Mt. Pleasant Daily Times (Mount Pleasant, Tex.), Vol. 13, No. 70, Ed. 1 Wednesday, June 8, 1932 Page: 2 of 4
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MT. PLEASANT DAILY TIMEH WEDNESDAY, JUNE 8, 3932.
ORIGINATED POPULAR PRICES
HAVE MODERN EQUIPMENT
USE COMPETENT HELP
APPRECIATE YOUR PATRONAGE
We
P. D. THORNTON, Cleaner & Hatter
PHONE 149
OUR PRICES ARE IN KEEPING WITH THE TIMES
Eleven Are Dead
In Explosion That
Wrecked House
MT. PLEASANT DAILY TIMES
G. W. CROSS, Editor
Entered at the postoffice at Mt. Pleas-
ant, Texas, as second class mail mat-
ter. All obituaries, resolutions of
respect, cards of thanks, etc., will be
charged for at regular rates.
Cleveland, Ohio, June 7.—A dozen
persons were missing Tuesday night,
in the wake of a disastrous explos-
ion and fire that early Tuesday de-
stroyed the Ellington Apartment Ho-
tel with an accompanying loss of
eleven lives and injuries to two score,
i As firemen dug into the great piles
i...... I, of blackened brick and masonry, they
The Treasury will prepare immediate-' ex.pIr*“ed uth/ fe“el‘ * W*uld be
iy for their collection. The new, high ,the death to11 ,S defl'
income rates are applicable to the
earnings of the current calendar year
and will be payable on next year’s
returns.
The tax law is to pour $1,118,500,- , . . . ., „ ,
000 into the Treasury during the fis- exPlos30n shortly after midn%ht and
cal year which begins July 1, and immediate*y enveloped
nitely established
The six-story frame-brick building,
a landmark in downtown Cleveland
at East Ninth and Superior since the
! '90s, was shattered by a mysterious
New Taxes In
Effect June 21
thus restore the national finances to
a cash basis—pay as you go and no
more borrowing—aiding to restore
the country’s .economic life to its full
normal great. vigor.
Of the new law’s total expected
yield, the excise taxes ranging from
electric power to cosmetics, from au-
tomobiles to candy, are to bring in
$450,000,000.
Miscellaneous 'axes, which include
charges on telephone and telegraph
in sheets of
flame that trapped more than 150
residents in their rooms.
“Maw About Town99
Is Timely Film
With the eyes cf the nation center-
ing on Washington and its activities,
a screen romance against the back-
ground of diplomacy and intrigue in
r’ne capital comes as a timely offei-
... .. , , ... ing. “Man About Town,” the Fox
messages, admission tickets, oil pipe , ,. , . , ,
,. . , . , , ’ , , | Films production, which opened at
Washington, June 7.—The new rev-1 and drafts, arT counted on for $152,- j
enue bill is law Tuesday, bolstering
the credit of the Government with the
greatest range of taxes ever imposed
by this country except during war.
With Spartan.absence of ceremony,
President Hoover transformed this
giant legislation into status by af-
fixing his signature late Monday in
the presence only of a secretary, less
lines, safe deposit boxes, bank checks , ’ , , . . , .
-I«„I _____ ~ !the Tltus Theatre today, is just such
a production.
With Warner Baxter, Karen Mor-
as its chief
000,000.
From income taxes, personal and , . ^ -r- i
corporation, with many administrative ! ey an °nway. ear e
. , . ! protagonists, it is supreme film en-
cnanges reducing possible deductions, * . . B ; , T , __e
a total of $299,000,000 is to be drawn, j; . J * *' Ba . r a11^ lea le
. , .. , tried and true friends through years
Postal rate increases, including 3- . . . .. „ , „ . , ,
, , ., , ’ . * , I of work in the Secret Service, but the
cent letter postage, are estimated/at i , ...
CM*nnnnnnn cZ x , ’ , ;discovery that both are in love with
$160,000,000. Stamp taxes on bond ,, . , ... ,, ,
, ,, . , . . the same girl complicates matters and
than two hours after the final legis- futures and conveyances are listed at |^!ns lnend®hip 1IKC^ ha-red- F™m
lative step had been taken by the- $45,500,000. ilbls point story waxet) excitin&
gena^e j ’ _ jand maintains the interest to a thijjll-
j ing climax. -
The majority of the new rates, ex-; SCOUT MEETING, TROOP TWO
cises, tariffs and stamp taxes will j _
go into effect in 15 days, or June 21. j Scouts of Trop Two assembled for
—i—,— ;fhcir regular meeting at 7:00 o’clock
Tuesday evening. Roll was called
and dues were collected. The troop i
had several drills. Games were play- j
ed and enjoyed by all. Williams Fer •
MAY GROW HOMESICK
(to applicant)—Where
Dr. W. A. Taylor
PHYSICIAN and SURGEON
Modern X-Ray Equipment - -......----- - -.............. —* ;thirk voum iike it
Office over Swint Bros. Drug Store guson is here from Mt. Vernon to be j J _’
j with us for another summer. We are
*—1 ’ making a drive for new and old mem-
McCLINTON RADIO bers. Next Tuesday night will bring
1 sell R. C. A. and Vie- | a surprise for all members presen:
lor Radios Repair and I all members are asked to bring
j someone else. After that several
i events will follow to interest all mem-
bers. Meeting closed with repetition
of the Scout laws.—Scribe.
St. Peter
you from ?
Applicant—From California.
St. Peter—Come on up, but 1 don’t
Service all Makes Test
Tubes Free. Used Ra-
dios at a Bargain.
Miss Carlynn Cleland returned
Tuesday from Nashville, Tenn., where
she attended Vanderbilt the past
year.
The rudder, of the S. S. Berengaria
weighs 55 tons.
Some of Texas’ Bonus Army
Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Davis Ji., and
children have returned to their home
in Overton, after a visit here with
relatives.
Our Job Department is equ:ppeo
to give you neat and accurate jobs.
Want Ads
LOST—One large yellow Jersey
milk oow, partly dehorned with one
horn longer than the other. Will pay
reward.—O. M. Fuquay. 8-2
FOR SALE—Seed Peanuts. See
John Merrett. 6-6
Candidate
Cards
This year, candidates are enabled to
secure their cards cheaper than ever be-
fore. . fS*
We have an extra good card which we
can offer to candidates at a big saving.
Candidates for county offices use lots
of cards, and these prices will appeal to
them.
5,000 Cards for
$5.00
\
We can give prompt delivery on any
order, whether large or small.
TIMES REVIEW
DAILY TIMES
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Here arc two of the scenes which were enacted all over Texas
during the past week, as veterans of Texas assembled at railroad
yards for their trek to Washington in an effort to get the soldiers’
bonus paid. The picture at the top was taken at Houston, while the
one below, from Texarkana, shows the American and Texas flags
carried by the veterans.
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Cross, G. W. Mt. Pleasant Daily Times (Mount Pleasant, Tex.), Vol. 13, No. 70, Ed. 1 Wednesday, June 8, 1932, newspaper, June 8, 1932; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth783487/m1/2/: accessed July 7, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Mount Pleasant Public Library.