Taft Seeks July Start for 20 Percent Tax Cut
A House Senate clash over Knutson plan to make a 20 percent income tax cut retroactive to Jan 1 intensifies. Taft backs a July 1 effective date to avoid refunds and admin issues, while Knutson pushes early action with hearings set for Feb. 19 and aims for an April 1 withholding tax reduction.
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Sen. Taft
Ohio
Republican Policy Committee
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Internal Revenue Bureau
Congress
Lemons and Ru-Ex Claim Quick Rheumatic Pain Relief
A home remedy advertises Ru-Ex Compound as a fast relief for rheumatic arthritis and neuritis. The recipe mixes Ru-Ex with water and lemon juice and promises a two week supply with a money back guarantee. Stores nationwide allegedly sell Ru-Ex with an absolute guarantee.
Edison desk yields papers on rubber and notes from death
Family finds in Thomas Edison's desk a gum like roll and dozens of papers, notes and a cigar stash. The dust filled interior of the rolltop desk remains undisturbed as investigators consider whether Edison’s papers hold atomic age secrets.
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Infant Found Frozen After Crawling Outside in Princeton
In Princeton Illinois a 15 month old, Kelly Powers, crawled from his home into near zero weather. The child was found frozen in the yard four hours after the father Glenn Powers left to take his wife home from the local hospital. A coroner's jury ruled the death accidental.
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Kelly Powers
Glenn Powers
Princeton
Hey promoted to assistant chief of VA contact service
Promotion of Joseph A. Hey from Des Moines VA regional office to the assistant chief of the contact service VA branch 8 area Paul was announced Saturday by officials in Des Moines.
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Des Moines
Joseph A. Hey
Paul
Edison Studied Uranium Before Death, Desk Found
Edison reportedly experimented with uranium at his West Orange home before his death in 1931. A test tube of uranium nitrate was found in a desk locked since then, suggesting late stage research into the element linked to atomic energy.
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Thomas A. Edison
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Troop Arrivals From Bremerhaven To Reach New York
Three troop ships bring over 2 000 service personnel to New York from Bremerhaven on Sunday. The arrivals include Admiral Rodman along with 70 war brides 1 019 troops 20 navy personnel 55 civilians 63 army dependents and seven Red Cross workers. Lambert Cadwalader delivers 20 troops General Ballow 1 148 troops 44 dependents seven civilians nine navy personnel and 50 military prisoners. The transport Bridgeport docked Saturday with 292 troops and 91 war brides.
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New York
Bremerhaven
Admiral Rodman
Navy
Red Cross
Lambert Cadwalader
General Ballow
Bridgeport
Charles C Unick Dies At Home Near Solon
Charles C Unick 63 died at his Solon area home after a long illness. Born July 4 1833 in Cass county Ia he lived near Solon since age eight. Survived by wife Mary Meyer Unick son Joseph J granddaughter Eveleyn two sisters and a brother. Services at Brosh Funeral Home Solon Tuesday at 2 pm with Dr Marion H Williams officiating burial Oakland cemetery.
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Cedar Rapids
William Unick
Brosh Funeral Iome
Marion H. Williams
Oakland Cemetery
Brosh Funeral Home
Executives Club Speaker Friday at Montrose Hotel
Dr Gordon S Seagrave famed author of The Burma Surgeon and The Burma Surgeon Returns speaks to Executives Club members at the Montrose hotel Friday evening. A medical missionary in Northern Burma from 1922 to 1942, he served with Stilwell’s army, led mobile units and field hospitals, and cared for the wounded with Seagrave's Burmese nurses. Dinner at Crystal room for 7 p.m.
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Montrose Hotel
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Joe” Stilwell
Wood Alley Kills Four Sailors Report
NORFOLK Va AP three navy enlisted men dead here Saturday a fourth unofficially reported dead on leave in Elkins W Va and 11 hospitalized from poisoning believed to have resulted from drinking alcohol.
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Elkins
W. Va
Dead of U.S. Latimer disaster named Eugene Sherrarad
Naval authorities identified one victim as Eugene Sherrarad of Dallas Texas after the wood alcohol incident aboard the U S Latimer Thursday night. Identification of other victims was withheld pending next of kin notification.
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Eugene Sherrarad
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Muscatine and Omaha Debaters Dominate Festival
Muscatine high school teams won first honors at the eleventh annual high school speech festival at Coe college, which ended Saturday. The event was sponsored by Pi Kappa Delta and Coe college speech department. Benson high of Omaha also earned a superior rating alongside Muscatine, with St. Pat achieving a rating of excellent.
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Coe College
Pi Kappa Delta, National Honorary Speech Fraternity
Benson High of
Omaha
Muscatine
St. Pat
Debating and oratory results from Midwestern high schools
Top debaters included Robert Evans and Arthur Post from North High Omaha and Denny Quillen of St Patrick’s Waukon. Excellent and superior ratings were awarded across poetry, oratory, dramatic declamation, extempore, and after dinner speech to students from Muscatine Burlington Iowa City and Omaha area schools.
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Omaha
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Robert Evans
Muscatine
Robert Highbarger
Arthur Post
Loren Parkinson
John Madden
Benson High
Denny Quillen
St. Patrick’s of
Carol Smith
North Omaha
Gerald Roitstein
Benson Omaha
Eugene Step
Don Wood
Loren Goss
Doris Crow
Audrey Wilson
Burlington
Nancy Neafie
Jane Stafford
Harold Quillen
Austin Colony
Iowa City
Cecile Blankinship
Ottumwa
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Son Omaha
Aveline Sharp
Oliver plant to reopen after material shortage
The Oliver Corporation plant in Charles City will resume operations Tuesday after a partial shutdown since January 21 caused by material shortages. The facility employs about 1,700 workers.
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Oliver Corporation
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