Lunch Money Shortage Endangers West Virginia School Meals
West Virginia faces a shortfall in federal funds for the school lunch program, with nearly 1.15 million dollars spent by month end. Some counties may end terms early in May, while others finish later. Director Martha Bonar says surpluses may help, but most children rely on meals. The program costs 568,409 dollars in February, and without more federal money, meals may be cut next year if funding remains flat or decreases.
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Charleston
West Virginia
Martha Bonar
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Miss Bonar
Congress
Cigarette Tax Evasion Crackdown Moves Across State Lines
West Virginia State Tax Department intensifies efforts to curb cross border cigarette sales. Vendors advertising across state lines must register. unregistered sellers will be contacted. Law enacted last September allows shipments from registered vendors to serve as presumptive evidence of sale. Officials note mail order houses no longer ship into West Virginia.
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State Tax Department
West Virginia
Herbert Nottingham
Nottingham
Tax Department
Broadway Stars Win Tony Medallions for Dramatic Performances
Julie Harris and Paul Muni receive Tony medallions for outstanding dramatic performances. Damn Yankees wins best musical comedy with six awards. The Diary of Anne Frank tops drama. Awards presented by the American Theater Wing in memory of Antoinette Perry. Helen Hayes helped present at the Wing’s banquet. Muni cited for Inherit the Wind. Harris for Joan of Arc in the Lark.
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Julie Harris
Paul Muni
American Theater Wing
Antoinette Perry
Broadway
Hollywood
Helen Hayes
Muni
Miss Harris
Joan of Arc
Burdett Proposes 11 Point Platform for Governor Run
Point Pleasant Democrat Joe F. Burdett outlined an 11 point campaign platform including a merit system for state institution employees, road and turnpike policies, school funding, and expanded state aid. He pledged merit retention, for roads to gain long term planning, and referendums on major projects while urging county involvement in schools and counseling programs for workers 45 and older.
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Point Pleasant
Joe F. Burdett
Marland
Burdett
State Board of Control
West Virginia
Road Commission
State Road Commission
Department of Public Assistance
Indiana Coal Production Surpasses One Billion Tons
Indiana, among six states to exceed a billion tons since 1800, has mined 1,069,869,000 tons. This accounts for nearly 4 percent of the nation’s 14 year total coal output of 27.2 billion tons.
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Indiana
Soft Drink Tax Rises in March in Charleston
March receipts from the penny-a-bottle soft drink tax show a 28.2 percent gain to 212,218, the largest winter-month rise since the law began in 1951. Nine-month tax collections total 2,317,260, up 9.4 percent from last year, while cigarette tax nine-month receipts reach 5,315,048, with March at 512,508 up 2.27 percent from 1955.
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Charleston
Tax Department
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