Burdens of Tax in Britain Outweigh American Strains
The writer compares civilians bearing invisible loads in London to soldiers returning from the Underground. He details Britain's high taxes, including income and purchase taxes, with examples showing Americans pay far less. He notes there is no excess profits tax beyond 100 percent and argues such measures may curb inflation and aid postwar recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marriet
New York
Britain
Kingsley Wood
United States
Great Britain
Washington
Beware That Germ Could Threaten Our Nation
A Robert Quillen style reflection on malaria and disease, warning that deadly mosquitoes and bioweapons could threaten the United States. It cites Africa and the Americas, cites Rockefeller Foundation campaigns, and warns that Japan and Germany might use disease as a weapon, urging action and vigilance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panama Canal
General Gorgas
China
Africa
Rockefeller Foundation
America
Dolor
Out of The Past Amid Evil A Note of Deliverance
A concise reflective line from Carlyle contrasts the vast evil in history with persistent good working toward deliverance and triumph.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carlyle
The Fringe of Crime and the Prison Mind
The author reflects on crime, punishment, and the psychology of offenders drawn from his prison chaplain years. He compares inmate minds to ordinary minds, discusses congenital tendencies, and cites societal costs of crime alongside moral questions raised by crime and punishment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gray
London
H. B. Irving
Sir Henry Irving
Irving
Tennyson
Jesus
What They Say Get There We Will War quotes from Wavell and Churchill
General Sir bald P. Wavell states that a second front is eagerly awaited by Britain and the United States with heavy fighting to reach the European continent. Prime Minister Winston Churchill honors the American merchant marine, calling their efforts a master stroke in freedom's cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sirbald P. Wavell
Winston Churchill
Breach Not Observance of Wartime Excess Profit Tax Debate
The piece argues for applying excess profits taxes to individuals and corporations to curb wartime windfalls. It cites Senator Connally's proposal for a 50 percent tax on personal income above prewar bases and notes opposition in the Senate Finance Committee. It warns against penalizing fixed income groups and stresses keeping reform aligned with victory goals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate Finance Committee
Senator Connally
Texas
Texan
United States
Tire rationing urged to curb corner cutting
A Los Angeles Times reader urges stricter controls on drivers who speed and weave around corners to save rubber, arguing tire rationers must address both corner-cutting and speeding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles Times
Hitler invasion joke echoes in Kansas City Times
A Kansas City Times humor column remarks how long since Hitler invaded Russia has blurred the reason for the war. The piece notes Hitler may question the campaign himself as time passes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Hitler
Russia
Five Little Words Spell Price Control Fight in Congress
Washington analysis links Roosevelt Labor Day line include cost of labor to a farm labor shortage drive. The piece notes farmers face worker gaps, Congress grapples with inflation and manpower, and suggests the drive toward a national service act may emerge after elections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Congressional
Mr. Roosevelt
House
Albert Gore
Tennessee
Mike Monroney
Oklahoma
Charles Dewey
House Banking Committee
Banking
Elmer Davis Axes Government Publicity to Trim Waste
The piece praises Elmer Davis for halting 239 government publications and restricting 284 mailing lists. It notes the vast publicity machine employed by Washington agencies, its high cost, and the potential to create new unneeded jobs as agencies resist the cuts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer Davis
Axman
Cipal
Pearl Harbor
Budget Bureau
Washington
Tydings
Axman Davis
Mr. Davis
Skulls Are Only Thing Cracking in Russia
Roving correspondent Henry McLemore mocks reports of Russian morale while praising Soviet defenses at Stalingrad and lampooning foreign visitors to Moscow. He urges attention to German foes' defeats, lauds comic strips and war films as strategic tools, and jokes about Henry J. Kaiser and Belmont Park in a satirical wartime column.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
New York
Moscow
United Nations
Stalingrad
Josef Stalin
Personal Health And Osteopathy In The Public View
Dr. Wm. Brody discusses back pain from a heavy lift and advocates osteopathic care for sacro iliac strain. He recalls past censor ship debates over osteopaths in medicine and urges fellowship between medical and osteopathic physicians. He also weighs meat safety and vitamin A in color blindness questions.
Scrap Iron Made to Order and the Fifty Mile Speed Limit
Arthur Beer notes new state rules limiting speed to thirty five miles per hour with gas and urges caution. He warns that driving eighty with an arm around a girl ends in a wreck at the next crossing. A derrick wagon may haul the violator around city hall.
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Christian Science Monitor
London Underground
New York State
Robert Quillen
Zeer
Grandpa
Allie
Honky
Este
Joseph Fort Newton
Dr. Newton
Churchill
George Clark
Dr. Fillbee
Navy
By Merryle Stanley Rukeyser
R. Dana Skinner
Skinner
Treasury
Defense
Robert Humphreys
King
Philadelphia
Detroit
Baltimore
Paul V. McNutt
Social Security
War Manpower Commission
New York Herald Tribune
Davis
Paul Bunyanesque
Henry McLemore
Stalin
S. F
Hollywood
F.B.I
Arnold
Marshall
Humphrey Bogart
Preston Foster
Government
Henry J. Kaiser
Kaiser
Belmont Race Track
Dr. Wm. Brody
Crick
Country Medical Society
Arthur
Bugs” Beer
City Hall
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