General Sales Tax Seen Likely As Congress Works on Revenues
Washington April 22 Members of the ways and means committee began drafting a new tax bill with many lawmakers favoring a general sales tax to help raise revenue. Morgenthau urged higher taxes on corporations and individuals plus increased excises, while a retail or manufacturers tax was debated and a 5 percent levy on most goods was estimated to raise about 2.469 billion.
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House
Roosevelt
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Treasury Department
Senate
War and Navy Departments
Maritime Commission
Atrocities by Japanese Are Witnessed
Reuters reports from Chungking that Hong Kong is a Japanese hell with murder and rape witnessed by officers. Women were shot after assaults and starvation afflicts many as food was seized by the Japanese army after occupation.
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London
Hongkong
Henry Bough
Reuters
Chungking
China
Five Die in Texas Flood Damaging North Texas
Associated Press reports the flood toll rose to five as water damaged areas in Tarrant and Dallas counties. Relief groups aid 1,000 to 1,500 families while evacuees return home in Tarrant County. Recovery work continues in Fort Worth and reinforcements cope with disrupted rail and highway traffic.
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Associated Press
Tarrant
Dallas
Red Cross
Tarrant County
John Crutchfield
White Rock
Ray Fowler
Greenville
Fort Worth
Texas
Madisonville
Trinity River
Clapp
Midway
North Texas
Ghormley to lead separate US New Zealand naval command
Vice Admiral Robert Lee Ghormley of Portland Ore has been ordered to New Zealand to organize a joint US New Zealand naval command outside Gen. MacArthur’s southwest Pacific zone. Ghormley will be based in Auckland and maintain liaison with MacArthur and Leary.
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General MacArthur
Australia
Robert Lee Ghormley
United States Navy
Portland
Ore
New Zealand
Douglas MacArthur
MacArthur
United Nations Southwest Pacific Command
Ghormley
American PT Boats Strike Japanese Forces Near Cebu
Navy reports two PT boats attacked a Japanese light cruiser near Cebu, with one cruiser sunk and another likely sunk as Bulkeley’s flotilla battled through heavy fire. The action followed earlier Bataan losses and involved PT-41 and PT-34, while PT-35 was believed destroyed to prevent capture. The Army lists National Guard units fighting on Bataan, including the 200th Coast Artillery and several tank battalions from multiple states.
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200Th Coast Artillery
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194Th
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Washington State
Commercial sugar users must file forms this week
Traders in Potter County and surrounding areas must obtain and fill sugar registration blanks tomorrow or Friday at the county school superintendent's office with registration for trades set for April 28 29. Consumer registration runs May 4 7, while retail and industrial sugar users prepare. Randall County groups follow their own plan.
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Potter County
Randall County
Amarillo
Grady Wilson
Nurito Relief Claim For Neuritis Pain Promoted
Thousands of sufferers of rheumatism sciatica lumbago neuralgia and neuritis are urged to try Nurito a quick acting formula without opiates. The ad promises relief within three doses or money back and urges readers to ask their druggist under an ironclad guarantee.
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Nurito
Urito
Carl Miller Elected Church League Proxy
Carl Miller was elected president of the YMCA Church League Summer Recreation Program which will sponsor church league softball and other competition. Dr W E Gibbon was named vice president and Thomas Murphy secretary treasurer. The second council meeting to elect the league director is set for May 5. Others at the meeting included Earl Simpson Bob Spooner Jack Kennedy L W Dreidler W H McKirahan and Max O'Brien.
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Carl Miller
Y. M. C. A. Church League
W. E. Gibbon
Thomas Murphy
Gibbon
Earl Simpson
Bob Spooner
Jack Kennedy
L. W Dreidler
W. H. McKirahan
Max O'Brien
Insurance Benefits For Texas Children And Widows
Dewey Reed of the Amarillo Social Security Office announced Texas child beneficiaries under the federal insurance program totaled 4,667 with monthly payments of 51,659 as of December 31 1941. He also reported 1,778 widows with dependent children received 32,267 monthly, as Texas marks Children’s Week.
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Dewey Reed
Amarillo Social Security Board
Texas
Reed
Report American Bombers Caught by Japanese Forces
European radio stations including Bern reported that several United States airmen who raided Japan last weekend tried to reach free China but were forced to land and were captured. The Bern station cited a Tokyo Japanese spokesman and did not specify landing sites.
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London
Bern
Switzerland
United States
U S Planes Land in Chinese City as Japan Raids Lishui
Shanghai reports U S planes landed in Japanese occupied China and were taken to Shanghai by correspondents. Free China bases near Tokyo are thought to be at Lishui in southeast Chekiang about 1,350 miles from Tokyo, with Japanese air raids on Lishui several times recently.
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Shanghai
U. S
China
Free China
Tokyo
Lishui
Chekiang Province
Littell's Liquid A Calcium Sulphurate Solution Ad
A calcium sulphurate liquid at 50 cents a bottle claims to relieve itching from minor skin irritations prickly heat eczema and insect bites sold by Cretney Drug Store with local use claims for soothing dermatitis.
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Cretney Drug Store
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