Texas Sets 77 Cent State Tax Rate for 1933
The Automatic Tax Board fixed the state tax rate at 77 cents per $100 of assessed property for the year. Gov. Ferguson vetoed a legislature-backed 67 cent cap. The 77 cent rate funds the general fund, schools, Confederate pensions, and pensions for veterans. The Oct. 1 due date begins with penalties Feb. 1, 1934.
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Austin
Texas
Automatic Tax Board
Miriam Ferguson
General Revenue Fund
State General Fund
44 Dry Employes To Be Discontinued
A. V. Dalrymple acting director of prohibition enforcement notified the Denver office that 44 employees of the prohibition enforcement department across Colorado New Mexico Wyoming Utah and Arizona will be terminated at close of business Wednesday. The move aligns with President Roosevelt's executive order merging the Prohibition Bureau and the Bureau of Investigation into a new division of investigation. Officials said employees re employed in the division of investigation will be notified promptly.
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Denver
A. V. Dalrymple
Prohibition Enforcement
Denver Prohibition Bureau
Prohibition Enforcement Department
Colorado
New Mexico
Wyoming
Utah
Arizona
Benjamin H. Pester
Roosevelt
Prohibition Bureau
Bureau of Investigation
Division of Investigation
Pester
Dalrymple
Hogwallow News Tangles In Billows And Pigs Missing
Denk Botts and Raz Barlow return home with puzzled faces after a misadventure in Bound ing Billows. Dock Hocks jokes about weaknesses including his grasp of economics. Luke Mathewsla mocks a rival dog caller while Dock Hocks is praised for witticisms. Postal budget cuts suspend the post office pen until December 31. Tickville Band concerts grow calmer as the bass drummer misplaces his drum.
Hair Restoring Treatment May Bring Albino Color
Chicago. Three human albinos are sought for a pituitary gland experiment linking anterior pituitary injections to hair color. Dr. B Norman Bengtson reports two patients gaining color from injections and plans to test three albino subjects under a cautious, ongoing study.
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Chicago
B. Norman Bengtson
Bengtson
Wisconsin
Paul Arnal
Arnal
American Medical Association
Do You Know That Fact Pack
A rapid trivia recap noting U S farm horsepower exceeds manufacturing and mining output combined. Birth ratios show 106 boys per 100 girls. NYC Negro population around 400 000. Russia's five year plan boosts bank deposits from 3 5 to 29 million. Theaters nationwide largely closed. A fish can live on land and climb trees. Egyptian locusts are sold as poultry and pig feed in Belgium and Luxembourg. Worm farming for fish bait thrives in Kansas.
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United States
New York City
Russia
Belgium
Luxemburg
Kansas
Distress After Meals Relieved By Black-Draught
Daw sonville Georgia resident Jess Higgins describes sour stomach gas and bilious spells relieved by Thedford s Black-Draught. He keeps it on hand and takes a pinch after meals to prevent sick headache and keep the system in good order. A syrup form is now available for cu hiloren.
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Jess Higgins
Dawsonville
Thedford
Deepest Spot in the Pacific Confirmed Near Japan
Using a sonic depth finder researchers chart a new deep point off the Japan coast at about 33,000 feet deep. The trench near the Philippines exceeds seven miles, nearly matching the 34,210 foot depth near that area and illustrating crustal variation of around twelve miles compared with Mt. Everest's height.
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Pacific
Japan
Philippine Islands
Mt. Everest
Philippines
Printing and engraving at The Sun office
All kinds of printing and engraving obtainable at The Sun office at reasonable prices.
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Sun
A Sign of Littleness and the Big Man’s Calm
The piece contrasts petty desire for revenge with the restraint of great leaders. Napoleon Lincoln Disraeli and others show indifference to personal slights, prioritizing duties over vendettas. It cites biblical vengeance and warns that harboring resentment keeps one small. big men stay busy with work.
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Napoleon
Abraham Lincoln
Stanton
Seward
Chase
Treasury
Lincoln
McClellan
Disraeli
Andre Maurois
John Leech
Punch
Thomas Carlyle
John Bull
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Raz Barlow
Dock Hocks
Luke Mathewsla
Tickville
ED Kressy
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Lands End
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Holland
Fokker
Aviatik
Ape
Mangram Bros
Paul Stephens Office
By Bruce Barton
Frank D. Layman
Whitewright, Texas
Kirkpatrick
Gomer May
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