Tax Cut Push Spreads as War-Era Rates Held
A report outlines pressure on President Trujan from Republicans and some Democrats to roll back wartime excise taxes. Furs cosmetics jewelry railroad tickets and telephone bills are eyed for repeal with a broader aim to reduce the tax burden on individuals and businesses while opposing new corporate or personal tax increases. The piece argues for reduced government spending over additional taxes to spur prosperity.
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Trujan
Congress
Aleady
A Thought For Today On Words And Progress
A reflection notes that public speech greatly exceeds private thought, yet progress hinges on the quality of thoughts. It argues ideas drive human advancement, not mere words spoken publicly.
Winter dance revue and student injuries at Bret Harte High
The Valdez winter dance revue on December 16 at Bret Harte High featured students performing despite Pat Goularte suffering a severe gum infection and missing an upcoming Christmas show. Friends and mothers sent Pat a verbal bouquet as doctors ordered rest with no dancing for weeks.
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Valdez
Feggy
Dee
Bret Harte Serioul
Pat Goularte
Jovder
Pats
Tly
Pat
Christmas Home Move Brings Sherks Anew
The Sherks moved from 5800 Via Para to 1588 Via Media with three sons and dogs in tow. Kathieen Accarnera and Don Accarnera's daughter Kathieen faced a holiday flu and illness of Mariann, Patty, Kathleen, and Su, yet the family kept a warm Christmas together. Todd Redfield of Richmond joined the week leading up to the holiday.
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Jack Sherk
Steven
Jim
Michael
Para
Sherks
Hoya
Henry Hiese
Molrview
Mariann
Patty
Kathleen
Sua
Roge
Todd Redfield
Richmond
Christ
Hollywood bachelors fear wedding fever grips Movietown
Hollywood gossip notes a rash of marriages among stars. Clark Gable Cary Grant Jimmy Stewart have wed recently with others like Errol Flynn and Lon McGallister linked to engagements. The piece paints bachelorhood as waning while men such as Hughes Lawford Duff Clift Brando and Bringer signal concern.
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Virginia MacPherson
Hollywood
Holly" Wood
Jimmy Stewart
Clark Gable
Cary Grant
Dick Tracy
Funny Paper
Errol Flynn
Howard Hughes
Peter Lawford
Montgomery Clift
Marlon Brando
Howard Duff
Farley Granger
Lon McGallister
Gable
Grant
Clark
Sylvia Ashley
Betsy Drake
Stewart
Gloria McLean
Hughes, McCallister
Duff
Lawford
Clift
Brando
Gringer
Miss America Jacque Mercer Marries Doug Cook
Washington report details Jacque Mercer Miss America 1949 who plans a career in drama and homemaking with pigs and chickens on her Arizona father's ranch. She wed Doug Cook, her schoolplay partner, amid public interest and debate over her future.
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Harman W. Nichols
Washington
U.r—A
Jacque Mercer
Arizona
Atlantic City
Phoenix
Jacque
Doug Cook
Yrunette
Doug
Atantic City
Portia
Ram Shakespeare
Bebe
Our Readers Say on Hospital Site Choice
A reader criticizes the proposed new hospital site for health and safety reasons. The letter argues the location lies along future factories with smog and rail traffic, urging selection near Foothill Boulevard or a quieter area away from incoming industry. The writer warns future residents may blame tax money if the site remains disadvantaged.
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Dew Ethlers
Eden Commissioners Meeting on Jan 6
A district Boy Scout meeting for Eden in Oakland area council will gather at Frank Buck residence 19126 Via Arriba San Lorengo at 7:45 p.m. Friday January 6 with plans for 1950 to be discussed per district commissioner W A Gilmore. Neighborhood commissioners listed include Meyer Gradwohl and others. Shiprock sandstone formation in northwestern New Mexico is described as sacred to the Navajo Indians.
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All Boy Scout
Eden
Oakland
Frank Buck
Arriba
San Lorengo
Priday
W. A. Gilmore
Meyer Gradwohl
W. W. Byers
Carl Cahil
M. W.terrell
John Macedo
W. F. Voss
Sam Kelley
John Jansen
Chester Oliveira
William Hillman
Stanley Burpee
Shiprock
New Mexico
Stone
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