Many City Residents Dissatisfied With Housing
Chicago and New York surveys show a sizable urban share unhappy with housing. In Wichita 7,700 families seek better homes with 6,000 unable to pay more than 2.5 times income. Average Wichita income about 2,600 yearly.
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Alfred Leech
Chicago
New York
Wichita
Kan
Queens College
Plan Commission
Municipal Finance Officers Association
Kansas City
Columbus, CO
Tax law outlook and March 15 deadline discussed
The Bureau of Internal Revenue weighs changes to personal exemptions and tax rates while noting Congress and President Truman may veto or confirm a new tax law this election year. Officials prefer delaying estimates to avoid extra taxpayer work and bureau expense if action comes after mid March.
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Bureau of Internal Revenue
Congress
Truman
Bureau
Philadelphia Tax Record Stuns With 1939 Growth
In 1939 Philadelphia became the first city to tax in, reporting a record revenue of 25 million dollars. The figure reflects rapid tax collection progress and hints at broader fiscal implications for the city’s finances.
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Philadelphia
Practical Joker Causes Daily Turmoil in Indianapolis
Indianapolis housewife Mrs Russell Dummich reports a week of harassment by a practical joker who summoned nine different taxicab drivers claiming calls she did not make a wrecker operator ice cream vendor and a washing machine repairman all showed up unbidden. A truck driver delivering coal finally ended the mystery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Russell Dummich
Dummich
Girl with a Dollar Wins Bicycles at Bozeman Auction
In Bozeman Montana a police auction drew a crowd for unclaimed bicycles. A 11 year old Margaret Stevens placed the sole bid of one dollar and walked away with the bicycle after a brief quiet.
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Bozeman, Mont
Margaret Stevens
Barefoot Budapest Slum Dwellers Share In United Nations
Widowed Margit Radai and her four barefoot children in Budapest gain from the International Children's Emergency Fund ICEF funding aiding 3,500,000 European youngsters through UN support. Maurice Pate notes ICEF operates with 38 million dollars from member governments and aims to feed children with local government food. The United Nations Appeal for Children launches a worldwide February drive to raise funds. US efforts seek 60 million dollars through 22 American agencies. The piece highlights the hunger and dire conditions of the Radai family and millions like them.
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Lake Success
N. Y
NEA
Margit Radai
Budapest
United Nations
ICEF
Radal
France
Poland
Greece
Czechoslovakia
Italy
Austria
Bulgary
Finland
Romania
Albania
Yugoslavia
Maurice Pate
Pate
United Nations Appeal For Children
United States
America
UNAC
Maria
Ikonka
Radai
Istvan
Arpad
MAC
Atlanta Seeks Flower City Title With Spring Events
Atlanta hosts a threefold flower event next April, the National Convention of the Men's Garden Club, the Atlanta Tulip Show, and the Dogwood Festival, drawing thousands from across the country. Some 25,000 tulip bulbs have been secured for the Holland Associated Blue Growers and bedded for winter.
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Atlanta
Georgia
Holland
Polly Parrot Refuses Cracker Diet in Baltimore
Mrs Bet tie E McComas reports her parrot Polly Boy refuses crackers and eats scrambled eggs and bread dunked in coffee for breakfast. For dinner Polly prefers peas mashed potatoes corn carrots or pork chops and even gnaws chicken bones with bulldog-like zest. The owner notes Polly rarely receives meat to avoid feather loss and insists on careful speech in a refined manner.
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Polly
Baltimore
Bettie E. McComas
Last Minute Tax Filing Advice for 1948 Estimates
Washington NEA service warns taxpayers not to file the 1948 income tax estimate before the March 15 deadline, as Congress may revise personal income tax law soon. The change is expected to affect most income earned in 19%. It may allow husbands and wives to split income for tax purposes.
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S. Burton Heath
Washington
NEA
Bureau of Internal Revenue
Congress
Noted Dispute Over Divine Heirloom Ends Quietly
Fragmentary reading shows a farmer at odds with a divine inheritance dispute. The article reflects odd phrasing and uncertain details, mentioning goldfish lifespans from five to twenty five years and a possible misquote or garbled attribution.
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National Association of Housing Officials
Toledo
Columbus
Association
General de Gaulle
St. Etienne
Pai
Dothan Oil Mill CO
Dothan, Ala
South
Sten ' Seer
Frequer
Sone, Sr Tates
Ema
Revenue Bureau
Sivor Wedelas
Tive
Farmer
Phillips
Black Eyed Peas
Ao A
Phillips Spotiess
Geocers
Paes
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