Revision of Profit Tax Proposed for Small Businesses
Washington report on a new revenue bill outlines continued high taxes on closely held corporations while easing burdens for many others. The plan imposes an undistributed profits tax of 16 to 20 percent with a 20 percent levy on remaining income after deductions, affecting about 500 to 1,000 firms. Proponents say most small corporations would benefit, with tax relief concentrated after reforms.
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Washington
House
Vinson
Dem. Ky
WACO
Roosevelt
Mountain lion hunters target Orgarty Mountain area
A mountain lion eractivation program begins in Orgarty Mountain after authorities uncover 18 deer killed by humans. Officials plan to pursue the culprits with lion dogs and intensify the hunt in the rugged terrain.
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Orgiltey
A Thought Obedience Heuristic as Moral Guide
A fragment proposes obedience as a thought discipline shaping safety across worlds, echoing a line attributed to a classical author. The aphorism blends philosophy and ethics, inviting reflection on how discipline informs conduct and protection in varied realms.
Letter Takes 23 Years to Reach Destination
A letter sent to Mrs. Joseph Walt of Williamsport, Pennsylvania, took 23 years to reach her son in Texas. The note, dated September 1, was finally delivered to the Walt family home near Willington. The recipient’s mother had died about 30 years earlier.
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Kane -Tot
Floyel
Walt
Chilveston
Texas
Joseph AL Walt
Williamsport
Willingistort
District 3 Road Report compilation of gravel and asphalt miles
District 3 road report lists routes from Ouachita line to nearby counties with miles of gravel and asphalt. Notes include conditions fair to good, slippery sections after rain, narrow winding segments, and bridges. Several corridors show rough stretches and soft shoulders, with mixed surface quality across town lines and state routes.
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No.ierks
Ouachita
Dizeks
Rosston
Uo Ouachita
Park County
Provend
Caddo River
Columbia County
Prescott
Lackesburg
Quachita
Locksburg
Nashville
oMurfreesboro
Clark County
Ben Lomo Te
Mineral Springs
Nashwitte
Murfreeshorn
Kirby
Vitaly
Lewisiam State
Catfield
Lewisville
Blevins Tesaally
Foroning
Char
Jonethon
Pulton
Texirkiain
Niles
Okbibomia
Te Karls
Polk Renny
124 Licenses Revoked in 1997 By Revenue Dept
LITTLE ROCK The Revenue Commissioner reports 124 driver licenses revoked in 1997 for drunk driving under the new law. Avonmobile License Division supervisor Frank D. Clancy notes all revocations, issued since May 26, 1997, were for a single drunk driving conviction in various parts of the state. Judges across municipal and justice courts cooperated. action followed the law’s mandate.
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Little Rock
McCarroll Marstay
Frank D. Clancy
Avonmobile
State Revenue Department
Clancy Serie
Munincipal Chutes
Ciee Coums
Tpedre
Takbng
Milton MeLves
North Little Rock
Harper EL Harb
Fight Against Aluminum Trust Told Here in Hope
Railroad telegrapher B A Dulin Sr spoke at Hope Rotary on defeating the American Aluminum Company. Dulin, retired to Hope from Sweethome, outlined bauxite origins, aluminum use in planes autos and trains, and his 45 years in telegraph service. He contrasted his small operation with the large firm, noting profits and the need for peace, while listing local luncheon guests.
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B.A. Dulin
Hope Rotary
Arkansas
United
Fales
Dulfin
Earle
Ark
Sweethome
Earth
American Bauxite Company
American Aluminum Company
Dulin
United States
Charles Goff
DeQueen
Radia
Luma Abner
Mena
Tom Compton
Pragcott
George Christopher
Prescott
Harrison Sheppard
Hot Springs
A. J
Will Rutgers
Malvern
RP. Hawen
Hope Chamber of Commerce
Dry Lake Beds Spark Quiet Gold Rush at Columbus Marsh
In MMA Nevada a mild stampede to locate old dry lake beds reveals gold, platinum, and silver being recovered from salt beds at Columbus Marsh. Los Angeles capitalists funded the initial work and installed milling gear, with dry lake beds long mined for salt and borax rather than precious minerals.
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MMA
Nev
Columbus Marsh
Los Angeles
Cranium Crackers and Quick Facts Quiz
A brief puzzle item asks about the Mormon Temple build time in Salt Lake City, defines osmosis, and lists careers of famous women such as Addams, Shapman Cutt, and Edith Wharton. It also asks about a horse height of four hands high.
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Salt Lake
Fine Addams
Carrie Shapman Cutt
Edith Wharton
Civil Service Employee Must Leave Committee
Assistant Attorney General Millard Alford ruled that state civil service law bars a county revenue collector classified as a civil service employee from serving on the county Democratic central committee. The opinion was sent to Kenneth Winer, civil service personnel director, after W. S. Atkins of Hope requested the ruling.
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Little Rock
Millard Alford
Civil Service
Cam Milter
Kenneth ©. Winer
W. S. Atkins
Hope
Two Held Here for Worthless Checks
Henry and Jim Gaines, brothers, were jailed in Washington on a string of forged checks given to Hope Texarkana merchants. Jim Gaines, an ex convict, led officers to the arrests after passing a $5.50 check at a filling station in Texarkana. He implicated Henry, who was then jailed in Washington. four checks totaling 22.95 were traced to local merchants and banks, with names signed by Bus Tunstall George Ware MH Houldher and others. Henry Gaines lives in Hope and Jim's home is listed as northern Hempstead county.
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Henry
Jim W. Gaines
Washington
Hope
Texarkana
Jim Gaines
Texas Prison System
Justice of the Peace
O. E. Cooper
Bowie County Grand
QO. T. Rider
Bus Tunstall
Ward & Son
First National Bank
J. C. Johnson
George Ware
Ridghill
J. A. Davis
Citizens National Bank
FP. Houldher
Henry Gaines
Jin
Caskill
Hempstead
University of Arkansas Farm Research Director Joins Branch Station
Fred Delzell, named Cooperative Research Supervisor at the Pruit sRnd Truck Branch Experiment Station, will oversee research at the station near Aykaras and in ten Southwest Arkansas counties. Delzell, a State University graduate and former vocational instructor, recently completed Minnesota training and assumed duties January 1.
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Fred KB. Delvell
Leos
Delzell
Arkansas
New York Woman Reported Missing in Moscow Case
The United States embassy delivered a formal note to Soviet foreign office seeking confirmation if Ruth Marie Rubens of New York is under arrest in Russia and the charges, with full information on her disappearance from a Moscow hotel on December 9. She traveled with Donald L. Robinson, who vanished December 2.
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Moscow
Russia
I4y
United States
Ruth Marie Rubens
New York
Qngteactins
Washington
Rubens
Donald L. Robinson
Greatest Fleet in Europell Revealed Friday by Italians
The Associated Press reports Mary Friday announced Italy's plan to enlarge naval rearmament as global warfare grows. Italy seeks Europe’s top fleet while Spain faces civil war and Japan presses on China. A plan for economic peace gains attention as Paul von Zewland consults Chamberlain on a broad trade pact.
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Mary Friday
China
Spain
Teruel
Italy
Europe
Paul von Zewland
London
Neville Chamberlain
United States
Britain
Germany
France
Ialy
Local Officials to Attend Meet by American Legion Post
Four officials of the Leslie Huddleston post of the American Legion plan to attend the State Membership Roll Call meeting at the War Memorial Building in Littleock Sunday afternoon. National Commander Ban Doherty will be guest speaker. The program includes visits to Fort Routs and Army hospitals. Attending post members include Commander VA Hammond Adjutant B C Hollis Finance Officer Pat Duffie and Sergeant at Arms ES Franklin.
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Leslie Huddleston
American Legion
War Memorial
Littleock
Ban Doherty
Fort Routs
Anmy
VA. Hammond
B. C. Hollis
Pat Duffie
ES. Franklin
Bearden Declines Run for Any Office Next Summer
Sheriff Jim Bearden of Hempstead County says he will not seek reelection or run for any office next summer. He plans to actively support former Pulaski County Judge R. A. Cook for Arkansas governor. Bearden may back Bailey if he seeks reelection, though administration circles gave no confirmation.
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Arkansas Democrat
Jim Bearden
Hempsead
R. A. Cook
Pulask County
Arkinsis
Bearden
Priday
Lis
Little Rock
SE. Bearden
Hempstead
John EB. Miller
Carl B. Bailey
Randie
Arkansas
Pulaski
Bailey
Campig
Water Form Jordan Christens Child in Los Angeles
Water from the River Jordan in Palestine was used to christen the daughter of radio announcer Jimmy Waleing ton in Los Angeles. Eddie Cantor served as the godfather, with Glenda Farrell and Deanna Durbin as godmothers.
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Los Angeles
Jordary
Palestine
Jimmy Waleington
Eddie Cantor
Glenda Farrell
Deanna Durbin
Mind Your Manners Quiz Prompt
A fragmented test on social etiquette questions asks how a business girl should wear earrings and use perfumes, whether to inquire after a chant interview, if a government postcard is suitable for CTS orders, how a secretary should interrupt for clarifications, and how to handle chat interruptions at a busy desk. Answers lean toward minimal disruption and employer preference.
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Wation -Uu
Federal Judge Request Spurs Arkansas Judicial Expansion
Senator Miller of Arkansas urged Congress on Friday to add federal judges for the state in line with the Attorney General's recommendation. The push centers on creating one new judgeship to handle increased workload and ensure timely rulings.
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Miller
Arkansas
Congress
Arkansin i
Judiciary Committee
Big Navy Bomber Is Lost in Pacific
SAN PREDO Calif three hundred Navy planes and 24 warships hunted the sea between Santa Barbara and San Diego for a giant patrol bomber missing since Wednesday with seven aboard. Cadet Scott P Hawkins from Jefferson City Mo fell from a rear cockpit Thursday and disappeared about 100 miles offshore. Captain Alva W Bernhard voiced confidence the craft would be found as the search continued.
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San Predo
Calif
Santa Barbara
San Diego
Naval
Scott P. Hawkins
Jefferson City
Chicago
Pacific
Alva W. Bernhard
Ernest. J
Big Bambler
Cal
Navy
Washington
Truman Kenest Carpenter
Philyy O. Browning
Carpenter
ED Paso
Tex
Browning
Lees Summit
Folgur Angland
Norfolk
Mills
Prescott
Mich
Crowd
Richland
N.Y
William Evhe
Dow Do Adaw
Thiddhids
Caruthersville
Great Tis
Coco Sale
Canal Zone
Honehala
Pune
San Diego Bay
Conference With Industry Is to Be Called by FDR
President Roosevelt outlined plans for a series of conferences with business leaders to tackle overproduction and glutted markets amid a Senate unemployment committee hearing. AFL chief William Green urged a maximum weekly hour limit to end the slump as Sears, Roebuck chairman William Woody warned of rising consumer goods jobs by early spring. Roosevelt also announced diplomatic reshuffles naming Joseph P. Kennedy as ambassador to Great Britain, Hugh R. Wilson to Germany, and Joseph E. Davies to Belgium with Hugh Gibson succeeding Davies in Russia.
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Washington
Roosevelt
William Green
AFL
Congress
Green
Senate
Robert E. Wood
Sears, Roebuck & Co
Consumers’ Goods
Joseph P. Kennedy
Federal Maritime Commission
Great Britain
Robert W. Bingham
Kentucky
Hugh R. Wilson
Germany
Wilson
William £. Dodd
Joseph E. Davies
Russia
Belgium
Davies
Hugh Gibson
Unemployment Tax Changes in Arkansas 1947
Arkansas faces two changes in unemployment law with effect January 1. The first is an automatic rise in the contribution rate to 2.7 percent for large employers, the second shifts from monthly to quarterly reporting. The Social Security tax for unemployment remains separate, and small employers under eight workers contribute only to the state fund. Quarterly reports aim to ease burdens, with December wages due by January 1 and subsequent payments due after the first quarter of 1938.
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Lytle Rock
Arkansas
Federal Collector of Internal Revenue
Social Security Board
Ani
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Sellersville
Josephine Emily Richter
Josephine
U.S
Avschylus
Thomas
State Highling
Aluminum Trust
P. A. Dulin, Sr
Sweethome, Ark
Henry and
U. of A. Farm
Fred E. Delzell
U. S
National Legion
U.S. Supreme Court
George Sutherland
Justice Sutherland
Little Rock Paper
Judge Cook
Jordan
Industry
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