Butler County Personal Property Tax Distributes $2.27 Million
Butler County treasurer John W. Wendel certified last half 1953 personal property tax receipts totaling $2,267,649.43 for distribution. General taxes totaled $2,189,023.25 and $78,626.18 were classified taxes. Notable collections include Hamilton $654,956.69 general and $27,857.11 classified. Middletown $880,913.73 general and $29,875.41 classified.
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Butler County
John W. Wendel
Hamilton
Middletown
Fairfield Township
Hamilton City
Ross Township
On Township
Hanover Township
Milford Township
Oxford Township
Seven Mile Village
Millville Village
Lemon Township
5 000 Are Minus Food In Missouri
Dunklin County Court reports about 5 000 people in southeastern Missouri lacking food and funds after a drought. Farm labor earnings shrank, few odd jobs exist, and local agencies assist a portion. Authorities seek surplus government commodities from the federal Department of Agriculture.
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Kennett
Missouri
Dunklin County
Federal Department of Agriculum
Brando Illness Delays Fox Egyptian Film Production
Twentieth Century Fox reports Marlon Brando is very sick and confused, delaying start of The Egyptian. Production was set to begin yesterday but postponed to next Monday as officials work to reach Brando in the East. The four million dollar project aims to cast him despite the illness.
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Hollywood
Twentieth Century-Fox
Marlon Brando
New York
Brando
Fire damages Luna family home in Nashville incident
A Nashville fire department report states a blaze at a Luna family residence was caused by a fuse box. Gilbert Luna, identified as chairman of the Nashville Electric Power Board, was at the home when the fire occurred.
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Nashville
Tenn
Luna
Gil
Nashville Electric Power Board
Eden’s Cousin Elected to Parliament in Ilford Race
London February 4 A cousin of Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden Thomas Iremonger won the Ilford by election to fill Sir Geoffrey Hutchinson’s seat. Iremonger defeated Labour’s Tom Richardson 18,354 to 9,27 in a traditional district.
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London
Anthony Eden
Thomas Lascelles
Iremonger
Ilford
Tom Richardson
House of Commons
Geoffrey Hutchinson
Professor William H. McGuffey Taught Moral Philosophy at UVA
A century ago Professor William H. McGuffey long taught moral philosophy at the University of Virginia, known for authoring the McGuffey reader which sold over 125 million copies.
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William H. McGuffey
McGuffey
University of Virginia
Births Recorded in Erving Annual Report
ERVING Massachusetts births listed by town clerk Florence Rankin include George J. Durand born June 2, 1882 Jennie Castine born December 18, 1882 Durward D. Leeper born October 3, 1889 and Timothy Sullivan born November 25, 1914 Sullivan’s listing is a correction Rankin noted. The others appear as previously recorded with a late filing.
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Erving
Mass
George J. Durand
Jennie Castine
Durward D. Leeper
Timothy Sullivan
Florence Rankin
Sullivan
Injured While Playing Pool In Wheeling West Virginia
Walter Floto suffered a pool accident two months ago when a difficult shot shattered his cue and cut his hand requiring five stitches. Last Sunday he was unable to record their births.
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Wheeling
W. Va
Walter Floto
Floto
Exuberant bowler causes fall during triple-header
A bowling team member slipped after grabbing a wall coat hanger to steady himself during a triple-header, pulling the hanger loose and falling to break a wrist. Floto blamed his exuberance as the cause of the mishap.
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Floto
Promptness and the Tip: Barber Coin Box Origin
The term tip traces to a phrase on old English barber coin boxes. The initials to insure promptness appeared to encourage patrons to leave a gratuity.
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Stewart
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Bill Reece
Black Mountain Boys
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Eden
National Assistance Board
Kenmore
Kenmore Gas Range
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