Oak Ridge Gates Open to Public Amid Security Shifts
Oak Ridge Tennessee will open its gates Tuesday as the secret city loosens restrictions yet tightens plant security. Officials say the atomic plant core will remain shielded while ceremonial events mark the transition. Vice President Barkley will speak and Alexis Smith will be crowned Miss Atomic Blond. Public expansion plans total about 90 million dollars for new buildings and plants, with the townsite built in 1942 for around one billion dollars in total development.
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Ates
Atomic Energy Plants
Massie
Logan Emlet
National Laboratry
Emlet
Alben W. Barkley
Washington
Hollywood
Alexis Smith
Atomic Energy Commission
Oak Ridge
Income Tax Day Note on Collections and Deadlines
Washington AP reports last year’s tax receipts stacked in $1,000 bills would reach 14,652 feet high roughly 24 miles, 26 times the Washington Monument. Rep Mack notes the figure for Tax Day while warning filers missing the midnight deadline face penalties up to 25 percent. Returns postmarked by March 15, 1949 are on time. late filers incur 5 percent per month plus 6 percent annual interest.
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Washington
Mack
R- Wash
Washington Monument
Enternal Revenue
George Washington
Thomas A. Gallagher
Internal Revenue
Tax Collections Enter Second Week
Butler County treasurer John W. Wendel reported 258789.82 dollars paid by end of last week in the semi annual real estate tax collection. The total current bills amount to about 1617 dollars and officials urge early payment to avoid last minute congestion and improve service.
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John W. Wendel
Butler County
Oxford
Wendel
James A White Barnesville mayor and anti saloon League figure dies
Columbus AP James A White, who became Barnesville mayor at 26 and led Ohio anti saloon campaigns from 1915 to 1925, died at 78. He steered the 1918 dry victory, later ran for governor in 1924, served on the State Industrial Commission from 1939 to 1945, and was a Bloomfield native.
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Columbus
James A. White
Barnesville
Ohio
Anti- Saloon League
White
League
State Industrial Commission
Bloomfield
Alabama Sen 120000 Men to the Confederate Army
A Civil War era report notes Alabama sent about 120000 men to join the Confederate forces, reflecting large state mobilization and battlefield commitments. The figure highlights Alabama’s significant role in sustaining the Confederate war effort through manpower.
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Alabama
City Briefs Weekly and Wednesday Club Meetings
A Tuesday schedule lists the Fraternal Order of Eagles at 8 p.m. at the hall, the North Middletown Fire Association at 7 p.m. at the North Middletown Fire House on Manchester Road, a Cancer Clinic at 7 p.m. at Middletown Hospital, and the Middletown Co operative Club at 6 30 p.m. at the Manchester Hotel. Wednesday events include Blythe Williams Post 231 hall meeting at 7 30 p.m. the Miami Chapter of Ohio Society of Professional Engineers at noon at the Manchester Hotel the Middletown Association of the Underwriters directors room meeting at noon at the Manchester Hotel the Order of Ahepa at 8 p.m. the MCA chauffeurs and helpers union officers at 7 30 p.m. at the hall the base Club at 8 p.m. and initiation at the American Legion auditorium.
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Order of Eagles
House Committee
Blythe-Williams Post 231
Miami
Ohio Society of Professional Engineers
Manchester Hotel
Fortunes Told by a Daily Letter Puzzle Game
A playful numeric puzzle promises a daily message. It asks players to count letters in their first name, adjust by rule to obtain a key number, then traverse the rectangle left to right from the upper left corner. Letters under checked figures spell the fortune message.
Pirate turns up in a tense standoff with a shapeshifting foe
Sin learns Trim is a pirate hiding in plain sight as Jordan. He reveals the denture trick and confesses the scheme to John Henry and Sin. Trim explains Faye’s involvement and the failed search, then taunts the captive pair while planning a final move. John Henry guards Sin as the moment grows perilous.
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Trim
John Henry
Sin
Mr. Robottom
Barselou
Faye
Jordan
Gayner
Fumbler
Lin
Odom Plans 17,000 Mile Red Cross Flight
Ace flyer William P. Odom, holder of the Hawaii to Teterboro non stop light aircraft record, scheduled to depart from Teterboro today on a 17,000 mile flight to aid the 1949 American Red Cross appeal with a stop planned in Cincinnati.
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Teterboro
N. J
William P
Big Bill) Odom
Hawaiii
American Red Cross
Cincinnati
GE Cuts Prices On Home Appliances Across Major Lines
GE announced immediate price reductions on refrigerators, freezers, ranges, and other major home appliances. Savings reach up to 20 dollars per model, with new models introduced at substantially lower prices. President Charles E. Wilson said a table television set will debut at 239 dollars, down from 325 for prior lowest models.
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New York
General Electric Company
Charles E. Wilson
Housecleaning in Education Promotes 16 Hour Campus Use
A letter urges state legislators to cut new building appropriations and instead run college campuses on a 16 hour daily schedule. Colleges now operate 8 hours, leaving thousands of students denied admission. Readers are asked to enclose a 3 cent stamp and a dime to request Dr. Crane's psychological charts.
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King Features, Inc
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Bort
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America
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Ala
Darling's
Darling & Company
Kelser de Luxe
Kaiser
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Heart Heart
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