Roosevelt to Study Finances as First Task Post Election
Albany reports President elect Roosevelt will seek first hand information on the national financial situation before tax policy or budget balancing actions. He plans a conference with Vice President elect Garner and House leaders to discuss federal and state revenue coordination and will support an interstate legislative conference to synchronize tax systems.
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American Legislators Association
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General sales tax viewed as only remaining means of balancing budget
Washington statehouse veteran Representative George Huddleston argues a genuine budget balance requires economies and about one billion in new taxes. He favors a general sales tax as the sole viable revenue source, saying other taxes lack sufficient yield and many sectors already strained. He warns broad cuts across defense and civil service would meet stiff resistance and political backlash.
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U. S
Alabama
Capitol Hill
Army
Illness Strikes Salem Baptist Orphanage
Influenza and measles sweep Salem Baptist Orphanage with nearly two thirds of children and staff infected. The outbreak affects residents and workers, prompting health measures and admission restrictions as officials monitor the situation.
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Baptist Orphanage
Salem
Illness at Institution With Quarantine and Transfers
The infirmary reports mild influenza and measles cases with no alarm. One nurse among 11 is ill along with two other general-duty staff. 150 influenza, 75 measles patients, four pneumonia and a mastoid case were moved to Jefferson Hospital in Roanoke. 345 orphans remain, with 96 bed-patients. No one is critically ill.
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Jefferson Hospital
Roanoke
Slang Gaining Ground Says Educator At Speech Convention
More than 1,000 educators attended the seventeenth annual convention of the National Association of Teachers of Speech in Los Angeles. Ralph B. Dennis of Northwestern University argued that the wide use of slang today will become good usage tomorrow, noting slang as colorful and graphic and that phrases like Oh yeah convey much in two words. He cited O K as acceptable slang.
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Associate of Teachers of Speech
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School of Speech
Northwestern University
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Corn fuel study claims 50 bushels equal a ton coal
The University of Illinois reports that fifty bushels of car corn yield as much heat as a ton of Illinois coal and cost roughly the same. A pound of corn provides heat similar to wood, and spoiled corn matches good corn. Burning part of the crop could raise prices for remaining stock.
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Chicago
Illinois
University of Illinois Department of Agriculture
Legend and religion in early America to Japanese worship
Jed Tunkins muses on George Washington and the cherry tree tale as a lesson in generosity. A Washington Star note discusses Shinto origins, ancestor worship, and its many gods and sects. It also observes how war times influence smoking habits.
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George Washington
Washington Star
Japan
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