Taxes Cut Stock Holders’ Dividends Halving Value to Widow
An analysis notes how federal tax changes reduce real returns for stock owners. A widow holding a thousand shares watches earnings drop from 2000 dollars to around 2000 after taxes as higher rates bite profits. The piece argues taxes shift burden across all investors to fund civilian and military spending.
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Oklahoma
Western States
American Telephone and Telegraph
General Motors
General Electric
No Truman Announcement Soon Says Opinion Column
A column argues President Truman may delay any public sign of whether he will seek another term. It notes insiders might be informed, while the public may not hear until after the Democratic convention in Chicago next summer. It compares to Coolidge Hoover dynamics and warns of fading influence if he bows out.
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Truman
Chicago
Calvin Coolidge
Herbert Hoover
Coolidge
Truynan
Senator Russell
Philadelphia
Paul V. McNutt
Indiana
Russell
Senate
Georgia
Readers Miss Message Hidden in Picture Framing Kitchen
A reader notes a newspaper image of Byng school kitchen gear inadvertently centers four beautiful Byng girls, risking attention drift from the intended topic to the models. The complaint suggests better framing to maintain focus on equipment rather than appearances.
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Byng
Minnesota and Montana Weather Reflections in July and August
Readers in Minnesota and Montana note hot and cold spells, contrasting with their own milder summers. The text reflects a shared sentiment that people prefer cooler climates and would not want to live in the hotter regions.
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Minnesota
Montana
Likley
Ada Sees Bold Growth as Industrial Drive Succeeds
In Ada, Oklahoma, the Ada Industrial Development Corporation has reached a $100,000 campaign goal. The article lauds local leadership as visionaries and urges every resident to help attract industry, noting Texas’s rapid growth and the value of pride and active promotion for small cities.
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Ade
Ada Industrial Development Corporation
Cor
Ada
Texas
Henry Ford
AMERICAN SONG and the voice of America Abroad
The piece highlights Whitman era individual voices as America sings aloud through letters sent abroad. It notes nearly half a million Americans wrote to Russia last year and urges Americans to reflect truth about free life rather than boast. The Common Council for American Unity advocates thoughtful international correspondence to foster world peace.
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America
Walt Whitman
Russia
Free Land
Italy
Common Council For American Unity
Whitman
Heated Presidential Clash Foreseen Between Truman and Taft
A column contemplates a campaign between Truman and Taft with sharp contrasts yet similar conservatism. It argues the race would be combative and personal, not soft, highlighting Taft as a stronger phrase maker while Truman appeals to a homespun charm. Also notes on fern spore life by Albert Trice and a closing reflection on smiling with or without dignity.
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Truman
Taft
Roosevelt
Acheson
Archeologists Race Steam Shovels to Save History
Smithsonian scientists race steam shovels to rescue ancient Indian sites before reservoirs flood them. AI- I see plans for Ten Killer Ferry reservoir near Tulsa and other sites along Santa Ynez, Clack Hill on Savannah, and Fort Charlotte area. Congress may fund $75,000 by June 32 to avert loss.
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Washington
Sam
Smithsonian Institution
New World
Bering Strait
Asa
Seaboard
Plains States
Congress
Ten- Killer Ferry
Tulsa
Oklahoma
Sana Ynez River
California
Santa Barbara
Clack Hill
Savannah River
Georgia
Augusta
Caolina
Charlotte
Clark Hill Way
Nebraska
Medicine Creek
Frank HK. H. Roberts
Smithsonian Group
Department of the Interior
Army Corps of Engineers
Roberts
Plains
Buggs Island
North Carolina
Virginia
Australian home prices soar amid shortage and buildup
Brick houses built before World War I now fetch about four times their original costs. Builders cited in 1984 saw construction prices between 2,664 and 3,330 dollars, yet current sale prices reach roughly 11,000 dollars, signaling a severe housing shortage in Australia today.
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Sydney
Australia
Caterpillars Drive Wildlife From Michigan Forests
In Michigan's upper peninsula a caterpillar invasion prompts deer rabbits and porcupines to crowd roads as fuzzy worms drop from trees. Dr A H Goldberg reports travel delays and says the outbreak could last a week or more with spraying inadequate to control the pests. Robert A Kingsworth of Wisconsin was treated after a freighter voyage, but his condition is not serious.
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Sault Stz. Marie
Mich
Upper ‘Peninsula
A. H. Godberg
Soo
Great Lakes
Goldberg
Robert A. Kingsworth
Soute
Wis
Francis E. House
Pittsburgh Steamship Co
Kingsworth
Upper Peninsula
Six Honest John stores face loss leader case in Oklahoma
Oklahoma City June 11 six Honest John grocery stores were ordered to stop selling below cost plus 3 percent under Oklahoma loss leader law. District Judge W A Carlile issued a temporary restraining order and set July 7 for a hearing. Complaints by L M Fine and George Miskivski allege unlawful competition and unfair pricing.
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Oklahoma City
Operaiea
Oklahoma
W. A. Carlile
Aoart
Honest John
L. M. Fine
Oklahoma Retail Grocks Association
George Miskivski
Petiions
A. Stric Clin
Soca
Onest Johr
U S
Supreme Court
Necessa
Tinney on diplomats and world peace misreads
Cal Tinney riffs on diplomacy and postwar policy with satirical takes on American foreign aid, shifting alliances, and the joke of feeding enemies. He likens U S conduct to marriage quarrels, mocks wartime turns, and brushes with stinging social commentary in a wry column style.
Russell Seen as Key Presidential Timber and Parliaments’ Star
NEA Washington correspondent Peter Edson profiles Senator Richard Russell of Georgia, praising his mastery of Senate rules, leadership of the southern bloc, and critical role in investigations into the Truman administration. Russell’s past at Philadelphia in 1948 as a presidential candidate is recalled, noting his restraint and potential for future influence as a top-ranking senator.
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Peter Edson
NEA
Washington
Richard Brevard Russell
Georgia
U. S. Senate
Senate
Alver Barkley
Dick Hassell
Joint Armed Services- Foreign Relations Committee
Douglas MacArthur
Russell
Maryland
Millard Tydings
Joe McCarthy
Truman
Senator Russell
Knowland
Wiley
Point Chiefs of Staff
Democratic Party
Richard Russell
McKellar
Tennessee
George
Hayden
Arizona
Connally
Texas
Iff
Convert Waste to Food in Columbus
Ohio State University dairy technologists report whey from cheese making can be turned into a smooth spread. The U S Department of Agriculture scientists cite an exceptionally good product from whey protein and dairymen expect a new outlet to use billions of pounds of whey yearly. Some whey is fed to livestock, some dried for human foods, but much is wasted despite valuable proteins minerals and vitamins.
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Columbus
Perry R. Ellsworth
Ohio State Universi' Worth
United Lates Department of Agriculture
Blind students demonstrate learning at Western Pennsylvania School for the Blind
Seventh grade student Eugene Hosteller described Chile to peers using a large relief map that comes apart as part of the schools first institute for parents and the group of blind children showcased how they learn despite their handicap in Pittsburgh.
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Pittsburgh
Eugene Hosteller
Chile
Eugene
Western Pennsylvania
coasGine
Uigen
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