New Tax Measure Sent To Senate For Major Revisions
The $3.206 billion defense tax bill cleared the House 369 to 30 and goes to the Senate with plans to broaden the tax base. Roosevelt favors lower exemptions while critics foresee income and corporate tax revisions, heightened excises, and a new use tax on autos.
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Washington
Senate
House
Capitol
George
D.-Ga
Senate Finance Committee
Roosevelt
Ways and Means Committee
River traffic reports three barges of gasoline and more
Towboat Frog of Lea River Lines delivered a Gulf gasoline barge to Sheffield and Decatur Alabama on July 31 and August 2. Tadpole delivered a Gulf gasoline barge to Guntersville August 1. Delmar R. Traver brought automobiles from Evansville Indiana and grain from St. Louis to Guntersville on August 2. Norris of Tennessee Valley Barge Line entered Tennessee river August 1 with four grain barges for Chattanooga. Susie A passed Kentucky Dam August 3 with a gasoline barge upstream to Texas Company terminals. Norman Crawford passed Kentucky Dam August 4 with grain and coke destined for Chattanooga and Wilson Dam TVA plant.
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Lea River Lines
Gulf Refining Company
Sheffield
Decatur
Alabama
Guntersville
Delmar R. Traver
Evansville
Indiana
St. Louis
Missouri
Norris
Tennessee Valley
Tennessee River
Chattanooga
Igert, Inc
Kentucky Dam
Texas Company
Norman Crawford
The
Arrow Transportation Company
TVA Fertilizer
Wilson Dam
Lightning sets off jukebox at Millstadt tavern
A thunderstorm woke Oscar Leiber in Millstadt Illinois when lightning struck an outdoor coin slot that powers a juke box, triggering the records and creating a noisy disturbance above the tavern. No intruders were found after investigation.
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Millstadt
Ill
Oscar Leiber
Leiber
Vacancy Warning Prompts Want Ad in The Daily
A landlord warns about revenue loss as an apartment sits empty urging readers to place a Want Ad in The Daily to attract tenants. The message highlights ongoing vacancy costs and calls for action to fill the unit promptly.
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the Daily
Murder Hunt in Hammett Manor
Henry Potter confronts banker Stanley King at the estate seeking proof of his suspicion. A gun trap misfires as Spinelli reveals the killer may be Mrs Willett's father and tracks a hidden radio in the garage, uncovering a web of fear and deception.
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Stanley King
Mrs. Willett
King
Henry
Russians and Jap Skirmish Reported Near Manchukuo
Lieut. Col. Kunio Akiyama said a minor clash occurred near Manchukuo about two weeks ago with a few Soviet border troops exchanged shots with Japanese. He added the frontier remained unchanged and no protests were filed. Dairen remains heavily fortified with Japanese troops and matériel moving toward Manchukuo.
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Shanghai
Kunio Akiyama
Apokcaman
China
Manchuki
Manchukuo
Siberia
Germany
Russia
Japan
Siberian
Akiyama
Shota
Dairen
Port Arthur
Yellow Sea
Beloved Limestone Woman Ella Lanier Dies at 52
Ella Lanier 52, longtime Limestone County resident, died Saturday at her home on Athens Route 2 after a long illness. Funeral services were Sunday at Fairview Baptist Church with Rev. Hess. burial in City Cemetery. Survived by husband, three sons, four daughters, mother, three brothers, six sisters, and 14 grandchildren.
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Ella Lanier
Limestone
Athena
Route Two
Fairview Baptist Church
Rev
Hess
City Cemetery
Limestone County
Bettie Powers
George D. Powers
Wilson, Willis
Edgar Lanier
Athens
Arnold McLemore
Irene Bradshaw
Darive Lanier
Hazel Hilliard
New Hope
Tanner
Willie
Irvin
Harry Powers
Mra. G. W. Johnson
Osceola
Ark
Forest lookout tale of cheese bait and rattlesnake trap
Forest lookout George Fleischman tried to reach a rattlesnake under his shed with a rake. He baited a cheese trap, caught a mouse, then baited a fish hook with the mouse. The snake rose, Fleischman reeled it in.
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Q. E. D. Medford
Ores
Forest Lookout
George Fleischman
Fleischman
Prisoners in Indianola Adopt Daylight Saving Time
In Indianola Mississippi on August 5 prisoners in the county jail tell Sheriff Van R Burnham they are adopting daylight saving time, saying their time is the town’s time like everyone else.
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Indianola
Miss
Aflower County
van R. Burnham
Man in custody accused of murder escapes pursuit
A report notes Henry Potter, held on suspicion of murdering John Ives, has escaped from custody. He is believed to be on foot and may steal a car. Police direct searches around the Stanley King estate and warn he may be armed and dangerous.
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Henry
Stanley King
King
Henry Potter
John Ives
Dr Davenport to Lead Danville Union Revival
Dr George Montgomery Davenport pastor of East Lake Methodist Church Birmingham will preach at the Danville Union revival beginning Sunday Aug 10. Services daily at 1030 a.m. and 730 p.m. Central. Davenport is a leading North Alabama conference preacher and Southeast jurisdictional leader and is in high demand as a speaker across the South. The Danville revival is a joint effort of the local Methodist and Baptist churches with last year’s preacher being Baptist Weaver of Tuscaloosa.
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George Montgomery Davenport
East Lake
Birmingham
Danville
Davenport
North Alabama
South
Weaver
Tuscaloosa
Ala
Life As Lived In Camp By The Associated Press
Describes various U S Army experiences across posts including Fort Bliss Fort Jackson and Fort Benjamin Harrison. Highlights a private's roundabout draft path and a humorous camp scene with a girl at Fort Bliss and a mock warfare episode at Fort Jackson. Also notes a Terre Haute golfer's mood after a bad shot.
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Associated Press
Callan
Calif
Clifford EH
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Gallup
N. M
Atlanta
Northampton
Maass
Springboro
Ohio
Fort Benjamin Harrison
Ind
California
Navy seeks men in Morgan County Arkansas for enlistment
Navy recruitment agents advertise in the Morgan County Arkansas area seeking men ages 17 to enlist and 17 to 60 for naval reserve service. Information is available by writing the Navy recruiting office in Blytheville Arkansas. Also reported: Potts station robbed twice by two armed men, once for 56 dollars and 81 cents, with a subsequent second robbery a week later. A golf tournament at Country Club ends with a round completed and a player claiming mastery of a hole after a first ace on the yard hole.
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Navy
Decatur
Naval Reserve
Blythdeville
Ark
Potts
Country Club
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Gene Aker
Pedro
Zaup
Robin
Stealin
Scott
R.j.scott
Ugoslava
King Features Syndicate
Loc
World
Borneo
DR. Davenport
Fort Bliss
Tex
63Rd Coast Artillery
Fort Jackson
105Th Ordnance Company
Carter Reeves
Ordnance Boys
Terre Haute
Howard Clare
America
Newspaper Publishers Committee
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