Birthday of the Income Tax Reaches 46 Years
The 46th birthday of the federal income tax marks a growth from 1913 when 82 cents per person funded a new levy. By 1959 per capita payments rose to about 352 dollars while tax shares expanded, funding defense, debt interest, veterans benefits, welfare, foreign aid, and various national programs. The Lima News notes how limited local spending once was and invites reflection on government economies.
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Washington
Treasury
Voice of America
International Commissions
Coast Guard
Interstate Commission
U. S
Congress
Lima
Ohio
Church Schedules and Farewell at Grand Avenue
Sunday worship and Sunday School with special choir pieces and soloists. The Rev Fred Waldrop concludes his ministry here before moving to Gainesville. Vacation Bible School set for June 8 12 with Mrs Jack Bigger as principal and Ladies Aid meeting Monday at the church.
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Jean
Dean Pope
Bonham
Garden of Prayer
Jesus
Fred Waldrop
Grand Avenue
Gainesville
Glenn Doss
Whitewright Sun
Jack Biggerstaff
Hat-crushing mishap dims railway express shipment
The Railway Express Company filed a $171.50 claim with the city after a garbage truck crushed three boxes of ladies hats. A delivery man left the hats on a sidewalk while he retrieved more boxes. the truck’s compressor damaged the hats in seconds as it compacted trash.
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Dallas
Railway Express Company
First Presbyterian Church Services and Farewell Note
The First Presbyterian Church lists Sunday School at 10:00 a.m. and Worship at 11:00 a.m. The message greets visitors and members and extends condolences to those who mourn. It notes the Waldrops’ upcoming move to Gainesville and the pastor's regret at their departure.
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Waldrops
Gainesville
Whitewright
Government to Drop Cigarette Tax Stamp
The government will end the eight cent cigarette tax stamp after June 24 with daily tax returns. Cigarette makers will print tax paid on packs and no longer hold 200 million dollars in stamps. The change lowers costs, allows promos for extra cigarettes, and shifts tax collection to the Internal Revenue Service.
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DeWitt Clinton
New York
Internal Revenue Service
Dallas News
Soldiers swap suds for slots in Heidelberg clubs
American soldiers in Heidelberg will lose beer at army clubs during lunch and can instead play slot machines. An order by Lt. Gen. Clyde Davis Eddleman bans alcohol sales in Army clubs from 6 or 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. A separate notice says slot machines will be allowed in Army clubs.
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Heidelberg
Germany
Clyde Davis Eddleman
U. SS
Europe
Revenee
Harlen Duncan Service Schedule and Africa Film Night
Harlen Duncan pastor preaches Sunday worship at 11 00 am and 7 30 pm with Sunday School at 9 45 am Christ Ambassadors meet Saturday at 7 00 pm and Wednesday Prayer Meeting at 7 30 pm Rev E E Shaffer missionary presents Africa work films Friday May 29 at 7 30 pm.
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Christ Ambassadors
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E. E. Shaffer
Africa
Bethel Baptist Church Weekly Service Times
Bethel Baptist schedules morning worship at 11:00 a.m. Training Union at 6:30 p.m. Evening worship at 7:30 p.m. Prayer service Wednesday at 8:00 p.m.
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Training Union
Morning worship and church group schedule
First Methodist Church morning worship at 10 55 a m Youth Fellowship at 6 00 p m on fourth Sunday monthly at 5 30 p m Women’s Society of Christian Service meets first and third Mondays at 3 00 p m Wesleyan Service Guild meets every other Monday at 7 30 p m
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Methodist Youth Fellowship
Women's Society of Christian Service
Wesleyan Service Guild
Communion service and Bible study schedule card
Communion service and Bible study held every Sunday at 10 00 a m. Service time and study session form a weekly religious gathering for parishioners.
Church weekly schedule with Bible studies and services
Sunday activities include Bible study at 10:00 a.m. worship and communion at 11:00 a.m. Evening worship begins at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday offers Bible study for all ages at 7:30 p.m.
Kentuckytown Baptist Church Prayer Meeting Tonight
Kentucky town church announces Wednesday prayer meeting at 7 15 PM. Organizers invite members to join for shared reflections and community prayer at Kentuckytown Baptist Church.
Patience yields prized telephone numbers for shop owner
The story shows C. J. Allen obtaining numbers 2222 3333 and 4444 for three phones at his power tools shop through patient, yearslong checks rather than inside influence. The piece notes jobs for physicists outnumber candidates about five to one in the country.
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C. J. Allen
Allen
Sun Newsroom Policy on Submissions
The Sun invites individuals and organizations to send news items while reserving the right to decide what is news and what is not. It may reject submissions that are too old or promotional material that is not news.
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the Sun
Umpire Davis’s Car Bashed. Suspects Sought in Palm Springs
Charles Davis, an umpire, returned from a desert league softball game to find his car's top bashed in. Police suspect the motive was Davis’s role as umpire, prompting a patrol search for the vandals in Palm Springs, California.
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Palm Springs
Calif
Charles Davis
Davis
Termites Identified Easily by Wing Size
Urbana expert explains termites resemble flying ants except for wing size. Termites have wings of equal length while ants show larger front wings. Insect damage to apparel and home furnishings surpasses one billion dollars annually in the United States.
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H. B. Petty
University of Illinois and Illinois Natural History Survey
U. S
Cigarette habit saves boy at Grand Rapids zoo
In Grand Rapids Michigan a 3 year old boy was grabbed by a 250 pound bear at the city zoo. A teenager pressed a glowing cigarette against the bear s nose forcing the animal to release the boy s hand.
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Grand Rapids, Mich
City Zoo
Mice Used in Scientific Research Estimated Across U S
A figure suggests about 20 million mice are employed yearly in United States scientific experiments. The estimate reflects broad use in medical and biological studies across multiple institutions and laboratories.
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U. Ss
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