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Newspaper
Winters Enterprise
Location
Winters, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1936
Page
3
The text argues stock prices reflect business confidence, noting 11 straight months of rising prices through February, the rise from $77.02 to $119.21 per share since March last year, and a 136 percent gain over three years. It asserts stock trading supports investors in dividend paying securities and contrasts with real estate, presenting a view of genuine business recovery.
A newspaper recounts Japan’s political turmoil as soldiers assassinate officials in protest against anti militarist policy. Premier Okada survives a staged assassination while his brother in law dies, highlighting divisions within Japan over militarism and conquest.
Rev. J. H. Baldridge Methodist Presiding Elder at Gatesville and Mrs. Baldridge were in town early this week to attend to local business interests.
The record of stock exchanges over the past 11 months provides evidence.
Washington March 11 The White House demands new revenues of 786 million dollars annually for three years and 620 million a year for six years after. Lawmakers must draft tax measures to raise the funds without provoking voter resistance. Processing taxes akin to the old three A’s are likely, broadening to many goods from farm to consumer. The aim is to conceal the tax impact from the public. A strong drive to revise the income tax is noted.
Inflationists push money printing while tax policy and inheritance taxes loom. NRA wage hour standards face slim chances. shipping subsidies debate pits Post Office against lawmakers. Rex Tugwell earns another leave, provoking Capitol controversy about his rehabilitation program and funding distribution. Landon considered Republican nominee with Hoover Borah followings unclear. Roosevelt likely to seek renomination.
Dr. A B Cox director of the University of Texas Bureau of Business Research notes the cotton situation has better prospects due to policy shift toward expanding trade to raise consumption and price. He cites changes in loan effects, supply figures, and recent Texas textile industry results showing modest gains but still below normal.
A D Smith becomes a partner of Badgett Implement Company alongside R F Badgett after a recent deal. He will conduct most business across the county and is regarded as a valuable addition to the firm, which will remain Badgett Implement Company.
J. W. Dixon spent the weekend at Baylor University in Waco, visiting campus and meeting with faculty during a short stay.
The article lists several prominent women: Mrs. G. H. Bacon of Kansas City receives a 19386 license tag from City Manager H. F. McElroy for traffic courtesy. France names Sarah Watson in Paris as a Chevalier of the Legion of Honor for WWI service with the YWCA. Dolly Madison joins the Republican national organization’s Young Republican division as assistant to the director. Jane M. Hoey becomes director of the Federal grants division of the Social Security Board to oversee old age pensions and related programs. Gina Pope Yeatman is named Philadelphia’s first woman cabinet member and Director of City Architecture, noted as an aviator. The piece also mentions ongoing White House visitors and President Truman’s optimistic outlook for reelection, with Republicans seeking to appeal to conservatives in business and finance.
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