Boost in Taxes Considered Certain in Washington
Washington leaders indicate a federal tax increase is inevitable to cover a projected deficit. Senators Watson Smoot and other GOP figures back added revenue with talk of a selective sales tax while income taxes for high brackets gain insurgent support. Some Republicans fear passage challenges though, with Democrats quieter on specifics.
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Washington
Congress
James E. Watson
Indiana
Senate
Reed. Smoot
Uteh
Senate Finance Committee
Watson
White House
Hoover
Treasury Department
Treasury
Simeon D. Fess
England
Smoot
President’s Education Department Recommended by Advisory Panel
A 51 member national advisory committee on education urges President Hoover to create a cabinet level Department of Education with a secretary who would act as a spokesman for the American educational spirit. The report says the secretary would be close to the President but not control state processes. Dr. Charles R. Mano of Washington presented the committee’s two year study findings to the President.
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Washington
Hoover
Department of Education
Charlies R. Mano
Contess
Uninvited Guest Attack Kills Two at Lynchburg Party
In Lynchburg Virginia an uninvited guest crashed a family gathering, killing Herbert Sprouse, 35, and James Sprouse, 60. Richard Purvis, 38, is jailed after allegedly entering the home and firing two pistols. A fourth person was dying and another under arrest.
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Lynchburg
Herbert “Sprouse
James Sprouse
Richard Purvis
Ex Michigan judge dies after heart attack in Jackson
James A. Parkinson eighty five former circuit judge in Jackson dies at home from a heart attack. He retired September 16 1929 and was succeeded by Judge John M Simpson in the Jackson Circuit bench.
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Jackson
Mich
James A. Parkinson
John .M. Simpson
Hoover Home Loan Plan Wins Approval
President Hoover’s home loan discount plan to provide 1.9 billion dollars for mortgages draws support from executives bankers and lawmakers. Harvey Firestone Senator Capper and New York’s Charles Edwards head a list praising the plan as a sound step to aid small home owners threatened by mortgage losses while a Hoover conference on home building seeks mass production to lower costs.
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Washington
Hoover
White House
Harvey Firestone
Capper
Kansas
Charles G. ‘Edwards
New York
Akron
Senator Capper
United’ States
Farmer Shot Dead Over $5 Dispute Near Racine
In Racine Wisconsin William Mahoney a 35 year old farmer was shot at the William Miller farm three miles northwest of town during a wage dispute. Frank Farley 61 was arrested and jailed charged with the fatal shot after Mahoney went to settle for work Farley claimed $5 for 17 1 2 hours of labor and Mahoney said the charge was too high.
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Racine
Wis
William Mahoney
William Miller
Here
Frank Farley
Mahoney
Farley
Depew Jr Leaves Estate Worth About 6.14 Million
Chauncey M Depew Jr son of the late senator and railroad magnate died January 26 leaving a gross estate of 6 144 201 and a net of 4 973 557 according to a transfer tax appraisal filed in New York Yale University receives one third of the residue.
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New York
Chauncey M. Depew, Jr
United States
Yale University
Oldest Sugar Mill Sees Strong Nebraska Season
Grand Island refereery of the American Beet Sugar Co. will finish a 180 day run with about 90 000 tons of beets processed and 22 500 000 pounds of sugar produced. The plant, established in 1896 by Ownyard Brothers, is the oldest continuously operated sugar mill in the United States.
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Grand Island
American Beet Sugar Co
St Grand’ Island
Middle
Platté Valley
United States
Ow Nyard
Wherry Calls for Standardization of Nebraska Farm Products
Senator Kenneth Wherry of Pawnee City spoke in Lincoln to the Junior Chamber of Commerce urging standardization of farm products. He said Nebraska farmers could gain billions in income if eggs and cream were marketed more uniformly, and urged businesslike administration to aid farmers amid ongoing agricultural life challenges.
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Lincoln
Kenneth 8. Wherry
Pawnee City
Chamber of Commerce
Nebraska
Grain Crop Production Falls Below Last Year in Nebraska
Lincoln and Nebraska state figures show grain crops 31 percent under last year with hay down 32 percent. Corn and five small grains total 800 220 000 bushels versus 436 015 000 in 1930, about 69 percent of last year and 79.6 percent of the five year average. Hay output is 4 202 000 tons, about 68 percent of 1930 and 68.5 percent of the five year average.
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Lincolna
Nebraska
A. Ey
Anderson
Nebraska Girls Win National Meat Judging Title
Nebraska officials report the meat judging team won first place at the American Royal livestock show in Kansas City. Team members Grace Lee Lea Lenger and Gladys Clemens are named with Lee and Lenger tying for first in individual judging while Clemens finished fourth.
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Nebraska
Lincoln
University of Nebraska College of Agriculture
Kansas City
Grace Lee
Long Pine
Lea Lenger
Béatrice
Gladys Clémens
Taylor
Miss Lee
Miss Lenger
Miss Clemens
Indians to Get Federal Help This Winter
Bloomfield reports advices that northeast state Indians will receive federal aid this winter. Knox county previously bore the cost of Indians on the Santee reservation in the northern part of the county. The poor relief demands from the Indians have risen. last year the county spent over $6,000 on their care. Conditions have been made.
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Bloomfield
Knox County
Santee
Record flight sets pace for tri motor to Chicago
Jack Munson of Omaha and Boeing pilot flew a 433 mile nonstop leg to Chicago in a three engine mail ship with eight passengers in two hours and 45 minutes. A light tail wind aided the run cutting the usual three and a half hour time.
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Jack Munson
Omaha
Boeing
Sir Mail
Chicago
Buffalo County Fair elects leaders. approves farm bureau management
The Buffalo County Fair Association elected Fred Wallace of Gibbon as president with W. W. Campbell as vice president and Fred Mueller as secretary. Directors approved the fair's management by the farm bureau after a profitable fall exposition for the first time in years.
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Buffalo County
Fred Wallace
Gibbon
W. W.campbell
Fred Mueller
Farm Bureau
State official cites butter substitute tax impact
Deputy secretary Felton said the 15 cent per pound tax on butter substitutes prompted makers to use larger percentages of animal fats, exempting the product from the tax. The sale tax applied only to substitutes composed of oils other than animal fat derived from livestock.
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Dwight F. Felton
Burlington consolidates Lincoln and Omaha railroad divisions
F G Gurley announces merger of Lincoln and Omaha divisions of the Burlington effective December 1. Mullen becomes superintendent of the enlarged Lincoln division with offices in Lincoln. The new district will be known as the Lincoln division.
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Lincoln
Omaha
Burlington, Railroad
Missouri River
Fy Ry ‘Mullen
Nebraska Apple Crop Report From Southeast Nebraska
Reports from leading Southeastern Nebraska growers to A E Anderson, crop statistician, show a large apple yield this year. Weather reduced fruit size and lowered grade, producing 1 325 bushels, with apples graded as lower quality than prior years.
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Nebraska
A. E.anderson
Parsons Construction Wins Broken Bow Post Office Bid
The treasury department accepts Parsons Construction Co. of Omaha bid of 47 487 for the 85 000 Broken Bow post office. It is the lowest of 20 bids. The firm’s bid fell from 49 587 after a telegram reduced it by 2 100 before bids opened. site cost listed as 11 500.
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Treasury Department
Parsons Construction Company
Omahs
Broken Bow
Parsons
Monument Dedication Near Fort McPherson Honors Pony Express Route
A large crowd attended dedication ceremonies for a monument near Fort McPherson at Maxwell. The monument commemorates the Pony Express station that once stood on the site. The Pony Express route, established over 70 years ago between St. Joseph Missouri and Sacramento California, aimed to deliver mail across the country quickly. Riders used several mounts and averaged 25 miles per leg.
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Old Fort McPherson
Maxwell
Pony Ex
Pony Express
St. Joseph
Sacramento
Cal
Audit Finds Over forty thousand Collected for School Fees
State Accountant E. J. Avery completed an audit of Kearney state normal school's accounts covering November 1 1930 to November 10 1931. Fees totaling 40077 were collected and remitted to the state treasury for the school. First quarter 1931 1933 shows 1456, up 7 percent from 1930 1931.
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E. J. Avery
Kearney
Sinclair Lewis Praises Writers Patience at Algonquin
Sinclair Lewis spoke at an Algonquin luncheon praising writers patience. He said a writer may spend two to three years on a book, earn about 40 dollars, then immediately devote another multi year period to a new project.
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Sinclair Lewis
Algonquin Lyncheon
Plock
Bronchitis shown risk of pneumonia dangers
Stop coughing now with B. & M. The Penetrating Germicide applied to chest and throat three times daily helps stop bronchial coughs and laryngitis. First application often causes a red flush indicating trouble. Available from most druggists or by mail order for $1.25 plus booklet on request from F. H. Rollins Company Boston Mass.
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Beverly St
Boston
Mass
Sun Contains Enormous Data Capacity Says Study
A study asserts the sun could hold three hundred thousand Earth sized worlds worth of data storage. The claim highlights the sun's vast capacity in a theoretical comparison.
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Earth
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