Truman Urges Immediate Excess Profits Tax Bill
President Truman asked Congress to pass an excess profits tax to raise about 4 billion dollars a year. He sent a letter to Rep. Robert L. Coughton urging the tax be retroactive to July 4, citing defense program expansion and higher profits. Congress reconvenes November 27 unless recalled.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
Robert L. Coughton
North Carolina
House
Ways and Means Committee
For Sale and Want Ads Highlight Local Goods
Local want ads list items for sale including rugs tractors and furniture, plus rental offers and services. Readers see contact notes and prices in brief lines from area residents and merchants.
Recruit Declines Commission Prefers Straight Salary
A recruit being inducted into the army tells an officer he would rather have a straight salary than a commission. He says he is not a good shot and prefers base pay over advancement.
Japanese Doctor Claims TB Cure with ATB Serum
A Tokyo report says Dr Kathy Muruyama of the Institute of Tuberculosis Research developed ATB a serum that cured 50 percent of TB cases in trials. The treatment reached 1 200 patients over two years with complete cures in half the cases.
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New York
Tokyo
Informaciones of Madrid
ATB
Kathy Muruyama
Institute of Tuberculosis Research
Judge jails fan for smashing TV after SMU loss
Justice of the Peace W E Richburg jailed a Southern Methodist University football fan for violating a peace bond by smashing a television set after watching Texas A and M defeat SMU 25 to 20. The man was under bond at the time.
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Dallas
W. E. Richburg
Southern Methodist University
Richburg
Texas A. & M
Man answers political allegiance during civil service exam
An applicant affirms party loyalty during an oral civil service exam. When asked if he belongs to any organization seeking to overthrow the government, he replies yes the Republican Party, eliciting surprise from the clerk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Republican Party
Farmer Explains Menace of Insects to City Woman
A farmer describes potato bugs and corn borers harming crops while a city woman laments dairy butter flies troubling dairy producers, illustrating rural pest concerns in a humorous exchange.
Figgering Army Rookie on Cooties Turning Arithmetic Bugs
A hill country army rookie recalls cooties renamed arithmetic bugs for humor during training. He says the bugs added to misery, subtracted pleasure, and multiplied like the dickens, reflecting light banter amid tough sessions.
Whitewright Adopts Ordinance on itinerant merchants
The city ordains regulation of itinerant vendors with licenses and fees, bonds, and interstate carveouts. It requires registration with the City Secretary and sets penalties including fines from ten to one hundred dollars for violations.
Itinerant merchant license ordinance for Whitewright Texas 1950
The ordinance regulates itinerant merchants selling goods in Whitewright. It requires written city applications with applicant and representation details, bond of 1000 dollars, and a 30 dollar license plus 10 dollars per agent. Interstate commerce registrants must provide identity proof and detailed information. Violations carry fines and daily penalties.
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City of
Whitewright
Texas
State of
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Robert L. Doss
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