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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1935
Page
4
Processing Taxes Build Federal Revenue and Farm Parity Drive
The piece notes AAA processing taxes totaling 792 million and federal income taxes at 760 million, surpassing other revenue sources. It explains the Farm Board program payments of 700 million to farmers to cut production, aiming to raise prices and achieve parity with city buyers, amid ongoing textile troubles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal
AAA
Treasury
Wallace
Toim
Processing tax debate stirs farmers and lawmakers in New Deal era
The piece outlines how higher cotton costs and processing taxes hurt mills and farmers, raising calls to repeal the tax while President Roosevelt backs the policy to support farm programs. It notes Treasury receipts near a billion and hints at a broader welfare critique amid social policy controversy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Treasury Cash Register
Modern girl imitates Mae West upstages old fashioned star
The Rockford Register Republic notes a shift from a prim girl who woke early and recited lullabies to a modern girl who bores by Mae West imitations. It also mentions another stage and screen comedian being divorced by his wife, remarking that many comedians are not funny at home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star
Mae West
Rockford
Register-Republic
Fact-finding Nation and the Words That Hide Facts
A Barron’s-quoted remark notes that a nation devoted to inquiry often uncovers few facts while using many words to obscure those scant truths. The comment contrasts investigative zeal with actual discoveries and the rhetorical effort involved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barron
Talleyrand School Ends Year's Work Picnic
TALLEYRAND May 3 The Talleyrand school closed with a picnic for the children. Local residents attend various events including Huey Long talk in Des Moines and community sale in Washington. Families and neighbors visit, travel, and attend church and fraternal gatherings over the weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Talleyrand
Hand of Great Apes Compared to Human Limbs
An anthropological report states the hand of great apes is more specialized than a human hand, while humans possess a more highly specialized foot. The finding emphasizes functional differences in limb adaptation between species.
Thru the Keyhole Play Sparks Granny’s Wordplay
A junior college play features Katherine Little as a French maid with lines about a Legionaire and chilly French, while Granny comments on social uppercrust power. She also notes Mary will learn opportunity won’t wait to knock. The play’s title belies its open doors and overheard confidences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Katherine Little
Legionaire
Katherine
Granny
Mary Will
Longest Sentence Ever Printed in This Illustrious Column
Alvin Hasty suggests Col. Frank Macon adorn a late photograph in the Evening Journal to better capture the auctioneer’s intelligence and presence, while readers debate if the current image suffices. A quatrain by “School Boy” precedes additional verses from Wm. Owen to extend the milking cat story.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evening Journal
Frank Macon
Washington
Journal
Mr. Hasty
Tommy
Wm. Owen
The True Story Of The Black Tom Cat
A humorous verse recounts a black tomcat that spooks cows during milking. The narrator, William Owen, notes the cat’s playful mischief, its boldness at the milking stop, and the relief that the cat remains alive and loved despite the chaos.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tommy
William Owen
Hardscrabble Home Hosts Weekend Visitors
Mrs Homer Brinning and baby Mrs Henry Brinning and Mrs Chas Lemley and daughter Martha visited the J C Bowen home in Hardscrabble on Wednesday. Floyd Kinnon family called Sunday evening. Raymond Redlinger daughters Betty Mary Catherine Colleen Berg came from Washington to pick up teacher Miss Marie Schmitt for the weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. M. Pulver
Homer Brinning
Henry Brinning
Chas
Lemley
Martha
J. C
West Chester Youth Injured At Home In A Fall
Lealand Sprague son of Mr and Mrs Isaac Sprague fell holding a stick in his mouth Friday evening injuring his throat. He was taken to Washington for care and his mouth and throat swelled but he is improving. The report also covers local visits and social notes of residents including Mrs Nelson Woodford Wellston, Mrs Carrie Stauffer, and others amid funeral news for Civil War veteran John Nash of Williams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. C. Ferguson
West Chester
Lealand
Isaac Sprague
Washington
Nelson Woodford
Wellston
Lizzie van Sickle
Ida Hough
Lee Craig
Washington County Hospital
L. P. Jackson
Brighton
Mabel Plummer
Vera Smith
Oskaloosa
Lewis Smith
Duane Foriash
Lucy Leet
Walter Leet
Leet
Richard Leet
Carrie Stauffer
Sam Stauffer
Wellman
John Ervin
N. R. Coffman
Muscatine
New York
Colo
Elsworth Brumback
Harold Griggs
Lexington Pupils Take State Tests at Prairie Flower
Lexington reports that 7th and 8th graders Jean Bishop Elsie Amlong Frances Adams and John Gardner took standard and state tests at Prairie Flower School on May 2. Local notes mention orchard spraying help 4H calves illnesses and community events with multiple names and places.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wade Gardner
Lexington
Prairie Flower School
Jean Bishop
Elsie Amlong
Frances Adams
John Gardner
J. K. Gardner
Washington
Roudabush
Warren Bishop
Join Flading
A. EB. Paul
Mr. Ross
Cedar Rapids
Ross
Paul
Charley Thrapp
Iowa City
Marvin
Meredith
Junior Bishop
Mort Emde
Robt
Clarence Timmins
John Flading
Glenn Knoupp
Charley Stewart
Shiloh Farmer Shares Farm Hint From Pig Rescue
In Shiloh this spring a farmer found eleven piglets in a litter. The sow became savage and started eating the pigs, so the farmer removed them and fed the sow fat and other provisions to calm or deter her behavior.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Burger
Shiloh
Ann
The Cotton Crisis in New England and the South
A 1935 analysis argues the New Deal cotton program harms mills in New England while South growers gain. It pinpoints processing tax burdens, higher costs, and competition from rayon and Japan, urging lower prices to boost consumption rather than cut output.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Babson Park
Massachusetts
New England
South
Japan
United States
New England Council
Russia
Brazil
England
Cuba
Congress
Halter Tames Young Sow To Save Littlest Piglets
A farmer haltered Mrs Hog to feed the young litter and calmed her into a nurturing mother. The effort, though time consuming, proved worthwhile as the piglets steadied. Nearby social notes report visits, funerals, and a serious illness of Mary Schantz, eight, at Will Schantz’s Noble home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dave Schantz
Will Schantz
Noble
Mary
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