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Newspaper
Hillside Times
Location
Hillside, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1954
Page
2
New Jersey employers are being notified of their 1954 55 unemployment insurance tax rates by mail. About 49 500 notices are being sent, with 30 000 already mailed. Rates take effect July 1 1954 for wages paid in the July September quarter.
Rates on the schedule now being used range from 3 percent to 27 percent. The remaining 18,000 employers will continue to pay at the base rate of 27 percent until they become eligible for an experience rating. Employers assigned a 1954-55 experience rate, who wish to make voluntary contribution as provided by the Unemployment Compensation law, were reminded that such additional contributions must be made within 30 days of the date of mailing of the rate notice. It was explained that some employers make voluntary contributions allowed by the law to balance their accounts, which benefits have been charged and thereby obtain a lower contribution rate.
Highways hypnosis is a dangerous form of driver distraction. Experts warn monotony, heat and long leafless roads can put motorists into a trance. Advice includes taking breaks, avoiding long stretches behind the wheel, and using mild distractions to stay alert.
The Vail Deane School an independent girls school opens its eighty fifth year on September 16 under headmistress Miss Margaret S Cummings. The article notes its history since 1860, its curriculum from first through twelfth grade with college prep, small class sizes, student organizations, and recent college placements for the class of 1954. It also mentions funding and community activities along with a quotation from Representative Hill advocating tax reform.
Anthony P. Miele of West Orange is elected a member of the Newark Academy Board of Trustees. He chairs the Essex County Republican Committee and has held multiple county offices. His sons Anthony Jr and Richard link to local colleges. Miele’s business roles include Joseph Miele Construction Co. and Shepherd Savings and Lawn Association.
A sermon-like tract notes global population reaching about two and a half billion today and four billion by 1984, urging Christians to evangelize all nations. It warns of varied secular impacts and stresses the need for united mission work to share the gospel worldwide.
New Jersey families received 49 628 000 in life insurance death benefits in the first half of this year, compared with 49 926 000 in the prior year, per the Institute of Life Insurance. The rise reflects broader ownership and higher protection levels since World War II, with 44 713 policies paid due to death in H1 1954, up slightly from 44 591 in 1953.
In the first half of 1954 death claims totaled 1 047 326 000 across 811 147 policies. Ordinary policies paid 672 397 000 under 239 895 policies, group 243 411 000 under 109 910 policies, and industrial 131 518 000 under 461 342 policies. Total payments to American families by life insurance companies reached 2 487 480 000.
In the first half of this year sales soared to 124,977,000 more than the same period in 1945. Analysts note strong demand for meat products and a wider market reach contributing to the substantial increase.
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