Simplified taxes require clearer laws and quicker relief
The column argues against current tax complexity and red tape, urging simpler legislation and empowered on the spot settlements. It compares the British system, warns of decades of confusing rules, and proposes a flat $5,000 bracket with reduced deductions to streamline returns.
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LASER
Eton Tisery
Bureau of Internal Revenue
Congressional
Bureau
Congress
Treasury
Capitol Hill
Pyramidronic Time Clock Claims Ancient Knowledge
Robert Quillen surveys pyramidology noting Pythagoras revived Egyptian temple learning and pyramid passages as a 6000 year chronometer. He cites dates from 1936 to 1953 predicting global events and urges cautious study while railing at hypocrisy in society and politics.
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Copernicus
Pythagoras
Egypt
St. Paul’s Cathedral
Out of the Past Proclaims Courage and Compassion
A reflective line from Addison honors a figure whose courage and compassion render him both good and great, completing the image of hero and man through lasting esteem.
The Eloquence of the Simple in Daily Life
George Matthew Adams celebrates simple speech and the quiet beauty of flowers. He reflects on pansies and rhododendrons and notes that modest, heartfelt acts and a devout outlook from those who work the soil reveal true eloquence. He recalls a Nova Scotia island garden and the wish to honor loved ones by simple kindness.
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Ler
Archibald Rutledge
Nova Scotia
What They Say It's a Long Way Front Dispatch Voice
An unidentified general on the Cassino front laments soldiers facing a hard road to understanding their foe. President Hutcheson of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners criticizes New Deal policies as creating new threats to the national economy.
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St. Peter’s Pearly Gates
Cassino
William L. Hutcheson
The
United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America
Hiller
Austria
Germany
Europe
United States of Europe
England
Russia
France
Denmark
Norway
Sweden
Subside in Subsidy Debate Masks Wider Political Play
Paul Mallon reports the subsidy clash over Roosevelt era food aids as largely political theater. Administration allies show little zeal as Farm Bloc pledges a June 30 extension, keeping subsidy payments via RFC. The piece links this to broader wage and draft amid a campaign-year backdrop and hints at renewed battles within 60 to 90 days.
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Bankhead
RFC
Congress
Philip Murray
Roosevelt
House
Farm Bloc
OPA
Mr. Roosevelt
Austin- Wadsworth
Army wives in promotions ignite wartime debate
Drew Pearson notes two schools of thought on wives influencing army promotions and cites Gen. Pershing and Gen. MacArthur as examples while Col. Alfred L. Jewett asserts wives’ activities affect officers’ efficiency reports. He orders wives to join the Gulfport Women's Club or face a letter from their husbands. The piece links gender roles to military advancement and policy.
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Ashington
War Department
Pershing
Francis Warren
Wyoming
Senate Military Affairs Committee
Woodrow Wilson
Senate
France
Teddy Roosevelt
Wilson
Sen. Warren
Petticoat School
Gen. MacArthur
Edward T. Stotesbury
J. P. Morgan
Weeks
MacArthur
West Point
Hap” Arnold
Army Air Forces
Alfred L. Jewett
Air Forces Technical School
Gulfport, Miss
Col. Jewett
Air Force
Gulfport Field Women's Club
Gen. Arnold
Women's Club
Air Forces
Col Jewett
Petti
Kwajalein
F. C. Sherman
Alfred F. Howard
New York
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Fidelity and Deposit Company
Lend-Lease and Russia Rebuilding War-Torn Industry
Marquis W. Childs argues that the United States may supply Russia under lend-lease for reconstruction of war damaged industries including the Dnieperstrai project. He notes shifts in Soviet and Communist stance, renewed Western cooperation, and the strategic aim of quick war end through rebuilt infrastructure.
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Vashington
Russia
Soviet Union
Ukraine
Dnieperstrai
United States
Edgar Snow
Saturday Evening Post
Vitamin D and Calcium May Aid Night Blindness
Dr Wm Brody notes night blindness often links to vitamin A deficiency but can improve with increased vitamin D and calcium. A middle aged woman with retinitis pigmentosa saw night vision help after seven weeks of high vitamin D and calcium. Naval Medical Bulletin reports 93 myopic patients with dim light issues showed vision gains with large vitamin D and calcium increases, including some reduction of myopia.
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U. S. Naval Medical Bulletin
Arthur A. Knapp
U. S.S. Naval Reserve
Elimination of Japanese Air Power Key in Marshalls Invasion
Raymond Clapper reports from aboard a carrier during the Marshalls operation. The strikes targeted Kwajalein Ebeye and Eniwetok to destroy airfields and prevent Japanese reinforcements. Carrier forces operated with stealth and coordination, taking no chances, aiming to sever the Japanese air chain and protect advancing landings.
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Marshalls
Marshall Islands
Kwajalein
Ebeye Islands
Eniwetok Island
Truk
Central Pacific
Pacific
Battle of the
Tarawa
Eniwetok
Roosevelt and Dewey Named in Political Gambit
A playful radio style piece hints that Franklin D. Roosevelt and Thomas E. Dewey will be paired as candidates. The narration jokes about political rumors and contrasts with a lighthearted warning about pairing in a contest.
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Roosevelt
Dewey
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