Frederick County Real Estate Reassessment Could Trim Tax Rate
Frederick County reports a first postwar reassessment adds about 2.5 million to taxable real estate, pushing total assessed value to around 7.94 million. If the tax rate drops to 1.80 from 2.40 the county could keep last year’s revenue. otherwise, taxes rise. The 1948 figures show 5.45 million real estate, 1.89 million personal property, and 644 thousand corporate values generating 190,506 revenue.
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Frederick County
Earle S. Bailey
Bailey
Equalization Board
J. P. Arthur
Arthur
E. Bayl Shade
R. L. Smith
Millerley
Elijah Pifer
Board of Supervisors
C. M. Rosenberger
A. F. Lilliard
M. L
Strasburg School Bond Issue Fails in Shenandoah County
A referendum to bond about 200000 for Strasburg high and elementary school construction was defeated 1529 to 1165 amid Shenandoah county consolidation efforts. Other projects at New Market Woodstock Toms Brook Edinburg and Mount Jackson had been funded from the State Literary Fund. Thirty precincts voted.
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Shenandoah County
Strasburg
New Market
Woodstock
Toms Brook
Edinburg
Mount Jackson
State Literary
Closing Notice for H C Bailey Store
Closed Wed Evening and Thursday due to death in family. Income tax for sale of service station business. Showing an increase of 12000 gas and 2000 gross sale for 1948 over 1947. Will sell stock and equipment at cost. New lease starts February 1 1949. Can show 3 years previous records. For information phone 6903.
School Bandsmen To Compete Here
District four high school musicians from Charlottesville area to compete at Handley for spots in the Virginia Concert and Workshop bands. About 755 players from Harrisonburg Luray Massanutten Military Woodstock Culpeper Broadway Timberville and other schools will audition with five minute readings before three judges behind a screen. Final selections to Marion February 4 6 will choose 100 for the Concert Band and 50 for the Workshop Band.
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Charlottesville
Alexandria
Arlington
Handley
Virginia
H. Gaylen Strance
Harrisonburg
Luray
Massanutten Military
Woodstock
Culpeper
Broadway
Timberville
Northern Virginia
Strance
Marion
Radford
Winchester
Robert Kern
Eugene Adams
Bruce McFadden
Lewis Ebert
Marvin Hutchinson
Peggy Ann Long
Dick Kremer
Ann Fleming
Donald Good
Virginia Marco
Betty Jo Halderman
Hunter Gaunt
Eugene Russell
Frank Galladay
Robert Lindsay
Sam McFadden
Tyros
Donald Mellon
Jack Sheetz
Julia Dotson
Ronald Adams
Jim Marco
Carl Shickle
Aland
Phil Slaughter
Raymond Dick
Dorothy Hoaglard
O Sullivan Sues Ohio Corp for Damages in Contract suit
The O Sullivan Rubber Corp of Winchester files a $172 450 breach of contract suit in federal court in Richmond against Interchemical Corp of Ohio. The complaint says a 1947 agreement would have the Virginia firm supply calendered vinyl film and sheet stock with Interchemical buying nearly all output. The suit seeks principal plus interest and costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
O'Sullivan Rubber Corp
Winchester
Interchemical Corp
Ohio
O'Sullivan
Interchemical
Virginia
Steps in Handling New Labor Law Left to Congress
Washington reports President Truman asks Congress to repeal the Taft Hartley Act with improvements. Rep Lesinski drafts a complete replacement by January. The president’s outline targets protections for workers, with bitter battles expected over 1935 labor rights and union regulation.
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Congress
Washington
Truman
Congres
Lesinski
California Cold Wave Continues Hits Citrus Crops
Southern California faced a deep freeze for a second night with temperatures below freezing. Wind machines near Pomona raised orchard temperatures while damage to orange lemon and grapefruit groves is feared. packing houses expect 10 days to two weeks to assess losses to a crop worth over 100 million dollars annually.
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Los Angeles
California
Pomona
Here
Byrd and Robertson Named to Senate Committees
Senators Byrd and Robertson of Virginia were appointed to armed services and finance for Byrd and appropriations and banking and currency for Robertson.
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Washington
Byrd and Robertson
Virginia
Senate
Byrd
Armed Services
Robertson
Four Arrests In Bribery Case Tied To Cage Game
Four men were arrested last night on bribery and conspiracy charges after basketball player David Shapiro of George Washington University reported a $1000 offer to fix a game against Manhattan College at Madison Square Garden. District Attorney Frank Hogan commended Shapiro for his brave cooperation over four months of investigation.
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New York
Frank S. Hogan
David Shapiro
Brooklyn
George Washington University
Hogan
Shapiro
District Attorney’s
Joseph Aronowitz
Philip Klein
Jack
Manhattan
Pol
Postwar Winchester Arrests Rise After Low 1948 Slowdown
In Winchester arrests rose from a postwar peak of 1965 in 1947 to 1652 in 1948, per Desk Sergeant Rudolph and Police Chief Boyd. Drunkenness and drunken driving lead December charges, with October setting a local monthly record at 227 arrests. Disordery conduct remains a common charge.
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Winchester
Warren Rudolph
J. Thomas Boyd
Federal School Aid Bill Ready
Senator Robertson introduces a $600 million federal aid bill for school construction in the Senate. The plan provides $300 million in grants and $300 million in loans to states, with RCC and state authorities handling funds and site selection.
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Washington
Senator Robertson
D-Va
Senate
Robertson
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Court Sets Date For Gas Company To File Defense
In the Raylass store blast suits the court sustained the defendant’s motion to strike cited July 1947 Harrisonburg explosion references. The court overruled the quash of a summons for a CUC representative to answer interrogatories. The defense is given until January 25 to plead damages and file grounds of defense.
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Raylass
C. J. Owens
Lawrence Owens
Shenandoah Valley National Bank
Lillian Sheetz
Millie Evans Janney
Consumers Utilities Co
Harrisonburg
Moisture Content High New Corn Sells for 1.30
New corn bought for local mills is high in moisture up to 25 percent, above the 17 percent federal standard. Winchester Milling Corp reports three loads from Maugansville and Berryville, with some wet corn dried by the mill. Fred Stine notes freezing weather helps harvest, while kiln dried corn offers an unknown supply. New corn at 17 percent moisture sells for 1.30.
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Winchester Milling Corp
Maugansville
Berryville
Hagerstown
Fred Stine
Chunk Wood For Sax Call 6101 or 7518
Advertisement item lists chunk wood for saxophone players with two contact numbers 6101 and 7518. The fragment suggests a classified notice or sales prompt from a local paper. No additional context or details provided.
Lawmakers Predict 41.9 Billion Budget Request
Washington January 5 lawmakers previewed a White House budget for the year starting July 1 totaling 41.9 billion dollars with military costs exceeding 15 billion including stockpiling and universal military training first year costs. If tax refunds are excluded the figure could rise to about 43.9 billion, compared to last year’s 39.5 billion.
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Washington
Congress
White House
Truman
Bribery Charged in Cigaret Deals In Munich
In Munich a U S Army report says two American military police were convicted and two more arrested in a major bribery ring. A francen named Yetta Winter boasted of $40 000 in cigarette deals by her GI lover and the four MPs faced charges across Austria and Germany.
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Munich
Germany
U. S. Army
Army
Yetta Winter
Pfc
William E. Brown
Brown
Austria
Set
Elmer K. Bogart
Salzburg
Corp
James C. Schneider
Roscoe
EF. Stephens
Berchesgaden
Shortcomings listed by Truman in Congress talk
President Truman said the state of the union is good but noted serious shortcomings. He cited high prices, insufficient production, low minimum wages, small business losses to monopoly, uncertain farming prospects, resource waste, scarce electric power, slum and crowded housing, costly health care, inadequate schools, and prejudice hindering democratic ideals.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
Union
States of the Union
President Truman Seeks Wide Government Extension
Initial political reactions vary as leaders analyze Truman's message proposing a four billion dollar increase in business taxes and broader government programs. Senator Lucas supports enacting most of it while Senator Taft favors spending cuts to avoid tax hikes. Critics warn the plan leans toward socialism and caution on tax increases.
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Washington
Jan
Truman
Cox
Coughton
House
Ways and Means
Payroll tax hint in Truman plan to expand social security
Washington dispatch reports President Truman’s proposal includes a possible increase in payroll taxes to finance broadened social security. He suggested raising earnings taxable from 3000 to 4500 and boosting the employer employee tax from 1 to 1.2 percent, with further expansion of pensions and survivor benefits. He warned current coverage is inadequate and called for prepaid medical insurance and state financing for protections against illness.
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Washington
Truman
State of the Union Message At A Glance
President Truman’s major 1946 policy asks cover inflation controls tax reforms and federal authority over credit markets. Proposals include extending rent and commodity controls, wage and price regulation, labor law changes, higher minimum wage, anti trust tightening, farm price supports, power and irrigation projects, social security expansion, prepaid medical insurance, and public housing goals.
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St. Lawrence Seaway
Truman outlines new taxes and expanded government
President Truman urged Congress to enact a broad program including $4 billion in new taxes, expansion of social and economic government roles, wage and price controls, and repeal of Taft-Hartley, with plans for universal military training, civil rights, farm and education aid, and health insurance. He spoke before a joint session, signaling a drive to fulfill campaign pledges and expand federal power.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
Senate of
House of Representatives
State Department
Peeved Youth Kills Two Women and Wounds Half Brother
Delta Colorado January 5 Richard Guy Pruett sixteen confessed to shooting two women dead and wounding his half brother saying they forbade radio murder thrillers and forced dishwashing. Rancher George Morris was shot in the jaw. his wife Laura and her sister Edith Jantorina died from gunshot heads.
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Delta
Colo
Richard Guy Pruett
Bee
George Morris
Laura
Edith Jantorina
Lovett’s
Riendship Fire CO
Sree
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