Consumers bear tax load through corporate pricing parts
A 1940 survey of 165 corporations by the American Federation of Investors shows total taxes of 2 585 356 532 paid by these firms. The tax is passed to consumers via higher prices, affecting 3 490 801 employees and 5 883 689 stockholders, with dividends far lower than tax totals. Rising 1941 tax law will enlarge the burden on shoppers.
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Toms, Dicks and Harrys of America
American Federation of Investors
Fed Corporati
United States
Bette Davis, Wyler Team Again on New Projects
Studio reports tie Bette Davis with William Wyler after The Little Foxes and Jezebel success. Terry Frost eyed for Killer Mears role. Gable and Davis past work recalled. Garfield suspended again at Warner Bros with Rich ard Whorf stepping in. Orson Welles plans Mercury broadcasts launching September 15.
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Amuel Goldwyn
Bette Davis
William Wyler
Little Foxes
Jezebel
Bette
James Cagney
EKO
Terry Frost
Killer Mears
Bert Gilroy
Tim Holt
Frost
Spencer Tracy
Clark Gable
Gilroy
Gable
John Garfield
Warner Brothers
Richard Whorf
Lunt
Fontanne
Garfield
Wharf
Orson Welles
Hollywood
Mercury Players
RKO
Ambersons
World War II enters new phase in Roosevelt Churchill talks
Edward C. Wayne reports on ongoing conferences between Roosevelt and Churchill signaling a shift in wartime strategy. The dispatch notes continued Soviet resistance and unrest in occupied nations as the Allies negotiate next steps in the global conflict.
New Angle on World War II After Roosevel-Churchill Talks
Eastward war effort optimism grows as eight point pact and aid to Russia cited. Roosevelt asserts continued Soviet defense and summer food aid, while British press coverage and American photo rights spark debate. Public sentiment weighs peaceful counter offensive versus new war risks.
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Hitler
Russia
Britain
United States
Roosevelt
Potomac
Churchill
Moscow
East
Berlin
Wilson
Atlantic
London
New Route for Planes to Speed British Aid in Middle East
The White House announced a plan to ferry aircraft to Africa via Bermuda Natal Brazil and the Atlantic in cooperation with Pan American Airways. British fighters will receive planes by this route while U S fliers are returned home and will not enter active war zones.
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White House
Middle East
Africa
Pan American Airways
U. S
Bermuda
Natal
Brazil
Atlantic
Pan American
United States
Unrest reports from occupied Europe reflect rising tensions
Swedish wires describe Quisling’s guards and cabinet distress in Norway while Vichy Paris offers a bounty for train wreckers. Petain notes an ill wind, and Saint- Georges and Laval’s surrender fuels fears of wider upheaval. In Tokyo Washington observes a narrow peace margin as a U S ship is denied entry.
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Europe
Russia
Norway
France
Germany
Quisling
Vichy
Paris
Petain
Stuelpnagel
Axis
Aerial warfare reports and London fashion hints
Reports describe B 19 and larger bombers in early daylight raids over Germany with high speed and maneuverability. The piece notes British air effort totals, then shifts to London fashion plans for mass produced single styled suits for civilians. It includes mentions of the duke of Kent and a visit to Washington, plus a Sunday school lesson on love defining God’s nature and Christians’ duty to love one another.
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Germany
England
Britain
Martin
Duke of Kent
Washington
Duke of Windsor
Bahamas
Baltimore
Calvary
Henry Drummond
God
Christ
John
Man
R. A. Torrey
Blind graduate uses Braille toes to read music in public
Miss Winnifred Moore of New Orleans and now a Mississippi Southern College graduate demonstrates remarkable courage despite blindness. She reads musical notes with her toes while her hands play the piano, aided by her constant companion Rex the dog.
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Hattiesburg
Miss
Mississippi Southern College
Winnifred Moore
New Orleans
Rex
Lesson for August 31 on religious education council topics
Brief note outlines August 31 lesson subjects and the council’s role in international religious education programs. It references copyright considerations and the use of materials in training and curriculum development.
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International Stat
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CBS
Bob Hope
Hope
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National Society of Hardy Families
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