Virginia income tax drive eyed to boost state revenue
Current Opinion argues for a Virginia department budget increase to strengthen the state income tax program. Comissioner Morrissett says a $1 to $10 return is possible if funded, aiming to expand collections. The piece notes 12,000 wage earners in Richmond filed no returns last year and hints at broader uncollected income.
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Charlottesville Daily Progress
Virginia
C. H. Morrissett
Richmond
Tax policy on enforcement and fairness for all taxpayers
The discussion argues Morrissett should get a chance to prove himself. It states the state needs more revenue and that enforcing tax laws equally is fair to compliant taxpayers. It warns that leniency would encourage evasion by others who prefer not to share the burden.
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Morrissett
Herbert H. Lehman
New York
John Foster Dulles
Dixie
White House
Truth Will Out at Florida Casino Roulette Fiasco
A Florida couple visit a casino where the wife, new to roulette, bets $100 on 28 after a friend suggests using her age. The wheel lands on 32, she faints, and the incident follows a night of gambling and a $200 wager from the husband.
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Neal O'Hara
McNauight Syndicate
Florida
Braves Edge Indians 1-0 in Opening World Series Game
Baseball history note recalls the 1946 World Series opener where the Boston Braves defeated the Cleveland Indians 1 to 0. Also mentioned is Admiral Byrd's Antarctic film preview at the Capitol, highlighting mid-century events and cultural happenings.
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Boston Braves
Cleveland Indians
Admiral Byrd
Capitol
Germans push to hold Aachen as Red attack starts in Prussia
In 1944 reports say German forces resist Allied pressure near Aachen while a Red Army drive in Prussia is underway. A new book Anna and the King of Siam appears at Handley library. Gore students stage a mock election with eligibility tied to registration and poll tax payment.
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Aachen
Prussia
Handley Library
Gore
Frederick County Supervisor Hugh B. Kline Dies at Home
The STAR reports death of Hugh B. Kline a Frederick County board of supervisors member at his residence. O Sullivan Rubber Co. produces three million rubber heels monthly. A school bus accident near War West Virginia results in the death of three children.
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Hugh B. Kline
Frederick County Board of Supervisors
The
STAR
O’sullivan Rubber Co
National Editorial Assn Convention Heads to Virginia
Twenty five years ago the National Editorial Association planned its annual convention in Virginia with a Shenandoah Valley tour. The local WCTU celebrated its 40th anniversary at the home of Mr and Mrs Cecil Bailey. A five year old son of a tenant farmer died by poisoning in the county.
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National Editorial Assn
Virginia
Shenandoah Valley
WCTU
Cecil Bailey
Fowls Exhibit at Hagerstown Fair and Local Court News
In 1899 Thomas Seabright shows six pairs of fowls at the Hagerstown fair. Abie Polhamus eats seven fries of oysters near a head of cabbage. A man from Hardy County is sentenced to life imprisonment at Moorefield for the slaying of John Feyger.
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Thomas Seabright
Hagerstown
Abie Polhamus
Hardy County
Moorefield
John Feyger
Postwar strategy shifts as atomic threat reshapes Europe course
U S and British officials debate Western Germany's future under allied supervision amid new atomic era concerns. Washington and London weigh reindustrialization and defense plans for France, Belgium, Holland, and other nations, while Dixie Democrats pressure on Civil Rights policy.
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Truman
Washington
United Nations
New York
France
Marshall Bien
London
Germany
Europe
Hitler
Berlin
Channel
Elbe
Rhine
Baltic
Russia
Christianity and Communism Clash in Miller’s View
New Zealand pastor Alexander Miller argues in Christianity and Communism that no necessary clash exists between the doctrines since communism is an economic system and sociology outside religion. He grants some truth to material aims yet says militant atheism and Christian persecution by communists invite strong religious opposition.
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Alexander Miller
New Zealand
Doubt of Truce Between Christianity and Communism
The remark expresses skepticism that a genuine reconciliation can occur between Christian faith and communist ideology, suggesting irreconcilable differences in principle and practice.
Divorces Granted In Two Hagerstown Cases
A bed and board divorce granted Fred Y. Stotler from Verba S. Stotler on desertion grounds. The couple wed in 1931 at Hagerstown. In a second case Judge Elliott Marshall granted Louise B. Patrick a bed and board decree from Sherman Patrick for extreme cruelty and desertion. they married in Hagerstown in July 1947.
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Fred Y. Stotler
Verba S. Stotler
Hagerstown
Elliott Marshall
Louise B. Patrick
Sherman Patrick
Philadelphia Mint wartime 5 cent coin with P mint mark
The Philadelphia mint never used marks on its coins except during wartime when a P was placed on the 5 cent piece. The P mark helped separate wartime coins from those struck under the old formula when returned to the mint.
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Philadelphia Mint
Philadelphia
Toll Highways Get New Impetus
New toll highways gain momentum as public authorities in Pennsylvania New Jersey and Ohio advance major expressway projects financed by revenue bonds. New Hampshire Maine link plans and discussions across several states point to a nationwide shift in surface transportation rivaling historic railroad growth.
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New York
Pennsylvania
Ohio
New Jersey
Harrisburg
Trenton
New Jersey Supreme Court
New
Turnpike Authority
Columbus
Turnpike Commission
Pennsylvania Turnpike
New Hampshire
Maine
Massachusetts
Indiana
Illinois
Wisconsin
Oklahoma
Missouri
California
Connecticut
Police Court Docket Includes Reckless Driving Cases
Judge John Rice heard cases for Eugene Leonard Moorman at 560 N Loudoun Street with reckless driving $29.25 and improper muffler $7.25. Gilbert Andrew Combs of 1008 S Loudoun Street charged with no vehicle inspection $9.25. Roy Milton Sampson of Middletown cited for no inspection $9.25.
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John Rice
Eugene Leonard
Moorman
Loudoun St
Gilbert Andrew Combs
S. Loudoun St
Roy Milton Sampson
Middletown
Berryville Post Names Committee On Membership
At a monthly Lloyd Anited meeting the Berryville Post formed a membership committee led by J. W. Olcott with M. G. O'Brien Ernest Shull John Zombr o Iden Mallory. The group plans a concrete walk to the Community building entrance replacing rough flagstone. The Lloyd Williams post owns the building housing Legion headquarters and club rooms.
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Lloyd Anited
J. W. Olcott
M. G. O’brien
Ernest Shull
John Zombro
Iden Mallory
The
Lloyd Williams Post
Legion
Stayman apple crop described with spray and fertilizer notes
The writer reports a crack free Stayman apple crop with a detailed spray program including dormant oil dinitro powder lime sulfur lead arsenic and wettable sulfur and DDT. Fertilizer was nitrate and broadcast late last fall.
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Berryville
Post Names Committee On Membership
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Association of American Railroads
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