War debt tax plan proposed to fund postwar payments
New York December 10 A plan by J Cheever Cowles chairman of Universal Pictures and tax spokesman for the National Association of Manufacturers outlined a postwar tax budget of 22 000 000 000 annually. A special war debt tax of one tenth on all transactions would raise 000 000 and a broad set of tax cuts and levies would balance receipts and outgo to sustain government services and social security. The plan calls for shifting burdens with reduced personal and corporate taxes, higher security taxes and an ongoing debt retirement fund. It emphasizes high level industrial production and employment while urging private enterprise to define postwar policy and hiring. A government subsidy plan for fish restaurants offering three course meals at 20 cents was also noted.
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New York
J. Cheever Cow
Universal Pic- Co
National Association of Manuuvers
U.S
Enner Enterprises
Alfred Sykes
The
Steel Co
Chicago
Ress
Rica
Try
Jeevelt
Congress
United States
Congress Opposes New Taxes Yet Sees Subsidies as Temporary
Washington reports Congress resists higher taxes to fund the war while opposing government subsidies to hold food prices. Treasury chief Morganthau seeks a 10 percent tax program. lawmakers push a bill raising revenue via a national lottery for 5 billion dollars, offering Treasury certificates with non taxable prizes to the public.
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James Marlow
George Zielke
Washington
Congress
Treasury
Morganthau
Uncle Sam
Bobs
Guffey
D-Pa
Thomasville Serviceman Board To Be Enlarged
Thomasville leaders announce the East Main street service men sign board will be doubled in size as it is nearly full. The Junior Chamber of Commerce sponsors say a second board will be needed soon and donations may be sent to cover the cost.
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Thomasville
Service Men’s
Burlington Plant Denies Waste Charges
Fairchild Aircraft Corp officials told a House military affairs subcommittee that alleged waste and inefficiency at the Burlington North Carolina plant were unfounded. Lee H. Smith said production delays stemmed from late changes in airplane types and that plans call for ten planes in January and 45 monthly thereafter. Ward Jr. testified funds spent reflected experimental work and training for inexperienced workers to prepare for future production.
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Washington
Fairchild Aircraft Corporation
Fla
House
Burlington, N.C
Ward, Jr
Ward
Tom
Burlington Ni
Lee H. Smith
Smith
Burlington Enterprise
Smith and Ward
Salic Law and Gobi Crossing in Medieval Echoes
The Salic law excluded women from inheriting land. Marco Polo, famed traveler, crossed the Gobi in the 13th century, a feat not repeated until the 19th. In feudal terms, a fief was land held by a vassal under a lord.
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Gobi Desert
Ears of Distress Relieved by Dr Foster L K
Local testimonial touts Dr Foster's L K formula relieving indigestion nervousness and loss of appetite. Mr C W tt Greensboro reports years of distress with gas stomach pain and fatigue improved with L K. Claimants urge readers to buy the product from drug stores.
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MR. Kivett
Dr. Foster
Dr. G. A. Foster
Local News Briefs and Holiday Prep Notes
December 10 1933 local news item covers a two week Christmas holiday for schools and a church fundraiser. It notes 3500 people visiting Ford sales, reports on Scout Seminar attendance by Bunn W Hackney, and lists several personal notes including visits from Mrs Frank Armfield and Mrs J T Boswell. General news mentions nine Americans funding Christmas seals drive to combat tuberculosis and a Davidson County decision to let the Superior Court decide tax status for Community Church properties in Thomessville.
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Ford
Bunn W. Hackney
Chapel Hill
Gridiron Club
Washington ‘City
Aeaie
John m
Davidson Board of County Commissioners
Superior Court
Community Church, Inc
Thomesaville
Grass Dies In State's Gas Chamber
Clyde Grass a 31 year old Kannapolis textile mill worker was executed in Raleigh for the 1942 slayings of his father in law W A Godwin and sister in law Annie Stafford. He claimed his sister in law death was accidental and that he sought to drive away his father in law with a shotgun. He spoke of regret over his past and concern for his children as he faced death.
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Raleigh
Clyde Grass
Kannapolis
W. A. Godwin
Annie Stafford
Grass
L. A. Watts
God
Eninge
Snt
Watts
Mrs Pugmire Recovering After Shoulder Fracture
Salt Lake City report says Mrs. Tes sie Pugmire is recovering from a shoulder fracture suffered in a collision with another woman pedestrian.
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Salt Lake City
Tessie Pugmire
Midnights turn in a volatile birthday warning advises restraint
The note urges calm temper in the first minutes of your birth day and warns that anger may cost you. An evening distressing experience involving an elderly person is anticipated and readers are urged to try to avoid it.
Etiquette Hints for Workplace Conduct After the War
Advice notes curb emotions during business hours to boost efficiency and morale in offices and factories. The guidance stresses self control and orderly behavior as essential for productive work environments.
Birth Day Traits Attracting Amiable Harmony Lovers
Early dawn thoughts hint at profit and clear aims boost success. By 5:30 p.m. reduce errors to avert losses and conflicts. An evening meeting may bring a person of importance into your life via a friend's introduction.
Rail Pay Bill Advances After Senate Vote
The Senate approved an eight-cent hourly wage hike for about 1.1 million rail clerks and non-operating workers 74 to 4, sending the measure to the House. War Mobilization Director Byrnes attacked inflation concerns, while Vinson favored a four to ten cent scale.
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Washington
House
Senate
Barkley
James F. Byrnes
Fred M. Vinson
Congress
Ellender
D-La
White House
Truman
DMO
Vinson
Train Fails to Overtake Reluctant Spokane Horse
Great Northern No. 6 limped into Spokane late as a horse dashed onto the tracks three miles out of town. The engineer tooted and stopped, the horse sauntered along a 1,474 foot bridge 160 feet above water before finally leaving the rails.
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Spokane
Wash
Great Northern
Forty Five Italian Fascists Arrested in Rome Disturbance
A Rome dispatch reported December 6 that forty five Italian Fascists, including Rome party chief Gino Barbi, were arrested in Barcelona for disturbing public order by acts of indiscipline.
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Barcelona
Gino Barbi
Rome
Navy Flier O'Hare Missing In Action
Navy flier O'Hare of St. Louis and wife Rita Wooster, now in San Diego, have learned he is missing in action after a flight mission. The 28 year old ace previously earned a Medal of Honor style record in February 1942 while defending an aircraft carrier against enemy bombers. He shot down five bombers alone and helped damage a sixth during a two wave attack.
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St. Louis
Rita Wooster
San Diego
Calif
O'Hare
U.S
Associated Press
Tom Yarbrough
O Hare
Ataoe
Combat Aviation
O' Was
Navy
Cartoon dog and Poles joke rile Washington editorial clash
A Washington paper faces satire over a cartoon of a dog sheltering against a tree as editors clash with critics. The Basin Street radio skit censors a joke about Poles in Germany, while an isolationist line mocks New Deal foes.
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Washington
Basin Street
Germany
Telegraph to General Currier Delivered to New Haven Journal-Courier
A tele gram from an East Hartford advertising agency addressed to General Currier was delivered promptly and correctly to the New Haven Journal-Courier.
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General Delivery
New Haven
Conn
East Hartford
General Currier
New Haven Journal-Courier
Dr Frederick H Koch to Read Christmas Carol in Thomasville
Dr Frederick H Koch head of the UNC Chapel Hill drama department will read Dickens Christmas Carol in Thomasville for the Community War Service Council reading sponsored by recreation and morale committee. The event Sunday December 12 at eight o clock in the high school auditorium with free admission.
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Thomasville
Frederick H. Koch
University of North Carolina
Chapel Hill
Recreation and Morale Committee
Community War Service Council
High Scahwal
James E. Lam
Ambiguous Tribute Phrase Cites Local Names
Fragment mentions contributions to Carl C Wilson S T Stoker John Carter and any member of the Junior Chamber of Commerce with a curt acknowledgment of support.
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Bution
Carl C. Wilson
S. T. Stoker
John Carter
Junior
Chamber of Commercce
Windstorm Triggers Duck Flight Over Lake Merritt
Oakland warns of a million-dollar windstorm with 65 mile per hour gales. The night before every wild duck in Lake Merritt flew south, signaling the approaching storm.
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Oakland
Calif
Lake Merritt
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