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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1942
Page
6
In wartime talk the Treasury warns taxpayers that the law requires payment of income tax and that courts can jail defaulters with interest penalties. The piece emphasizes how payments must be made and that responsibility lies with the taxpayer, not the Treasury.
The Treasury Department is portrayed as wary of how taxpayers will raise dollars, with Morgenthau and his staff warned 1414 would be a strong year of paying taxes. They emphasized continual revenue pressure and urged readiness for continued payments despite future uncertainty.
In Washington on February 27 to March 12 a Korean Liberty Conference seeks U S backing to sabotage Japan’s war production and push for Korean independence. Led by Syngman Rhee, the movement cites past revolts, wartime alliances, and a scattered exile army while debating leadership with Kim Koo and Kilsoo Huan amid uncertainty over U S recognition.
The piece explains quarterly tax installments, the role of district collectors, and how honesty and communication with the collector can ease tax pressure before March 15. It notes collectors have latitude within the law and vary in rigidity, urging prompt dialogue for help.
A commentator warns that German youth have been schooled in hatred by the Nazi regime and that a day may come when they find themselves in trouble or behind bars for past indoctrination.
Washington column notes on James V. Bennett’s improvised call system in the Federal Bureau of Prisons and a Supreme Court air raid shelter sign, while Rep. John M. Vorys coins the term rum bumbling as wartime jargon, tying civilian governance quirks to broader war footing.
A set of etiquette questions asks if a houseguest should thank hosts after being entertained, whether a man should assist a hostess when she moves furniture, if hosts should share coffee duties, and whether a guest must write a thank-you note. It also includes situational advice like walking on the curb side when a man is with two women.
Gloria Gray aged 15 holds a Class B amateur radio license as the youngest New York girl in this class. She urges government aid to mobilize women radio operators for the war effort and to serve abroad.
A House member introduced the term boon-dageling or boon-dogeling in a critique of WPA activities. Maury Maverick from Texas popularized the phrase in a later book. Hopkins himself is credited with originating the idea, likening handicraft to Boone’s rapid tying of a rifle toggle for river crossings.
A farm hen in Michigan surprised locals by hatching with four legs offering comic peril to farmers and fish alike after a local river incident where an unusual bootleg spill was reported under the headline One Hundred Gallons of Bootleg Dumped Into River.
The article notes one car model contains 48 pounds of rubber apart from tires. It also mentions Hamburg and Munich under streets with canals exceeding 400 miles. Kansas reports a tuberculosis death rate of 224 per 100000 in 1939 and Ontario supplies 62 percent of Canada’s hosiery and knitted goods.
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