7 Cents of Each $1 Federal Taxes Paid By Liquor and Beer
Washington notes whisky wine and beer provided over seven cents of every dollar in federal taxes in 1946 Internal revenue data show $2 690 982 000 from alcohol levies about $19 per person The 1946 total rose $321 059 000 from 1945 while overall tax receipts fell to $38 640 000 000 Whisky taxed at $9 per gallon produced $1 738 445 000 and beer at $8 per 31 gallon barrel yielded $638 699 000
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Washington
Internal Revenue
Federal Men Uncover Multimillion Sugar Ring
Federal agents, a federal grand jury and secrecy over six weeks exposed a multimillion dollar sugar black market ring spanning at least 100 people nationwide. Chicago is cited as the ring's headquarters with possible ties to the Capone syndicate. indictments and warrants are expected.
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Chicago
Ill
Capone
California
New Party Called For by Senator O Danial
Senator W Lee O Daniel urged a new political party in 1948 if both major parties cling to the New Deal philosophy He denied organizing such a bid yet said he would oppose renewal of Truman and the continuation of New Deal principles He criticized both parties for adopting New Deal stances and called for a candidate distinct from the past fourteen years with a firm anti New Deal stance.
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Washington
D. C
W. Lee O'Daniel
Truman
O'Daniel
Republican Party
Bilbo Plans For Church Dedication In Poplarville
Senator Theodore G Bilbo plans an all day program for the formal dedication of the $75,000 Juniper Grove Baptist Church in Poplarville Mississippi. He will present the deed of the nearby parsonage to the deacons during ceremonies. The parsonage has eight bedrooms and five baths and figures in Bilbo Senate investigation in Washington. The church seats 1000, has four pianos and 19 Sunday school rooms, built beside a 20 acre lake half a mile from Bilbo's dreamhouse, a 27 room residence with 12 fireplaces and a pool.
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Poplarville
Miss
Theodore G. Bilbo
Juniper Grove Baptist Church
Bilbo
Board of Deacons
Bilbo Senate
Washington
Mississippi
Battle Ax term called endearing in divorce ruling
Lexington Kentucky Fayette County Circuit Judge Chester D. Adams refused to grant a divorce to a woman whose main complaint was that her husband sometimes called her a battle ax. He said the term is merely a term of affection and not demeaning.
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Lexington
Fayette County
Chester D. Adams
Adams
Amos
Andy
Battle-Ax
MacArthur May Ask For 1 000 Missionaries
Abilene report says General MacArthur may seek 1 000 Christian missionaries for Japan. Dr George S Benson Harding College president spoke at Abilene Christian College during the 30th Bible Lectorship. Benson, a former China missionary, addressed ministers and Churches of Christ leaders. Venus reaches 26 000 000 miles at Earth's closest approach.
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Abilene
MacArthur
Japan
George S. Benson
Harding College
Searcy
Ark
Abilene Christian College
Benson
China
Churches of Christ
East College Head Named President at Commerce
Dr. James G. Gee of Sam Houston Teachers College Huntsville is appointed president of East Texas State Teachers College Commerce announced by W A Collins regents of teachers colleges. Gee will stay at Huntsville until the retirement of acting East Texas president Dr A C Ferguson.
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Austin
James G. Gee
Sam Houston Teachers College
Huntsville
East Texas State Teachers College
Commerce
W. A. Collins
Regents of Teachers Colleges
Gee
A. C. Ferguson
East Texas College
Notable 1922 marriage and military lineage noted
In 1922 he married Miss Cecile Gibbs of Huntsville. They have one son, Thomas G., who graduated from the U. S. Military Academy in 1944. The son is now a second lieutenant in the Air Corps, stationed at Langley Field, Va. Dr. Ferguson was temporarily appointed president upon the recent death of Dr. Sam H. Whitley. The first cross country long distance telephone call was made between New York and San Francisco in 1915.
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Cecile Gibbs
Huntsville
Thomas G
U. S. Military Academy
Air Corps
Langley Field
Ferguson
Sam H. Whitley
New York
San Francisco
Demand For School Teachers Growing
AUSTIN. High school teachers were in strong demand last year with 1,169 calls for high school teachers and 1,087 for college and university instructors. Only 501 students registered for teaching positions. Calls rose across the six-year span 1940-41 to 1945-46, showing sustained demand amid limited applicant pools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Hob Gray
University of Texas
Gray
Lead price at all time high in New York
Lead climbed to 14 cents a pound in New York marking an all time peak and the fifth rise since CPA controls ended. American Smelting and Refining Co and St Joseph Lead Co set new prices for common desilverized lead while St Joseph raised its St Louis price to 13.80 cents.
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New York
CPA
American Smelting and Refining Company
St. Joseph Lead Company
St. Joseph
St. Louis
OPA
Infant Boy Killed by Rats in Birmingham
Four month old Lonnie Eugene Mathews was found dead in his parents rooms above a business residence in Birmingham. City Detective C L Pierce said the child died of rat attack after the parents moved the bed to the kitchen for warmth and heard no distress during the night.
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Birmingham
C. L. Pierce
Lonnie Eugene Mathews
James Mathews
Pierce
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