New Tax Measure Seeks Major Levy Increases
Washington reports a Ways and Means panel tentatively recommends a sweeping tax bill raising about 5.92 billion for corporations and individuals plus excise hikes to fund war needs. It aims to boost corporate rates to 94 percent, raise individual taxes, trim exemptions, and expand cigarette and travel levies.
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Washington
Congress
House
Morgenthau
Pearl Harbor
Treasury
Post Office Department
Grain to replace sugar in industrial alcohol production
Washington reports Price Administrator Leon Henderson told Senator Norris that grain will fully replace sugar and molasses in industrial alcohol manufacture after this year. He said the agency has reduced sugar use for alcohol and that only 12,237 tons of beet and cane sugar were used in alcoholic beverage production that year.
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Washington
Leon.Henderson
George W. Norris
Ind.-Neb
Office of Price Administration
Henderson
Nebraska
Norris
Congress
Wheeler to Speak on Psychological Aspects of Nations
Raymond H. Wheeler chair of psychology delivers the fourth lecture tonight at 8 in the outdoor theater between Haworth hall and Hoch auditorium. If rain interrupts, the talk moves indoors to the Hoch auditorium. Title is Psychological Aspects of the Rise and Fall of Nations.
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Raymond H. Wheeler
Haworth Hall
Hoch Auditorium
Margaret Hurley Seeks Republican County School Post
Mrs. Margaret Fritzer Hurley, eight years in rural Douglas county schools, seeks the Republican nomination for county superintendent of schools. She holds an A B from the University in 1929 and completed master's work in 1934. Current Supt Harold Fisher declines reelection to become city clerk for Lawrence. temporary appointment planned until November election. Mr. and Mrs. Hurley reside on a Lawrence route farm with two children. Her parents, Jack and Mrs Fritzel, operate a southwest Lawrence dairy.
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Margaret Fritzer Hurley
Douglas County
Kannaka School
India
Welcome
Harold Fisher
Lawrence
Novemer
Hurley
Jack Fritzel
Dr. C. M. Gibson 62 Pittsburg Physician Dies
Dr. C. M. Gibson, a Pittsburg physician 62, died at home after a long medical career begun in 1907. A KU graduate and eye ear nose throat specialist, he married Edith L. Irwin of Lawrence in 1908 and did post graduate work in New York and Chicago. He served 14 years on the Pittsburg board of education and was active in civic affairs.
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C. M. Gibson
Pittsburg
University of Kansas
K. U. School of Medicine
Edith L. Irwin
Lawrence
New York
Chicago
Gibson
Board of Education
Washington Briefs: Shipyards Cut Timelines and Legislation Moves
Donald M. Nelson testified that ship builders produced a vessel in 46 days versus an estimated 105 day average. Secretary Stimson announced no more leave of absence for army officers to attend state legislative sessions. Chairman Vinson introduced a bill to ban contingent fees to manufacturers' reps for navy contracts, calling it a curb on influence boys.
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Donald M. Nelson
Stimson
Vinson
D-Ga
House Naval Committee
Navy
Washington
Nazi spearhead drives into Egypt intensified fighting
Front reports depict brutal combat as German and Italian troops push toward Egypt while Allied counterattacks and heavy losses mount. Russians claim a major push near Kharkov with high casualties. Churchill faces calls in Parliament for war strategy scrutiny as air raids continue on St Nazaire and Birmingham.
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Kharkov
Sevastopol
Fedor von Bock
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Archbishop of York
R.A.F
St. Nazaire
France
Berlin
Birmingham
London
Nelson warns of metal shortfalls forcing scrapping in war drive
Washington production chief Donald M. Nelson told Congress that raw material shortages may force scrapping of metal fences gates and statuary. He urged ramping up scrap collections and doubling monthly production for the remainder of 1942 to meet a $6 billion monthly wartime goods target and reach $140 billion in 1942 43.
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Washington
Donald M. Nelson
Congress
Nelson
Senate Defense Investigating Committee
Moving Toward Palestine
Reuters dispatch from Stockholm cites German radio relaying Baghdad reports that any American troops landed at Basra and moved toward Palestine. The notes claim the forces may now be directed to the Egyptian theater, though no confirmation exists.
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London
Stockholm
Reuters
Baghdad
Basra
Palestine
Sons in the Army Receive Transfers and Promotions
Mrs. Lee McCoin of 1900 Barker avenue reports her two sons have new army postings. Pvt. Charles McCoin moves from Camp Wolters to Ft. Benning for parachute training after parachute work in Texas. Edward L. McCain, at Camp Wallace, is promoted from first lieutenant to captain and is a KU alumnus from 1935.
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Lee McCoin
Barker Avenue
Army
Charles McCoin
Camp Wolters
Tex
Ft. Benning
Texas
Edward L. McCain
Camp Wallace
K.U
Botha
Journal-World
Marriages Reported by Probate Judge Lorene Taylor
The probate judge pro tem married couples yesterday including Thomas Cushinberry to Donna Patterson of Topeka and Robert Guenther to Ruby Henik of Lawrence. Orval Stafford of Lubbock and Clara Nickle of Springfield also wed. Licenses issued to J Edmond Wirts and Lois Lehmann of Lawrence, William Jenkins of Kansas City, and Ethel Keplinger of Pittsburg. Forty four licenses issued in the first 24 days of June.
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Lorene Taylor
Thomas E. Cushinberry
Donna Jean Patterson
Topeka
Robert August Guenther
Ruby Kathryn Henik
Lawrence
Orval Stafford
Lubbock
Tex
Clara Nickle
Springfield
J. Edmond Wirts
Lois Ann Lehmann
William D. Jenkins
Kansas City
Ethel Keplinger
War News and Diplomatic Updates From Across Regions
World briefs report Allied efforts in the Caribbean as Governor Sir John Hunter says authorities have disrupted a fan group aiding the enemy. The Asama Maru sails from Yokohama with 416 citizens for exchange with Japanese internees in the western hemisphere. In London a motion to condemn the war direction is debated after Churchill government opposition. Squadron Leader Ian McNaughton is reported missing. A Zurich dispatch says Germany orders its telephone links to non axis states halted.
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British Honduras
Sir John Hunter
Caribbean
Tokyo
Yokohama
London
Churchill
House of Commons
John Wardlaw-Milne
Commons
R.C.A.F
Ian McNaughton
A. G. L. McNaughton
Britain
Parole Granted to Lawrence Mann for Forgery Case
Henry P. Mann, convicted in Douglas County in November 1937, received conditional parole today after completing his minimum sentence. He had been granted parole on November 14, 1941, and delinquent taxes were urged to be paid soon under Kansas law. The Kaw River rose to 15.4 feet today after noon, with a slower climb after 7 p.m. Sunflower Ordnance Works employment exceeded 5,000 workers.
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Henry P. Mann
Douglas County
State Parole Board
Kansas
3500 Workers Walk Out In Unauthorized Strike
In Lorain Ohio on June 25 3500 C S O unionists walked off the job at the National Tube Company plant to protest wage grievances marking the first pipe mill strike at a United States Steel subsidiary since 1896. About 6500 National Tube workers elsewhere remained at work.
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Lorain
C.S.O
National Tube Company
U. S. Steel Corp
Thomas Tycraft
C.I.C. United Steelworkers
Congress Eyes Further Cuts to Henderson OPA Request
Congressional critics in Washington clashed with rest on the federal price administration budget. The House appropriations subcommittee cut Henderson OPA operations funding to 95 million dollars, 66 million below the budget bureau’s request and 105 million under Henderson’s request for the fiscal year starting July 1. Leaders warned of further reductions and a floor fight.
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Washington
Leon Henderson
Federal Price Administration
House Appropriations
Henderson
OPA
Budget Bureau
County Treasurer Aide Rushes Out for Auto Tags
A young man needing license tags hurriedly called deputy treasurer A. M. Gardner at 11 last night after a highway patrol warning. Gardner, despite retirement, dressed and went to the office to issue the tags.
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State Highway Patrol
A. M. Gardner
Gardner
NO MORE FOR CCC TOPEKA Kansas Camps Closed
The state board of social welfare will stop new enrollments in civilian conservation corps camps in Kansas effective today under a war department order. Two camps remain at Leavenworth and Parsons. Enrollment is under 300, down from a peak of eight Kansas camps with more than 1,500. Officials do not know how long remaining camps stay open.
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Topeka
Civilian Conservation Corps
Kansas
State Board of Social Welfare
War Department
Ralph H. Furst
Public Assistance Burea
Leavenworth
Parsons
Furst
Roosevelt promotes nine brigadiers to major general
President Roosevelt names nine brigadier generals for temporary major general rank and advances 44 colonels and one lieutenant colonel to brigadier general. Notable promotions include Robert M. Montague of field artillery and commanders from Washington, D C, Topeka, Fort Riley, and other posts as the army expands.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Robert M. Montague
Field Artillery
Portland
Ore
Charles W. Dyer
Topeka
Kan
Edwin P. Parker, Jr
Washington, D.C
Charles H. Gerhardt
Ft. Leavenworth
James L. Bradley
Terry de la M. Allen
el Paso
Tex
John S. Wood
Little Rock
Ark
Geoffrey Keys
Paul W. Newgarden
Roscoe B. Woodruff
Oskaloosa
Thomas Martin
Fort Riley
Need More Volunteers for Civil Defense in Seventh Corps Area
Omaha reports at least 250000 more civilian defense volunteers are needed by summer end in the seventh corps area. Regional Director Joseph D Scholtz says even larger additions may be required for blackout drills and city tests. Auxiliary police and firemen air raid wardens and nurses aides are in demand to support the effort.
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Omaha
Seventh Corps
Beste
Joseph D. Scholtz
Picnic Shifted to Church for Kiwaniselpb Event
The Kiwaniselpb picnic set for Clinton Park tonight moves to First Methodist Church due to threatening weather. It will begin at 6 30 p m.
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Kiwaniselpb
Clinton Park
First Methodist Church
Kansas Law Graduate Wins $100 Prize Essay
Thomas S. Freeman of the University of Kansas School of Law won a $100 prize in the Nathan Burkan Memorial Competition for his essay The Copyright as Security. The annual contest is sponsored by ASCAP, honoring Nathan Burkan who advocated music copyright enforcement.
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K. U
Thomas S. Freeman
University of Kansas School of Law
Lawrence
Nathan Burkan
Freeman
American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers
ASCAP
Society
Car Theft Report in Baldwin Involves Hodges 1981 Ford
A light gray 1981 Ford coupe owned by Marvin Sailor Boy Hodges was stolen last night from in front of his Baldwin residence. The vehicle bore license plates 16 2311 and was reported to the sheriff's office today.
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Marvin “Sailor Boy
Hodges
Sheriff’s Office
Kraft Takes Lead in Trans-Mississippi Second Round
Pi John Kraft, the Denver schoolmaster, grabbed an early four stroke lead over Johnny Goodman of Omaha as the second round match play began in the Trans Mississippi golf tournament in Kansas City on June 25.
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Kansas City
John Kraft
Denver
Johnny Goodman
Omaha
Pleasant Grove social notes and travel visits lead the county
Pleasant Grove residents and neighbors are noted at a county CPA meeting in Kanwaka. Messages report Raymond Johnson and his party arriving in Los Angeles in three days. Many local families from Ottawa Lawrence Herington Manhattan and Baldwin hosted or visited kin, with Father’s Day supper at the Daniels home and Roscoe Daniels leaving for Fort Leavenworth. Rainfall of about four inches marked the period.
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Lily Johnson
Raymond
Los Angeles
Ralph Messer
Manhattan
Lewis Churchbaugh
High Prairie
John Churchbaugh
Leo Johnson
Ottawa
James Cochran
Kansas City
Cochran
Turner
Tom Dillon
Donna Johnson
Frank
Baldwin
Jesse Bettles
Brice
Herington
N. D. Messer
N. D. Messer Home Thursday. Mrs. Bettles Will Be Remembered As Miss Margie Platz
Messer
John Daniels
Bill Porter
Billy
William Flory
Ronald
Lawrence
Fred Turner
Cleta
Pleasant Grove
Gerald Elston
Roscoe
Irene Daniels
Roscoe Daniels
Fort Leavenworth
Tona Hegeman
Pleasant Valley
Ed Deay
Bonnie Flory
Jake Oehlert
Laverne Ice
Irve Flory
Market News Chicago Potato Market and Wall Street Session
Chicago potato market reports arrivals at 161 on track 214 total U S shipments 1 002 supplies light demand moderate prices for Bliss Triumphs and Cobblers firm on best quality long whites California weaker U S No 18 10 3 25 Alabama Bliss Triumphs U S No 1 3 05 3 20 North Carolina Cobblers U S No 1 2 60 Virginia Cobblers U S No 1 2 60 2 70 Missouri Cobblers 2 60 2 65 The Day in Wall Street New York stock market cautious as war news and tax program slow investment activity Boeing gains on 1 dividend other aircrafts modest gains and losses amid a slow session transferring about 200 000 shares.
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Chicago
Ap-Usda
U.S
Bliss
California
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Alabama
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Virginia Cobblers
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Boeing
Too Late to Classify Column Highlights Evening Reading
A nightly glimpse into the newspaper’s “Too Late to Classify” column offers light, assorted notices and brief items. The column showcases misc brief reads and small curiosities that entertain readers before bed.
Wanted Deafened People For Simple Hearing Test
Deafened men and women are invited to try a simple hearing test advertised by Round Corner Drug Co. The Uline Home Method claims to restore hearing since 1895 with safe ingredients and a money back guarantee. Over a million packages sold. a few cents daily.
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U.S
Pharmacopeia
Local Society Notes With Travel Plans Highlighted
Mrs. Harry Kane and Maurice Vaughn depart for an overland trip to San Francisco and western points. Mrs. H. C. Thurnau travels to Lawrence on business, returning to Detroit after two months in Tucson. Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Decker plan a summer at Green Mountain Falls Colorado, joined by their granddaughter Miss Marion Decker of Kansas City for a three weeks vacation.
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Harry Kane
Maurice Vaughn
San Francisco
H. C. Thurnau
Denver
Detroit
Tucson
C. E. Decker
Green Mountain Falls
Colo
Gavinter
Marion Decker
Kansas City
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