Alaska Senate Tax Bill Proposes Graduated Rates
A graduate tax plan was introduced in the Senate including 2 percent on 2000 rising to 4 percent on 10000 with an intermediate scale for all Alaska and non resident net incomes. It allows withholding from salaries and sets seasonal worker tax at 130 on 6000 and 4.50 on under 500. A 4 percent tax on corporations and banks income from territorial sources is included and a taxation supervisor would be appointed by the Governor.
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Juneau
Senate
Birthday Ball Nets Over $600
The President's Birthday Ball netted $610.90 from ticket sales and pictures with $410.90 after expenses and tax. Half of the proceeds will aid Kodiak child welfare work via Public Health Nurse Marion Curtis. Auction pictures, including a large portrait of President Roosevelt, raised notable sums for the event.
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W.A. Cannon
Marion Curtis
Kodiak
Paul Bond
Roosevelt
William Fitzgerald
Clarence Selig
Frank Kempton
Myrtle Kempton
Tommy Clampffer
Tommy Sanders
O. A. Torgerson
Stanley Nelson
Walter Sipperel
W. A. Cannon
Emil Knudsen
Torgerson
Army Special Service Office
WVCQ
High School For
Paul Nd
Tor Gerson
Urgent call for new school facilities urged by education official
Territorial Commissioner of Education James C. Ryan urged action on a new school building. After inspecting the local school in October, he labeled the current facility unsatisfactory but noted great improvement and praised the board superintendent and faculty. He recommended revamping the present building for elementary grades and constructing a new high school with a gymnasium and auditorium. He highlighted lack of a gym, study hall, and auditorium, crowded sixth grade, and too-small eighth-grade spaces, and urged relief for the superintendent from teaching duties.
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James C. Ryan
Territorial Commissioner of Education
Ryan
Post Office Seeks Bids on Two Mail Routes
The local post office invites bids on two mail routes with forms available from the postmaster. Bids must be submitted within 10 days on a round trip basis. Routes include Kodiak to the Naval Air Station and from the post office to Erskine's dock and Army pier.
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Kodiak
Naval Air Station
Erskine’s Dock
Army Pier
Sponsor Returns Mrs Knudsen and Daughter from States Trip
Mrs. Marjory Knudsen wife of Mayor Emil Knudsen and daughter Jo Anne flower girl returned to Kodiak aboard the Sakina after visiting Washington and Oregon during their stay for the launching of the 8.8 Kodiak Victory. They said the trip was wonderful and the launching thrilling, with relatives visited during the holidays nearby.
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Marjory Knudsen
Emil Knudsen
Jo Anne
Kodiak
Sakina
Washington
Oregon
Alaska Statehood Drive and Voting Age Bill Move Forward
Juneau reports: House approves Senate measure giving 18 year olds voting rights. Also in Juneau McCutcheon and Warren Taylor introduce a joint memorial urging Congress to grant statehood to Alaska.
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Juneau
House
Senate
McCutcheon
Warren
Taylor
Congress
Alaska
Wives at Dinner at Victory Cafe
Wives attended a gathering at the Victory Cafe yesterday evening. The brief event description notes social dining with attendees likely from local circles. No further details are provided in the accessible text.
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Victory Cafe
Sand Point Resident Dies At Griffin Memorial Hospital
George Smiloff aged 39 of Sand Point died Friday morning at Griffin Memorial hospital. Attending physician Dr. A Holmes Johnson cited miliary tuberculosis. Smiloff had been in Kodiak in recent weeks under public health nurse care. Survived by mother and a son in Sand Point. Notifications were being made.
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George Smiloff
Sand Point
Griffin Memorial Hospital
A. Holmes Johnson
Smiloff
Kodiak
House Passes Manpower Bill To Speed War Plant Work
The House approved a manpower bill by a 246 to 165 roll call, aiming to draft men ages 18 to 45 into war plant work after a major drive against a voluntary plan. The chamber also rejected an anti closed shop amendment and rejected a Republican backed substitute.
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Washington
House
Senate
Roosevelt
Marker
George McKay Buys Lot and Frame Building on Tagora Road
George McKay, driver for Thompson Transfer, purchased a lot and frame building on Tagora Road from Charles Hopp for 300 dollars, per records filed this week at the U S Commissioner’s office.
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George McKay
Thompson Transfer Company
Tagora Road
Charles Hopp
U.S. Commissioner's Office
City urged to build new high school building
A speaker urged the city to construct a new high school facility to enable the superintendent and faculty to run a finer and more efficient school, criticizing current handicaps hindering progress.
Youngsters Clinic Set For Immunization Day
A smallpox vaccination and diphtheria immunization clinic will be held next Thursday February 8 at 1 30 pm at Dr A Holmes Johnson office. Parents should ensure all preschool children attend to prevent illness and possible epidemic. Nome reports diphtheria deaths warn parents to act. Kodiak has 145 preschool children with 31 immunized for diphtheria and 34 vaccinated for smallpox. goal is 100 percent.
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L’hursday
A. Holmes Johnson
Marion Curtis
Nome
Miss Curtis
Kodiak
Curtis
Allied forces push toward Rhine as German resistance weakens
Associated Press reports Paris American and French troops clear 30 miles of the Rhine left bank below Strasbourg and shell Neufbrisach from under a mile. In the center, the American 3rd Army advances up to two miles into the Siegfried line while German pillboxes and fortifications fall. Russian onslaught toward Berlin continues as reports say Soviet patrols may already be across the Oner. page 9 continued.
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Paris
Rhine
Strasbourg
Neufbrisach
Siegfried Line
Mifel
Ardennes Bulge
London
Oner
Berlin
Map shows Berlin front lines drawn to scale on U.S. map
The description notes that with Berlin placed by Chicago, European war fronts are scaled on a United States map. Black shaded areas indicate Germany proper and East Prussia. The caption emphasizes the geographic relationship between front lines and American geography.
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Berlin
Chicago
United States
Germany
East Prussia
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