Excise Levy Light In Texas Tax Take Spurs Tax Debate
The First Texas District F B Parsons says excise taxes for 1949 totaled 25.5 million, about 3.5 percent of the $45 billion budget, while federal collections reached 40.46 billion. He notes several large taxpayers alone paid more in income tax, and elimination of excise taxes would not affect the budget. He lists district receipts by tax type and cites rising costs for phones, travel, theater admissions, and carnival-like entertainment taxes, with total district federal taxes at 756.97 million. The piece also covers looming 1949 income tax deadlines, state and city tax reminders, and 1950 registration dues.
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Washington
F. B. Parsons
Internal Revenue
Texas
Treasury Department
Parsons
Central
South
West
Travis
Congress
Uncle Sam
First
Second District of
Dallas
Austin
State's government set to undergo major revamp
State activity shifts toward advisory citizen groups shaping policy. New Economy Commission and a study committee aim to rework executive machinery, with Governor Shivers guiding transition to official channels. Next biennium will push reforms through Joint Legislative Council and Budget Board amid redistricting and tax overhaul, shaping Texas governance since 1873-74.
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Gilmer-Aiken
Texas
William J. Murray Jr
Texas Railroad Commission, Oil Proration and Conservation Agency
Allan Shivers
Gov. Shivers
Joint Legislative Council
Legislative Budget Board
Texas House
Senate
New Economy Commission
Gilmer-Aikin
Government
Legislative Council and Budget Board
House
National
House of Representatives
Pioneer Served In Austin's Progress
A long serving Austin civic leader, Mrs. Ella Jessen, widow of a former company president, died last week. She led the Von Boeckmann Jones Company after her husband’s death and devoted decades to community welfare and city building, leaving a lasting heritage for Austin’s future.
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Austin
Ella Jessen
Jessen
von Boeckmann- Jones Company
Truman seeks political cure as Taft fight looms
President Truman plans a vacation focused on strategy for the 1950 campaign amid party rifts in Ohio. Democrats fear losing to Taft while Republicans rush organizers and a labor newsletter to rally union support. US intel says Soviet courier system cracked. Hawaii probes target subversive labor fronts with hearings set for April 10. Seven times spouses of Communist defectors end in mental institutions, government records show.
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Truman
Ohio
Taft
Republican National Committee
Mr. Truman
Hawaii
Lush Islands
Communist Party
Communist High Command
New York
Barkley
Senate
Lucas
Mei
Redcoats
Chile
Fearful Tilt in Labor Rifts and 1960 Political Moves
A sweeping 1960 era column surveys labor tensions including AFL CIO clashes over picketing and hiring, ceilinged by political shifts around Taft, Wallace, and conservative allies. It notes Phil Murray facing CIO pressures, union frictions with business groups, and looming strikes impacting GM and Chrysler while warning of broader Cold War era labor politics. It references leadership figures Reuther Meany and paths toward cross border AFL CIO mergers, plus scrutiny of Communist trials and perjury within the movement.
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Henry Wallace
Glen Taylor
Idaho
AFL
Supreme Court
Questions and Answers on medical terms and hotels
A reader asks for the terms macrocephaly and hydrocephaly describing large headedness. The second query asks for the origin and first modern usage of hotel from hostel, noting Corre's Hotel in New York City as an example.
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J.D.P. A
G.R.T. A
Joseph Corre
Corre
New York City
Air Force plans supersonic B36 to strike Russia from home bases
The Air Force develops a swept wing B36 with a supersonic propeller to fly from Maine halfway around the world to Moscow and back in under 10 hours, enabling fast hit and run raids. Jets face range limits, but the propeller version promises 10,000 mile range and speed beyond sound.
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Iron Curtain
Lewis
Walter Reuther
Chrysler
Reuther
General Motors
Walter
Auto Union
Slack Auto
Washington
Air Force
Russia
Navy
Air
United States
Maine
Moscow
McCarthy’s Witch Hunt and Wisconsin Tax Troubles
The piece examines Senator Joe McCarthy’s 1953 reelection strategy urges like backing the St Lawrence Seaway and closer Canada Great Lakes cooperation while noting Republican worry over his anti communism crusade. It recounts tax disputes in 1943 and 1944 and questions about undisclosed income and a fast divorce record linked to political allies. The account cites Father Edmund Walsh’s critique and raises concerns about Democratic and Republican reactions to McCarthy’s tactics.
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Wisconsin
McCarthy
Appleton
Wis
Kersten
Arlo McKinnon
Kordas
Milwaukee
McKinnon
Chester J. Roberts
Eileen Roberts
Max Litow
Bob la Follette
Board of Bar Commissioners
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Supreme Court
American Bar Association
State Department
the Bell Syndicate, Inc
Joe McCarthy
Senate
St. Lawrence Seaway
Great Lakes
Canada
Edmund A. Walsh
Georgetown
Joe
United States
Alex Wiley
Wiley
Broadway Roars With News On Lonsdale Thayer And Industry Drift
Foxing through theater gossip and trade chatter, the Broadway scene spans Frederick Lonsdale’s latest hit The Way Things Go and Bettina Thayer’s identity twist. Jed Harris clashed with John Dall, while Kay Thompson’s plans draw Versailles interest amid tax day notes. Reviews signal Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep and The Wisteria Trees drawing attention, with box office chatter on Turkey and recent show closings. Also covered are cinema trends, press power shifts, and media figures like Helen Hayes, Ginger Rogers, and CBS’s Douglas Edwards, plus Nielsen radio moves and General Donovan’s cold war cash tactics.
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Frederick Lonsdale
Mia Cheney
London
Bettina Thayer
Arms
Betty van Leer
Not-So-Social Register
Jed Harris
John Dall
Don Godfrey
Judge Mullins
Kay Thompson
Versailles
Times
Trib
Powers of the Press
Boston
Helen Hayes
Variety
New Haven
Turkey
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American Legion
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Harvard Business View
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Peiping
Michigan
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Border Merger
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