Tax Exemption Rules for Dependents and Head of Household
The article explains $600 exemptions for dependents and the rules for claiming. It covers who can claim an exemption for a spouse or parent, how multiple supporters designate a claimant, Form 2120, and the special head of household rate. It notes a child may earn more than $600 and still be claimed if under 19 or a full-time student, and that a child earning $600 or more must file.
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Revenue Service
United States
Canada
Mexico
Panama
Canal Zone
High Ground to be staged at Acton workshop
Under Robert Darling the three act mystery High Ground by Charlotte Hastings will be presented by the Little Theater Workshop at the Acton Community Center Clubhouse on Central Street West Acton. Cast includes Marie Lightbody Meridith Lambert Patience MacPherson Booth Jackson Trudy Leonhard Donald Files Patricia MacLennan Walter Johnson Betty Jackson Sandy Moore and Jane Lewis.
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Acton
Robert Darling
Charlotte Hastings
England
Little Theater Workshop
Aiton
Central Street
West Acton
London
New York
Marie Lightbody
Meridith Lambert
Patience MacPherson
Booth Jackson
Trudy Leonhard
Donald Files
Patricia MacLennan
Walter Johnson
Betty Jackson
Sandy Moore
Jane Lewis
Worcester artist adds two more miniature books to series
Achille J. St. Onge adds the 17th and 18th volumes to his 1935 miniature book series. The latest title With Ripples measures 1 1/34 inches and another miniature book runs 1 3/4 by 2 1/2 inches containing 112 pages.
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Worcester
Mass
Understanding Head of Household and Dependents for Tax Deductions
The guide explains qualifying as a head of household and defining dependents. It lists five tests for dependents including support, income limits, relationship or household ties, US or select foreign citizenship, and no joint return. It notes Form 1040 for lower rates and mentions deductions like Hungarian relief but not political contributions.
Stow Drive Raises 382 in Aid for Retarded Children
Stow residents collected 382.76 for the National Association for Retarded Children. Funds support experiments and studies to prevent retardation and expand services. Mrs. José Davidson chaired the drive with numerous volunteers named. the nationwide program assists 4.8 million mentally retarded Americans.
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Stow
National
Association For Retarded Children
Josési “Davidson
Arvo Bulli
William Burbridge
Robert F. Derby
Lloyd ‘Dowen
Richard Dudley
Edward Erkkinen
David , French
Paul. Gast
Woodrow Hardy
Richard Herrick
W. L. ‘Hibbard
Gerald Horne
Robert Laursen
Carl Lund
Keith Martin
Jack Ousley
William H. Peck
Lynn Rawitser
William Rawitser
Dorothy ‘Reynolds
William
Robus
James Titterington
Army to build solar furnace at Natick to test heat protection
The Army announced it will trap sun rays in a solar furnace at the Quartermaster research and engineering center in Natick Massachusetts. The device will concentrate rays to produce temperatures like those of an atomic explosion and is due to begin operation next summer.
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Washington
Army
Quartermaster Research and Engineering Center
Natick
Mass
Local Deeds Show Decrease in Wal tham Office
Trends, a real estate bulletin, reports a decrease in local deeds recorded at the Wal tham office in Concord. The summary notes the overall drop in deed filings for the period, indicating quieter activity in local property transfers.
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Concord —._ “Trends
Waltham
First U S Military Hospital Still Stands in Boston
The so called Loring Gray Nough house in Jamaica Plain, built by a British officer in 1759, served as Boston’s first official military hospital from June 1775 until British evacuation on March 17, 1776. General Washington is noted as a frequent visitor. The house remains a candidate for Massachusetts official mission.
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Boston
America
Jamaa Plain
Provincial Congress
George Washington
Massachusetts
Geiger Counter Seen as Farm Necessity
Worcester Mass UP reports Guy W. Mann director of the New England Livestock Association predicts that in the near future every American farmer will own a Geiger counter to detect radioactive fallout in animals and products. He says monitoring livestock is the only way to tell if contamination has occurred in the event of an atomic bomb attack.
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Worcester
Mass
Guy W. Mann
New England Livestock Association
Adhesive tape marks removed by dabbing with cleaning fluid
Readable text notes that adhesive tape marks can be removed by dabbing them with a small amount of a non inflammable cleaning fluid.
Observance Planned for Scout Week Nationwide Observance
The nation marks Boy Scout Week February 6 to 12 with the theme Onward for God and My Country. Scout units number 111,000 with 48.7 percent sponsored by churches and synagogues. civic groups 30.8 percent. schools 19.9 percent. Scout Sunday falls February 10. special services and recommitment ceremonies occur February 8 in time zones across the country. A key event is the Valley Forge camporee planned July 12 to 18 attracting over 50,000 Scouts Explorers and leaders.
Stow Heart Fund names publicity head and treasurer
Stow Heart Fund campaign general chairman Mrs. F. E. Schmelzer announced this week that Mrs. Jane Follett will serve as publicity head and Lambert H. Bigelow will be treasurer for the 1957 drive. The February 24 Heart Sunday launches the month long effort with Heart Neighbors visiting homes to collect contributions for research education and community services in the fight against heart and circulation diseases.
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F. E. Schmelzer
Heart Fund
Stow
Jane Follett
Ot Street
P.O. Box
Lambert H. Bigelow
Gleasondale
Heart
Massachusetts Construction Up Eight Million in 1955
The Associated Industries of Massachusetts reports a sharp upswing in state industry construction in 1955 with commitments for new plants nearly eight million dollars above the previous year. Notable adds include Hudson machine shop projects at Lapointe Machine Tool and an office for Thomas Taylor & Sons. Total new construction permits reached about 40.74 million dollars as plans for capital expenditures shifted toward growth.
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Massachusetts
Associated Industries of
Roger Johnson
AIM Cconomist
Industry Magazine
Hudson
Lapointe Machine Tool Company
Thomas Taylor & Sons, Inc
Johnson
Volunteers Sought for Emerson Hospital Civil Defense
Sudbury Emerson Hospital Auxiliary seeks volunteers for reception, gift cart, and evening shifts to aid patient care on multiple floors including first and second floors. A roster of women is being compiled for emergency readiness led by Dr. McDonald of Concord for civil defense purposes.
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Emerson Hospital
Concord
McDonald
Women invited to help at community hospital service
A note invites any woman interested in aiding the hospital that serves her community to volunteer if she has time and transportation. The message is signed by Mrs Henry Wohlirab with an address or reference code 2572.
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Henry Wohlirab
Himtop
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