Townsendites have a day at hearings. Washington, D.C., Feb. 8. Rep. Ralph O. Brewster, Maine, L.W. Jeffery, Vice President of the Townsend National Recovery Plan, Inc. and Dr. Towsend, going over a few points on their testimony before the hearings today of the House Ways and Means Committee. Rep. Br

Holds House Committee in contempt. Washington, D.C. Jan. 16. The Presidential candidate Lemke and his backer Dr. Townsend are shown as they conferred about the new Townsend Plan now to be called the 'General Welfare Bill'. Dr. Townsend who goes to court on Feb. 8 for contempt charges against him sai

Townsend faces senate committee again. Washington, D.C., March 19. Dr. Francis E. Townsend made a brief appearance before the Senate Unemployment Committee today and argued that his old age pension plan would do away with unemployment. He filed with the Committee a statement explaining the plan of a

Reports to Senate Finance Committee on taxation of salaries. Washington, D.C., Feb. 21. Chairman Prentiss M. Brown of Special Senate Committee asserted today that justification of reciprocal state and federal taxation of salaries lies in a just distribution of the tax load. In reporting to Senate Fi

$24,500,000 savings for government? Washington, D.C. Jan. 14. F.W. Powell, (left) Chairman of the Brookings Institute, non-partisan statistical foundation, submitted today to the Senate Committee on Governmental Reorganization a report of a study made by his organization showing how savings of $24,5

Last-minute huddle. Washington, D.C., Nov. 4. The House Ways and Means Sub-Committee today began consideration of a general revision of the Federal Revenue Structure. Today's session which was executive was devoted chiefly to the discussion of procedure. In the photograph, left to right: Rep. Allen

In spotlight at Senate Committee hearing, Tom Mooney petition. Washington, D.C., Dec. 15. Senator Joseph C. O'Mahoney, (left) Senator James E. Murray, and John W. Jenkins, Chairman of the Tom Mooney Defense Committee, go into a huddle just before the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee opened its meeting

Rep. Joseph Hendricks of Fla.; J ? Francis Townsend and Sen. Claude Pepper, 1/5/39; Townsend Co.

Townsend bill plan dishonest sponsor tells house committee. Washington, D.C., Feb. 2. Rep. Harry Sheppard, left, democrat of California, today told the House Ways and Means Committee he was 'washed up' with the Townsend Old-Age Pension Organization because he did not believe it was functioning on an