Tax Payers Face Confusing Exemptions And Rates
A reader notes the tax booklet is hard to decipher with conflicting rules for two earners and exemptions. The piece jokes about average taxpayers and mentions Uncle Sam, slot machines, and other non-essentials as readers ponder their returns. The continuation hints at a serialized domestic drama about Merry, her father Kin, and a looming family split.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uncle Sam
Sam
Merry Carson
Kin
Susan
Merry
Lissa
Jane
Popcorn Boom Drives Big Business Growth in 1948
Edson notes the rise of popcorn as a major industry with 1948 U S Department of Agriculture data showing a record near 300 million pounds, boosted by war habits, smart merchandising, and new hybrids yielding eight to thirty times expansion. Prices reach 3.25 to 5.80 per hundredweight across states, farming value over 13 million dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Edson
Washington
Gee Whiz
Chicago
Popcorn Processors Association
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Charles E. Burkhead
Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Chain
Drug, Grocery and
Dime Stores
Science
Henry Wallace
Ohio
Indiana
Illinois
Michigan
Iowa
Missouri
Nebraska
Kansas
Kentucky
Oklahoma
Texas
California
Colorado
Idaho
Tennessee
Virginia
Why Streets Are Rough in Small Towns and Cities
The piece argues municipal budgets strain under rising welfare, pension, and service costs while tax income stagnates. Streets, built with patchwork decades ago, need heavier maintenance and widening for today’s traffic, but funding requires tax increases opposed by urban residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
WPA
Tax System Recount by CPA Highlights Public Confusion
A certified public accountant explains the growth of the federal income tax excise taxes and excess profits taxes as well as separate returns for spouses partnerships gifts and medical expenses. The speaker questions who truly understands this great American institution beyond CPAs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CPA
Doctor's Comments on Blood Clotting and Vitamin E Use
Edwin P. Jordan discusses normal clotting processes and disorders like hemophilia and thrombosis. He explains clotting factors, effects of excessive and slow clotting, and mentions heparin and dicoumarol as modifiers, plus notes skepticism about vitamin E's heart disease benefits.
Scenic Southeast Ohio Route 124 Rich in River History
A travel note highlights State Route 124 from west of Little Hocking to Rutland, Meigs and nearby towns. Points include Eden, Reedsville, Long Bottom, Portland, Rutland, Langsville and Wilkesville with river views, Civil War sites, pioneer tales, and legends of George Washington and Lord Dunmore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Hocking
U.S. 50
Ohio
Ohio River
Great Bend
Meigs County
George Washington
Letart Falls
Hockingport
Athens County
Hocking Valley
Hocking
Lord Dunmore
Eden
West Virginia
Reedsville
Marietta
Long Bottom
Portland
Rolandus
Dorcas
Racine
Syracuse
Minersville
Pomeroy
Rutland
Higleys
Langsville
Morgan
Wilkesville
Vinton County
Wilkes
New
Northwest Territory
Quiz Hall by Wilton E Hall
A mixed quiz page lists questions for men women and teenagers on topics from sports and history to literature. It presents scoring scales and a garbled answer key string at the end with illegible OCR fragments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilton E. Hall
Stalin's true aims and tactics analyzed by Historicus
A study in Foreign Affairs by pen name Historicus, likely George A. Morgan, compiles Stalin's writings since 1919 to reveal a constant goal of world communist victory. It argues Stalin treats peace talks with capitalist powers as temporary tactics and foresees eventual capitalist collapse through internal crises and revolutionary leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Joseph Stalin
Joe
Soviet Russia
Russia
Communist Party
Foreign Affairs
Historicus
Time Magazine
George A. Morgan
U. S
Moscow
Stalin
Lenin
Jin
Why The Chimes Rang Pageant At Nelsonville High
A Christmas pageant titled Why The Chimes Rang appeared in an assembly at Nelsonville High School sponsored by Pauline Fierce of the domestic science department. Participants included Ann Allen Lloyd Johnson John Brooks Clarence Dishong Bob Morris and Lewis Vaughn. Emmett Jackson Eslocker Athens Route 4 Franklin Gibson McCarley McArthur and William Taylor Rutland joined the Navy in Cincinnati. A Time of Day Operation will be installed at the Athens Home Telephone to help residents know the time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pauline Fierce
Domestic Science
Nelsonville High School
Ann Allen
Lloyd Johnson
John Brooks
Clarence Dishong
Bob Morris
Lewis Vaughn
Emmett Jackson Eslocker
Athens
Franklin Gibson McCarley
McArthur
William Taylor Rutland
United States Navy
Cincinnati
Flooded Hocking River Near Christmas Day
The Hocking River ran near flood stage with water over lower Mill Street as the East Bridge gauge read 16.7 feet. Dr. and Mrs. C. G. Campbell of Coal Grove arrived by car to spend Christmas with family, Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Fulton of Maplewood Drive. The post office said flood mail for Christmas was the heaviest in history as residents stormed windows with letters and bundles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hocking River
Lower Mill St
East Bridge
C. G. Campbell
Coal Grove
Oscar Fulton
Maplewood Drive
London Tube moving stairs speed evolution
Early London Tube moving staircases moved at 90 feet per minute. Newest models reach 180 feet per minute but are operated at 120 to 160 feet per minute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Christmas party and gift exchange for Shawnee Sunday school class
Shawnee group held a Christmas party at Carrie Mollenkamp’s home with games and prizes for Joan Reed and Peggy Burns. Ice cream and cookies were served. attendees included Rita Kopis, Alice Brunton, Rose Marie Sarvis, Eileen Garlinger, Marie and Marjorie Sorrall, Shirley MacEachen, Patty Craig and Mrs. Isabelle Davis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shawnee
Carrie Mollenkamp
Joan Reed
Peggy Burns
Rita Kopis
Alice Brunton
Rose Marie Sarvis
Eileen Garlinger
Marie
Marjorie Sorrall
Shirley MacEachen
Patty Craig
Isabelle Davis
Nancy Blamer
Donna McKnight
Eileen Nicholas
Leila Norris
Lancaster
Ida Jones
Doctors Hospital
Columbus
Charles Joseph
Charlene
Joseph
Ohio State University
Donald Starkey
Don
Mansfield
Louise McGrew
Harold McGrew
Margaret Hopkins
Radio Station List for Ohio West Virginia Area
A catalog of radio frequencies and call letters including NBC WLW Cincinnati 700 KC ABC WCOL Columbus 1230 KC CBS WBNS Columbus 1460 KC WCHS Charleston 580 KC WPAR Parkersburg 1456 KC MBS WHKC Columbus 610 KG WMOA Marietta 1490 KG.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NBC
WLW
Cincinnati
ABC
WCOL
Columbus
CBS
WBNS
WCHS
Charleston
WPAR
Parkersburg
MBS
WMOA
Marietta
Radio Schedule Highlights Daily Programming Across Networks
A detailed listing of daytime and evening radio slots for Thursday and Friday including news reports, sports talk, skits, game shows, and musical programs. Names of hosts and show titles appear across CBS NBC and regional networks with repeats and West repeats noted.
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ILY
Roberta Courtland
NEA Service
VN Qusan
St. Vincent's
Dr. Dickson
Dr. Dick
Aunt Jane
St. Vincent’s
Chary
Kennedy
Putes
Edson
Edwin P. Jordan, M.D
Dick Turner
Konrad Kattgutte
Violin Virtuoso
TA Service. Inc
T. M. Rec
Elias Ene
Ery Byue
C. H. Harris
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Rochester
Minn
Hot Springs
Ark
Warm Springs
Wire Walker
Moses
Miriam Pharaoh
Lemuel
Lydia
China
Greece
Italy
Brazil
Mr. Foster
William Stephen Josiah Lucas
Forest Fire Towers
Eye Glasses
Simons
Don Christian
By Galbraith
Foreign Affairs Committee
Paris
Abe
Cbbs
Abe-Weat
Mbs-West
Nbe
Abe Lowell Thomas
Abe Baste
Beulah
Cbs News
Abbott & Costello
Burns & Allen
Abe Mr. Keen
Jo Stafford
George Hicks
Abe Hy Gardner
al Jolson
Abe Gabriel Heatter
Dot Lamour
Manhattan
Screen Guild
Abe Hilton
Child's World
Abe the
Thin Man
Fred Waring
Cbe
Variety
Mbe
News
Abe West
N. Y
The
Clevelandaires
Abe Bob Poole
My Story
Godfrey
Kay Kyser
Kate Smith
Abe Bill Slater
Hollywood
Abe Queen
Abe Bride and Groom
Hope Chest
Abe Red Benson
Don Ameche
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