Koontz Seeks Statewide Property Tax Equalization
West Virginia Tax Commissioner C H Koontz says property assessments vary too much across the state and calls for equalization. A state-wide survey by Cole Layer Trumble of Dayton, Ohio, for the 1947 49 legislatures showed rates from 2.8 percent to 243.7 percent of appraised value. Koontz cites lack of detailed data and insufficient training for assessors as causes.
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Charleston
C. H. Koontz
West Virginia
Koontz
Rubber Band Boom Predicted In 1951 Output
Akron talks of the big band business. B F Goodrich Co forecasts more than two billion rubber bands will be produced in 1951 highlighting the growing market and industrial scale of the accessory item.
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Akron
Ohio
B.F. Goodrich Co
Jockey Teed A Atkinnson Leads New York Racing Season
Jockey Teed A Atkinnson tops New York riding standings with 164 winners from 10022 mounts in the breed season. Eddiee AcAride trails in second with 134 wins from 606 mounts.
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Atkinnson
New York
Eddiee AcAride
Cattlemen Aim to Shape Colorado's 1921 Legislature
Senate President Ed win A. Rogers House Speaker David A. Hamil and Majority Leader Frank L. Gill, all cattlemen, lead through a session where Colorado lawmakers with cattle ties push policy. Governor Dan Thornton, famed for Hereford cattle on his Gunnison ranch, looms large in state politics.
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Denver
Colorado
Senate
Edwin A. Rogers
House
David A. Hamil
Frank L. Gill
Dan Thornton
Gunnison
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