States hunt for untaxed cigarettes in mail order trade
A nationwide AP survey shows 38 states plan vigorous tax enforcement on interstate cigarette sales. States aim to collect taxes from out of state mail order purchases. eight states levy no cigarette tax and Illinois and Nevada limit tax collection to sellers. Some states target in state distributors who resell untaxed cigarettes.
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California
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Maryland
Missouri
North Carolina
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Virginia
Wyoming
Hllinois
Nevada
New York
Micnais
Idaho
107000 UE Workers Swing To Right Wing CIO Faction
A survey shows 107 182 United Electrical Workers members voted to secede or align with the CIO amid a family split over policies. The CIO formed new unions as employers signed its first contract with Yonkers firms affecting about 1 075 workers.
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Reonvention Floar
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Cleveland
Wnion
West Virginia Briefs Report Robbery Suspect and Road Bid
Charleston reports the arrest of Wilson Mautey and his girlfriend Nevie Ann Smith both of Alum Creek on armed robbery charges. Also approved is a 5.76 mile widening and drainage project on Jong Hidge road in Roane County by Anderson's Inc. for 92024.80 dollars. A Derrick's Creek fire seriously burned Mrs. James Phillips as kerosene rekindled a kitchen blaze. husband burned slightly. The Board of Control will study new heating plant bids at St Marys Training School after Lynch Pugh and Carson declined funding. Two Monongalia County beer licenses, Morgantown Golf and Country Club and Chilton Taylor Cheval Lake Supper Club, were revoked after hearings.
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Wool. Webb
Wilson Mautey
Nevie Ann Smith
Alum Creek
John F. Thomas
Alum ‘Creek
Jong Hidge
Roane County
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Read Commission
Anderson’s, Inc
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Derrick's Creek
Poca
Board of Control
Waids
West Virginia
St. Marys
Joe FE. Burdett
Lynch
Monongalia County
Morgantown
Smog Over New Orleans Paralyzes Suburbs
Thick smoke blanketed suburban areas around New Orleans early Monday causing near total gridlock as 200 to 250 cars stalled on highways into the city. Planes grounded, minor accidents noted, and drivers abandoned vehicles in ditches as dawn broke and the haze lifted.
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Orcs
Double Trouble Chapter 25 A ghost town morning
Tueia arrives in a rock cabin and breaks down crying about being a neglected half breed. The group splits for a ghost town retreat as Brad Morden plans a cautious advance to contact Joe while guarding the ranch. Tension rises as Joe and Jay face a staged ambush and the herd moves toward camp under watchful eyes.
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Ward
Joe
Jay Allison and Joe Ride Back to Camp in Night Chase
In a tense frontier sequence, Jay Allison and Joe flee a clash with guards after freeing themselves during a pursuit. They warn of an imminent raid on the settlement at dawn as the riders steer toward the ranch and figure out how to confront the danger.
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Relief Costs Rise Fifty Percent in West Virginia
West Virginia relief costs climbed 50 percent in the past year as benefit components rose and caseload grew about 10 percent. Director Robert F. Roth reported state relief costs at 1954170.28 in October and 498561.62 in September this year, with September caseload at 42908, up from October last year.
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Charleston
West
Rok
Public Assistance Department
Nationalists Forecast Third World War Within Six Months
Nationalist spokesmen in Chungking push the idea of a coming third World War to overthrow Communism. They claim allies from World War II will return and cite bold forecasts of swift Western victory, including bombings of Moscow within days and rapid Soviet collapse. Formosa leaders also predict mass hunger to topple the Reds, while Chiang Kai-shek allies in Chungking convene war conferences.
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Yangtze Valley
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Chung Mie
Russia
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Sanmen Bay
Chekiang’ Province
Beaver Coal Seeks 10000 in Law Suit
Beaver Coal Corporation seeks ten thousand dollars in a case filed against Paul Ross doing business as Ross Construction Company in Clarksburg. Plaintiff alleges Ross owes the coal company money on a contract per the Circuit Clerk records.
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Clarksburg
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Scherer
Fite
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Britain seeks divorce law reform amid rising living-together trend
London lawyer Robert Pollard heads a 1000-member reform committee criticizing marital law as outdated. He urges a royal commission to study all aspects and proposes two year separation grounds for divorce. He cites 1947 and 1948 rising divorces and notes deed poll as a stopgap for couples living together.
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London
Robert S. W. Pollard
Elizabeth
Britain
Pollard
Red Army Hero Rokossovsky Joins Polish Government
Marshal Konstantin Rokossovsky, a leading Soviet commander who helped liberate Warsaw, resigns from the Red Army to become Poland's minister of national defense. He will also join the state council, while Marshal Michal Zymierski leaves his post as defense minister to pursue new duties under President Bierut's guidance.
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Bosselaw Herut
Michal Zymierski
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Rhodes fined ten thousand dollars probated for tax evasion
Federal judge in Marcy County imposed a ten thousand dollar fine and three years probation on William B. Rhodes former Spencer hatchery operator and former mayor for evading income taxes covering 942 through 143. Overdue taxes penalties and interest must be paid, with the total amount to be set by agreement or court action. government estimates about two hundred thousand dollars. Rhodes had pleaded guilty to one count of the five count indictment with four counts dismissed. The judge noted Rhodes’ good reputation and community work despite the charge. Attorneys argued no wilful evasion and cited business workload as a factor. Three Syracuse University alumni Marty Glickman Larry Robinson and Jim Burchard lead alumni organizations related to sports. Glickman presides over New York City sports broadcasters, Robinson leads New York Football Writers, Burchard runs the Lenis press.
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Pairmont
Marcy B. Watkins
William B. Rhodes
Rhodes
Spencer Hatchery
Watkins
Syracuse
Syracuse University
Marty Glicknan
Larry Robinson
Jim Burchard
Glickman
Sports Broadcasters
New York City
Robinson
New York Football Writers
Burchard
Lenis Press
Noahs Ark Inspires LST and LSI Shipbuilding Story
Washington report notes Noahs Ark as a model for modern shipbuilding guiding LST and LSI design. The piece traces biblical specifics, Kircher interpretations, and claims Ark inspired wartime amphibious craft enabling Allied beach landings in Europe and the Pacific.
Sheep Shed Worshippers Build Their Own Church
In Uffington West Virginia a seven-faith congregation is converting a weathered sheep shed into a church. Mrs Ray Johnson leads the effort with local donations and pledges totaling about 100 dollars after a Easter attendance peak. The West Virginia Methodist Conference has pledged five thousand dollars to aid construction.
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Uffington
Ray Johnson
Johnson Nome
Morgantown
West Virginia Methodist Conference
Uffington Community Church
William Craig
Fairment Iminister
Johnson Sill
Robert
Charles
Garrett Biblical Institute
Evanston
Pax Club Honors Two Members At Meeting
Pax Farm Woman's Club honored Mrs Alice O'Neal and Mrs Carl Murdock at the Tuesday session in honor of Mrs Frances Mason. Birthdays observed this month. Lesson on Grandmothers Are Important People by Mrs Thelma Kelly. Devotional by Mrs Qoal McNeely and Mrs Cecil Humphrey. Luncheon followed with guests listed. December meeting planned at Mrs Thelma Kelly's home.
Visit in Virginia by Regier Staff Writer
MARLINTON Mr. and Mrs Clarence Moore spent the weekend with relatives in Staunton Virginia.
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Regier
Marlinton
Clarence Moore
Staunton, Va
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