Tide will turn, says Wavell in farewell address
Gen Archibald Wavell, newly appointed commander in chief of allied forces in the Southwest Pacific, told reporters that defeat for the anti Axis is possible but the tide will turn with inexorable strength. He warned the reversal may take time and must be built on holding on and gathering forces for a return blow.
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New Delhi
India
INS
Archibald Wavell
Southwest Pacific
Middle East
France
Wavell
Your Federal Income Tax What must file and rates in 1941
The guide explains who must file a return for 1941 with gross incomes above 750 dollars or 1500 for married couples. It states deadlines March 16 1942 for calendar year and the fifteenth day of the third month after a fiscal year. Returns go to the local internal revenue district and collector. It directs using Form 1040 or 1040A and notes a four percent normal tax on net income after credits.
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Internal Revenue District
Internal Revenue
United States
Tax computation by personal exemptions and credits overview
The text discusses how exemptions and credits such as the earned income credit and personal exemptions influence the calculation of normal tax net income and the surtax net income. It notes a graduated surcharge on net income exceeding credits against net income in surtax computations.
Morgenthau Urges Public to Forestall Forced Savings Need
Secretary Morgenthau urged Americans to buy defense bonds and stamps to fund the victory arms program, estimated at 100 billion dollars over two years, hoping to avoid forced savings like England. He praised September purchases of 528 million dollars and tied support to remembrance of Pearl Harbor.
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Washington
INS
Secretary of the Treasury
Henry Morgenthau, Jr
Morgenthau
England
Pearl Harbor
Kelland Named By Martin As Aide In G. O. P. Committee
Clarence Budington Kelland author was appointed by Republican National Chairman Joseph W. Martin Jr. to serve as executive and publicity director of the G O P national committee. Kelland, Republican national committeeman from Arizona, will work in Washington and in the field without pay as elections approach. The announcement cited blanket authority for Martin to name assistants.
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Washington
INS
Clarence Budington Kelland
Republican National
Joseph W. Martin, Jr
G.O.P. National Committee
Kelland
Arizona
Martin
National Committee
Radio program listings and presidential address announced
NADINE SUBOTNIK reports a joint session address by the President in the house chamber broadcast across major networks and WMT at 11 30 a m. The piece also lists radio theater and Cavalcade of America programs on WMT WHO and other stations with various stars and dates, plus a note on sponsor plans for the Red Cross and USO tours.
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State of the Union
Senate
House of Representatives
House
WMT
Pee T. Roosevelt
Jeanette MacDonald
Gene Raymond
Brian Aherne
Radio Theater
Lionel Barrymore
Maxwell Anderson
Valley Forge
Cavalcade of America
WHO
Percy Faith
Studio
Red Cross
USO
Radio Schedule Highlights Midwest Stations Jan 1912
A dense listing of programs across WMT WGN WLS WENR WSUI and others detailing daily hour by hour broadcasts from January 5 1912 through January 6 1942 including news music serials dramas sports and talk segments with many named hosts actors and show titles across Chicago Iowa and regional networks. The page catalogs times and show lineups such as Easy Aces Vox Pop The Lone Ranger Amos and Andy and Kate Smith with station identifiers and service notes.
Britain to register 17 year olds for national service
Britain will begin registering 17 year old boys for national service on January 31. They will not be drafted into combat until age 19. Unaffiliated youths will be steered toward a related training program.
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London
Britain
Ministry of Labor
Bombing hits Castelvetrano Sicily. eight dead
The Italian high command says British air raid on Castelvetrano Sicily Sunday night caused slight damage and killed eight people while injuring fifteen.
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Rome
Castelvetrano
Sicily
High Command
Famed Actor Otis Skinner Dies in New York at 83
Otis Skinner renowned stage star with a 55 year career and 325 roles died Sunday night at his New York home aged 83. His death was announced by son in law Alden S Blodgett, husband of Cornelia Otis Skinner, who is on Broadway. born Cambridge Massachusetts June 28 1858 Skinner left home at 19 with a Barnum letter and began in Philadelphia in 1877 rising to prominence with Edwin Booth and Helena Modjeska.
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Otis Skinner
Alden S. Blodgett
Cornelia Otis Skinner
Skinner
Philadelphia
Cambridge
Mass
P. T. Barnum
Edwin Booth
Lawrence Barrett
Helena Modjeska
Ada Rehan
Maude Adanos
Ten to Thirty Years Ago Review January 5, 1932
Drizzling rain followed a snow fall and temperatures rose after a low of 16 below zero. Cedar Rapids figures B M Richardson and E R Moore announced campaigns for Republican state railroad commissioner and national committeeman respectively. University honors include Fred Lazell joining Sigma Delta Chi and Dr Gordon J Lang invited to speak at Cedar Rapids high school commencement. Dr J B Albrook donated property to Cornell college. Dr Charles W Flint will head Syracuse University. The White Sister drew crowds at Greene's opera house. Emery Kohl injured while cleaning a switch.
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M. Richardson
Cedar Rapids
Gordon J. Lang
Graduate School
University of Chicago
Fred M. Lazell
Sigma Delta Chi
Emery Kohl
Town Railway and Light Company
Fifth Avenue
Tenth Street
Charles W. Flint
Cornell College
Mt Vernon
Syracuse University
New York State
Greene’s
Opera House
E. R. Moore
Ernest E. Hart
Council Bluffs
J. B Albrook
Mt. Vernon
School of Walking Aims to Teach Americans to Walk
New Orleans reports an applicant seeks a license for a School of Walking to train Americans to move on foot amid plans to curb rubber use. The founder cites a Gallup poll and notes the program will offer adult and child classes teaching walking to school and social visits without mechanized transport.
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New Orleans
Gallup
Opening of the School of Walking Delayed
The text outlines efforts to coeducate the School of Walking and gradually condition housewives to longer walks. It notes women previously unable to walk to the corner grocery will be trained to reach the front gate, answer telephones, and meet husbands at home, with the opening delayed.
Scarcity of teachers in location concerns
Applicants balk at a school site four blocks from transit stops and must walk twice daily. The speaker hopes to telegraph the issue to resolve the problem and secure staff.
Soldier impersonator jailed after barroom drill prank
In Chicago Alton Taylor Jr. 31 posed as an officer forcing soldiers to perform for patrons. He faced 30 days in jail for the prank after failing to pay a $50 fine. Two soldiers who endured a 30 minute drill got the last laugh.
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Chicago
INL
Alton Taylor, Jr
Taylor
J M Braude
Notice of Executors for Alice M Faulkes Estate
The undersigned James Faulkes and M M J Hominison, executors of Alice M Faulkes late of Litcourt, Iowa, deceased, announce on December 2, 1941 their qualification as executors. All debts must be paid promptly to the undersigned, and claims should be filed with the Linn County District Court Clerk. Attorneys Grimm Ellott, Shuteworth and Inger Soll.
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State of Iowa
Linn Cour
Alice M Faulkes
Litcourt la Dee
Linn Ceryine District Court
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