War Tax Realities Pinch Middle Class Incomes At Home
A fragmented discussion notes that households earning 2 000 to 20 000 face higher taxes as war costs rise in 1943. Scarcity tightens daily life, forcing neighbors to rely on shared goods, walk or ride for errands, and conserve fuel and food. Specialists forecast pay as you go plans and possible retail sales taxes, targeting the middle income group as the chief revenue source.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames Marlow
Bzielkerk
Ellings
Jones
Smith
Joens
Our Daily Bread Continued From Page One
The piece notes that loneliness fatigue and worry affect groups, while individuals act differently. It cites that arrests statistics are not decisive, relying instead on testimony from officers marshals chaplains leaders and observers. It mentions coffee milk and malted drinks being linked to liquor sales and beer being more popular than spirits.
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Owl
OWI
Market Report Hogs Cattle and Stocks from St Louis and New York
National Stockyards report shows hog prices mostly steady to 10 lower with some lighter weights down. cattle steady to 25 lower on bulls while vealers rise. sheep none with lambs steady to lower. New York stocks drifted higher at open but ended mixed as large blocks traded. cotton futures rose on lease purchases before closing higher.
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St, Louis
York
New York
Coton
French Nuns Help Americans In Tunisian Front Medical Aid
In a Tunisian town along the central front, white clad French nuns run a hospital acting as truce angels of mercy for wounded American and British soldiers. When U S medical men asked to use a room for diagnosis and emergency treatment, the nuns gave up the entire first floor. Captain Gustave Stockness of Elizabeth New Jersey praised their kindness as saving lives, noting we usually have to set up makeshift operating rooms.
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Harold V. Boyle
U. S
Tunisia
Angels of Mercy
Gustave Stockness
Elizabeth
N. J
Netts
Washington Dispatch on Chiang Kai Shek Mission Return
Jack Stinnett reports that Chiang Kai shek recalls his military mission to the United States amid debunking claims. Facts state the Chinese military mission has begun its return, likely with weeks of training and war-plant visits before departure, while doctors remain on emergency standby as tensions rise.
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Washington
Chiang Kaishek
United States
India
China
Chinese Military Commission
Hsiung Shihfei
Chiang Kaighek
United Nations
Burma
Madame Chiang
Pacific
England
Russia
Africa
Mediterranean
Norway
Britwany
New Milk Price Regulation Sets Zone Based Ceilings
Regulation fixes milk ceilings for class 1 and class 2 cities within ten and five miles respectively, requiring same grade and health department inspection. Class 3 towns nearby cannot raise ceilings. Exemptions include on premises consumption and preexisting military contracts. Price table lists zone specific per type rates for gallon, 4-2 gallon, quart, and pint across classes.
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Health Department
Army
Navy
Farmers urged to save seed peanuts in Hempstead County
Hempstead County farmers urged to save part of last year’s peanut crop for seed to meet a 3400 acre War Crop goal. Earl N. Martindale says seed sales to neighbors require County Triple-A certificates. Also notice: February 1 is final date for new cotton allotments for 1943 at the local Triple-A office.
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Hempstead
Earl N. Martindale
Martindale
Triple-A
Court House
War era wardrobe tips for conserving and styling
Ethel Gorham advises wartime readers on conserving fabrics and planning a versatile wardrobe. She suggests choosing a single adaptable dark crepe dress, adding affordable hats, and using rayon substitutes to weather shortages. The piece emphasizes practical purchases, stock left overs, and wearing smart two piece wool outfits to extend value.
Deaths Last Night Mentioned John Harsén and Edward Craig
New York and Chicago obituaries report John Harsén Rhoades aged 72 a writer and poet and Edward Marshall Craig aged 82 a national building industry executive died last night. The notices list Harsén Rhoades as born in New York City and Craig as a Philadelphia native with strong ties to Chicago.
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John Harsén Ahcades
New York
John Hargen Rhoades
New York City
Edward Marshal Craig
Chicago
Edward Marshall Craig
Philadelphia
Constructive receipt of income for federal tax purposes
The article explains how all income must be reported on a federal return unless exempt, detailing constructive receipt. It defines income as that which is credited or set apart for a taxpayer, including interest, dividends, and agent-handled payments, even if not yet cashed, and notes exceptions like certain building society dividends and third party payments under contract.
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Lst
Young Will Rogers, Jr
Humou
Will Rogers
Young Will
California
Santa Monica
Hollywood
Rogers
Camp i
Texas
New
Congress
Savings Bank
Author Sees Spiritual Awakening Beyond War
Los Angeles June 15 Franz Werfel author of The Song of Bernadette says the world’s renewed interest in spirituality stems from a broader shift after centuries of scientific thinking. He argues a spiritual renaissance is forming as nations seek deeper meaning beyond material progress and war.
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Kate Holliday
Los Angeles
Franz Werfel
Thad
Lourdes
Werfel
Ourslaves
Bernadette
Doctor
Lafity
Bey
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Wester
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Ethel Gorham
AP Features
Romi
Stalin
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Burma Road
General Wavell
Homer Ferguson
Michigan
Thomas K Dewey
Senate
Chick
Whyman
Albert W. Hawkes
New Jersey
Hague
Kenneth Wherry
Nebraska
George W. Norris
C. Douglas Buck
Delaware
George Wilson
Iowa
Harlan Bushfield
South Dakota
House
Clare Boothe Luce
Connecticut
James M. Curley
Massachusetts
F. L. Sundstrom
Indiana U
LaVern Disney
Wisconsin
al Marquette
Green Bay Packers
Arkansas
Willa
France
Hitler
Sedan
Gestapo
Rdaio
Suas
Epavieet
Menor
Harry W. Shiver Plum
Bob Elmore
Hope, Ark
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