| Title | Browning Arms Company Collection, Box 003, Folder 04 |
| Creator | Steckel, Hugo; Landenberger, Phoebe; Browning, Marriner A.; J. M. & M. S. Browning Company; Browning, Phoebe; Browning, Val A., 1895--1994; J.M & M.S Browning Company |
| Description | Phoebe H. Browning corresponds with Marriner A. Browning and Hugo Steckel to claim dividends. |
| Subject | Firearms industry and trade--United States; Firearms industry and trade--Utah; Browning Arms Company; Business enterprises--Utah--Ogden--History |
| Digital Publisher | Digitized by Special Collections & University Archives, Stewart Library, Weber State University. |
| Date Digital | 2026-02 |
| Date | 1937; 1938; 1939; 1940; 1941; 1942; 1943; 1944; 1945; 1946; 1947; 1948; 1949 |
| Medium | correspondence; financial records |
| Spatial Coverage | Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, United States; Ogden, Weber County, Utah, United States |
| Type | Text |
| Conversion Specifications | Archived TIFF images were scanned with an Epson Expression 13000XL scanner. Digital images were reformatted in Photoshop. |
| Language | eng |
| Rights | Materials may be used for non--profit and educational purposes; please credit Special Collections & University Archives, Stewart Library, Weber State University. For further information: http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC--EDU/1.0/ |
| Sponsorship/Funding | Funding generously provided by the Val A. Browning Charitable Foundation. |
| Source | MS492, Box 3, Folder 6, Special Collections & University Archives, Stewart Library, Weber State University. |
| OCR Text | Show June Mrs. 2l22 John C. Hubbard Lake City, Dear Mrs. Landenberger? Salt of Ogden stock to this Utah Enclosed herewith Certificate Will you office. No. is portion please First Security Corporation of Company dividend L-8617 sign H. Encls. HS/co/faw Mail for 68 shares. the Yours Registered 19)9 Landenberger Avenue certificate represents that in first Security stock. return 28, the enclosed very Steckel This receipt truly, and paid irs. 2122 Salt John C, Landenberger Hubbard Avenue Lake City, Utah Dear Mrs, Attached dividend Landenberger: hereto is which Mr. We a check for the Val A, Browning First Security has endorsed, Corporation have requested transfer of the First security Corporation stock to your name and upon receipt of these certificates, will forward same to you, Yours Encl. Check $102.00 faw/co Registered Mail very truly, June 21, 199 Transfer Agent Exchange Place First Security Salt Lake Dear Sir: City, Branch Bank of Utah, Utah N.A. Enclosed herewith is Certificate First Security Corporation of Val A. Browning Trustee No. L 8367 for 68 shares of of Ogden stock held in the name for Phebe Houtz Browning. Will you please transfer this stock to the name of Mrs. John C. Landenberger, 2122 Hubbard Avenue, Salt Lake City, Utah and return the stock certificate to this office for delivery. Since there is no change in ownership (change of name due to marriage), transfer tax is not necessary, Yours H. Encl, (Cert. HS /co/faw L 8367) Registered Mail very Steckel truly, June Mrs. 2122 J. G. Landenberger Hubbard Avenue Lake City, Dear Mrs. Landenberger: Salt 13, 199 Utah In reply to your letter of June 10 regarding the First Security Corporation stock and dividend,we are expecting Val to return within 10 days at which time these transfers will be made. Yours H. HS /co/faw very Steckel truly, Ee Me v/ Jp. Vie Pe _ wat CB i Dear Liem . @ January Mrs. John el22 Hubbard C. Salt Lake Dear Phebe: Referring Landenberger for $6,7),0.00 -the note to 199 Avenue City, to 10, Utah your telephone is enclosed Val in order call this get his herewith. to morning, We are a check forwarding endorsement. Inasmuch as the First Security Corporation stock is made out to him as trustee for you, 1 would sugges t holding it here in the office for his endorsement on his return to Ogden. If you have any other ideas, _ Please let me have them. With kind regards to you and the Dr., Sincerely, M. Encl, MAB/co/faw A, Browning Trust Accounts--Phebe Val A. Browning Me A. Browning Houtz Browning January 10, 19)9 Dear Valt Fhebe phoned this morning so, but requesting that we forward her the amount of her dividend, namely, $6,710.00 in cash and $3,400.00 in First Security stock or 68 shares. Technically we have no right to do owing to the fact that said that she needs the moneyto meet income taxes, forwarding her the $6,7)0.00. The note covering this amount is enclosed herewith and we would endorse it and return to us. I shall write Phebe that the First Security stock return. appreciate it if you your endorsement will and will be held here M. ATRMAIL CC: REG. MAIL A. would be required on awaiting your Regards, Encl. she we are Browning May 26, Phebe e/o Houtz John D. Browning Rice Kearns Building Seit Lake City, Dear 1948 Utah Stockholder: We ave attaching hereto Gevernment Form Claim For Refund of Income Taxes in duplicate. The information shown on this form is selif- explanatory; to recompute the however, it will your 1947 income overpayment of $1,989.59 843 be necessary for you tax giving effect to which represented the balance of the Complete income. nonetaxable form showing the 1947 tax as paid and the correct It will tax as arrived at by your recomputation. then be necessary for you te sign before a notary public and forward this claim to the collector in the district where you filed your ineome tex return. Yours JM. very & M.S, truly, BROWNING COMPANY Form 843 TREASURY DEPARTMENT INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE (Revised July 1947) TO BE FILED WITH THE COLLECTOR WHERE ASSESSMENT WAS MADE OR TAX PAID The Collector will indicate in the block below the kind of claim filed, and fill in the certificate - on the reverse. Date received [_] Rerunp or Taxes ILLEGALLY, ERRONEOUSLY, OR EXCESSIVELY COLLECTED. [__| REFUND oF AMOUNT Pa |_] ABATEMENT oF Tax ASSESSED (not applicable to estate, gift, or income taxes). STATE CouNTY TYPE OR PRINT COLLECTOR’S STAMP For STAMPS UNUSED, OR USED IN ERROR OR EXCEsS, OF OF Name of taxpayer or purchaser of stamps Business address (Street) Residence .. (City or town, postal zone number) ‘ The deponent, being duly sworn according to law, deposes and says that this statement is made on behalf of the taxpayer named, and that the facts given below are true and complete: 1 . District in which return (if any) was filed 2 . Period (if for tax reported on annual basis, prepare separate form for each taxable year) from 3. Character of assessment or tax ; dates of payment 4, Amount of assessment, $ }. Date stamps were purchased from the Government 6. Amount to be refunded G Amount to be abated (not applicable to income, gift, or estate taxes) $ 8. The time within which this claim may be legally filed expires, under section ------ 322 Of __..-- Internal pe Reveenue Code (Revenue Act or Internal Revenue Code) The deponent verily believed that this elfim should be allowed for the following reasons: which To exclude were from taxable income dividends received paid out of ings and profits and 18.635% The taxpayer S, Browning Company, capital, according $ taxable, A recomputation which refund is claimed; of of which $ the total dividend to audited figures, represents reported Browning Company Of the | a return paid the J.M. & M. of capital. from the J. M. are taxable and $ results by 81.365% was paid from earn- as dividends tax during the year 1947 in the & M. following ‘difference, S. non- for Total tax paid on 1947 return Correct tax after recomputation, elimimating of capital Difference for dividends which paid refumd out is claimed (Attach letter-size sheets if space is not sufficient) Subscribed and sworn to before me this 2 Signed day of (Signature of officer administering oath) : (SEE (Title) INSTRUCTIONS ON REVERSE) 16—15504-3 CERTIFICATE I certify that an examination of the records of this office shows the following facts as to the assessment and payment of the tax: eighth column.) Class of tax and ASSESSMENT List Month LIST Account Year Page No. oR | Amount assessed Tine or “‘Cr.,”’ the nature of each entry in the ° PAID, ABATED, OR CREDITED Date Pd. Ab. Amount Claim No. taxable year or period (Show, in the ninth column, by symbols “Pd.,” ‘‘Ab.,” Total, $ Total, $ I certify that the records of this office show the following facts as to the purchase of stamps: To WHOM SOLD OR ISSUED _ . | Tape Denomination Date of sale or issue If special tax stamp, state: Amount Collector of Internal Revenue. Claim examined by— Serial number : COMMITTEE Amount claimed_..$ Amount allowed_.. $ Period commencing— (District) ON CLAIMS Claim approved by— Chief of Division. Amount rejected___ $ INSTRUCTIONS 1. The claim must set forth in detail and under oath each ground upon which it is made, and facts sufficient to apprise the Commissioner of the exact basis thereof. : 2. The claim must be sworn to by the taxpayer or his duly authorized agent. Whenever it is necessary to have the claim executed by an agent on behalf of the taxpayer, an authenticated copy of the document specifically authorizing such agent to sign the claim on behalf of the taxpayer shall accompany the claim. The oath will be administered without charge by any collector, deputy collector, or internal revenue agent. 3 3. If a return is filed by an individual and a refund claim is thereafter filed by a legal representative of the deceased, certified copies of the letters testamentary, letters of administration, or other similar evidence must be annexed to the claim, to show the authority of the executor, administrator, or other fiduciary by whom the claim is filed. If an executor, administrator, guardian, trustee, receiver, or other fiduciary files a return and thereafter refund claim is filed by the same fiduciary, documentary evidence to establish the legal authority of the fiduciary need not accompany the claim, provided a statement is made on the claim showing that the return was filed by the fiduciary and that the latter is still acting. 4. Where the taxpayer is a corporationgthe claim will be signed with the corporate name, followed by the signature and title of the officer having authority to sign for the cor tion. U. S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 16—15504-3 January Phebe | Houtz 2122 Hubbard Dear Phebe, Salt Lake Avenue City, of 1943 Browning Utah In reply to your letter of to explain that we handled company accounts this year clearing 14, a great many January 12th I would like the cash dividends through in order to avoid the checks for considerable sums of money at the local banks all at once, and thus conveying information as to our financial matters to local interests. There is no reason now why in your case you should not have the total amount, so I am inclosing a check to your order for $14,900.00. AS your notes come due send them in for payment, or better still, send them all in now and they will be kept in the company safe and paid as they come due. Nearly everyone else is handling them this way. Hope you are well, and with best wishes Sincerely, I0a%O ae % fF Gf @ toe SyeeRP t VII his Sah int Brethe tee @ 4 ; é dt aes @ oe we ee November Mrs. 808 Salt Phebe H. Browning, Lake City, Utah. East Dear Mrs. South 22,1938. Temple, Browning: We are attaching hereto Metropolitan Life Insurance Company prefiiun notice covering policy 1 275 207 on the life of Mr. Browning, which pernium you will note, is due have the usual 30 avakl yourself of have been Enel. This, you December l5th, however, you days’ grace, if you choose, it. Yours HS: Mo paying. very truly, to J. M. & M. S. BROWNING OGDEN, UTAH CO. November 18, 1958 Hereto attached is a check to you for a dividend shares of capital declared from earned surplus on the books at the the by shown as Gompany this stock of close of business amounts to $20.00 November 18, 1938. per share extra, dividend This As mentioned before, the Company is having unusual earnings at the present time, part would ordinarily be carried to Reserve for to times, Due This dividend the pressure tax laws, it earnings and is of some very of which depressed is the present policy of the Company to pay out all earnings, Tt is therefore the responsibility of each Stockholder to conserve the part of his dividend that otherwise might have been reserved by the Company. is paid from therefore You should make the necessary reserve for taxable. fncome tax which will be due next year on your 1956 income . October 33,1938. Mrs. Phebe H. Browning, 608 E. South Temple, Salt Lake City, Utah. Dear Mrs. Browning: We are attaching notice on policy 2 712 201 wiil be due Vetober 18th. you pay on RFQ kad » LD Enol. hereto $249.70 preniun which We believe this is the premium the life of Mr. Browning. yours TSl eo for very truly, November Mrs. Phebe Dear Mrs. 12,1938. H. Browning, 808 If. South “emple 5t., Salt Lake City, Utah. Browning: We are attaching hereto preniun Metropolitan Life Insurance notice from of Browning, Company you John pay. No. 1190915 A for which yours HS: . MS Enel. 8 $659.40 on the life prémiumwe believe very truly, February Mrs. Phebe H. 1779 Michigan Dear Browning, c/o Mrs. John D. Rice, Salt Lake City, Utah. Mrs. Browning: Ave., We are insurance premium $233.00, which this the is notices will notice attaching on be due you were hereto New York Life Policy 11749263 for March 11,1938. expecting. Respectfully, HS: MS Enols. 15,1938. We believe ganuary 14,1958. lirs. Browning: Tyler “he 1937 taxes on your Ave. were as follows? property Phebe H. Browning, Michigan Ave., Lake City,Utah. Lots L6G 1& 2-3 2 Block " 2 - Yee “otal Yours - - very ~- 170.61 26.87 196.88 truly, at January Mrs. Phebe 1999 Salt Michigan Ave., Lake City, Utah. Dear Phebe: been paid c/o Mr. as H. John follows: by 5,1938. Browning, D. Rice, Premiums on this office Metropolitan Metropolitan Prudential insurance to Jack's Jack's life and charged Life- Life- Life & 659.40 Pol.1190915A " w. Total 186.2 2275207A &7i2801 - - - have account £49.70 « $ 1095.30 As I understand it now, these premiums should be paid by you, and so would suggest that you send a check to this office for the total amount paid so that we can credit Jack's account. With best wishes for a Happy Sincerely, VAB:MS New Year, October Mrs. Phebe H. Browning, Lake City, Utah. c/o 1779 Michigan Dear Phebe: Salt sending which to was Ave., I am enclosing a Notice whichwe are all Stockholders concerning the dividend paid October 16th, and amounted to $10,760.00 deposited the First Security Bank. your Ogden for vou to office in 21,1937. which to in your your account case in T am also enclosing two tax notices on property and think it would be advisable mail a check directly to the Treasurer's the Weber County Court House. Yours very sincerely, |
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