The NIRA Knockout and Ohio Tax Reform Vision
A writer argues the NIRA decision shifts power to state governments and outlines a four percent land tax plan in Ohio. The piece contrasts federal overreach with fiscal reform, urging taxation focused on land values to reduce wealth concentration and support local governance.
The Veto and the Patman Bonus Debate
The Philadelphia Record endorses immediate payment of the Patman bonus and advocates greenbacks as the best method. It argues the veto preserves losses for veterans and urges using two billion purchasing power now to lift the nation from low mood, warning against bond-based funding and deflation.
Reed urges conservatives to form a single party
New York David A Reed a long time Republican senator from Pennsylvania calls for abandoning party labels and forming a united conservative party. He advocates uniting sane Americans across past party lines to support sound candidates on a pure platform. The speech aims to energize a drive to couple conservative Democrats with traditional Republicans to oppose Roosevelt in 1936 following Mark Sullivan's fusion proposal.
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David A. Reed
Pennsylvania
Reed
Senate
Roosevelt
Mark Sullivan
Propaganda Wrecks Bill As Modest Reform Emerges
A Senate Interstate Commerce Committee review trims the Wheeler-Reyburn utility holding bill. The softened plan extends dissolution to 1942 and lets the SEC decide holding status, with broad exemptions for intrastate and primarily operating companies. Critics warn over vague terms like predominantly and primarily.
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Wheeler-Reyburn Utility Holding Company
Senate Interstate Commerce Committee
Wendell L. Willkie
Commonwealth and
Southern
Securities Land Exchange Commission
S. EE. C
Senate passes lobbyist registration bill in Senate action
The Senate approved a bill requiring all paid persons seeking to influence legislation to register. It mandates quarterly reports of receipts and disbursements to the Federal Trade Commission or Congress, and now moves to the House for consideration.
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Senate
House
Federal Trade Commission
Congress
Broke but Victorious Schechter Reflects on NRA Battle
Joseph Schechter head of a Brooklyn poultry company that challenged the NRA codes says the Supreme Court decision matters less than the cost of the fight. He notes the legal bill reached $60,000 with $22,000 already paid and laments losing markets and falling weekly business from $20,000 to about $2,000–$3,000 as strikes hit consumer demand.
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New York
Joseph Schechter
Supreme Court
Schechter
Brooklyn
Moody's labeling and corporate restructuring hints emerge
The text questions Moody's holding company designation for Cities Service and notes a shift in wording by a company pressuring the image of being non-holding. It argues that Moody's may misclassify firms while the 8. E. C. dismisses Moody's authority.
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Ally
Cities Service Company
Moody’s
Moody's
Cheaper Cigarettes Appear Amid Code Abandonment in New York
In New York a department store and many tobacco shops cut cigarette prices to 11 cents a pack, with cartons priced as low as 1.10. The drop equates to a net 3 cent reduction per pack as retailers begin price cutting despite NRA restrictions. A wave of liquor price cuts followed the code abandonment.
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New York
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