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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1935
Page
2
The chain store tax bill, effective mid January, sets a stepped license fee from 1 to 750 per store with a filing fee and various exemptions. It targets utilities separately and requires conspicuous posting of receipts. Sponsors estimate annual revenue around 1.5 million.
A polemical piece contrasts Coolidge and Mellon era debt reduction with New Deal spending, arguing persistent deficits and high taxes. It cites a Forbes figure on corporate taxes and asserts billionaire wealth would not cover government costs. The text notes a truck adapter that converts gas engines to oil burning.
The Lubbock Evening Journal commends James Lindsey, Whitewright High School graduate and senior Texas Tech journalism student, editor of The Toreador, for strong early editions. It predicts the 1935 36 Toreador could rank among the nation’s best college papers if work continues with sound judgment and courage.
Congressman John W. Flanagan Jr. argues on the House floor that over 146 years the Supreme Court struck down 67 acts of Congress. He notes Democrats passed about 29 percent of those, while Republicans enacted roughly 63 percent, with some acts in bipartisan and early sessions.
A National Tax Association study shows 47 states enacted 1 400 new tax laws last year led by sales and income taxes. Seventeen tax types are noted with rates and exemptions varying. Virginia did not meet, while Georgia and Nevada consider property tax limits.
The Virginian recounts party control since 1861 and cites 67 laws declared unconstitutional. It notes 33 Democratic congresses, 27 Republican congresses, 1 Whig, 1 non partisan, and 12 divided government terms. The remark continues about the term of office of the...
Mrs. Ida B Wise Smith of the National Woman's Christian Temperance Union urged six points to map the future of the temperance movement. In a statement issued from Evanston Illinois the call asked ministers and church leaders to set aside Oct 27 to discuss the six concerns including liquor law erosion traffic accidents liquor advertising gambling and education on the alcohol problem.
C D Williams announces next week's United States Brewers Association meeting at the Biltmore Hotel with some 500 brewers expected. C B Larrabee will discuss a waxed paper carton beer concept as Col Ruppert leads Eastern delegates amid a bread price dispute. a Congress study panel will report by July 1, 1936 on agricultural income and industry concentration.
The Federal Trade Commission began a nationwide inquiry to determine who pockets the consumer dollar. Questionnaires were sent to food products makers and related firms to map how much is kept by manufacturers processors distributors and retailers and how much reaches farmers. The investigation was ordered by the last Congress.
The late Miss Ruth de Capree of Dallas left $5,000 to Austin College to fund a scholarship named the de Capree memorial loan fund. The Dallas teacher, a member of the First Presbyterian Church, taught at Dallas Technical High School, and the bequest was announced by Dr. E. B. Tucker.
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