Streamliner tax bill aims to ease filing for millions
Washington reports a new streamliner tax proposal to ease filing for about 30 million workers. It would replace complex returns with simplified withholding for those earning up to $5,000, shift tax calculations to the government, repeal the victory tax, and adjust exemptions and rates while preserving key filing deadlines. The plan expects to bring in 150,000 new taxpayers and add roughly $20 million annually to the treasury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Mar
House Ways and Means
Doughton
D-N.c
Garlson
Rkan
Robertson
D-Va
George
Dga
Senate Finance Committed
Senate
House
House Committee
Coughton
Treasury
Drehmer Resigns as Topeka Chamber Secretary
Mark W. Drehmer, secretary of the Topeka Chamber of Commerce, resigned last night to join the National Association of Manufacturers as manager of its regional office in St Louis starting April 15. The office will serve Missouri Kansas Nebraska and Colorado.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Mark W
Drehmer
Willkie Launches 12 Day Wisconsin Delegate Drive
Wendell Willkie opens a 12 day campaign to mobilize Wisconsin delegates for the Republican national convention He outlines farm policy in Richland Center and is fielding a full slate of delegate candidates for the April 4 primary reflecting his 1940 campaign strategy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Mar
UPI
Wendell Willkie
Wisconsin
Richland Center
War Ration Stamp Details Including Coupons and Valid Dates
The notice outlines assorted ration stamps and coupons with their validity through specific dates. It lists brown, red, green, blue, and other stamp books for meats, fats, processed foods, sugar, shoes, fuel oil, and related items. It notes regional validity variations, expiration dates, and changes, with multiple coupon series remaining usable in certain areas and others expiring or changing in March through September 1945.
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Associated Press
Rocky Mountains
Far West
South
Middle West
East
Japanese torpedo airmen praised as clever by officer
Lt. Commander Arthur T. Decker praised Japanese torpedo bombers as leaders in night torpedo attacks and clever, while noting Allied countermeasures. He described a 57,000 mile Pacific carrier run on a 27,000-ton carrier, with missions at Marcus Island Wake Island the Gilberts Marshalls Truk and the Saipan raid. His rear gunner John Meehams backed the account from Horton Kansas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Mar
Arthur T. Decker
Truk
Decker
Pacific
Marcus Island
Wake Island
Gilberts
Marshalls
Saipan
John Meehams
Horton, Kan
Armed Forces notes from Tonganoxie and area
Karl A. Peterson graduates as flight officer at Pomona Field Texas on March 12. Sgt. Billy Miller, home news to Miller family after training and gunnery in Florida and Texas. Cpl. Nola Ruth Evans travels to Hot Springs for ray tech course. A/C Jack E. Blevins graduated at Laredo gunnery school. Paul L. Benson arrives at Great Lakes naval training for boat duty. Elmer Lindell to Camp White then San Francisco for army show. Ted Shormaker returns from Camp Howe on furlough. Aviation student George R. Frazer Jr. goes to University of Alabama for cadet prep. Pvt. G L Lindenberger arrives in North Africa. William R. Black and Glenda C. Hill obtain Kansas City Kansas license to marry. Lawrence Lodge to meet March 20 for Entered Apprentice degree.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Karl A. Peterson
Tonganoxie
Pomona Field
Tex
Tpl
Iden Long
North America
Billy Miller
Army Air Corps
Billy
Lafe Miller
New Jersey
United States
Spt. Miller
St. Petersburg
Fla
Wichita Falls
Dalhart, Tex
Cpl
Nola Ruth Evans
Clarence Bartz
Haskell
Cpl. Evans
Eighth Service Command
Dallas
Hot Springs
Army and Navy General Hospital
Quincy
Lawrence
John C. Evans
Cleveland
George R. Frazier, Jr
University of Alabama
Army Air Forces Training Command
Training Command
Soldier Hickey’s plan for postwar Germany abroad
Pvt. Robert B. Hickey of St. Petersburg Florida, injured on the Volturno front, proposes an occupying force for 20 to 50 years to prevent German weaponry while letting civilians live. He suggests conscripting 18 year olds for a one year overseas service to support education and patriotism, and notes the beachhead’s prohibition and limited bootlegging amid a fortified wine used locally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anzio
Mar
Pvt
Robert B. Hickey
St. Petersburg
Fla
Hickey
Pacific
Volturno
Germany
America
Fifth Army
Armistice terms for Romania reported by Geneva journal
The Journal de Geneve cites a diplomat saying seven conditions for Romania to Barbu Stirbey include returning Bessarabia and northern Bucovina to Russia, restoring 1940 frontiers, a joint river commission for the Danube mouth, and others. Romania would expel German troops, sever ties with the Reich, relinquish 3000 sq mi of Dobruja, and Transylvania would be restored to Romania after the war. Russia would not demand indemnities but keeps machinery from occupied areas and extradite cruelty convicts to the USSR.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bern
Journal de Geneve
Rumania
Barbu Stirbey
Bessarabia
Bucovina
Russia
Danube
U.S.S.R
European Control Commission
Reich
Dobruja
Bulgaria
Transylvania
Hungary
Funeral services for Mrs. Ruby Bryant
Mrs. Ruby Bryant dies yesterday and funeral services are set for 2 30 PM Monday at St Luke’s A M E church with Rev J S Kelly officiating. Burial in Oak Hill cemetery, body lies in state at Bowser mortuary from 6 PM Sunday until service time.
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Ruby Bryant
St. Luke’s A.M. E
J. S. Kelly
Oak Hill Cemetery
Bowser Mortuary
Possible camp site raises war prisoner concerns in Leavenworth County
In Leavenworth County officials discussed using prisoners of war for farming with Tonganoxie mentioned as a potential camp site. Local farmer D Shoemaker, whose son serves in New Guinea, opposed the proposal in a signed article urging citizens to consider the risks of housing foreign POWs and questioning motives behind the plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. L. Harris
Leavenworth
War Manpower Commission
Althe
Tonganoxie
D. Shoemaker
New Guinea
Land of the
Free
Lawrence teachers to verify eighth grade writing grades
Mrs. Margaret Hurley county superintendent said teachers could secure the writing grades of eighth grade pupils by calling at her office. Douglas county war price and rationing board certifcates issued yesterday for tires including three grade one casings two passenger tubes and five grade three casings. Ben A. Barteldes of Hercules company at S.C.W. has been commissioned as an ensign in the navy and will report in Minneapolis on March 27 for training.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Hurley
Douglas County War Price and Rationing Board
Ben A. Barteldes
Hercules Company
S.C.W
Navy
Minneapolis, Minn
Fire on Demonstrators in Berlin Reported by Swedish Traveler
A Swedish traveler, arriving from Denmark at Malmö, witnessed German troops fire on antiwar demonstrators in Potsdamer Platz last Friday. He could not confirm casualties. The traveler also said Dutch SS troops arrived in Berlin to replace many German SS troopers on the eastern front, per the AP Stockholm bureau, which urged caution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stockholm
Malone
Denmark
Potsdammer Platz
Berlin
Associated Press
Blind Man Tops Chicago Carbine Inspection Record
Robert Riley a 21 year old blind man using a Seeing Eye dog set a new speed record in carbines inspection in Chicago the ordnance district said he completed disassembly and reassembly of 30 caliber carbines in six minutes cutting the former time by three minutes. He handles 52 parts and often tests 10 carbines at once highlighting his determination to inspire blinded soldiers. King Peter Marries Greek Princess in London rumors say the Yugoslav king and Princess Alexandria may wed within days.
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Chicago
Mar
Robert Riley
Chicago Ordance
Riley
Peter Mey
London
King Peter
Yugoslavia
Alexandria
Greece
Russia recognition of Badoglio regime sparks diplomacy question
Washington reports focus on Soviet steps in Europe as Undersecretary Stettinius prepares for London talks. Hull notes informal, wide open subject matter with French National Liberation Committee, postwar borders, and Finland. Officials fear strained Soviet relations may affect UN cohesion and Rome’s capture timing.
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Washington
Russia
Badoglio
Italy
United States
Britain
Edward R. Stettinius
London
Committee of National Liberation
Hull
Stettinius
Europe
Isaiah Bowman
Johns Hopkins University
H. Freeman Matthews
State Department
European Affairs
Charles de Gaulle
Roosevelt
War and
France
Finland
United Nations
Moscow
Rome
Dogs Duel Over Bones Amid Ration Fears
A shopkeeper feeds two stray dogs with bones left outside, noting no ration books or money change hands as housekeepers struggle to feed families. The tale draws a grim parallel to a Dutchman’s fable about life and death.
Hit Kuriles Again With New Raids Across Pacific
American planes struck the Kurile islands in six raids, bombing Matsuwa and Paramushiro bases, hitting Shimushu and nearby targets, and burning at least one atoll in the Marshall Islands. In Europe, Polish guerrillas disrupted the Warsaw Minsk rail line, and German retaliation included execution and arson at Borki after a derailment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Mar
Kurile Islands
Japan
Matsuwa Island
Paramushiro
Shimushu
Tthat
Fuiay
Marshall Islands
Lucky Dogs At Market Door Spark Curious Scene
This morning a meat market grocer reported two dogs eager to enter as a customer arrived at the door. The abrupt intrusion drew attention and prompted cautious handling of the animals and business flow. Further details were not provided in the fragment.
Local notes from Excelsior community
Alvin Johanning butchered Tuesday. Mrs. W. J. Deckinger assisted with house work. Dick Pierce family moved to former Sam Watts farm. Rockholds helped butchering at Mrs. Tucker home. Johanning recovering from Lawrence Memorial hospital. Their son to stay several days. Various neighbors visited and hosted meals including Glaser Roof Gastrock Saueressig Woods Unger Haas. Esther Johanning returned from Colorado Springs. John Cline death reported. Baldwins high school student Irene Hale absent with measles. Ralph and Orville Fohl moved to local farms.
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Alvin Johanning
Patricia Lindholm
W. J. Deckinger
Dick Pierce
Sam Watts
Arthur Rockhold
Lewis Tucker
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Johanning
Anna Johanning
Otto Johanning
Elmer
Kanwaka
Carl Schwarz
Allen Woods
Marlyn Sue
Lebo
George Unger
Lawrence
Eva
Mabel Haas
Will Lynch
May Herzfeldt
Glen Flora
Mount Morris
Eula Belle
Marjorie Shuler
Roy Shuler
Dorothy
Misa Esther Johanning
Colorado Springs
John Cline
Misa Irene Hale
Baldwin High School
Ralph Fohl
Brown Farm
Range Line
Orville Fohl
Henry Pohl
Death of William A. Gordon at Pharr Texas
Word reached here Thursday of the death at Pharr Texas of William Alan Gordon aged about 80. A prominent large scale farmer and an active member of Friends church and the Grange he supported education and temperance. Survived by widow and five children. Funeral services and burial were at Prairie Center.
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Pharr
Tex
William Alan Gordon
Gordon
Friends Church
Grange
Prairie Centar
Oak Ridge Notes On Mrs Walters Convalescence And Local Events
Mrs F D Walters recently returned home from Memorial hospital after a brief stay and is convalescing with her daughters Virginia and Frances from Washington DC on a three week visit. Oakridge Birthday club marked Founders Day with a 1 PM covered dish luncheon at Mrs John Vogel’s home, featuring Red Cross sewing and a Founders Day committee led event. John Wise was absent from high school due to illness, and local farmers attended Chamber of Commerce meetings with L E Willoughby of Kansas Agricultural College discussing farm products and value amid wet conditions delaying sowing oats through March 7.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. D. Walters
Memorial Hospital
Virginia
Frances
Walters
Washington, D. C
Oakridge Birthday Club
John Vogel
Ed Schaake
Altho
Red Cross
Lawrence Leonhard
J. F. Morgan
Vogel
Arthur Hemphill
Bertha Knop
Jos Hemphill
Lawrence
John Wise
Elmer Wise
T. BR. Wiggins
Johnnie Morgan
Grant Township
Chamber of Commerce
L. E. Willoughby
Kansas Agricultural College
Baldwin
Douglas County
Market News Snapshot From New York to Kansas City
Mixed stocks with rails rising while bonds vary. Cotton and rye hold steady as wheat, oats, and barley show firm undertones. rye leads gains late, and May contracts hover near prior closes. Kansas City hogs steady, cattle mixed with weekly gains, and cash grain shows little change on No 2 wheat readings.
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New York
Chicago
Broomhall
British Grain Authority
Kansas City Livestock
Kansas City
Mar
WFA
Commodity and Market Roundup From Chicago to Wall Street
Potatoes and eggs report mixed movements in Chicago markets with arrivals and shipments noted while butterfat and poultry prices show modest shifts. In New York trading, the Day in Wall Street notes buying power leaning to rails as volumes approach seven hundred thousand shares amid a cautious, uneven session.
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Wall Street
New York
De Soto Life Notes On Move and Local Sports
De Soto residents report Mr and Mrs Harry Cramer moved to Bonner Springs. Local high school basketball team shines earning regional B tournament win at Ola and prep for Ottawa. Coach John Parker of Lawrence receives much credit for the team’s success as John M Whitelaw visits before heading to Portland Oregon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Cramer
Bonner Springs
de Soto
Ola
Ottawa
John Parker
Lawrence
John M. Whitelaw
John Whitelaw
Portland
Ore
Boston
Mass
A. E. Whitford
New York City
the Social Workers of America
John
C. E. Storer
North Carolina
Texas
Athenaeum Club
Y. W. Club
Pleasant Hour Club
Merrymakers Club
U.S.C
St. Patrick
Floyd Ross
Lovia Stratton
Vernon Ashtock
Dick Jennings
Kansas City
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Mark Drehmer
The
Topeka| Chamber of Commerce
Willkie
Esther Richards
San Francisco
U.S
Jack E. Blevins
Mary Alice Blevins
New York Street
Army Air Forces
Laredo Air Field
Laredo
AAF Training Command
United States Naval Training Station
Great Lakes, Ill
Paul L. Benson
Massachusetts Street
Omar Eckert
W. C. Eckert
Pearl Harbor
Mattie Lindell
Elmer Lindell
Camp White
Oregon
Ted Shormaker
Camp Howe
H. R. Lindenberger
G. L. Lindenberger
North Africa
Kan
William R. Black
Glenda C. Hill
Algiers
Charles DeGaulle
Itoday
Capelin
Sculpin
Ino
Bey of
Warsaw-Minsk
Borki
Sala
Excelsior
Pickens
Roy Allison
Linwood
Pfe
Merle Allison
Grueber
Okla
William Allison
Johanna Coleman
Merle
Roy Olson
David Martin
Vera Jean Babcock
3Ro
Jesa Babcock
Birs
Matt Babcock
Robert
Calvin Sullivan
George Kirkman
Glenn
Charles Coleman
Johanna
Henry Jones
Leonard Anderson
Muddy
Mary Ann Toye
Elliot Linwood
Edna. Jones
de Oto
Wiliam Henak
Betty
Shirley
L. D. Pierce
P. H. Day
Delbert
Laura M. Anderson
Misa Dorothy Hubbard
Joe Lisson
Preston
Muncie
Frank Henik
Larry
George Henik
D. W. Green
Loring
T. E. Hubbard
Linwood High School
Fred
Edna
Robert Guenther
G. Randall
Earl Mathia
Jackie
Quinton Holmes
Wesley Rattles
Clarence Dyster
Sam Huntley
Walter
M. L. Harris
Wade Mitchell
Huntley Ome
Oak Ridge
Kansans City
LOLA
U. S
Nebraska Bliss
Minnesota
North Dakota
Biles Premphe
Cobblers
Springs
T &S
Beth Steel
Pena
Chrysler Corp Anne
du Pont - Eastman
Kodak
General Foods
General Motors
Hercules
Johna Mansville
Kennecott
NY Central
NA Aviation
Paramount Pictures
Penney Jcan
Phillips
Pet
Radio Corp
Sears Roebuck
St Swift & Co
Texas Co
Rubber Air Steel
West el & Mig Ag
Goodrum Auto Repair
GETA
K Ky
Douglas County Building & Loan Association
John C. Emick
737
Schu Jeel Funeral Home
N. H
Kansas
Dunfield
Fulton
Brune Brothers R. ¥. D. No
Lawrence, Kan
First Baptist Church
R. A. Schwegler
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