Plan to Abolish Child Labor by States Proposed
Washington plans a new federal plan to ban products made by children under 16 by authorizing states to act, linked to Senator Joseph O Mahoney's broader reform efforts. The proposal mirrors the 1929 convict labor approach and aims to raise consumption power and re employment by keeping kids in school and elevating adult wages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Joseph O'Mahoney
Wyoming
O’mahoney
William E. Borah
Idaho
NRA
O'Mahoney
Sutherland
Wyoming Democrat
Supreme Court
Absorbing Visitor Notices Poem on Desk
A witty exchange unfolds as a visitor afoot on a desk discovers a blotting paper rather than a poem. The poet replies with amused confirmation that the item is indeed a literary slip, provoking a lighthearted moment about perception and value.
Doghouse Inc to Build Kennels for Henpecked Husbands
Maryland tax records reveal Doghouse Inc a national social fraternal charity limited to married men. Charter men include Robert Irvin Edward Duffy Bernard Sheehy and E J Austin. Baltimore kennel to anchor nationwide plan with A W Johnson titled Great Dane leading drive Joseph Goldstein chairs member recruitment.
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Baltimore
Maryland State Tax Commission
Doghouse, Inc
America
State Tax Commission
Robert Irvin
Harry W. Nice
Maryland
Edward Duffy
Tuckahoe
N. Y
Bernard Sheehy
Washington, D. C
E. J. Austin
New York
A. W. Johnson
Baltimore Kennel
Joseph Goldstein
St Louis Sees New Type Of Meanest Man
Charles Hertenstein of the Old Age Assistance Board describes a stranger who pressed Mrs. Ella Hebrer, 70, claiming to influence pension approval. When she offered 20 cents, the man took it as a fee, exposing a novel example of cruel manipulation in the city.
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ST. Louis
Charles Hertenstein
Herstenstein
Ella Hebrer
Hertenstein
Firebugs Convictions Lead Texas Jury Record Rise
Texas juries backed firebug cases with 47 convictions from 50 arson trials, the strongest rate among felonies. The Attorney General’s report, based on county clerk submissions, notes burglary as the top crime with 4056 trials, theft 3311, liquor-law violations 1010, and 847 DWI cases.
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Austin
Texas
Attorney General’s Department
Harris County
Bexar
Dallas
Tarrant
Charity donations fall to 2 cents per dollar in 1935
New York report shows average charity contribution of about 2c per dollar of income, a low not seen since 1925. Charles V. Vickrey of the National Committee for Religion and Welfare Recovery cites preliminary 1935 tax data: private agency gifts totaled 305,278,000 from a net income of 14,656,079,000, or 2.083c.
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New York
Charles V. Vickrey
National Committee For Religion and Welfare Recovery
Vickrey
Value of Texas Crops Is Higher Than Last Year
The US Department of Agriculture estimates Texas crop value at 384.052 million dollars, up 5.5 percent from 1935, with 199,000 more acres harvested and higher prices offsetting lower yields. Livestock and soil conservation payments excluded. Wheat and potatoes yield fell, corn declined, and abandonment rose. Cotton production eyed at 1.945 million bales, with sorghum and oats also down. Wheat sown for 1937 harvest placed at 5.315 million acres, up five percent from 1927–31 average.
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Austin
United States Department of Agriculture
Texas
Department
Reared as Girl for 11 Years. Gretna Is Now a Boy
Carlisle report: Gretna Bobb of Mount Holly Springs, raised as a girl for 11 years, is revealed as a boy after an automobile accident. Dr. W Baird Stuart says a simple operation exposed the sex during treatment for a broken ankle. Gretna awaits rechristening and a second operation. father glad for boyhood future.
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Carlisle
W. Baird Stuart
Gretna Bobb
Mount Holly Springs
Frank Bobb
Gretna
Cost of Texas Government Is On Increase
Texas faces rising state government costs with 1936 expenditures projected near 125 million dollars and receipts about 128 million. The old age assistance program drives much of the rise, while stricter revenue enforcement and multiple funds complicate the deficit picture.
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Texas
Austin
Claude Teer
Board of Control
Comptroller’s Department
Orville S. Carpenter
Taxogram challenges view on rich paying most taxes
An article argues the common belief that the rich pay most taxes is false. It claims even if all earners above $5,000 contributed half their income, tax revenue would total under three billion dollars, less than a quarter of total taxes.
Palm Example Amid Travel Lore
A traveler’s palm is noted for stalk parts that catch water, a feature welcomed by wanderers in dry regions, highlighting a useful plant behavior mentioned in travel lore.
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United States Supreme Court
George Sutherland
Flushing Meadow
Flushing River
New York Department of Parks
Fair Corporation
Force
Doghouse, Incorporated
U.S
Stephens & Bryant Insurance Agency
First Nat’l Bank
Barbee & Bassett
Insurance Agency
Gomer May
The
First National Bank
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