Public Service Tax Study Urged by Governor in Reform Move
Richmond Va March 9 The House of Delegates quickly approved a governor proposed resolution to create a committee to study and report on taxation of property owned by public service corporations The plan includes examining state tax receipts and communications with the House Clerk E Griffith Dodson and Delegate E Blackburn Moore Clarke who introduced the joint resolution to establish the study panel.
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Richmond
House of Delegates
Tuck
E. Griffith Dodson
House
E. Blackburn Moore
Clarke
OPA Clears Price Hikes for Cotton Textiles
The Office of Price Administration authorizes higher ceiling prices for cotton textiles with shirts rising 10 to 15 cents and shorts about eight cents more. The move ties increases to the higher market price of raw cotton. Early industry response questions whether the boosts will meet their goals.
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OPA
Boston
Russell T. Pisher
National Cotton Manufacturer Association
J.E. Odenheimer
The
Lane Cotton
Program Cancelled and Storeroom Closure Report
Supervisor Tom Hanlon confronted a costly disruption as a program was cancelled and storeroom operations halted incurring thousands of dollars in losses. The incident highlights administrative cost implications and the need for contingency planning.
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Tom Hanlon
Churchill and Eisenhower at Colonial Williamsburg Visit
Churchill fulfilled a long expressed wish to visit Colonial Williamsburg during a Virginia tour with Eisenhower. The two leaders drew public attention as they toured the restored capitol and other colonial sites sharing the limelight of the Virginia visit.
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Churchill
Eisenhower
Colonial Williamsburg
Menting Thalurg
The
Colothusias
Virginia
American Brakeblok Plant Erection Planned Near Paper Mill Road
American Brakeblok plans a new plant on Paper Mill Road east of the B and O Railroad, near the old Paper Mill. The $500,000 facility, third under expansion, will follow an era design and include a newly purchased 350 per acre property from Wilbur Thomas of Martinsburg. Legal work by H K Benham.
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Wilbur Thomas
Martinsburg
B and O
H. K. Benham
American Brakeblok
Lindsay
Ontario
Festival Plans Headline for 1946 Apple Blossom Event
Complete Festival Organization Plan outlines the 1946 fete with fourteen departments including Concessions Street Dance Decorations and Event Public Iron Fedders Are God expression continues through all 1946 literature and media. Citizen mass meeting ahead of the festival will be announced next week.
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J. Victor Arthur
700 Wild Geese Killed by Lightning
A brief item notes a large number of wild geese killed by a bolt of lightning in Sutter County. The report mentions Florence and heat but lacks full context or details.
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Sutter County
Florence
Farmers Livestock Market option on 10 acre site
At a meeting of allies from the Farmers Live Stock Market organization A C Oates was instructed to secure a 30 day option on a 10 acre site three fourths of a mile west on U 50 Highway 50. The land group turned down the Frye Brothers offer to sell their business for 100000 dollars. Harry W Butler reported the Frye Brothers stated that their offer was refused.
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Meslanen
Aetinean
Iat
Sanaa En Ca
A. C. Oates
U. 5
Gneg —E
Frye Brothers
Harry W. Butler
Frye
Grandstand Collapse Kills 38 at Bolton Stoke City Match
A stadium wall failed at Burden Park during a Bolton versus Stoke City game. Between 60 000 and 70 000 spectators were present. Bolton won the match as the disaster left 38 dead and 517 injured. Eyewitnesses described panicked scenes and people trapped on the field.
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Bolton
Stoke City
Burden Park
English Midlands
Britain
Chris
Cardinal Glennon Died in Ireland at 83
The Archbishop of St Louis and cardinal Pope Pius XII mourn the death of the Irish born prelate at age 83. He died at the home of President Sean T Kelly in Ireland after a brief illness. A funeral is planned at St Clement’s in Rome a month from now.
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St. Louis Cathedral
St. Louis
Thce
Sean T. O. Kelly
Ted
Pius P. P. XII
Vatican City
Cardinal Glennon
St. Clement
Rome
Saca Po
Sien Ayo Poe and M E K Shireey Owner Ad
Fragmentary text shows names Sien Ayo Poe and M E K Shireey as owners with unclear context or location. No dates or events readable.
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Sien Ayo Poe
M. EK
Shireey
Honor Hero Father Crain Never Met Receives Name
Morris Fay smiles as her mother places 22, the name honorific chosen for the hero father she never saw. The brief notice highlights a tribute to a serviceman identified by surname Crain. Local readers are invited to reflect on the father’s legacy and the family’s wish to keep his memory alive.
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Crain
Morris Fay
Bible Class Banquet Honors 40th Anniversary
Nearly 200 members of the Golden Rule Bible Class at Dock Street Methodist honored the class’s 40th anniversary at a banquet in the Sarah Zane Fire Hall. Lawrence Whitlock, longtime class teacher, and Robert Leslie Harper were noted, with Garland R. Quarles as toastmaster.
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Golden Rule Bible
Ddock Street Methodist Ch
Sarah Zane Fire Hall
Garland R. Quarles
Cos de
Lawrence Whitlock
Wis
Solovox
Robert Leslie A. Carper
Two Die In Pilotless Boat In Gulf Accident
A boat ran for about an hour near Sara Soto Island before breaking apart. Dr F L Hall testified no external injuries and suspected carbon monoxide from an open engine pit caused the deaths.
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Aches Reasue Island
Sarasota
F. L. Hall
Russia Reported Pulling Troops From Manchuria
The Associated Press reports unofficially that Russia is withdrawing some Red Army forces from Manchuria as tensions flare in other war zones. Troop trains have left Mukden for the north since Thursday amid indications of a broad withdrawal.
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Associated Press
Russia
Manchuria
Assian
Mukden
Alere
Bulgaria
London Foreign Office
Britain
United States
Moscow
Washington
Mes- Sofia
Iran
Azerbaijan
Tehran
Gilan
Finland
Pield
Baron Gustaf Mannerheim
Juho K. Paasikivi
Manner“y‘m
Spain
Bright Spots in Nations Labor Front Amid Quiet After Threats
The nation sees calmer labor activity after rail and communications strikes pause as a presidential board is named. Union actions in New York and other regions show smaller wage talks and tentative settlements with workers from Western Electric and machinists in shipyards.
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Truman
Western Electric Co
New York
New
Neil Brant
Washinton
Nn Electrical Workers
Deane
Detroit
San Fran
San Francisco
Asso
United Auto Kelvinator Gompen
Grange Leader Urges Action on OPA Price Controls
Grange Master Matt Goss testified to a House Committee urging a legislative action to raise price ceilings or withdraw payments, and to extend the OPA beyond June 30 if needed to ensure equitable rationing. He called for automatic gradual liquidation of price controls as supply balances demand and for maximum product support for this move.
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Albert
Grange
Matt
Goss
National
House Committee
OPA
Bomb explodes at Spanish Consulate incident
A bombing at the Spanish Consulate causes casualties and broken glass as police begin an investigation into the attack.
Three Years Will Be Required to Replace Industries in Manchuria
Manchuria industrial reconstruction framed as a three year task by observers in Changchun. Report discusses Sino Soviet treaty clauses and references reactions to Japan and Russia. The piece notes Molotov and Byrnes signatures amid cautious interpretations of wartime actions and potential implications.
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Manchuria
Japan
Russia
Molitov
Byrnes
Pure Sristle 4 Reint Brushes Sold at Twelve Dollars
Hillyard offers Pure Sristle 4 reint brushes priced at $12.00. The brief listing notes the item and price with no additional details.
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Hillyard
Colonial Beauty Shop to Close March Eleventh Through Sixteenth
Notice states Colonial Beauty Shop will be closed March 11 to 16 inclusive due to unspecified reasons. Also mentions Golden Glow Coffee Shoppe postponing opening and equipment details in a footer line attributed to K. Shirkey, owner. Sale of dirt ma and other items referenced in a fragmentary notice.
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Colonial Beauty Shop
Golden Glow
Er K. Shirkey
Wood stove length at Oates Lumber Yard
A short classified item notes wood stove length options at Oates Lumber Yard. It mentions 14 inch or related measurements and prompts customers to check available stock. The fragment implies a sale or product detail for home heating equipment.
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Oates
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