05 Jun 1947
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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1947
Page
1
Exemptions cover personal services and medicines but taxable items include cosmetics toothpaste and bottled water. Hotels tax transient guests. newspapers and press clipping services have specific rules. new tax admins warn of initial trial and corrections as Maryland and other states roll out the 2 percent levy with varying cents per dollar.
Fragment from 1838 era notes discusses planned troops under Col. Fitzhugh and Major Barne, with rumors of laborer starvation in Clearspring and Canal Company notices urging calm amid contractor disputes. Includes a May 12 1838 Washington letter urging protection of canal works.
James A. Farley told the Canadian Exporters Association in Toronto that Russia will fall and that unrest is widespread. He urged preparedness for a readier populace in Canada and the U S within two to three years to stave off chaos and noted prison camps holding 10 to 20 million Russians.
President Truman criticizes Senator Taft's economic program, calling it a boom bust philosophy and warns it could trigger a depression. He defends a full employment economy, praises voluntary price reductions, and stresses domestic handling of inflation amid global strain. He notes wage adjustments without price hikes and cites foreign aid as adding to domestic pressure.
Farmers continue corn planting despite wet conditions. Hay makes and pastures are growing well with alfalfa and orchard grass to be cut. Barley is satisfactory and wheat shows good growth with a normal yield anticipated. Milk supply to county plants reflects strong pasture conditions.
Rutland endured severe flood damage with unofficial losses around 2 million dollars. Crop destruction and home wreckage were widespread while the business district remained intact. Four missing persons were later accounted for and some bridges and covered spans were swept away. Rail traffic rerouted as water receded and roads reopened.
Russia imposes prison terms from six to fifteen years for robbery and ten to twenty years for aggravated robbery with violence or gang involvement, with property confiscation. It urges reporting failures and notes livestock pastures need clipping to prevent dryness and weed growth.
Russian sources in London report that the latest session of the supreme Soviet heard complaints that penalties for crimes varied by region and that the new decree aims to standardize punishments. The text outlines ranges for theft, embezzlement, and failure to report theft, with sentences varying from two to twenty four years plus possible confiscation.
Mississippi schoolchildren chose the magnolia as the state flower in a popular vote held across schools. The result reflects regional pride and a long-standing symbolic plant associated with the state.
Albany June 5 Frank J. O'Brien, city treasurer, found a $160 check stamped Money for stolen time. He quipped that for $100 he must have done a lot of fishing. In Watertown Massachusetts the town equips signal boxes with daytime bells and night alarms.
Rev Donald B Goens, pastor of St Agnes Catholic Church, spoke at a Cooperative Club gathering in Shawnee Kansas about his family faiths. His father Rev Joseph E Goens is retired from the Church of the Brethren and his siblings belong to Christian Science Latter Day Saints and Central Christian Church.
Mrs William L Adams marks her birthday by welcoming a son named Jene Williams on Tuesday. She previously born a daughter named June in 1946.
Negotiations in the southern coal fields collapsed as union leaders rejected an operators offer of a 5 cent daily increase and insisted on maintaining current portal to portal allowances. John O Leary, UMW vice president, called the contract offer phony and warned there was no progress to report. North and western talks also failed when operators proposed a 15 cent hourly raise, rejected by the union.
The Emperor sank after a collision near Canoe Rock in Georgian Bay. Captain Eldon Walkinshaw of Collingwood, 61, and the first mate and second engineer are missing. The Kimball rescued eight and Coast Guard personnel recovered others as investigators probe the cause. The scene lies 25 miles offshore from the Canadian port and 48 miles from Michigan's tip. Pioneers to meet said to attend the monthly gathering this evening.
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