Salt tax abolition cited as boon for poor in India
Patriots fought for liberty and salt taxation hurt the poor with two thirds of the price going to tax. Abolition marked a key move by the free Indian government. Salt, once regulated under East India rule, funded by a British monopoly, and even Gandhi faced imprisonment for salt evaporations. Vienna reports one Austrian paper notes Der Liebe Augustin plans to source own paper from a Russian forest to ease shortages.
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Syama Prasad Moakerii
Ugh
Hookerji
India
Old East India Company
Mahatma Gandhi
Vienna
One Revolution in Paris Leads Anne Kullmer Stir
American born conductor Anne Kullmer, 29, tops Paris Conservatory Orchestra as the first woman to lead the ensemble in its long history. She describes language hurdles, fashion woes, and a pioneering path from Indianapolis to Berlin and beyond while balancing a career with chamber ensembles of women. Ratification note follows about constitutional amendments post Lincoln's death.
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Paris
NEA
Anne Kullmer
France
Miss Kullmer
Paris Conservatory
U. S
New York Philharmonic
Indianapolis Symphony
Leipsig Conservatory
Berlin
Germany
Washington
Kullmer
Marion McKay Reminds One of Tugboat Annie
AP News feature profiles Marion McKay, a 217 pound former vaudeville performer who became a tugboat skipper during and after World War II. She captained the Marian Adele on runs to Bimini and Nassau, faced no gender barriers, and later guided a Queen Mary escort in New York Harbor. McKay’s dream of commanding ships culminated in her guest skipper role aboard the tug Thomas Moran as the Queen Mary arrived. The piece notes her homey demeanor, distinctive outfits, and the era’s maritime lore.
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Adelaide Kerr
AP News
Marion McKaye
Annie
McKaye
Sca
Miami
New York
Marian Adele
Haiti
Honduras
Bimini Island
Florida
Nassau
Jacksonville
Spain
Inland Waterway
New York Harbor
San Pedro
California
Beaver
Thomas
Moran
Ole Theysen
Hudson
Thorsen
Mayion McKaye
Marion Adele
Patty Blue
Wile
Hollywood
All Furs Come From Indiana Open Market
Spencer Indiana hosts the nation’s largest open fur market on Court House Square where pelts are laid on the lawn for silent bidding. About $8000 in pelts sell each Saturday morning with Mink musk rat and fox among top traded furs as war surplus inflows fade and prices rise. Local buyers appraise by written bid while trappers indicate acceptance by nod or shake.
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Spevers
Ind
NBAI
North Woods
Spencer
Russia
China
Japan
U. S
Many Dobbins Finding Way to Dinner Table
English farmers report increasing numbers of Dobbins horse breeds sent to meat markets. East Anglia farms slaughter about 200 farm horses weekly for off the ration meat, while breeders pledge to spare Suffolk Punch and Percheron. Work horses fetch about 200 dollars each.
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London
England
East Anglia
National Farmers’ Union
Femers
1947 Best Year for the Farmer
A Chicago report says 1947 was the farmer’s best year with high incomes and strong grain exports. Prices for hogs cattle corn and oats hit records while farm land values rose and many farmers gained electricity phones and autos. Government notes warn of the farm problem yet expect prices to stay high into 1948.
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Chicago
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Agriculture Department
Congress
Man of Action: Grand Island Educator Rapidly Scales Gym Seating
Grant Falmlen president of the Grand Island board of education is described as a man of action. When bleachers to seat 1 200 more spectators for a big game at the new gymnasium failed to arrive the administrator moved quickly to find a solution.
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Grand Island, Neb
Grant Falmlen
Grand Island
Frantic Call Leads to Truck Held in Wichita Case
A man made frantic telephone calls locating a shipment in Wichita Kansas where two truck drivers were resting. He asked Wichita police to hold the truck and then took the wheel himself. The morning arrival of the big game found the bleachers set. The note mentions Europe tea trade circa 1610.
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Len
Wichita
Kas
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