States Reform Tax Administration To Boost Revenue
Illinois and South Dakota lead in revenue administration as they reorganize agencies to centralize major excise taxes. Governors appoint directors of revenue while abolishing older boards and creating licensing divisions. Several states pursue uniform procedures, appeals reforms, and clearer remedies, with notable shifts in inheritance and motor fuel tax administration. A closing line questions why people remove summer clothes from mat balls and enter a crowded sealed streetcar.
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Mincrs
Department of Revenue
South Dakota
Revenue Agencies
Federation of Tax Administrators
Milnois
Department of Finance
State Tax Commission
Licerising
Division of
Tennessee
State of and Gay Board
Arkansas
Idaho
Indiana
Pennsylvania
Utah
Vermon
Wisconsin
State Highway Department
Revenue Department
State Board of Tax Commissioners
Secretary of Revenue
Alabama
Florida
Georgia
Iinois
Ohio
New York
State Board of Tax Appeals
State Revenue Commission
Federation
Tax Commission
Illinois
Hitler’s grip weakens as Danish revolt grows
By Raymond Clapper Washington argues that Hitler’s arrogance and brutal efficiency fail to crush the spirit of occupied nations. Denmark, Sweden and Bulgaria show cracks in the New Order as sabotage, internments, and forced measures widen. The piece warns that Hitler’s danger expands beyond one region and that democratic ideas may rebound if weaker victims unite to resist.
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Washington
Denmark
Bulgaria
Hitler
Norway
Messares
Benmark
Vvv
Sweden
Stockholm
Christian
Burmeister
Copenhagen
Russia
Italy
Finland
New Order
Yietiin
Bradley’s Frontline Command Post Near Action
Ernie Pyle reports General Omar Bradley kept a close command post near artillery and front lines. A jeep trip revealed a near miss from a roadside gun, while meals at the infantry command post showed heavy fire and loud blasts. Bradley uses a separate tented mess for privacy, and staff humor notes his informal titles among officers and men.
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Ernie Pyle
Bradley
Omar Nelson Bradley
Garten
Aesaral
Terry Allen
General Allen
Tuneh
Alen
Terry
Hurran
Mother's fight halts young couple's wedding plan
Ruth Millett argues that a widow mother resists her son's marriage to his chosen partner, claiming the son should remain dependent. She urges self-support for middle aged and elderly women and notes many can find work, tipping the balance toward empowering independence over parental control.
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Kage
Very Sorry Expression Echoes in Sicily Wartime Context
The text reflects wartime mood with a Japanese phrase meaning apology and a claim that once the Allies secure Sicily, residents must subsist on local land. It notes a recurring problem of swatting flies as a national pest amid the broader conflict.
Third War Loan Drive set for New York quota
New York State announces a quota of 4.709 billion dollars for the Third War Loan Drive beginning next month. The figure accounts for nearly one third of the total national sum of 15 billion dollars. The campaign slogan is Back the Attack, urging stay at home support to supply weapons for the United Nations forces. The note stresses individual subscriptions as crucial, with many citizens expected to contribute even small amounts to boost the national effort.
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New York State
New York
Bock
United Nations
State FSA reports on South Dakota farm ownership program
State head Floyd Anderson of the Farm Security Administration announced that ownership of 181 farms in South Dakota has been made possible since December 1941 through purchase contracts. Contracts are inspected in Lincoln Nebraska to ensure buyers can meet payments. average land price per farm rose from 2315 to 3392 in the first two years.
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South Dakota
Floyd
Anderson
State
FSA
Moncey
Lincoln
Rationing Roundup Thwarts Stamp Misuse
A wartime notice warns readers that sugar stamps must remain attached to books and not be removed before redemption. It notes stamps good for specific dates and amounts, with expiration midnight October 31 and stamps 15 and 16 valid.
Caution Advised In Choosing Tax Return Form
Taxpayers with varying income levels should decide between a short estimated tax form and a longer worksheet for 1943. The piece explains how to estimate 1943 income, deductions, and taxes, using example figures for a married filer with one child, and notes potential overpayments or balances due with Sept 15 installments.
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James Marlow
George
Zielke Washington
Internal Revenue Offices
Smith
Sura
Cary
Drawing Determines Antelope Licensees
Pierre September 2 The number of antelope hunting license applications was 1 800 and 800 of the applicants will be turned down The commission authorized 1 000 permits A public drawing will determine Friday afternoon who will receive licenses Cork fighting is a favorite sport in Puerto Rico.
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Pierre
Puerto Rico
Hollywood Gossip Roundup of Real and Rumored Affairs
A string of entertainment blurbs reports Barbara Coleman and Dorothy Kilgallen linked to various social scenes in Gotham and Long Island. Michael Bryan, recently released from rehab, returns to duty amid Nassau rumors about Count Alfred de Marigny and the Duke of Windsor. Additional notes cover Joan Blondell, Mitzi Green, Bing Crosby ties, Frank Sinatra radio bans, Bob Hope in Sicily, Marlene Dietrich on daughter’s marriage, and other showbiz anecdotes from Broadway to Monte Carlo.
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George Hart
Barbara Coleman
Gotham
Michael Bryan
Ursula Parrott
Florida
Nassau
Alfred de Marigny
Duke of Windsor
Hig Corner
Harry Oakes
Dorothy Nortier
Gunder Haegg
Mike ‘Todd
Naked Genius
Mitzi Green
Long Island
Joe Pevney
Cleve
Bob Hope
Sicily
Jerry Colonna
Vera Hogue
Marlene Dietrich
Larry Kent
la Cor F8
Lee Morsris
Monte Carlo
Beach Page
From where I sit and the odd scraps of speech
Fragmentary OCR text presents garbled quotes and jumbled names. It references figures like Homer Bentley and a Buck porch scene with planning of heat and mentions of scientists and a Pag deanghit. The readable parts point to unclear dialogue and obscured context.
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Webster Buck Porch
Hationt Ayton
Homer
Bentley
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