Row Stirs Inquiry Into Tax Muddle
A heated commissioners court session probes personal property tax collection. Taxpayers' Defense League leaders Arthur Michael Jor Sheldon and George M. Green press for accountability and a duty to collect. County Judge Charles W Anderson agrees to confer with Tax Collector Dickison to fix responsibility while a court opinion restricts posting delinquent taxes. The group cites cases of small property owners bearing costs and seeks clearer collection duties and improved enforcement.
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Taxpayers’ Defese League
Commissioners’ Court
Charles W. Anderson
P. B. Dicksbon
League
Arthur Michael
Jor S. Sheldon
George M. Green
Michael
R. W. Stappenbeek
Sam C. Bennett
Fagan Dickson
Charles W. Annerson
Sheldon
Dickison
Anderson
Diskison
Phik
Whitton
Buck
Texas
Diktstee Athar
Shook
Memsber
Alamo Eights
Alam Heights
Pickison
Robert F. Uh
Bennett
Reston
Krug to Assume All Ickes Duties
President Truman announced Krug will take over all duties formerly performed by Harold Ickes as secretary of the interior. Krug will serve as petroleum administrator and continue key wartime roles once held by Ickes.
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Krug
Ickes
Ravston
U. A. Keag
Harold Ickes
Services Hold For Taylor Woman Lenore Prest
Funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon for Lenore Prest 74, longtime Taylor resident. She is survived by three brothers Z Campbell of Los Angeles CC Campbell of Santa Cruz and W Campbell of St Louis and a sister Mrs Evelyne Lovelace of Taylor.
Packers to Meet as OPA Doubles Meat Investigators
Texas Independent Meat Packers Association plans a San Antonio meeting as the OPA doubles its meat enforcement staff. OPA officials warn violators will face vigorous prosecution and investigations will be pursued nationwide, with results telegraphed to Washington.
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GPA
Texas Independent Meat
San Antonio
E. O'Neill
National Association
Texas
New Mexico
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Congress
Bansfield
District Association
Arthur Wins
OPA
Dallas
Liner Blaze Sabotage Hinted After Fire at Sea
Southampton reports a fire aboard the Queen Elizabeth damaged near the promenade deck of the 1400 ton vessel. Fr. Grail general manager of Cunard White Star suggests possible sabotage. Firefighters quenched the blaze quickly. officials call it the thirteenth ship blaze at British ports.
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Southampton
England
March
Grail
Cunard
Firamen
Teulas 1400
Cunard Line
Mystery Blasts In S A Solved By Camp Stanley
A two hour mystery of explosions rattling San Antonio homes from South San Antonio to the Municipal airport was solved Friday by Camp Stanley. The statement from Camp Stanley said the blasts originated from an engineer's office in a me stroying sand mines and were not criminal acts.
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San Antonio
Stanley
Mestroying
Weather disturbance rattles town with loud tremors
Forecast barrage of calls and scout cars marked a strange disturbance across town. Residents reported Saturday temperatures around mid sixties to high sixties with walls cracking in one home and faint shaking felt elsewhere. The event prompted weather alerts and continued observations through Friday night and Saturday morning.
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Siuir
Shot Cuts Off Doughnuts at Yokohama Factory
In Yokohama an American GI guarding a doughnut factory fired two shots into the air to frighten two would be burglars attempting to break into a nearby brewery. The rifle fire broke a power line feeding the doughnut factory, shutting down all machines and leaving far fewer than the usual 50,000 doughnuts for American GIs. Japanese repairmen, frightened by the gunfire, refused to splice the line.
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Yokohama
Yaohama
G. I
G. I’s
Ban Gambling In Army Clubs In Frankfurt Area
Military police in LRANKYURY Germany banned all gambling in army clubs to curb black market currency exchanges. Three War Department civilians were arrested for exchanging dollars for Germany marks at black market rates. The order covers officers civilians and enlisted men in the Frankfurt area amid controversy over alleged misconduct at the compound. The officers mess casino gaming room was closed two nights ago.
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Lrankyury
Germany
U. S. Army
War Department
Frankfurt
Frauleins
Texas Guard Strength Set
Gov. Coke Stevenson announced Texas will receive about 29,000 National Guard personnel as one of 26 states to accept the bureau's allocation. The 36th division with attachments and two combat commands of the 45th armored division will be assigned to Texas, while the other combat command of the 49th moves to New Mexico.
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Austin
Sasece
Texas National Guard
Coke Stevenson
Texas
National Guard Bureau
45Th Armored Division
49Th
New Mexico
Five Columbus Clergymen Call FC C of C Un American
Five Columbus clergymen condemned the Federal Council of Churches of Christ in America as un-American. They issued a press release denouncing the council’s report on the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki as morally indefensible and stated that it does not speak for them.
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Columbus
Ohio
Federal Council of Churches of Christ In America
Council
Hiroshima
Nagasaki
Truman Upsets Pauley Move In Navy Nomination Fight
President Truman delayed a plan to withdraw Erwin W. Pauley’s nomination as under secretary of the navy after letters between the two men stirred the Senate Naval Committee. Pauley said he would stay in the fight, insisting no honest man withdraws when he is right, while critics including Harold L. Ickes faced new comments from Pantey.
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Washinwsway
Magen
Truman
Senate Naval Committee
Erwin W. Pauley
Navy
Tse
Pauley
California
Pantey
Harold L. Texas
Interior
President Quiet on Alliance Plan
President Truman declined to express views on Winston Churchill's proposal for Anglo American military alliance to preserve peace. He noted Churchill spoke freely at Fulton, Missouri, while adding that no immediate Big Three meetings are planned and that Gen. Marshall will return to China for consultations. John Winant is back in the U S to report, and Truman hopes to attend the U N Council meeting in New York later this month.
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Washington
Truman
Winston Churchill
Fulton
Churchill
U. S
Great Britain
Stafe
United States
George C. Marshall
China
Chung- King
John Winant
London
Winant
London Post
U. N. GO. Council
New York
Fosi
Truman names three man board on rail strike dispute
President Truman named a three member fact finding board to study grievances of two railroad brotherhoods in the looming nationwide strike. Judge Lett Erickson, Wrank M. Sinecker, and Gordon Watkins were appointed to inquire into issues. He noted rubber and telephone wage settlements had been reached, and said he would not intervene in the General Motors strike.
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Washington
Match
Truman
Lett Erickson
Montana Supreme Court
Wrank M. Sinecker
New York
Gordon &, Watkins
Economics Department
University of California
Brotherhoods of
Brotherhoods of Locomotive Engineers
General Motors
Detroit
Cardinal Glennon in St Louis Stable after Lungs Congestion
An official bulletin from BUBlin reports no change overnight in the condition of John Cardinal Glennon of St. Louis who is 88 and suffering from lung congestion. He remains at Sean O Kelly's residence.
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Bublin
Maroh
John Cardinal Glennon
St. Louis
Sean O'Kelly
Hire
Critics warn of Keynes influence on U S finances
An editorial argues Lord John Maynard Keynes harms the U S budget through Bretton Woods plans and postwar loans. It alleges huge proposed credits to Britain, erased WWI debt, and inflation risks, urging Congress to resist and demand prudent fiscal policy to avert international debt and domestic distress.
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Lord John Maynard Keynes
United States
Bretton Woods
Savannah
Georgia
Lord Keynes
Congress of the
Fire Department Adds Pumper to Alamo Heights Fleet
Alamo Heights fire department announced Friday the addition of a Burk and Lime pumper built in San Antonio costing 6000 dollars. The new unit enlarges the fleet to three and serves the Olmos section and Worvell Wilts. City Marshal Paul Villares presented the update.
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Alamo Heights
Paul Villares
Ban Antonio
Burk and Lime
Olmos
Worvell
Sponsors Bill To Halt Draft Nationwide
Washington March 3 Representative Robert Sikes of Florida said he will introduce an amendment to the selective service act to outlaw the draft if the armed services can keep sufficient strength through voluntary recruitment.
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Washington
Robert Sikes
D-Fla
Armed Services
Truman Says UNO Will Not Collapse Despite Russian Tampering
Washington reports reveal Russia has formally demanded cession of the Kars and Ardahan provinces from Turkey, adjoining Soviet-held Georgia and Armenia. President Truman asserted at a news conference that the United Nations Organization would not collapse and pledged to handle any Russian refusal to withdraw troops from Iran, as officials weigh Moscow’s response and Soviet notes on Manchurian industry and joint operations with China.
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Truman
Washington
Russia
Turkey
Soviet Union
Kars
Ardahan
Georgia
Armenia
Moscow
Dardenelles
U.N.O
United States
Tran
World Peace Agency
Iran
Nikolai Y. Novikov
Daffaires
Byrnes
State Department
Manchuria
Tehran
Delegates Open Monetary Conference in Savannah
Delegates from more than 40 nations gather in Savannah to discuss the planned reform of the international monetary system. They seek an early answer from Russia on rejoining the Bretton Woods framework or remaining as an observer as the conference begins.
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Monetary
Savannah
International Monetary Conference
Russia
Bretton Woods
International Bank and Monetary Fund
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