Obituary: Herman Oliphant Dies at 54 Former Treasury Counsel
The New York Times notes Herman Oliphant, 54, longtime Treasury Department general counsel, died yesterday. His brief public service drew more criticism than praise for the undistributed profits tax, though many valued his sincere dedication and intellect. Oliphant's career spanned academia at Chicago, Columbia, and Johns Hopkins before Washington.
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Herman Oliphant
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Roosevelt
University of Chicago
Columbia
Johns Hopkins
Answers to Questions from The Winchester Evening Star
A compact Q and A feature answering varied queries. Topics include kidnappings solved by the FBI, milk consumption by region, country army size, traffic on the Baltimore Washington Boulevard, opera popularity, corn husking records, insanity and blindness linked to syphilis, largest tuberculosis sanatorium, keeping a Christmas tree fresh, sources of poetry lines and words, Libby Prison location, farm cooperative business, Isocrates definition of education, duration of the President's flag, and home accident causes with falls as the top killer.
A Fantastic Scheme To Balance The Budget
In a congress address the President promotes a plan to balance the budget by borrowing and spending greatly with the aim that rising national income will cover outlays. Critics call the Eighty Billion target a mirage, noting unemployment may persist despite higher spending and debt. England, by a different tax approach, appears in better financial shape.
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Founders and economists on government spending debt
Quotes from Jefferson Cleveland Wilson and Eccles discuss frugality debt and the role of government in supporting the people. The remarks touch on limits to governmental power and the nature of capitalist finance in debt repayment.
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Grover Cleveland
Woodrow Wilson
Marriner Eccles
Byrd's View Gains Echo as Gallup Poll Finds Majority Oppose Spending
The Gallup poll shows 61 percent of voters think federal spending is too high, 2 percent say it is about right, and 10 percent want more. Critics like Byrd and Eccles argue that continued unbalanced budgets will burden future taxation, a view gaining traction in Congress.
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Power of the purse shifts with relief funding
The Christian Science Monitor notes that the U S Senate moves to reassert control over relief appropriations, ending lump sum grants by Congress and WPA with discretionary funding by the president. This shift challenges legislative independence and asserts fiscal oversight as a political act.
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United States Senate
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WPA
Bradford Reelected Bank President at Clarke County meeting
D J Howard reports Central Relief activities for the past year at the annual stockholders gathering. Mrs Katherine Glass Green presents a copy of America's Women to the Fort Loudoun D A R chapter.
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Bank of
Clarke County
D. J. Howard
Katherine Glass Green
America’s Women
Fort Loudoun D. A. R
Virginia General Assembly eyes liquor bill fight over fees
Five years ago leaders warned of a heated battle over a liquor control bill as license fees became the focal point. In a broader national note President Roosevelt signed a bill increasing the federal levy on a gallon of whiskey from 1.10 to 2.00. Henry J. Benner, linked to Mosby’s men, died at his Jordan Springs area home. Ethel and Retha Cooper made the Harrisonburg Teacher’s College fall honor roll.
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Virginia
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Jordan Springs
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Retha Cooper
Harrisonburg
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Jefferson and Monticello topic at D A R meeting
Mrs. Robert McC. Glass presents a paper on Jefferson and Monticello at a D A R meeting in town. Shenandoah Valley National Bank calls stockholders to vote on distribution of stock. John Barrymore stars in a local picture show with Tempest, receiving strong advance notices.
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Robert McC. Glass
Shenandoah Valley National Bank
John Barrymore
Central Frederick Farmer's Club elects L. D. Kline president
J M Steck is sworn in as a member of the Virginia House of Delegates from Winchester and Frederick county. Shenandoah county loses a wet dry option contest in the courts to the drys. School teachers of the Back Creek district adopt a resolution asking for larger salaries and longer terms.
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Winchester Wins Suit and Legacy Ties to Judge Handley
Winchester gains the suit victory in the U S Circuit Court of Pennsylvania and accedes the entire Judge John Handley legacy valued at over 700000 plus 250000 for a public library. Winchester Telephone Co announces direct Gerrardstown W Va connection to customers. Robert Carter Berkeley of Washington and Lee is offered Yale presidency at a rumored 25000 yearly salary.
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United States Circuit Court of Pennsylvania
John Handley
Winchester Telephone Company
Gerrardstown
W. Va
Washington and Lee
Robert Carter Berkeley
Yale University
Red Letter Edition New Testament for twenty cents
Winchester Star offers a complete New Testament with red letter text and a special Bible facts section naming trees birds and rivers. The 254 page volume, bound in black, includes longest book and shortest verse and ships postpaid for twenty cents via Information Bureau Washington DC.
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Talking to others by stepping into their shoes
Dale Carnegie cites O D O Neill at Fordham Hospital who resolves friction by explaining from the other person’s view. A wife and patient misread neglect until the doctor is pictured as a waiter serving beds, showing understanding by parallel situations. Lincoln used this method to avoid arguments.
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Fordham Hospital
New York
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O’neil
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Mr. O’neil
Mr O’neil
Worthington and Marcia Enter a Tangled Triangle
Sara Sue Davis, Incorporated profits from kindness as Worthington Gurley, a teen, admits love for her and meets Marcia d A laine. Sara Sue helps resolve tensions by supporting friendships and guiding youths toward happiness while balancing romance and responsibility.
Wedding Ring Help Sparks Teenage Elopement Plan
In a late night plea, Worthington and Marcia ask Sara Sue to lend her wedding ring for a spontaneous ocean wedding outside Texas. Sara Sue weighs risks, supports their romance, and agrees to accompany them as witness and matron of honor.
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Me. Worthington and Maras
Marcia
Worthington
Galveston
Texas
Gulf
Larry
Young One
Marciap
Rice
Sara Sue Davis
Southern senators join anti relief expenditure stance
A small group of conservative Southern senators has united to oppose continued federal relief spending. The report notes Pat Harrison Bailey Byrnes Byrd and Glass as vocal critics and predicts more opposition in the next Congress as they push for fiscal sanity against Hopkins led relief policies.
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Pat Harrison
Byrnes
South Carolina
White House
Bailey
Byrd
Glass
Virginia
Administration of Relief
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