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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1932
Page
2
The document notes deficits in 1917 1918 and 1919 with figures 96170500 9611482000 and 1427870000 respectively. It cites last year’s deficit near 970 million and projects combined deficits for 1931 1932 around 3.37 billion versus Civil War total of 2.814388 billion.
Secretary Mills urges removal of over 170 million in taxes and proposes revisions from the original treasury plan. He backs reducing inheritance tax to 25 percent, lowering corporation tax, and cutting miscellaneous levies while adding a stamp tax on checks to raise 95 million. The testimony stresses balancing the budget to protect government credit.
Representative Frank lin W. Hancock Jr. introduced a bill to permit mailing contraception information within specifications and to allow doctors to provide verbal information. The measure would amend the tariff act and the criminal code, reflecting Comstock era provisions from 1875.
Polish frontier authorities report 70 prisoners burned to death 23 dying and 16 going insane after wooden barracks at a Soviet transit camp across the Kralsk border in Poland caught fire during a panic.
Jackson Missisippi land sale report shows about one quarter of privately owned land going to tax sale with 39 099 farms and 12 percent of city property forfeited. State Land Commissioner R D Moore notes the figures exceed any prior in state history.
Washington reports President Hoover calls for a formal board of appointees to map deep spending cuts. He notes many economies exist but cites legislative-executive overlap as a barrier. Three paths named are direct appropriations cuts, reforms, and bureau consolidations. Senator Jones introduces a Senate resolution. House Speaker Garter says actions will follow if specific cuts are offered.
Detroit became the first city to default on municipal payrolls. Controller G Hall Roosevelt delayed a payroll of 496 024 85 to await city council guidance. Funds available totalled 950 00 and would leave insufficient funds for most employees if paid in full by April 15.
Berlin reports the 1982-83 German budget draft makes no provision for reparations payments as the government seeks to balance the national accounts at about 8,500 million marks.
The Red Cross added twenty two thousand dollars to the relief fund for the southeast tornado victims of March 22. More than 300 people were killed and several thousand injured. An appropriation of twenty five thousand dollars was made recently.
A survey by officials of the Illinois district of the United Mine Workers shows 53 coal mines have resumed operations. Many mines are employing workers at a daily wage of 6.10 dollars, under the expired agreement that ended March 31.
A survey by Mrs. Clara Clayton shows forty two of Nebraska’s counties operate poor farms spending $365443 to care for 750 wards. Self supporting farms exist in Clay and Otoe. costs vary by county with Douglas 161166.42 for 337 wards and Lancaster 162? for 60. Overall about 150000 more was spent in 1931 than the prior year.
A. E. Anderson, Nebraska crop statistician, says western counties show shriveled wheat from drought while eastern areas suffer frost blackening from a March cold wave. Farmers drill oats and barley between stunted wheat to hedge the crop. He notes 16 percent abandonment in 1917, but provides no current percentage. Unofficially, rising prices could follow widespread losses. T. H. Wake reports farmers in Seward York Hamilton and Butler counties have given up on wheat and many fields show no recovery.
The Lawrence Wobland farm southeast of Gibbon hosts a search for buried treasure from an old fort and prison tale. Hunters J H Jacobs and Epos Lopez, under contract with Wobland heirs for a 60 40 share, hold a chart locating the supposed treasure. Previous excavations by Walter and brothers uncovered gun stock and knives before quicksand halted work.
Fremont voters defeat the proposed 92000 bond by 2124 to 594 in the recent city election. The city council backed the measure to create jobs for 60 or more workers. The state university museum will soon receive two elephants from the Adam Breede African collection now being mounted in Clark Studios New York. Each elephant needs a 13 by 18 foot base and a height exceeding 24 feet for display.
For at least another year Trenton will remain free of village taxes as city owned utilities cover the needs. In the last week electric rates were cut 25 percent and officials report a $10 000 surplus with no place to invest it.
Falls City residents favor Sunday motion picture shows by a 3 to 1 margin with 1 068 in support and 357 opposed. In Stromsburg Sunday baseball and moving picture shows failed by a large majority. Tecumseh legalized Sunday motion pictures by a slim majority.
Reports from northern Pierce and Antelope counties describe horses starving as rye fields fail to provide forage. Animals graze closely cropped stubble and are said to be ravenous, with one post mortem noting two quarts of sand in a single stomach.
The state board of agriculture rules complimentary tickets will be limited for the 1932 state fair. General admissions will be governed by new uses and no return checks will be issued at the gate. A single admission buyer cannot be readmitted with a return stub if he leaves the grounds.
University of Nebraska judging teams earned nine places in national and international contests during the school year. Teams competed in St. Louis Kansas City Chicago Atlantic City Iowa and Denver with Prof. R F Morgan coaching the dairy cattle team and Prof Loeffel guiding the meat judging squads.
Six Nebraska high schools Beaver City Cozad Pierce Rising City Scribner and Trenton were admitted to the North Central Association of Secondary Schools and Colleges. Prof. A A Reed of the University of Nebraska announced the addition, bringing Nebraska total accredited schools to 129. No colleges or high schools were dropped from the list.
Junior Chamber of Commerce sponsors announce national balloon races will be held in Omaha during the air show from May 27 to 30. A telegram from Senator Hiram Bingham, president of the National Aeronautics Society, confirms the event and notes the Speed Holman trophy acrobatic competition as a feature.
State statistician A. E. Anderson returned from field inspections and warned that early March cold may have seriously damaged eastern Nebraska wheat. He could not determine the extent yet, saying a week to ten days of favorable weather were needed. He noted leaves were frozen to the ground and crowns were injured underground.
The March 15 general index stood at 61 percent of the 1910 14 average, up one point from February. Grain at 51 percent. wheat barley and rye led gains while corn fell. Meat animals rose to 69 percent of pre war, fruits vegetables up five points, cotton and cottonseed up three, butter and eggs down five.
The Senate voted 42 to 30 to strip the President of tariff making power, sending the measure back to the House. Democrats backed the bill with six western Republicans, aiming to repeal the flexible tariff and require congressional action on changes recommended by the tariff commission. The Norris amendment was adopted. the Vandenberg substitute was rejected 43 to 28.
Washington reporters say Interstate Commerce Commission examiner W M Cheseldine found the commission has no authority over radio broadcasting rates. He traced the radio act and interstate law, arguing Congress did not intend to place broadcasting under IC C, though the radio commission may have sufficient power to protect public interest.
Washington reports from across the country indicate farmers intend to adjust acreage. The Agriculture Department says substantial shifts are planned from staple crops to food and feed crops to be consumed on the farm. Wheat seedings are set to rise about 5 percent from last year, roughly matching the 1930 crop.
The lands committee approved authorizing the federal government to purchase Mount Vernon to be kept as a permanent national memorial to George Washington. The interior secretary will meet with Mount Vernon Ladies' Association leaders to negotiate terms of sale.
Paris reports two decrees barring finished wood products including oak flooring and related items until January 1, 1983 and common woods until July 1, 1982 due to exhausted import quotas. The decrees add meters and transformers to the electrical goods quota set by a January 9 decree.
Phar Lap, the famed Australian race horse, died in a Menlo Park stable from colic and indigestion. Before arriving in the United States he had earned 282,090 on tracks in Australia and added a 50,000 Agua Caliente purse in his sole American race.
London reports the British public reduced liquor expenditure by about £18,000,000 compared with 1930 despite a new penny per pint tax from last September. Consumption fell by roughly 100,000,000 gallons as the tax impact weighed on shoppers.
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