Railroad Mergers and Tax Cuts Dominate 194x Era News
A review cites Interstate Commerce Commission support for Missouri Pacific absorbing about two dozen lines to form a major central southern system. It argues consolidation boosts efficiency, standardization, and service while acknowledging the need for strong government regulation. The piece also lauds the 1 percent income tax cut as highly popular, detailing greater relief for lower incomes and progressive savings across brackets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Interstate Commerce Commission
Missouri Pacific Railroad
Mississippi Valley
Congress
Unis
Senate
Tasmuch Ig
Bucceselye
Game of Correct English by W. L. Gordon
A compact quiz style page presents questions on tense, pronunciation, misspellings, synonyms, and vocabulary. It includes several numbered prompts and an answers section reflecting yesterday's exercises with brief keys for words like Final tautological and Icing, plus lists of suitable synonyms and definitions.
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W. L. Gordon
LOOK AND LEARN 4 Question Pack
Questions cover quotes brain control ream quire and grain crops with concise prompts and numbered items. Includes 52, Jutland Peninsula, census bureau, bituminous coal and England as sample answers.
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Canada
Peninsula
Jutland
Bureau of Census
England
Manslaughter Case Is Heard at Smethport Trial
Olan Schoonover faces a county criminal court in Smethport over the death of Frank Wilson in a road house brawl. Witnesses were sworn as the case moved into proceedings amid prior local sentences for liquor law violations in Kane.
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Olan Schoonover
Smethport
Kant
Menslaughter
Frank Wilson
Olean Qoustolin
Smettyport
Kane
William A. Clear
Judge Hook
Potter County
Joe Valentina
Bradford
Valentine
Charles Lamphere
Valentin
Lamphere
Valentino
Lample
A Problem a Day Peddler Prices Apples for Profit
A peddler asks what price to charge for apples costing 8.0 per bushel so that after marking up to 124 percent he nets a profit of 16 2 30. The solution refers to yesterday’s 20 pounds and an explanation involving multiplying 36 by 25 and taking a square root.
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Corry
Simday
Weat Booth i Corry, Pas
Goleunuve
Arthur Colegrove
National Advertising Representative
Fred Kimball
ING
W. 46Th St
New Yorker
Tribune
Chicago
Chamber of Com
Pittsburgh
North Center ST
Corry, PA
Silk
Ray’s
Children’s All Wool
Men’s Dept
Ray's
Ente Meme
Ray
Esmond
Ays
Chapin’s
Frank C. Chapin & Sons
Lanston
Lsen-Center
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