Texas to Seek 12 to 16 Million Dollar Tax Boost
Texas faces a surge in state taxation with forecasts of 12 to 16 million dollars in new taxes amid looming fall and possible early next sessions. Gov Allred pushes for around 12 million more revenue yearly while lawmakers weigh how much to raise and where to obtain it. The scope includes existing deficits, bonds, and shifting sources like property taxes and corporate levies, with a tough choice ahead for 181 lawmakers reassembling in Austin.
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Texas
Allred
Austin
House
Open Letter to a Hit and Run Driver
A stark admonition to a driver who killed a child and fled, insisting the offender cannot escape the memory and shame. The letter urges confession, notes nerves and paranoia from exposure, and declares the act a murder not an accident. It emphasizes lasting guilt and the impossibility of true escape.
Congress to Stay in Session Until All Work Cleared
Democratic leaders announced Congress would remain in session for the foreseeable future as the administration pressed ahead with its program. While the weekend gathering on Jefferson Island was described as social, leaders said it strengthened resolve to keep Congress in session until major legislation is disposed of.
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Congress
Annapolis
Jefferson Island
Americans Spend for Pleasure Across Travel and Entertainment
One measure of American living standards is the money spent for travel and recreation. Americans spend about six and a half billion dollars yearly on travel by air land and water. Commercial amusements such as motion pictures theatres clubs radios and radio broadcasting total about two and a quarter billion dollars. Nearly a billion dollars is spent on games sports and outdoor life.
Government Plans War on Evaders of Security Taxes Now
The internal revenue bureau will fine thousands of firms for not filing social security act returns. Penalties include up to 10,000 dollars and five years in prison for willful violators. Employers must file monthly payroll and income tax submissions amid warnings of hard enforcement.
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Washington
Internal Revenue Bureau
Guy T. Helvering
Internal Revenue
Bureau
Supreme Court
Allred Pledges Special Sessions to Cut Utilities Rates
Governor James V. Allred told 15,000 at Silsbee’s Santa Fe program that Texas has the nation’s highest Southland telephone rate and that all public utility charges are too high. He vowed to call special legislative sessions to press through lower electricity and telephone rates and defended the anti-betting measures in his platform.
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Silsbee
Texas
South
James V. Allred
Alfred
Tax Session Set to Start Early in September
Governor James V. Allred announced the Texas Legislature will begin its tax session early in September. He expects at least one full session for tax measures, possibly two, then a session on public utility regulation. He blamed four months of regular sessions as one long filibuster delaying utility legislation for ten years.
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Austin
Texas
James V. Allred
Farmers Replant Neighbor Fields in Levy County
Nearly 30 farmers in Hock ley County organized a county wide effort to replant about 100000 acres of bailed out land. They moved tractors across the county under County Farm Agent D. W. Sherrill to salvage destroyed crops. Gasoline and seed were supplied by farmers whose crops were damaged. The replanting largely finished last week.
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Levelland
Hockley County
D. W. Sherrill
True Enough Mule Riddle Delivers Wealth Jest
A wry quip cautions against vanity in wealth chasing asking why ride a mule to riches and answering that idleness follows swiftly as one climbs. The line underscores humor about status and improvement tied to bold choices.
Court Your Girl By Machinery And Find Out If It's True Love
Salt Lake City report on using radiation and electricity to interpret thoughts and emotions. Dr. Phillips Thomas of Pittsburgh explains hopes to capture personality radiations via gadgets to test true love. He cites animal examples like snakes and ants to illustrate detection of impulses.
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Salt Lake City
Utah
Phillips Thomas
Pittsburgh
Dr. Thomas
Thomas
Cleaning Tips From An Old Household Page
Ink spills on wood floors should be wiped with steel wool and warm water, then wax once dry. Scorches may come out with a white cloth dampened with peroxide. White paint stays white after rinsing in water boiled with onions. Burds and blankets stay moth free after washing and borax storage. Road oil on clothes lifts with lard and soap. Blondes kept with lemon soap and juice. After poultry, rub with cornmeal to clean. same for scaling fish.
Vegetarian restaurant banter about artificial flowers
A humorous exchange mentions artificial flowers on a table and a waiter confirms them as fake. The remark highlights a running vegetarian restaurant issue where real flowers risk being eaten by customers, illustrating lighthearted dining room banter.
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