Tax Burden Per Citizen Rises Across Nation
Experts report the total per capita tax burden increased from 68.27 in 1922 to 77.53 in 1931, a rise of 9.26 per person or about 14 percent. When excluding federal taxes, nonfederal burden grew from 39.85 to 57.76, up 18.91 per capita or roughly 48 percent, as discussions on uniform rates and across‑the‑board levies proceed.
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L. H. Parker
Joint Congressional Committee On Internal Revenue Taxation
Parker
Lady Bailey Found Safe After Scant Gasoline Flight
Lady Mary Bailey, missing on a flight from England to Cape Town, was found in Niger 15 miles southwest of Tahoua after forced landing with low fuel. Bert Hinkler remains missing amid heavy snowfall in France. Captain W L Hope, searching Alps for Hinkler, has been in Switzerland.
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Paris
Tahola
Niger
Tahoua
Algiers
Algieria
Lady Bailey
Croydon
England
Amy Johnson
J. A. Mollison
Cape Town
Oran
Algeria
Hinkler
Auxerre
Othe
Bussy
W. L. Hope
Feltham
Switzerland
Alps
Explosives Used In Killing Wealthy Woman
In Leonardstown Maryland on January 16 the blast in Miss Ida Kirk's car killed her. Federal reports say explosives were used though the type is unknown. Investigators plan to call more experts as detectives pursue new clues. Miss Kirk's will is set for Orphans' Court on January 24.
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Leonardstown
Federal Bureau of Mines
Pittsburgh
Ida Kirk
John T. H. Briscoe
Leonardtown
Briscoe
Miss Kirk
Senators Glass and Swanson Meet President-Elect
President elect held talks with Senators Glass and Swanson amid cabinet speculation. Glass indicated he cannot discuss it and Swanson, who did not confer yet, hoped to speak before the president elect's Warm departure. Roosevelt stressed talks were exploratory and that about 600 names had been proposed for the cabinet with a selection expected before March 4th.
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Glass
Treasury
Ito
Swanson
Roosevelt
New York
Navy
Funeral Rites Held For Late Mrs Gochenour
Maurertown Jan 19 Funeral services for Mrs Martha Ellen Gochenour 74 wife of Johnna J Gochenour will be held Friday at 2 PM from Valley Pike Church Interment will be in the church cemetery She died Wednesday night at the home of her son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs R Sydney Newman from paralysis She had lived with her daughter and was a member of the Church of the Brethren Survived by daughter Mrs R Sydney Newman and son William J Gochenour.
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Maurertown
Martha Ellen ‘Gochenour
Johnna J. ‘Gochenour
R. Sydney Newman
Valley Pike
Gochenour
Church of the Brethren
William J. Gochenour
West Virginia Senate Creates Economy and Efficiency Board
Charleston January 19. The Senate quickly approved a plan to form a joint economy and efficiency committee with the state university bureau of government research as staff. The House deferred action after a lengthy debate as lawmakers consider 18 of 106 total measures.
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Charleston
W. Va
Senate
State University Bureau of Government Research
House
Henderson
Doddridge
House Judiciary Committee
Butcher
Beacom
D. Cabell
Congress
Ice Makers of State Name Virginia Officials at 19th Annual Meet
A. Reardon of Alster rises from first Vice President to President of the Virginia Ice Manufacturers Association at the closing session of its 19th annual meeting in Norfolk. Officers named include L. Paul Richmond first vice president and O. A. Reardon Alexandria secretary and treasurer. The executive committee features M. C. Elliott Charlottesville Harry Hammond Alexandria J. P. Leigh Portsmouth M. C. Munce Richmond F. W. Sanford Newport News N. C. Drexler Net News R. R. Waltermeyer Richmond W. B. Strawser Crewe and M. L. Petty Norfolk. Delegates opposed government competition with private business and urged cutting federal expenses. Advertising as vital to growth was urged by Dr. McCandish of New York urging use of local newspaper ad space.
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Norfolk
A.reardon
Alster
Virginia Ice Manufacturers
Harry Hammond
Alexandria
J. P. Leigh
Portsmouth
M. C. Munce
Richmond
F. W. Sanford
Newport News
N. C. Drexler
Net News
R. R. Waltermeyer
W. B. Strawser
Crewe
M. L. Petty
Shannon
McCandish
New York
Modern Woman
House Kills Regrouping Plan of President
Washington Jan 19 Democratic House majority votes to block President Hoover's plan to regroup 58 agencies and limit his power to reorganize. A Cochran resolution forces the action while a Republican move to send the measure back fails 203 to 176. Hoover retains some transfer authority under existing rules.
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Washington
House
Hoover
Expenditures Committee
Public Service
Treasury
Deent
Gobertononta
Capital U. D. C. Pays Its Tribute To General Lee
A small group of Daughters of the Confederacy gathered at the bronze Robert E. Lee statue in the Capitol to honor Lee on his 126th birthday. Major Robert S. Hudgins of Richmond lauded Lee as a great soldier and idol of his men. He noted Lee’s surrender at Appomattox as ending the conflict and said Lee was venerated as a prince imperial.
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Washington
Daughters of the Confederacy
Robert E. Lee
Capitol
Statuary Hall
District of Columbia Daughters
Lee
Robert S. Hudging
Richmond
Sons of Confederate Veterans
Hudgins
Napoleon
Rrender
Appomattox
Two-Gun Schoolma'am Reforms Indians in Old West Style
Feature on a frontier woman nicknamed the two gun schoolma am who tamed a band of outlaws using sharp wits and courage. She leads a dramatic clash of justice on dusty plains with guns blazing and a firm hand. The piece recalls Wild West mythos through dramatic anecdotes and period rhetoric.
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Washington Herald
Nation asking to be relieved from injustice at Washington and Lee
Lexington Va Jan 19 Colonel Henry W Anderson said at Washington and Lee University that deep readjustments are needed after the recent election to relieve injustices. He urged Roosevelt to pursue early equitable war debt readjustment and proposed currency inflation to restore price levels. He outlined radical social changes and a cooperative social system balancing duties with benefits.
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Lexington
Henry W. Anderso
Aes
Washington and Lee University
Richmond Republican
Dia
Roosevelt
Anderson
Glass Bank Bill Faces Opposition Across Washington
The Carter Glass banking bill aims to reduce customer risk by enabling 60 mile branch expansion and banning certain securities. opponents warn it could concentrate banking in few firms. The measure includes a $125 million federal aid to liquidate failed banks and faces clashes between inflation advocates and traditional Federal Reserve supporters.
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Washington, D. C
Carter Glass
Virginia
Federal Reserve System
Federal Reserve
Congress
Elmer Thomas
Oklahoma
Nt Benkes
Dal Noe
Grocery
Stata
Duty of cooperative service over competitive warfare
The text argues for cooperative service instead of competitive warfare. It supports private ownership of wealth created through transforming natural resources, conditioned by duties to society. It calls for simplified and adaptive social and political structures to align with public will and needs.
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Ramat Oa Ip
Demand Bid Strategy in Central Press Bridge Lessons
Central Press bridge column explains demand bids as forcing openings. It analyzes bidding with two of a suit to signal game potential and asks how partners should interpret bids to avoid misreadings. The piece discusses spades and hearts, showings of missing Aces, and cautions against bidding to the score.
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Hearts
Apadea
Aslam
Winchester Evening Star Pattern Dept Offers Limited Knitwear
A home sewing ad promotes jumper and blouse patterns with fashion notes for young Misses. Pattern 9477 comes in sizes 12 to 20, with fabric needs for size 16 and instructions included. Orders require coins or stamps and include name address style number and size for each pattern. Catalog details and pattern set priced at 25 cents.
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PRI OF
Winchester Evening Star Pattern Department
West 8Th Street
New York City
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