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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1947
Page
2
Washington outlines steps for filers March 15 to estimate 1947 income tax. Use Form 1040ES, compute with wages 160 weekly, deductions, exemptions, and credits. If under 5000 dollars, tax table suffices. over 5000 requires step by step calculation and quarterly payments of 23.18. The government allows a 20 percent error and adjustments at future payment dates.
The Beckley region newspaper notes A press service by The Associated Press and publication terms, including delivery in Beckley West Virginia and Hilton. Rates for daily and Sunday editions, advance payments, and address updates are outlined, with subscription terms for West Virginia residents.
Voters in Charleston aired grievances about lawmakers sent to the Legislature. They fault the body's members for inexperience in banking and taxation and say constituents offered no guidance while measures were debated. Discontent rests with both sides as citizens reflect on oversight and effort.
Typical Tourist President Truman showcases vitality after a three day visit with Mexico, highlighting American enthusiasm and the rise of tourism. Hosts and guides report fatigue yet praise the vigor of his travel style, noting parallels to Continental European grand tours and Twain’s Missouri origins.
The House extends temporary permits to bring field workers from Mexico and the West Indies amid a persistent farm labor shortage. About 80 900 laborers arrived last summer, aiding harvests without displacing American workers. High wages lure farm workers to industry, but machinery and strong crops persist, while worldwide demand for American farming remains high and the potato surplus misleads about the global food crisis.
Encouraging federal updates say bureaus will issue only 4000 distinct questionnaires and forms to American businessmen this year. The streamlined paperwork aims to ease compliance and reduce red tape for firms navigating regulatory processes.
Howell Phipps of 108 Quarry Street faced a brain tumor operation after illness and poverty nearly blocked surgery. Neighbors and co workers funded the operation, Dr. J E McKenzie performed it, Howell recovers. Beckley church canvass gears up with sermons on investments and a look at generosity as members pledge support. Eight year old Darrell Lowe feeds birds amid snow, plans for spring emerge. Eleven women study for medical degrees at West Virginia University School of Medicine, facing lingering doubts about women doctors, with classes from eight to 430 and a two year program.
The peak reached 6200, offering relief as the entrepreneur plans to complete 4000 forms for submission to Washington by the year 2047, aiming to accelerate action and relief.
Key West waters attract presidents and writers alike with famed fishing grounds. Truman Roosevelt Hoover Audubon Dos Passos Frost Dewey Erskine and others sought sport and seclusion in the island city. Local legends recall pirates wreckers and Parson Egan whose sermon and race cry became part of Key West lore.
Gene Handsaker profiles Burt Lancaster, 33, in Hollywood as an actor who grows bored with each job. once earning $3 a week as a trapeze artist, he now grosses hundreds for film work. He recalls a New York start, wartime troop shows, and his marriage to Norma Anderson. He criticizes delays and fan club plans while noting his role with Elizabeth Scott in I Wait! Alone.
Kay Walker, a nurse, travels with chemist Warren Taylor to Ricci Gianaldo's resort for rest. She meets Warren's relatives, cares for Matthew Taylor under Dr Norris, and notes eerie familiarity with the house and Warren's uncertain motives as a separate, planned reunion unfolds.
Senator Lodge urged early action to rebuild the government from top to bottom, citing inefficiency and ignorance of structure. Brown and Lodge proposed a special commission to study facts and propose a complete reorganization, with Marshall backing a cabinet secretariat. The move aims to coordinate policy across State War Navy and other agencies, elevating the presidency’s directing role. The article notes progress toward a cabinet secretariat and coordinated efforts, but warns a full reform requires personnel changes and ruthless restructuring.
Mrs Pare Randolph Pratt recalls the founding of the Girl Scouts in Savannah in March 1912 led by cousin Juliette Low. The first troop, called the white rose, wore dark blue denim uniforms and green and white colors. Members included Helen Brigham Jean Cunningham Clarissa Gaines Cecilia Garrard Martha Randolph Anne Read Eleanor Taylor and Pratt.
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