Treasury details liquor taxes and consumption trends since 1933
Washington reports that liquor consumption has outpaced population growth since repeal in 1933 and whiskey spending has risen faster than income since the war. A 100 page Treasury analysis cites whiskey tax revenue of 1.685 billion in 1947 and beer 661 million, noting no tax change recommendations. The report says liquor taxes remain the largest revenue source and outlines tax levels across spirits beer and wine.
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Kiwanis International Chief Set to Speak in Amarillo
Belmont Mosser, newly elected Kiwanis International president, will likely address the Downtown Amarillo Kiwanis Club late this summer. Mosser succeeds Dr. Charles Armstrong of Salisbury NC and will lead more than 2,200 Kiwanis clubs across the United States Canada Alaska and Hawaii.
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Belmont Mosser
Kiwanis International
Amarillonanis Club
W. N. Stokes
Pennsylvania
Mosser
Charles W. Armstrong
Salisbury
United States
Canada
Alaska
Hawaii
It's a vicious circle breaking in food price cycle
Frederick Othman critiques postwar price policy in Washington. He argues government purchases keep meat potato and bread prices high, driven by parity, farm costs, and federal grain and potato buys. He warns the cycle harms consumers and questions official remedies.
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Washington
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Driving Course Certificates Mailed to Ten High School Teachers
Certificates are mailed to ten teachers who completed a driving instruction course at West Texas State College Canyon. Graduates include W. M. Reager Jack Lancaster Wayne Owen from Portales NM and others from Plainview Dumas Pampa Vigo Park Moriarty Canyon. The teachers will introduce driving instruction in their high schools.
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West Texas State College
Canyon
Odis Crowell
W. M. Reager
Jack Lancaster
Wayne Owen
Portales
Blanche S. Rutherford
Plainview
Mary H. Dan Gridge
Edwine F. Williams
Dumas
Mary C. Call
Pampa
S. H. Whitaker
Vigo Park
Mose Damron
Moriarty
R. C. Brackeen
Two Killed in Plane Crash Near Dallas
A basic training plane crashed into a hillside near Dallas yesterday killing both occupants. The pilots were tentatively identified as Ledoux Smith 23 of Austin and D C Williams 27 Marine sergeant stationed at Hensley Field.
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Ledoux Smith
Austin
D. C. Williams
Hensley Field
Uncertain Punch Line Echoes in Letter to Editor
A wary reader muses on who might deserve a punch in the nose while noting the unsettled tension of a column dated 1948 from United Features Syndicate. The brief expresses irritation without naming any target or action.
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FASTEETH Announces Comfort for False Teeth
FASTEETH, a pleasant alkaline powder, claims to hold false teeth more firmly and improve eating and speaking. A simple sprinkle on dentures reduces odor with no gummy aftertaste, available at drug stores.
Ad Club Hears Talk By District Governor
Economics of advertising dominated the Ad Club meeting at Herring Hotel Monday. Ira DeJernett of Dallas, district governor of the Advertising Federation of America, spoke on how mass production requires informing the public about products and that advertising is the key to success.
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Herring Hotel
Aker
Ira DeJernett
Dallas
Advertising Federation of America
Irish Army Jumping Team to Enter Rome Contest
Horses of the Irish Army Jumping team will be entered in this year s contest in Rome. The roster and specific entries are not disclosed in the available text.
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