Simplified 1944 Tax Returns Rules Explained for Main Readers
The article outlines simplified 1944 tax return forms and filing deadlines. It explains Form W-2 and Form 1040 usage, who may use short or long forms, and how withholding receipts can substitute for a full return. It covers exemptions, brackets, and how to compute tax under the new law with examples and state considerations.
Man About Town Gossip and War Era Rumors
A collage of society notes and political rumors from wartime reporting mentions ex convicts plotting kidnap plots, Treasury debunking bond default fears, and Hollywood figures like Donald Nelson and Calpaurne. It touches on subversive concerns, draft status, and socialites at Penn Station, with brief peeks at Washington intrigue and Broadway personalities.
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Leonard Lyons
Penn Station
Florida
Helpful Taxpayer Information For 1944 Exemptions
Q and A explain who may claim exemptions for dependents and for a military spouse. If income is under $1500 military pay is not taxed for the serviceman, enabling the wife to claim exemptions. Dependents must be close relatives supported more than half and earning under $400, be U.S. citizens or residents of the U S Canada or Mexico. Singles should file to recover tax withheld. married couples often benefit from joint returns.
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Internal Revenue
United States
U. S
Canada
Mexico
Sny Cate
Making That Problem Window Fit Perfectly Into the Room Setting
Ruth W presents smart plaid curtains matching the window seat and cushions with a wooden pole and cords. Built in shelves allowed curtain mounting on metal casements, creating a wall overhang design. A foot-wide gap on each side lets curtains hang over the wall while knots allow easy pulling.
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Ruth W
Terrified Soldier on Way to AWOL as Furloughs Rise
Soldiers home on furlough in the states shared war tales and fears. One Guadalcanal veteran recalled digging a deeper foxhole while shells burst, until a lieutenant shouted up to warn him against desertion.
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Guadalcanal
Thompson
Asiatic Elephants Differ From African Animals
Carveth Wells explains distinguishing Asian elephants from African ones by toes on the front and rear feet, trunk tip count, trunk texture, and ear size. An Asian elephant typically has five toes in front and four behind, one trunk tip, a smooth trunk, and ears about two feet long. An African has four in front and three behind, two trunk tips, a segmented trunk, and ears roughly the size of a piano.
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Carveth Wells
Asia
Africa
Tiny Dust Speck Splitter Lets Microscope Tools Reach Infinitesimal Particles
A micromanipulator holds invisible tools like a 0.0004 inch wide chisel to spread, lift, saw, or pull apart dust and rust specks under a microscope.
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