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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1947
Page
12
Effective June 1 the Supervisor of Assessments must certify to the Clerk of the Court that trader license applicants have paid all state county and town taxes and that reported merchandise fixtures and stocks values align with local assess figures. The clerk will rely on the assessment office certificate to verify values for license issuance.
Washington May 26 Republicans clear the way for possible Senate approval this week of a bill to slash individual income taxes. They beat a Democratic motion to delay action until June 10 by 48 to 44, holding their own party together. Senators Morse and Wilson crossed party lines to support delaying the measure. President Truman opposes an immediate tax cut but favors a reduction.
The article outlines a House vote to restore tax cuts to January 1 and details the modified Senate Finance Committee plan. It lowers the top reduction to 10.5 percent for the wealthiest earners and sets a 15 percent cap for taxable incomes between 73,728 and 392,396, while earlier proposals offered 30 percent for the lowest bracket and 20 percent for most others.
A 62 year old retired businessman in St Paul says he is worth over a quarter million, with friends estimating closer to a half million. He works as a taxi driver six days a week, believing meeting people and hearing their troubles is preferable to private office life. He inherited money from his Montana father and previously ran businesses and traded horses.
The Frederick County Roads Board opened bids for the Johnsville to New Midway highway contract. M J Grove Lime Co submitted the low bid of 29820 for 275 miles of surfacing, Edgie Russell bid 29060, and L R Waesche and Sons Inc bid 30120. Federal funds cover half the project with Roads Board and Federal Bureau of Roads approvals.
Ray Glenn Sturnbaugh, 19, son of a Lovedale factory worker, received years in prison after pleading guilty to assault with intent to kill and murder. State's Attorney Charles G. Seidel said he shot Eugene Garnett, 49, of Chicago, March 29 in Garnett's cottage, hitting him in the back with a .22 rifle and leaving him partially paralyzed. Sturnbaugh admitted planning to shoot one of two other men after they berated him for carrying a rum drink."
A chilling statement appears in a police report as a suspect allegedly admits intent to kill. The remark underscores a violent motive cited in the case and accompanies standard investigative context.
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