Farm co ops taxed? tax exempt status likely safe
Farm cooperatives face possible changes in tax law but Congress is unlikely to revoke their tax exempt status soon. Majority on the Ways and Means Committee prefers a treasury opinion and a revenue formula targeting large co ops while sparing small farm co-ops under Section 101.
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House
Ways and Means Committee
No-Man’s Land
Ways and Means
Harold Knutson
Treasury Department
Ways ‘and Means
Congress
Notes of a Bystander on Florida War Vet Opposition
Walter Winchell reports Florida veterans groups led by American Legion Post 65 oppose Flagstad sponsors and call the flag unAmerican. He critiques auto dealer deposit practices, food prices, and peace costs while noting political shifts and public curiosity about General Eisenhower’s party alignment.
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American Legion Post 65
Miami Beach
Florida
Flagstad
Vision for western reclamation may lure 10 million by 1960
Secretary Krug outlines renewed bureau of reclamation aims to irrigate up to 15 million acres and generate about 22 million kilowatts of hydro power by 1960. The seven-year plan through 1954 envisions $2.15 billion in investment to bring four million acres under irrigation and 2.25 million kilowatts of new capacity, supporting about 40,000 farms and cities the size of Denver.
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J. A. Krug
Bureau of Reclamation
Denver
MacPhail turns to farming and one man’s Angus dream
Larry MacPhail returns to his Maryland farm to raise Black Angus cattle and perhaps breed race horses. Elmer Twitchell jokes about an Angus club and colored varieties while others reference coal, film stars, and atomic energy issues in a lively, satirical column.
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Larry MacPhail
New York Yankees
Maryland
Elmer Twitchell
MacPhail Farm
Angus Club
Westbrook Pegler on Hollywood glamour and hearings
Westbrook Pegler recounts a Hollywood presence at the Statler Washington during hearings on un Americanism. He notes encounters with Danny Kaye Leo Durocher George Raft Frankie Boy Sinatra and June Havoc while joking about political affiliations and a late night “adventure in glamour.”
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Statler
Hollywood
Washington
Danny Kaye
Leo Durocher
George Raft
Frankie Boy Sinatra
Buggsy Siegel
June Havoc
Communist Party
Be Kind to Taxpayers Week Urges Citizen Action
Citizen’s National committee brochure cites widespread public support for a June “Be Kind to Taxpayers” week. It notes no presidential proclamation and credits a private citizen for starting the movement. The pamphlet argues tax voting and tax spending politicians should heed the evident interest of ordinary Americans.
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Citizen's ‘National Committee
Truman
Empire State rescues man hanging 86 floors up
Police say Peter McPartland of Brooklyn dangled from the 86th floor parapet of the Empire State Building 1050 feet above the street. Two guards grabbed his wrists and pulled him to safety after four-foot over, as he intended to jump due to a stressed stockroom job and weak heart.
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New York
Empire State Building
Peter McPartland
Brooklyn
Missing Lanark girl tricked from hiding by boyfriend's father
Wilberta Paul, 14, daughter of Rev S Clifford Paul, vanished for days. Duane Kloepping, 16, was charged with contributing to delinquency after admitting he aided the escape. The elder Kloepping helped stage the ruse to lure the girl out, and she later sought food at the sheriff's Mount Carroll office.
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Lanark
Ill
Henry Gruninger
Wilberta Paul
Duane
John Kloepping
Duane Kloepping
Carroll County
Wilberta
Kloepping
Gruninger
Mount Carroll
S. Clifford Paul
Church of Brethren Here
Time He Chased MacArthur in 1899 Philippines
Ed Armstrong Sr., 82, veteran of two major wars, recalls chasing a young Douglas MacArthur off the parade field in the Philippines in 1899. He describes MacArthur as an unforgettable youngster with pep and curiosity about anything military.
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San Antonio
Tex
Douglas MacArthur
Ed Armstrong
MacArthur
Philippines
30Th Infantry
Japan
Doug Jr
Doug
Armstrong
Air Ace Dies to Save Homes in Maine Village
Maj. Kenneth G. Smith of Boise Idaho a World War II ace who downed six German planes perished when his Thunderbolt crashed in a stream bed near Se arport Maine He remained at the controls to keep the plane from hitting houses witnesses said he was on a wing ready to parachute but too late The squadron commander at Dowfield Bangor officials cited a flat spin at 10000 to 12000 feet as the likely cause.
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Searsport
Kenneth G. Smith
Boise
Ida
Smith
Dowfield
Bangor
Minister Wins Tall Tales Contest With Drouth Yarn
The Rev. Charles D. Bullock of Sioux Falls won the annual sportsmen’s bar contest in Huron. His winning tale recalls 1885 Beadle County homesteading and a drought era when his father used a farm well and a wringer to obtain water for his baby sister.
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Huron
S. D
Charles D. Bullock
Sioux Falls
Huron Chamber of Commerce
Beadle County
Door Etiquette Sparks Barnyard Homesick Joke
A man enters a restaurant and leaves the door open. A large patron scolds him, then consoles him as the sobbing man confesses he was raised in a barn. The punchline reveals the homesick connection to hearing a jackass bray.
Practical Christmas Gifts For Smokers From Local Dealers
Advertises Camel Cigarettes and Prince Albert Smoking Tobacco as timely, gift ready options for Christmas. Camel cigarettes come in a tea carton of 200, Prince Albert tobacco in one-pound tins, both with space for a personalized Merry Christmas message.
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Prince Albert
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