars plus 113 million more in 1934, plus large ongoing items like 725 million for interest and 534 million to the sinking fund. It notes a House committee aimed to repeal or convert these to annual items, with calls to require department heads to justify continued funding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House and
Senate Appropriations Committee
Chicago Tribune
Treasury
Congress
House
Anthony J. Griffin
New York
Post Office and Treasury
Federal Board For Vocational Education
Bureau of Animal Industry
Hunter Outlines Lion Capture Method in Kingsburg
Kingsburg California residents heard Jay Bruce a famed hunter describe his technique for capturing lions. He said to track with dogs chase the lion into a tree slip a noose over its head hoist it to the ground and bag it in a sack after tying to a pole.
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Kingsburg
Calif
Mona
Jay Bruce
California
Bruce
Two Students Plan Haitian Gold Mining Venture
Hiram Marceyes aged twenty and Walter Bakke twenty one study a prospector course at Montana School of Mines in Butte and intend to apply their knowledge to a Haitian land holding of Marceyes' aunt Mrs Rose Miller of Missoula. The 100000 acre estate has many streams where earlier prospectors spotted indications of rich deposits.
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Butte
Mont
Hiram Marceyes
Walter Bakke
Montana School of Mines
Hait
Marceyes
Bakke
Haiti
Rose Miller
Missoula
Spanish Gold Treasure Found Near McLain Mississippi
A rumored pre Civil War stash of Spanish gold coins unearthed near McLain Mississippi attracts widespread attention. 1 100 coins said to be in five caches with a possible value in thousands of dollars, drawn from local legends involving Gen Andrew Jackson and Choctaw history. Residents from Forrest Greene and Perry counties visit the site as divers and locals guard the shanty and dig along the creek bank.
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McLain
Miss
Mississippi
Andrew Jackson
West Sylvester
Jackson
Forrest Lea
Sylvesters
Forrest
Greene
Perry
First Woman Typist in Celebration of Invention
Mrs. Charles L Fortier of Milwaukee daughter of Christopher L Sholes inventor of the typewriter attended a celebration marking the sixtieth anniversary of the invention. Though near eighty she remains an expert typist and has never been without a machine since 1866.
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Charles L. Fortier
Milwaukee
Christopher L. Sholes
Fortier
Fresno Man Commands Chinese Airmail Plane
Fresno California, Lieut Hewitt F Mitchell a former United States army flyer pilots an airmail plane on regular Yangtze river trips in China. He left Crissey Field San Francisco after a three year mail contract in China.
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Fresno
Calif
Yangtze River
China
United States Army
Hewitt F. Mitchell
Ralph Mitchell
Crissey Field
San Francisco
Onion Appreciation Sparks Street Car Complaint
A Detroit News inspired quip mocks patrons near Oklahoma City over a motorman eating onions. The essay extols onions as ancient, divine, and richly flavorful, contrasting with critics who fail to savor onion dishes and omelets.
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Oklahoma City
Detroit News
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Hunter
Hungary
Rose Tyakody
Passaic
N. J
United States
Chicago
Bayer
Uticura
Citiin
Price
Potter Drug & Chemical Corp
Malden, Mass
National Biscuit Company
Uneeda
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