Coal Strike Expands Into Steel Industry Squeezing Jobs
Pittsburgh reports the coal strike spreading to steel, with Crucible Steel Station pausing operations at Midland plant and GM warned of possible shutdowns. Western Pennsylvania leads with 33,500 idle soft coal diggers among roughly 63,000 UMW members walking out.
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United Mine Workers
Crucible Steel Station
Midland
Crucible
General Motors
H. R. Boyer
Motors
Automobile Corporation
Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company
Brier Hill
Youngstown
UMW
John L. Lewis
Pennsylvania
Virginia
Ohio
Alabama
Tennessee
Kentucky
West Virginia
Ilinois U.M.W
U.M.W
Lewis
Un|law
Plan tax crackdown targets middle income taxpayers
Washington reports the treasury department plans tighter enforcement on individuals earning seven thousand to twenty five thousand dollars annually. Testimony before the house appropriations committee says middle earners make numerous errors in calculating liability, with audits in 1949 mainly affecting higher income groups. Officials seek more funding for enforcement, citing eight dollars gained per one dollar spent and the need to curb evasion among retirees and others in this bracket.
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Washington
Treasury Department
Congress
House Appropriations Committee
T. C. Atheton
Internal Revenue
Treasiy Snyder
George J. Schoeneman
Treasury
Eggs to cost less by eight to ten cents per dozen
Washington reports the agriculture department expects eggs to average eight to ten cents cheaper per dozen this year as more consumption lowers government stockpiles. Deputy administrator Lennartson testified before a senate subcommittee, noting about 78 million dozen dried eggs are held by the government and that coop issues with driers limit price realization.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Y .W. Lamartoon
Senate Agriculture Subcommittee
Senatora
Ey J
Lennjartson
Liquor Dealers Organize Fourth District Meeting in Wichita
The Kansas Retail Liquor Dealers Association held its first Fourth District meeting in Wichita on January 24. J. E. Richardson was elected director, with A. V. Lundgren of Topeka serving as executive secretary. The gathering stressed growth within the industry across the district paralleling the fourth congressional district.
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Liquor Dealers
Wichita
Kan
Kansas Retail Liquor Dealers Association
Halatead
J. E. Richardaan
A.V. Lundgren
Topeka
Pinckney School News Highlights Student Life and New Arrivals
Read about classroom butter making projects, fresh library books, and new pupils from Maine. Reports cover birthdays, perfect attendance, ski trips, and friendly exchanges with European friends through Toy Day and a World War II era pen-pal program.
Three Men in Race for N J Republican Nomination
In Hackensack New Jersey January 24 three men seek the Republican nomination for the vacant congressional seat once held by J Parnell Thomas now serving a prison term for fraud. Harry C Harper Widnall and McDavitt compete while Democrat George Eng has no opposition in the district with Thomas resigning and a February 6 special election set.
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Hackensack
N. J
J. Parnell Thomas
Harry C. Harper
Harper
William B. Widnall
George W. McDavitt
Thomas
UN- American Activities Committee
John J. Carlin
Found Dead in Home Cherokee Couple Lived Alone
Cherokee Kan Jan 24 GP David Oscar Keplinger 90 and Ada Alta 70 were found dead in their home yesterday. Dr A D Hayes said Mrs Keplinger died of a stroke while tending a gas heating stove. She kneeling beside the heater. he was found on the bedroom floor apparently died of exposure after trying to help. He had been bedfast. No inquest is planned. Keplinger formerly was a motors match on the Joplin Pittsburg railroad.
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Kan
David Oscar Keplinger
Ada Alta
A. D. Hayes
Keplinger
Splinger
Joplin-Pittsburg
Resignation of Coffeyville Pastor to Move to Cedar City
The Rev. E W Von Busch pastor of the First Baptist Church Coffeyville Kan announced yesterday his resignation to accept the pastorate of the First Baptist Church at Cedar City Ind effective January 1 1041 details indicate the change in pastoral leadership for the local congregation and the new posting location.
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Coffeyville
Kan
E.W. von Busch
Yeaterday
Yell City
Report Danger of Soil Blowing in Some Areas
The Hutchinson News-Herald reports a survey of 40 western Kansas counties finds spring soil blowing danger limited to isolated sections. Fall rains gave good wheat conditions elsewhere. subsoil moisture and strong wheat roots along with tillage practices are seen as mitigating factors.
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Hutchinson
Kan
Hutchison News-Herald
Itn
Kansas
Barton
Saline
Rush
Dickinson
Ellis
Ellsworth
One Youth Killed Two Injured After Dance Ride Crash Near Eureka
A 19-year-old youth died and two others were injured when a car went out of control on a wet highway and overturned about five miles east of Eureka Kansas after leaving a dance at Utopia college. Levig Teitelman of New Haven Connecticut was killed. Bill MacClasky of Virgil and Dorothy Kinzley of Eureka were injured, with shock and bruises reported. Teitelman was a student at Utopia college. survivors include his parents and a sister.
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Eureka
Kan
Highway Patrol
Here
Levig Teitelman
New Haven
Conn
Bill MacClasky
Virgil
Dorothy Kinzley
Utopia College
Teitelman
Lawrence School News Highlights and Janury Birthdays
Ida Sue Edmonds spent her vacation in California Judy Howey had a birthday January first Mrs Harper's first grade children painted a large winter mural They have made other new pictures for their room too The children in Mrs Hooper's first grade who have birthdays in January are Marilyn Allen and Sharon Mra Matt's second grade boys and girls are learning to tell time by the new watches which several ft for Christmas and by the cards and clocks each one made at school They went to see a clock which used Roman numerals instead of the numbers they have on
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Jesson
Kathy Rood
Gloria Shirk
Daryl Miracle
Richard Lusk
Richard Dowdell
Thomas Hill
Maurice Kimball
Terry Lais
Myron Smith
Elaine Allen
Nelda Holt
Carolyn Lee
Florida
Sharon Edmonds
California
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Knight
Saling
Misa Norwood
Kansas City
Salina
Audrey Bone
Miss Mallory
Arly Allen
Colorado
Carl Marquette
Pinckney
Lloyd
Barbara Ericsson
Janice
Jerry Hollcraft
John Hazlett
Ronald Hoyer
Donis Jean Jones
Marilyn Jones
Marvin Jones
Kittery
Maine
Jones
Michigan
Bobby Driscoll
Concordia
Pinckney P.T.A
Ida Sue Edmonds
Judy Howey
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Pennsylvania Street
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Lawrence School News
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