Tax Truth Or Threat Looms In Tax Return Year
The piece warns wage earners and single filers with no dependents earning up to 750 dollars yearly and married with dependents earning up to 500 dollars, that the new income tax system will be enforced. It notes enforcement threats from the treasury and hints at prosecutions and public shaming for those who fail to report or pay.
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Mussolini
Lodge of Law
Elmer Ivey
Intellice
Alcatraz
Treasury
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Two killed in Sunday night crash near Jones La
Monroe bus operator Frank Leroy Dana and passenger Pat Davis died from injuries after a collision with a gravel truck near Jones Louisiana. Dana, 120 Hall Street Monroe, died in Bastrop hospital. Davis, 26 Greenville Mississippi, died Monday morning. Services set for Dana in Hattiesburg Tuesday. Davis arrangements pending.
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Jones
Frank Leroy Dana
Hall Street
Issouri Pacific Transportation
Cominy
Pat Davis
Greenville
Miss
J. T. Kench
Dixie Funeral
Dana
Davis
Dane
Hattiesburg
Rother
J. H
Donald M
Jess Mattie Dana
Probation Plea Planned by Architect Weiss
Shreveport Louisiana January 19. Probation request to five year prison term will be filed by Orleans architect C Weiss convicted of mail fraud in a Ruston Louisiana project. Mecom federal clerk said district judge advised delaying commitment until probation petition reception. Weiss, found guilty December 31 1940 in Monroe, along with Monte Hart, faced money overcharges and extras totaling 27000 to 29056 dollars for the Louisiana Polytechnic Institute project. Weiss also faces income evasion and a separate mail fraud charge in other districts.
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Aea
Con C. Weiss
Orleans
Deral Court of Appeals
Philip H. Mecom
United States Fedral
Toitphold
Acton
Feiss
Ben C. Dawkins
Weiss
Monroe Pylebee
Louisianaolytechnic Institute
Ruston
Monte
Hart
New Orleans
Lousiana
Time at Hand for Defense of Singapore
As Japanese forces push toward Singapore the battle shifts to Johore and the line of defense facing the pivotal naval base. British tactics hinge on delaying action and long-range weapons while Dutch reports speak of air raids on Balik Papan and Sabang as the outlook tightens in the southwest Pacific.
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Clyde A. Farnsworth
Associated Press
Malaya
Gibraltar
Johore
Singapore
Johore Strait
Singapore Island
Southwest Pacific
Netherlands East Indies
Borneo
Balik Papan
Sabang
Sumatra
Price Control Split Widens Across War Budget Requests
President Roosevelt asked Congress for 28.5 billion dollars in supplemental appropriations and contracts for 1942 and 1943 for the war and navy departments and two defense activities. He outlined large naval and army supports including 8.77 billion for the navy and 12.53 billion for the army with air corps funding and local programs such as the inter American highway and FBI. A joint conference committee met in Washington amid widening disagreement after a two hour review.
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Roosevelt
Congress
War and Navy Departments
Navy Department
Naval Services
Navy
Army
Air Corps
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Confidence Woman Pleads No Defense in Fraud Case
Amelia Everts Carr, 66, longtime confidence woman with a fifty year record, pleaded no defense in Essex county court to defrauding Mrs. Mabel Barrett of $4,700. Judge Daniel Brennan set January 28 for sentencing as prosecutors outlined three charges.
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N. J
Amelia Everts Carr
Essex County Court
Daniel Brennan
James L. McKenna
Carr
Mabel Barrett
22 Believed Lost As Unarmed U.S. Tanker Torpedoed
In a Navy torpedoing off the North Carolina coast, the Standard Oil tanker Allan Jackson sank. Louisiana men among the missing include Carl Z. Webb a LSU freshman last year, Ralph Black, W. W. Freshwater Jr., with Thomas B. Hutchins listed among those rescued. families from Baton Rouge Denham Springs and New Orleans confirm ties.
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Louisiana
Standard
Allan Jackson
Norfolk
Carl Z. Webb
Louisiana State University
R. C. Webb
Young Webb
Ralph Black
Effie Black
W. W. Freshwater, Jr
Freshwater
Denham Springs
Thomas B. Hutchins
New Orleans
Remark on tanker Allan Jackson crew after loss of 22 crew
Thirteen survivors of the Standard Oil tanker Allan Jackson, en route to New York, were debarked here as 22 of its 35 crew members were presumed lost.
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Standard
Allan Jackson
New York
Bodies of two pilots taken to Shreveport after crash
The AT-8 trainer from Barksdale field crashed in the Boeuf river swamp near Rayville around 11:30 a.m. Sunday. Lieutenants Donn W. Platt of Kissimee Florida and Frank G. J. Micieli of Brooklyn New York died. The plane struck trees and was completely demolished.
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Boeuf River
Rayville
Shreveport
Barksdale
Donn W. Platt
Kissimee
Fla
Edward H. Platt
Frank G. J. Micieli
Brooklyn
N. Y
Samuel Micieli
Eleven Injured in Sacramento Oil Plant Blaze
A large fire at two oil company plants on Sacramento's northern outskirts injures eleven and leaves one missing. Five firefighters are hurt as explosions flare from gasoline and fuel oil tanks at the Weitz and Signal plants. Fire Chief Mulligan says the blaze is under control at 2 am while investigators seek the cause, with crews still battling intense heat and residents fleeing.
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Calif
Oil Company
Weitz and
Signal Oil Companies
Folsom
Weitz
Signal
Terrence Mulligan
Ted Hirschler
Weitz Company
Burmese Premier U Saw Arrested by British in War Plot
Premier U Saw of Burma, who left London in a huff last November, is detained by Britain for alleged plotting with the Japanese. A Downing Street statement says he admitted contact with Japan since the Pacific war began and will not be allowed to return to Burma. His custody location was not disclosed.
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London
U Saw
Burma
Singapore
No. 10
Downing Street
Churchill
Pacific
U Law
Washington
Hawaii
UW Saw
Lisbon
Cairo
Auto Dealers Hold Meeting Marking 25th Anniversary
In Chicago on January 19 representatives of about 42 000 automobile dealers gathered to map a future as industry shifts capacity to armaments. The National Automobile Dealers Association marked its silver anniversary amid talk of insolvency risks for dealers and potential loss of up to 400 000 jobs across garages and salesrooms.
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Chicago
National Automobile Dealers Association
Churchill pilots plane portion across Atlantic in secrecy
London reports Prime Minister Winston Churchill personally piloted part of the return flight in a 74 passenger flying boat. Commander Rogers said Churchill took the controls after breakfast and banked two sweeping turns. US planes escorted the voyage and kept contact plans highly secret.
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London
Winston Churchill
Washington
Atlantic
Britain
J. C. Rogers
Churchill
Admiralty
Rogers
United States
Air
Bennett Sees Australians Beat Japs by Active Offense
On the Southwest Malayan front General Gordon Bennett urges Australian troops to strike first and seize initiative against Japanese forces. He says the Australians must go after the Japs to prevent being overtaken and notes high morale, reinforcements, and improved transport as factors boosting their fight.
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Yates McDaniel
Malayan
Gordon Bennett
Bennett
Malaya
Johore
Singapore
Battle for Singapore enters new phase with heavy fighting
British resistance stiffens as Japanese push forward toward Singapore. Australian general orders renewed attacks while British call up more troops. Japanese claim 25 miles from Singapore as Burma Premier U Saw is arrested for plotting with Japan. Russians and Germans clash in Mozhaisk as Axis undersea raiders target Atlantic shipping. Feodosiya recaptured in Crimea amid Russian Donets offensive. Mussolini reshuffles army. Libyan Egyptian positions yield 14,000 Axis casualties. Philippine offensive nears decisive stage despite lull in Washington reports.
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U Saw
Burma
Mozhaisk
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Feodosiya
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Malta
Mussolini
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Washington
Labor Peace Move Fails to Win Quick Reunion Overdue
John L. Lewis proposed new peace talks to reunite the A F L and C I O but signs of a swift accord were absent. Murray and Green offered cautious responses while Tobin dismissed the plan as not addressing core issues. Lewis remains a key UMW figure despite stepping down from C I O leadership.
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John L. Lewis
C. Lt. O
Organized Labor
United Mine Workers of America
Philip Murray
William Green
Murray
Green
Daniel J. Tobin
Lewis
Tobin
Reunion
A. F
Carole Lombard Among 9 Dead in Mountain Plane Crash
Las Vegas reports confirm the death of actress Carole Lombard and eight others in a Friday night crash that killed 22. Identifications were made by MGM official Edgar J. Mannix as the Lombard body. authorities plan inquests as 13 more victims remain at the crash site. Clark Gable stayed in seclusion, Spencer Tracy traveled to Las Vegas, and plans for a double funeral in Los Angeles were set by studio officials.
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Las Vegas
Carole Lombard
Miss Lombard
Army
Edgar J. Mannix
M. G. M. Studios
Los Angeles
Clark Gable
Elizabeth Peters
Studio
Otto Winkler
Gable
Winkler
Indianapolis
Spencer Tracy
Hollywood
Hodges to Lead Louisiana Defense Speakers Bureau
Major General Campbell B. Hodges, president of Louisiana State University, was named to head a statewide speakers bureau for the Louisiana defense council. He will oversee 150 to 200 speakers drawn from across the state, with local councils nominating outstanding men and women for the bureau.
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Baton Rouge
Campbell B. Hodges
Louisiana State University
Louisiana Defense Council
Hodges
Roland Cocreham
State Defense
Axis signs new articles as Hitler plots move in Mediterranean
News from London reports the Axis sign a military convention amid speculation of a new German move. Potential targets include the Eastern Mediterranean, Suez, Gibraltar, and Malta, with officers noting intensified attacks and preparations for a major offensive.
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Axis
Senate panel backs Christenberry for New Orleans DA
The senate judiciary committee unanimously recommended confirmation of Herbert W. Christenberry as United States district attorney for New Orleans. A subcommittee report said charges of lacking moral qualifications were based on conclusions rather than facts. Christenberry, brother of Earle Christenberry, faced criticism from Samuel Ballard and James J. Morrison over alleged past actions.
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Senate Judiciary Committee
Senate
Herbert W. Christenberry
United States
New Orleans
Subc
Christenberry
Subcommittee
McFarland
Arizona
Judiciary
Earle Christenberry
Huey P. Long
Samuel
Dog Dog Leads Man To Child’s Body In Ice Tragedy
Philadelphia report states a wet dog named Babe rushed into a house barking, leading Harvey Erb to the Pennypack creek bank where he found his four year old daughter Joanne beneath the ice. Ice marks suggest the dog attempted a rescue.
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Babe
Harvey Erb
Pennypack Creek
Eric
Joanne
Australia to register national manpower for service or industry
Sydney reporting that on January 19 the war cabinet in Australia decided to register all national manpower. The move aims to show the number of men available from each military district for Armed Services or for industrial mobilization.
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Australia
War Cabinet
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