Tax tips for joint returns and dividends in 1954
Internal Revenue guidance explains filing joint returns, income exclusions for sickness, and the 1954 dividend tax relief. Examples show exclusions up to 50 dollars of dividends with a 4 percent credit on the taxable amount, plus credits for retirement income and annuities. It stresses filing early, accurate forms, and the April 16 deadline.
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Savings and Loan
Mutual Life Insurance Companies
The
Veterans Administration
Cage
J. Hope
Massachusetts Commerce Reports Solid Power and Wage Gains
Massachusetts Department of Commerce reports December electric consumption up 6.6 percent year over year with notable rises from chemicals instruments food and textiles. Average weekly factory earnings reach new high led by Somerville and Lynn with values around 90 dollars. Agricultural values show hay and crops totaling millions. retail sales up 2 percent in December and 3 percent for 1955. construction permits up 20 percent from 1954.
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Massachusetts Dept. of Labor, and Industries
Somerville
Lyn
Pittefield
Beverly
Everett
West Springfield
Norwood
Worcester
Chicopee
Framingham
Wir
U.S
Massachusetts Department of Agriculture
Federal Reserve Bank
Commonwealth
United States
U.S. Department of Commerce
Massachusetts Department of Commerce
Farm-Liberty 82 Town Line 3-5373 19 PM
Farm-Liberty 82 hosts public sale with address Town Line 3 5373 19 Saturday and Sunday from 2 to 6 PM. Only readable items used.
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Liberty
rSun
Furcolo Enters Massachusetts Governor Race
Former State Treasurer and congressman Foster Furcolo announced his candidacy for governor saying he is a candidate and planning a formal announcement next week. The 44 year old Yale graduate and veteran is noted as a leading Massachusetts figure with strong anti Communist views and extensive public service.
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Foster Furcolo
Furcolo
Senator Saltonstall
Massachusetts
Commonwealth
Congress
Fortune Magazine
U. S
Furcolo i
Yale College
Yale Law School
Pacific
Furgolo
Italy
Free
Poland
Longmeadow
Pearl finders and polar flights in brief notes
Experts say odds against finding a pearl in a domestic oyster exceed one in a million. Mrs. Harry S. Steinbauer found a pearl while eating an oyster cocktail at home and had found one 25 years ago. Admiral Byrd and Floyd Bennett flew to the North Pole on May 9 1926, circling it and crossing all meridians in a single turn.
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Omaha
Harry S. Steinbauer
Richard E. Byrd
Floyd Bennett
North Pole
Ford Against Girls, Curves on the Links
PGA champion Doug Ford sparks debate by supporting a ban on Bermuda shorts worn on golf courses while praising female-warded bright-colored shoes as a distraction free style. He jokes about fashion and spectators and notes the USGA once banned shorts in women’s events.
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Ford
Oscar Fraley
United Press
New York
Doug Ford
Doug
Watson
U.S
Armistice Day Flag Display Advice Raises Half Mast Question
An authorative source states it is incorrect to fly the flag at half mast on Armistice Day and urges it be flown at full staff from sunrise to sunset. The guidance clarifies proper display during November 11 observances.
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Oritative Sou
All W-2 Withholding Certificates Must Be Filed With Returns
District Director Frank J. Cavanagh warned that taxpayers who work for more than one employer in 1955 must attach all W-2 withholding certificates to their federal returns. He urged workers who never received or have lost W-2s to obtain duplicates and noted discrepancies arise when certificates are missing. Employers should ensure temporary and part time workers receive proper certificates.
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Frank J. Cavanagh
Cavanagh
Framingham Candidate Seeks Re election as GOP Committeeman
Addison C Armstrong of Framingham announces his candidacy for re election as Republican State Committeeman from the Middlesex Norfolk district. He notes growing district party activity and chartered or revitalized clubs. Armstrong, former selectman, heads chain store sales for National Cash Register in Boston and lives on Adams Road with his wife and two children.
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Addison C. Armstrong
Framingham
Middlesex - Norfolk
Armstrong
Middlesex-Norfolk
Is. m
Framingham Housing Authority
National Cash Register Company
Boston
Adams Road
Furbush Seeks Republican Nomination for Secretary of State
State Senator Richard I. Furbush from the 5th Middlesex district including Hudson declares candidacy for the Republican nomination for Secretary of State in this year’s state election. The Waltham resident is the first Senate president to serve three terms.
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Senate
Richard I. Furbush
Middlesex
Hudson
Furbush
Waltham
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Ask Revenue Service
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Dept. of Commerce
Boyleton St. Beaton, Mass
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Esex Institution For Savings
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Quantico
Uso
Edward N. Jensen
Red Acre
Stow
U. & Savings Bonds
Herbert W. Martin
Maynard
Acton
Sudbury
Boxboro
Lincoln Street
PEP AG
Concord
Reformatory
Emerson
Christian Science Monitor
Chistian Science Monitor
Norway
Moss
Ortey
Republican State
C.O.D
West Concord
Optical Centre
Ray
Main ST
Co-Operative Bank
Walden Street
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