Tax Revision Debate Aims for Equitable Cuts
Washington's Truman administration backs a tax-reduction bill at the regular session if surplus funds remain after foreign aid and debt retirement. Treasury Secretary John W. Snyder urges an equitable reform to remove inequities between corporations and individuals, reduce burdens on low incomes, and keep the economy sound with full employment.
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Washington
Trumans Administration
Congress
Capitol Hill
Houston
Texas
the Treasury
John W. Snyder
Snyder
House
Ways and Means Committee
America
Secretary of the Treasury
Subscription Rates for Home Delivery and Mail Services
Subscription rates list carrier and mail options with weekly and annual prices. Rates vary by region with Ohio and West Virginia differences and foreign quotes on request. Entry notes Athens Ohio Postoffice as Second Class Matter under the 1915 act.
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Messenger
Ohio
West Virginia
Mai
Ohto
Athens
Postoffice
Hollywood Mystery Plot Turns Deadly in Studio Tale
In a Hollywood writing room a dead man reappears in a scene as tension rises around director Jeff Haverson star Avis Vaughn and fellow actor Jimmy Peters. The narrator clashes with Liz Leyden over dialogue while a real murder hints at danger behind studio politics.
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Hollywood
Oscar Craig
Jeff Haverson
Jeft
Jimmy Peters
Avis Vaughn
Art Cleves
Avis
Jeff
Lever
Ravella
Madge Narney
Art
Liz Leyden
Leyden
Studio
Jimmy
Writers’ Building
Den
Morgan
Liz
Tripe
Haverson
American coal production surge fuels world supply
John D. Battle of the National Coal Association notes American bituminous mines produce nearly half the world's coal as postwar demand rises. U.S. exports hit 30 million tons in the year ending June 30, with 12 000 soft coal mines forecast to reach 600 million tons this year.
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London
England
Financial Times
John D. Battle
National Coal Association
Canada
Battle
George D. Scarseth
Grange Farm Bureau
American Farm Research Association
Ohio Farm Bureau News
American Farmer
United States of America
Profits Shrinking Across Food Chains
A New York conference reveals slim profit margins for all food industry players as high prices bite consumers. Retailers, manufacturers, and wholesalers say rising labor, supply costs and taxes squeeze margins, while inflation presses shoppers.
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New York
National Association of Food Chains
Meat Ration Hints Loom Over 1948 Food Outlook
National Affairs notes President Cabinet Food Committee publicizes continued eggless and meatless day policy with Luckman's successor James A Stillwell. Agriculture Secretary Clinton Anderson warns rationing through fall with projected 146 pounds of meat per person for 1948, down from 156 this year. Prices soar. steers hit $38.50 per hundred pounds, hogs up to $27, while wage pressures rise amid shortages.
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Peter Edson
Washington
Charles Luckman
Boston
Cabinet Food Committee
Luckman
James A. Stillwell
Chickasha
Oklo
State Department
Lovett
Clinton Anderson
Stillwell
Anderson
Chicago
Ohio University Faculty Bridge Club Hosts Evening
A new bridge club formed by Ohio University faculty and spouses met with Prof. and Mrs. Dow Grones. Mrs. Lon Barnes hosted a miscellaneous shower for her daughter-in-law Lucille Bean Barnes. Logan's Christmas tree project grew through support from Tourist Club and others with L P Mooney leading community singing. Mrs J Jasper Nelsonville entertained friends honoring daughter Margaret who wed on Thanksgiving.
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Ohio University
Dow Grones
Lon Barnes
Bert Barnes
Lucille Bean
Logan
L. P. Mooney
J. Jasper
Nelsonville
Margaret
Izaak Walton League Forms Athens Fish and Game Club
The Athens Chapter of the Izaak Walton League incorporated as Athens Fish and Game Club Inc with A. E. Whaley as president. Kiwanis members enjoyed violin performances by Mary Elizabeth Ellis and others. Mary Elizabeth Ellis, Mrs. Louis Hammerle, Mrs. L. C. Mitchell, and Mrs. Carl Nessley performed. Mrs. Harold Wetherholt of Gallipolis attended a surprise birthday party for C. W. Booth family. Mrs. Fred Mowery of Logan hosted a Topsy-Turvy Club Christmas party with Carl Larimer reelected as club president.
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Athens
The
Izaak Walton League
Athens Fish and Game Club, Inc
A. E. Whaley
Athens Kiwanis Club
Mary Elizabeth Ellis
Louis Hammerle
L. C. Mitchell
Carl Nessley
Harold Wetherholt
Gallipolis
C. W. Booth
Fred Mowery
Logan
Carl Larimer
Laurel Cliff PTA Plans Christmas Program
The Laurel Cliff PTA met at the school on November 21 to plan a Christmas program. Thanksgiving dinners were held at the school on November 26 and by several families including Mr. and Mrs. James Gilmore and Mr. and Mrs. Rich West. Various locals visited relatives over Thanksgiving and many residents hosted gatherings in Columbus Gallipolis and Middleport.
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Laurel Cliff
PTA
Wyatt Schaefer
Vernon
Clarence Ackley
Athens
Vern Story
Columbus
Norman Schaefer
James Gilmore
Rich West
Bud Hilt
Frank Hilt
Steven Eblin
John Ratliff
Charles Karr
Middleport
Marl Harris
W. Va
George Renshaw
Charles Brown
Gallipolis
Pearl Parker
Frank Hill
Portable Timber Harvester Demonstration Affects Meigs County
Meigs County farmers attended a November 25 demonstration near McArthur on the Bill DePue farm. The portable harvester produced about 9 100 board feet from a 13 acre stand with future growth. estimated costs were 34 86 per thousand with a potential value of 50 per thousand. Plans include similar events on the Charles Sheets farm near Harrisonville in December and Vernon Nease farm near Minersville in spring 1948.
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C. E. Blakeslee
Meigs County
Pomeroy
McArthur
Bill DePue
DePue
Charles Sheets
Harrisonville
Vernon Nease
Minersville
Meigs Soil Conservation District
Vinton County Soil Conservation District
The Doctor Says on Diarrheal Diseases in Infants
A medical note explains diarrheal illness remains a major cause of infant deaths, varying by region due to sanitation. It advocates dehydration prevention with water and minerals, withholding food during vomiting, and cautious use of injections when needed. It also covers styes caused by local eye follicle infection and hygiene measures.
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Meigs County
Christian Rural Overseas Program
Church World Service
Lutheran World Relief
CARE
Committee For American Relief
Europe
Oregon
Maine
Mexico
Arizona
Sam Simmons Questions Local Banquets and Food Waste
A reader critiques recent local banquets arguing they waste food and distract from aiding hungry people abroad. The writer questions social appetite for large crowds and prefers intimate meals with close relatives or friends.
Local Social Notes From Carbon Hill Valley
Recent guests include Loyd Nutter Lewis Williams George Blosser William Connors Logan Ora North Bertha Guess Pontiac and others. An 8 pound son Robert Allen was born November 23 at Hocking Valley Hospital Logan to Charles Courtney and wife.
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Carbon Hill
Ella Guess
Loyd Nutter
Lewis Williams
George Blosser
William Connors
Logan
Ora North
Nelsonville
Bertha Guess
Pontiac
Mich
Jack Nice
Jones
Settler
Medina
Roy Smith
Charles Courtney
Hocking Valley Hospital
Robert Allen
Frank Hawk
Hill
Alice Louise
Hobart Smart
Gene Coe
Donna Sparks
Haydenville
Don Coe
Lester Briley
John Cavote
David Evans
Marysville
William Ricketts
Shawnee
Picketts
Lawrence Smith
Connie Beth
Jimmy Ritchason
Columbus
Delbert Lanning
Willoughby
John Lanning
Howard Wiseman
Sherry Evans
Edson Shaw
South Bloomingville
Wiseman
G. C. Wiseman
Wellston
Gomer Evans
Carlton Frame
Nick Cicera
Kathy
Cleveland
Jimmy McKenney
McKenney
Western Reserve University
Oklahoma
Indian Service
Ohio State University Medical School
Radio Stations Listed by Area Affiliates and Frequencies
Radio programs and area affiliates include WSAZ Huntington 930 KC NBC WLW Cincinnati 700 KC ABC WCOL Columbus 1230 KC CBS WBNS Columbus 1460 KC WCHS Charleston 580 KC WPAR Parkersburg 1450 KC MBS WHKC Columbus 610 KC WMOA Marietta 1490 KC.
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WSAZ
Huntington
NBC
WLW
Cincinnati
ABC
WCOL
Columbus
CBS
WBNS
WCHS
Charleston
WPAR
Parkersburg
MBS
WHKC
WMOA
Marietta
Radio Schedule Snapshot From December Listings
A dense rundown of radio programs across networks for Wednesday December 10 and Thursday December 11, listing show times, titles, and host/performer tags including ABC CBS MBS and NBC era programs such as The Beulah Show The House Party Lone Ranger and Lum and Abner among others.
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Abc
Cbs Network
Abc-West
Mbs-West
Cbs
Cbs East
Lum & Abner
Cbs West
Abe Lowell Thomas
Cbe
Abe Basic
Beulah
Cbs News
Abe Fulton Lewis, Jr
Abe Jack Smith
Song
Cbs Daily
Abe
Abe Bob Crosby
Kaltenborn
Murrow
Cbs Sports
Mbs
Dennis Day
Great Gildersleeve
Abe Dr. Christian
Cbs Vox Pop
Abe Quiet Please
Billy Rose
Duffy Tavern
Abe Morgan
Ameche
Cbs Abbott & Costello
Abe Gabriel Heatter
Abe-West
Abe Kate Smith
Abe Queen
Martin Block
Paul Whiteman
Lum
Abner
Cbs-East
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Lawrence
United States
Sam Simmons
By Galbraith
NEA Serv
Vy. S. Pat
Shady Valley
Fred Waring
Cbs My Story
Betty Crocker
Arthur Godfrey
Ben Alexander
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