Treasury official urges tax boosts amid war concerns
Treasury official John W Snyder told the Senate Finance Committee that elevated wartime disturbances may require higher revenues and supported a House bill to cut excise taxes by 1.91 billion dollars while offsetting losses with corporate tax hikes and closing holes. He said additional revenue could come from new excise taxes and cautioned against premature passage, stressing wartime conditions and the need for a fairer tax system and stronger finances.
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Treasury
John W Snyder
Senate Fire Committee
Snyder
Trimen
Tevemie
House
Truman
Ravhen
Fragmented Local Notes From A Dated Dispatch
A scrambled OCR passage recounts casual mentions of individuals like Joe Reid and Nadine, plus references to hospital, downtown scenes, and a lingering wartime mindset. It hints at social chatter, small transactions, vacation plans, and distant geopolitical commentary on Koreans and the United States army, all in a clipped, stray-note style.
US War Casualties Include 27 Missing, 2 Dead, 3 Wounded
Washington reports Air Force lists five officers and men missing from the June 30 C-54 crash from Japan to Korea. Army had named 16 soldiers missing. total casualties to date include 2 killed, 3 wounded, and 27 missing. North Korean losses also tallied by MacArthur headquarters with vessels, trucks, locomotives, freight cars, tanks, armored cars damaged or destroyed.
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Washington
Air Force
Japan
Korea
Army
Jack A. Morrison
Hugh J. Morrison
Denison
Texas
Defense Department
North Korea
Tokyo
Douglas
MacArthur
Monroney Leads Narrowly. Runoff Set For Senate Nomination
Oklahoma City results show Congressman Mike Monroney ahead of Senator Elmer Thomas but short of a majority, forcing a July 25 runoff for the Democratic senatorial nomination. Republican Rev. William E. Alexander won the GOP race. Governor slate remains unsettled with Johnion Murray leading and Bill Coe in the chase. rural vs city support split reflects farm price debate.
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Oklahoma City
Okla
Mike Monroney
Elmer Thomas
Oklahoma
Monroney
William E. Alexander
First Cristian Church
Johnion Murray
William H
Alfalfa Bil) Murray
Bill Coe
Senate
Menroney
Thomas
Murray
Coe
Thomes
Agriculture Committee
City considers road weight and oil rules and new city equipment
City Council will review amendments to road weight and oil drilling ordinances, consider muffler requirements for drilling machinery, and set a 9000 pound road limit for trucks on Whiting Street. It will also open bids on a new tractor and attachment for city use. Grace Gil Co of Houston seeks a Bowie Street extension well permit, Harvey Whiting survey, with distances to street and residences. Production Service Corp seeks a permit nearby and another for a Pennell Acres grill well with distances to West Main and residences.
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Tre
Whiting
Grace Gil Company
Houston
Bowie Street
Old Pell
Harvey Whiting
Production Service Corporation
Bowie
Pelly “Acres
West Main
Elliott's Smack Echoes New York Model Kin Here
Baytown fame spreads from Elliott Roosevelt to Betty Boyd a New York model. Reported kiss and echoed acclaim tie Betty to Jack Boyd a relative. Family said Betty and her mother and two siblings returned from Europe to New York meeting Roosevelt relatives at the airport.
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Elliott
New York
Baytown
Betty Boyd
Eliott
Roosevelt
Jack Boyd
Betty
Jack
New
Boyd
Billiott
Oni
Dren
New “York
Sir From
Roosevelts
Pho
Eisenhower backs armed aid to Korea at Boy Scout event
General Eisenhower told 47,000 Boy Scouts at the Second National Transboree that armed aid to South Korea by the United States was inescapable. Philippines President Quirino said Manila would not send troops to Korea. The US disclosed it had supplied over 2100000 dollars in weapons to South Korean forces as American troops left the peninsula last year. The State Department memorandum argues the United Nations would have ceased to exist as a peace agency if the US had not acted in Korea.
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Eisenhower
Valley Forge
Dwight D. Eisenhower
United States
South Korea
Munich
Philippines
Manila
Hk Pi
Elpidio Quirmo
Korea
Peenty
Washington
GS Washington
State Department
United Nations
Holiday Massacre records 838 death toll in fireworks period
United Press reports a record Fourth of July holiday with 833 Americans killed violently. Traffic deaths set a new high at 491 for the four day period, with drownings 170, heat 3, plane crashes 25, and 149 other causes. More than 17,000 injured on highways. A National Safety Council spokesman notes the figures surpass any previous half day celebration.
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United Press
Texas Traffic Toll Under Dire Forecast
United Press reports a grim Fourth of July weekend in Texas with traffic fatalities surpassing last year’s total. The tally, from Friday to midnight Sunday, reached 82 deaths in highway wrecks, drownings, and related incidents, with 335 statewide. An oilfield blast near Archer City hospitalized a worker in critical condition after a dynamite fuse exploded, tearing an arm and blinding one eye.
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United
Texas
State Department’ of Public’ Safety
Taraamen
Archer Guy
Davis
Olney
Gallagher
Ert Levis
Washington
San Jacinto River
Holland Page Answers County Commissioner's Charge on Road Contract
Garth Read Progress UK contractor Holland Page reports figures showing work ahead of schedule on the Mont Belvieu Road project in Harris County. Weather delayed start to January 29. 39,353 cubic yards moved for dirt, 31,240 cubic yards for base at 120 tons daily. 23 working days required, 10 to 15 days remaining. County Commissioner R. Jack Townsend criticized the timeline in an August meeting.
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Garth
Progress UK
Holland
Holisand Page ‘Construction Company
Onarth Road
Todiy
Harris County
Shell
Mont” Belvieu
Tthus
la Porte- Beyshore
Jailer Jail Remodeling Plans Move Ahead in City
Justice of the Peace requests remodeling of the precinct jail and a new building for the Peace Court. Plans estimate the court building cost at about 6060 dollars with jail cost not yet estimated. Middleton said plans will be shown to Commissioners Court. County may share expense.
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Peace-Court
Middleton
Tedey
Buiding
Middletoh
Commissioners Court
Hugh A. May
J. A. Ward
May
Police Kill Sicily's Robin Hood Bandit Chief Giuliano
In Castelvetrano early today Salvatore Giuliano, 28, Sicily's famed bandit leader, was killed by police after a lengthy manhunt. Thousands of officers had hunted him for months with orders to capture or kill. Giuliano had claimed to be a victim of social injustice and was linked to previous deadly incidents in the region.
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Palermo
Italy
EPI
Salvatore Giuliano
Castelvetrano
Giuliano
Sicily
Carabini
Chafétain
Robi
Communists Cut Off US Forward
Post Communists cut off US and South Korean troops in Suwon by a wide flanking movement. The report notes a hammering attack and ongoing combat as the situation develops, with further details promised on page 2.
New Ditch On Fourth Street Is Underway
Work begins on a new ditch on Fourth Street using oval pipe about 35 inches wide and deep. An individual named Jones plans to connect the new line to the existing inch main roughly 200 feet away.
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Fourth Street
An Jones
Perth
Jones
France in crisis as president calls Socialist leader
France faces renewed political turmoil after President Vincentinio appeals to Socialist leader amid a deepening constitutional crisis in Paris. The move signals intensifying partisan strain and potential shifts in government leadership.
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Paris
Vincentinio
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Round Town
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Zaspone
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St. Rew Republic
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