Kansas Farmer Pays $9,555 Tax on Friendship Train Gift
Kansas farmer David C. White of Kingsdown says he paid 9,555.28 in income tax for two carloads of wheat donated to the Friendship Train. He contests the calculation, arguing the wheat’s value and timing altered his tax debt, and notes the department taxed him on wheat value rather than sale price.
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Wichita
Kan
Kansas
France
David C. White
Kingsdown
White
W. D. Jochems
Internal Revenue Department
Three Texans Missing in B29
Davis Monthan Air Force Base released the names of eight crew aboard a B29 believed down in the Northern Luzon mountains. The plane, overdue at Clark Field in the Philippine Islands, left Tucson on a routine training flight and was last heard from 90 miles from the field. Texans listed include Captain William W. Taylor Houston Captain William G Fuller Fort Worth Captain William E Roegels Port Arthur First Lieutenant Edwin W Ryan Philadelphia Sergeant Andrew J Brooks Denver Sergeant Fred L Shepherd Terry First Lieutenant Robert C McCormick Huntington W Va.
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Tucson
Ariz
Davis-Monthan Air Force Base
Luzon
Clark Field Air Base
Philippine Islands
Clark Field
William W. Taylor
Houston
Texas
William G. Fuller
Fort Worth
William E. Roegels
Port Arthur
Edwin W. Ryan
Philadelphia
Andrew J. Brooks
Denver
Colo
Fred L. Shepherd
Terry, Miss
Robert C. McCormick
Huntington
W. Va
Auto Service Course Slated at Georgetown
Georgetown reports a five day automotive servicing course starting Monday for local mechanics. The program is directed by C. L. Stephens an instructor with the University of Texas extension division.
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Georgetown
C. L. Stephens
Extension
University of Texas
Commercial Use Slated by Buyers of St. Marys
Shamrock Investment Company plans converting the present St. Marys Academy building at Seventh and Brazos to commercial use after it takes possession next fall. Connolly says the site will be leased after renovations, with no development before 1950, the 36 783 square foot building suitable for a government agency or large tenant. Meanwhile three Shamrock-financed buildings rise on the St. Marys campus at First and Red River Streets to be ready for the fall term.
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St. Mary's Academy
Seventh and Brazos
Shamrock Investment Company
James D. Connolly
Connolly
St. Mary’s Academy
Hutto Pastor Resigns to Lead Iowa Church
The Rev. Elmer J. Johnson, pastor of Hutto Lutheran Church, resigns to accept a pastorate at Bethesda Lutheran Church in Hepburn Iowa. Effective June 1 he leaves after over four years in Hutto. Johnson came from Murdock Minnesota and has served as secretary for the Texas Lutheran Conference committee and chairs the central district of eight Augustana Lutheran churches in the Austin-San Antonio region.
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Austin-San Antonio
Manda Consolidated School Holds Open House Friday
The Manda Consolidated School in Northeast Travis County will host an open house Friday at 7 30 p m to mark its new location and completed buildings. A guest speaker will present a program while music is provided by the Elgin Lutheran orchestra under Enoch Lund.
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Manda
Paternity Suit Charge Denied by Metropolitan Opera Tenor
New York March 2 Fer ruccio Tagliavini the Metropolitan Opera tenor denied knowing Miss Mary Phillips a 28 year old singer who testified he fathered her 16 month old daughter The tenor asserted he did not meet Phillips in December 1946 or January 1947 and had not been in Philadelphia New York and Boston as she claimed He testified he first met Phillips before a March 1947 concert in Boston where she asked for autographs The exchange in court included Phillips shouting you’re a liar and court attendants restraining her.
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New York
Ferruccio Tagliavini
Metropolitan Opera
Mary Phillips
Miss Phillips
Philadelphia
Special Sessions
William B. Northrop
Boston
1860 North Carolina Tax on Hats Harps and Politicians
North Carolina in 1860 levied special taxes on beaver hats gold headed canes harps watches and politicians as part of broader revenue measures during a period of war and political tension. The move targeted luxury items and public figures reflecting fiscal strategies of the era.
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North Carolina
U S Shows Military Might To Foreshadow Far War Policy
AP analyst J M Roberts notes U S demonstrations in Caribbean war games and a non stop B50 world flight as a warning to aggressors. He says these displays support containment of Russia, bolster home based power, and influence policy while Britain and Allied bases expand.
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Europe
United States
Truman
Justice Vinson
Moscow
Russia
Stalin
Okinawa
Arabia
United Nations
Britain
Missouri Valley Authority Urged To Halt Flood Ravages
Senator James E Murray introduces a bill to create a Missouri Valley Authority modeled on TVA and Bonneville to oversee flood control power generation soil conservation irrigation and forest preservation across the Missouri Basin. Thirteen senators back the measure. advocates say unified management is essential for the river’s future.
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Missouri Valley Authority
Washington
James E. Muray
Mont
Missouri
Guy M. Gillette
Iowa
Hubert H. Humphrey
D-Minn
Murray
United States
Missouri River
MVA
Tennessee Valley Authority
Bonneville Power Administration
Columbia River
TVA
Army Engineers Corps
Interior Department
Reclamation Bureau
Mitchum Loses Privacy Suit in Los Angeles
Robert Mitchum’s privacy suit against Nanette Bordeaux was dismissed by Superior Court Judge William B. McKesson who ruled Mitchum had no privacy to invade. The action sought 10000 dollars over a claim of invasion of privacy tied to a marijuana arrest party at Bordeaux’s Laurel Canyon cottage.
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Los Angeles
Robert Mitchum
Superior Court
William B. McKesson
Nanette Bordeaux
Miss Bordeaux
Laurel Canyon
Mitchum
Lila Leeds
McKesson
Oil Production Drop Reported
The American Petroleum Institute reported a week end February 26 drop in daily crude oil production to 5,344,250 gallons, down 16,850 barrels from the prior week. Gasoline output rose to 17,621,000 barrels, with heavy and light fuel oil outputs also noted and refinery utilization at 85.3 percent of capacity.
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New York
American Petroleum Institute
Billion dollar bills could circle the Earth four times
A striking estimate declares that one billion dollars laid end to end would stretch around the globe nearly four times, illustrating the vast scale of money and wealth. The fact underscores the enormity of large sums and invites contemplation of monetary value.
Plane Swinging South Near Texas Border Search
A 50 plane search party moved south toward the Texas Mexican border near Marathon after reports a C47 in trouble was sighted Monday. The C47, from Hamilton Field to Kelly Air Base with nine aboard, has spurred an intensive search since overdue Monday.
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San Antonio
Marathon
Hamilton Field
Calif
Kelly Air Base
Pumpville
CAA
Charles Burford
Mount Ord
Dead Horse Canyon
Doctor's Description Does Honor to Shiners
In Southend England on March 2 Dr John Marney testified in court about a case describing bilateral periorbital hematoma and left sub conjunctival hemorrhage. The lawyer pressed for plain translation and Marney offered the plain meaning: two lovely black eyes.
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Southend, Eng
John Marney
Maxwell Lewis
Marney
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