Tax cut plans surface as we reach end of wartime levies
Senator George H. Edwards told reporters that a broad tax reduction could occur by January 1. The package might include lowering corporate and individual levies, with a possible 20 percent cut in some taxes. A limited 1946 reform was discussed, aiming to preserve essential revenue while phasing out wartime restraints. The plan requires joint committee action and further negotiation.
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Presin
Sterday
Limited
Knutson
R-Minn
Bridge play missteps in late trick reveal tense club spade sequence
A description of a bridge hand where South opens 2NT and after a sequence of passes the play hinges on a lead and defense. The declarer mishandles a heart, spades, and clubs, letting opponents seize control and force mismatches, with the final outcome hinging on card-by-card decisions.
Opening session of council of foreign affairs delayed
A report notes the September opening could be postponed as U S Secretary James F Byrnes was unable to reach South Monday afternoon. Foreign office spokesmen said an ambassador might substitute, though extremely unlikely. In another item, Howard Cash of Virginia was slightly injured when a Norfolk and Western train collided near Durham, affecting passengers and freight on the route to Durham.
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E Council of Foreign
U. S
James F. Byrnes
Oreign
Ping
Hort
Nan Howard Cash
Norfolk and Red
Durham
Passendurt
Dur
Veterans housing idea gains traction with real estate firms
Major Thomas M. Nial outlines a plan inspired by a Washington veterans information center to give returning service members priority on rental apartments. A large operator backs the policy and the DC building owners and managers association form committees to spread the concept.
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Washington
Veterans’ Service Committees
Veterans’ Information Service Centers
Joe
Veterans’ Information Service Center
Pennsylvania Avenue
Ennalls Waggaman
D. C
Selective Service
Ford Production At Standstill In Eight Cities
Ford Motor Company halted all passenger car and truck production in eight cities, idling more than 30,000 workers, due to the Kelsey-Hayes Wheel strike in Detroit. Kelsey-Hayes strikers, about 4,500 off since August 23 over reinstatement of three fired employees, voted to stay out. About 45,000 industrial workers were idle in Detroit strikes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Ford Motor Company
Kelsey - Hayes Wheel Company
Kelsey-Hayes
Poem Reflections On Wealth And Mortality
A reader shares a childhood memory of a humorous misheard hymn line and a poem about earthly wealth versus spiritual mansion. The letter contemplates mortality, wealth, and the afterlife with verses about a rich man’s legacy and a child asking about mansions in the hereafter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesus
Sweet
Plan Of Truman To Aid Jobless Is Defeated
President Truman’s proposed 25 to 26 dollar weekly jobless aid failed as Senator George of Georgia and the House Ways and Means Committee showed hostility. The Finance Committee chairman’s stance signaled the bill’s defeat amid states’ laws that would deduct federal supplements from state unemployment funds.
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Truman
Washington
George
D-Ga
Finance Committee
House
Ways and Means
Missouri
Two Time Bills Are Introduced in Senate
Washington reports two time bills to end day saving time begun in 1942. Senators AE and Andrews introduce the measures. Additional bills seek to make voluntary military service more attractive. Senator Bailey proposes a price basis and sale terms for government cargo ships.
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Washington
D-Va
Andrews
D- A
Thomas
Maybank
D-Sc
Bailey
D-Nc
Rubber Footwear No Longer Rationed
Local rationing board announces official notification that rubber footwear is not rationed effective September 5. Previously many residents asked about recent press and radio announcements before the official notice reached the board.
Plan Institute to Open in Winston-Salem for Negro Ministers
The Christian institute, first seminary for Negroes in North Carolina, will open in Winston-Salem on September 15 with about 50 ministerial students. A mixed white and Negro faculty is hired, with Dr. L. F. E. Boyd of Teachers College named administrative dean.
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Plan Institute
Winston-Salem
The
Christian Institute
North Carolina
L. F E. Boyd
Teachers College
Guest Ministers Scheduled at Local Baptist Churches
Pastors from Hickory McAdamville North Main Street West End Allen Jay Salem and Hott's Creek Baptists are listed as guest ministers at various churches. Services run daily starting September with times at 7 45 p m or 7 30 p m.
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R. Knowlan Benfield
First Baptist Church of
Hickory
First Baptist
Solomon F. Dewis
City Missions
Green St. Baptist
E. M. Smith
McAdamville
Hilliard Memorial Baptist
L. J. Rainey
North Main St
J. W. Loy, Jr
North Park Baptist
W. C. Guth
West End Baptist
Wilbur Edwards
Lumberton
N. C
Allen Jay Baptist
Ning
Charles Stephens
Salem Baptist Church of Wit
Salem
Far Park Baptist
Seber
B. A. Mitchel
Ohott’s Creek Baptist Church
Jewel Baptist
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Charles B. Piner
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Army Service Force
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Veterans’ Guide
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Ford
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Fred J. Bartlett
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