Carrozzo Tax Case Highlights AFL Leader's Finances
Mrs Julie Carrozzo administratrix of Mike Carrozzo estate fights a $250000 tax deficiency with the board of tax appeals. Treasury cites net incomes from race stable activity of about $1000 weekly in 1937 and 1938 and a $163300 payment toward the claimed deficiency. The case questions deductions for racing stable losses and hinges on public release of treasury records.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Federation of Labor
United States
Julie Carrozzo
Mike Carrozzo
White Wings
Chicago
Board of Tax Appeals
Roosevelt
Carrozzo
Treasury
Poland Troops in Canada Get First Lend Lease Aid
President Roosevelt authorized the first lend-lease aid to Poland's exiled government, sending military equipment to Polish troops training in Canada. The shipment includes machine guns artillery trucks and other supplies as part of U S policy to aid those resisting aggression. No money figures were disclosed.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Poland
Canada
White House
United States
Congress
Great Britain
China
Greece
Battle for Leningrad and Ukraine Drives War toward Climax
Pravda reports heavy fighting on four main fronts around Leningrad Kiev and near Moscow with German and Russian losses running into millions. Russians claim counter thrusts while the Red Fleet moves to relieve Odessa as Germans press advances.
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Associated Press
Russia
Leningrad
Moscow
Kiev
Odessa
Germany
Pravda
Communist Party
Ukraine
Red Fleet
Black Sea
Japan News Warns of Allied Aims and Air Raid Rules
A government backed summary in Tokyo warns that the United States and Great Britain seek world domination and intensify economic and military pressure on Japan. It notes Soviet aid, tightened encirclement plans, and mentions two Soviet freighters toward Vladivostok. The cabinet says ignore unfounded air raid rumors as long as the navy and army remain intact.
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Tokyo
United States
Great Britain
Foreign Office
Diplomatic Review
Atlantic
Roosevelt
Churchill
Japan
Thailand
Netherlands East Indies
Australia
Vladivostok
Russia
Yomiuri
Siberian
Kamchatka Peninsula
Cabinet Information Board
Imperial Navy
Girl Survives 265-Foot Jump From Golden Gate Bridge
Cornelia Van derland a 22 year old woman survived a 265 foot plunge from the Golden Gate bridge. She had two broken arms a fractured rib a compression fracture of the spine and severely bruised legs doctors said she would live and not be a cripple.
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San Francisco
Cornelia Vanderland
Golden Gate Bridge
Russian War Chief Named In Defense Office
Congressional sources in Washington identify Donald M. Nelson former Chicago merchandise executive directing buying for the Office of Production Management as the executive secretary who will wield chief power in the revised defense organization.
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Donald M. Nelson
Chicago
Office of Production Management
Washington
Revised Defense Organization
Army officer urges caution amid mass troop movement
Major Niels I. Poulsen warns civilians as 200000 soldiers and 40000 vehicles push into Louisiana from Arkansas. School openings are delayed across the region due to the influx and traffic hazards. He urges motorists not to cut through convoys and for drivers to stay vigilant on highways.
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Niels I. Poulsen
Arkansas
Louisiana
Louiana
Texas
Morehouse
Poulsen
Closer Lend Lease Scrutiny Expected in Congress
Rep Woodrum of Virginia, Democrat, forecast tighter committee review of future defense and lend lease requests from President Roosevelt. He urged careful checks on past spending, current needs, and whether funds will secure raw materials and manufacturing capacity for added armament.
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Washington
Woodrum
Virginia
Roosevelt
Congress
House
Expected Clash Of Armies Delayed At Monroe
Advancing Red and Blue armies maneuvered around Monroe as a planned battle failed to occur. Blue forces evacuated the city and retreated northward while Red advance guards remained near the outskirts without contact. Bridges over the Ouachita were blown, then reoccupied and later abandoned by both sides as thousands of troops pressed the Louisiana front.
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Red
Blue
Monroe
Blue Army
Red Army
Louisville Avenue
DeSiard
Quachita River
Here
Second Army
North
Louisiana
Ouachita River
Camden
Sterlington
Kotmks
Registration of Pupils to Start at Ouachita High
Principal Jack Hayes and Mrs. Hayes return to Monroe from Kentucky and Hayes resumes duties Monday. The opening date is not set but the office opens Monday for first time high school pupil registration for the fall semester. Grammar school pupils in the parish last session are not required to register.
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Jack Hayes
Ouachita High School
Hayes
Monroe
Kentucky
Safety Record and Traffic Rule of the Day
Accidents to date this year 368 versus last year 118. Personal injuries 44 this year versus 54 last year. Deaths 4 this year versus 5 last year. Traffic rule of the day: it is unlawful to skate or ride on roller skates lay wagons tricycles or similar toys in any street except when crossing at a street intersection.
British source cites Soviet war losses and air support plan
A London report from a high British source estimates German losses at 1,750,000 and Russian losses at 2,000,000 to 3,000,000 in the bloodiest fighting. It says Britain sends planes, ground crews, and engineers to the Russians, who prefer to fly the planes themselves. The Russians expect campaigns in spring and August, and foresee winter resistance with German morale impact. The source places Russian troops at 9,000,000, with potential 4,000,000 more, claiming no need for British or American troops. The Russian army is described as the largest in the world.
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London
Russia
Lenin
Dnieper River
Three Soldiers Hurt When Auto Strikes Horses Near Monroe
Three soldiers in a Buick convertible were injured when their car struck a herd of horses about five miles from Monroe on the Columbia highway. Private Henderson Cain of Gallio suffered a skull fracture and other injuries and was in critical condition at St. Francis sanitarium. A sergeant remained unnamed but was seriously hurt and taken to an Alexandria hospital. Private John Parino of Bastrop had cuts and bruises but no serious injuries. The 141st field artillery unit from Camp Shelby was en route to maneuvers nearby.
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Columbia
Monroe
Henderson Cain
Callion
St. Francis Sanitarium
141St Field Artillery
Camp Shelby
Miss
W. E. Cain
Gallio
Alexandria
John Parino
Bastrop
Britain and Canada urge U S backing in Nazi war
Prime Minister Churchill and Canada’s W L Mackenzie King pressed for full American support in the fight against Nazi Germany. Both leaders called for coordinated action and pledged continued Allied cooperation as British and Canadian troops prepare to counter any invasion.
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London
Winston Churchill
Britain
W. L. MacKenzie King
Canada
United States
Germany
King
Churchill
Roosevelt
Far East
Free World
Nazi Germany
Ions
Three Admit Guilt As German Spies In U S Case
An 18 year old German born girl Lucy Boehmler and two youths Hans Pagel and Frederick Schlosser pleaded guilty to conspiracy to send vital defense information. They faced up to two years in prison with bail set at 16000 and 25000 dollars respectively. A new indictment and trial of 16 others proceeded in Brooklyn federal court.
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New York
United States
Lucy Boehmier
Stuttgart
Germany
Hans Pagel
Wunstort
Brooklyn
Frederick Edward Schlosser
Burt Frederick Ludwig
Ohio
Spokane
Wach
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Miss Bochmler
Pagel
Schlosser
Cotton loan channels absorb South cotton in Sept.
In Atlanta on Sept 4, much of the South cotton moves into government loan channels though borrowing values lag rising market quotes. Government parity for 15 16 inch cotton stands at 16.49 cents. premiums apply for longer staples and higher grades. Farmers get 85 percent parity on entry, with 15 percent equity sold at loan rate. Futures near 17.60 cents in New York and New Orleans. Texas Agricultural Commissioner A. McDonald estimates about half the crop is affected.
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Atlanta
South
A. L. Roberts
New York
New Orleans
A. & McDonald
Texas
School Opening in Morehouse Delayed
Morehouse Parish schools will open September 15 instead of September 5. Parish School Board President C. Zr. Vaughan announced the delay at the request of State Superintendent John Core. Army maneuvers prompted the postponement. by September 15 the hazard is expected to be over and classes can resume.
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Bastrop. la
Morehouse Parish
C. Zr. Vaughan
John Core
Eight Tampa Soldiers Poisoned by Park Tungo Nuts
Eight Tampa soldiers in Alexandria were hospitalized after sampling park found tung nuts they believed edible. Doctors used stomach pumps and the men were later pronounced out of danger. The nuts are noted to produce oil and vanish.
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Alexandria
Tampa
Fla
Senate approves broader tax base to raise 303 million
The Senate voted 43 to 23 to lower exemptions to 1500 for married filers and 750 for singles, projecting 4.9 million more under the tax net and about 303 million in new revenue. Treasury estimates show 2.256 million would actually pay taxes due to deductions.
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Washington
Senate
Treasury
Senate Finance Committee
Joint Conference
House
la Fellette
Progressive
Wisconsin
la Follette
Roosevelt
Congress
Barkley
Kentucky
George
Georgia
Jonesboro Man Killed in Nevada Car Crash
Jim Hammett 71 of Jonesboro was killed when his car struck an oil truck near Fallon Nevada on a Reno visit with his niece Mrs Bill Truman who is hospitalized in Fallon. His wife, son Earl Hammett, two daughters, four brothers and one sister survive. Funeral plans incomplete.
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Jonesboro
Jim Hammett
Fallon
Nev
Bill Truman
Reno
Masonic Lodge of
Truman
Hammett
Earl Hammett
Reba Smith
Lorena Boyd
Houston
Tex
Southern pine lumber ceiling prices raised for Southern mills
Price Administrator Leon Henderson announced higher ceiling prices for Southern pine lumber to keep small Southern mills in profitable operation. The Aug 16 schedule, to take effect tomorrow, is revised mainly by allowing drying and processing credits up to four dollars per thousand board feet.
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Washington
Leon Henderson
Henderson
Southern Pine
World War II Updates From Leningrad to Vladivostok
Russians and Germans clash over approaches to Leningrad Kiev and Odessa with counteroffensives west of Moscow. The gap between German and Finnish forces narrows near Leningrad as Finns claim control of the Karelian isthmus. Air battles over Leningrad continue with German land advances checked. British RAF conducts night raids on Brest. few German raids on Britain. An American tanker reaches Vladivostok delivering aviation fuel for Russia as Japan criticizes the United States.
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Associated Press
Leningrad
Kiev
Odessa
Moscow
Karelian
Russia
Brest
France
Britain
Vladivostok
United States
Army Launches 100 Mile Race Into Louisiana War Games
Seventy five thousand Seventh corps soldiers begin a 200 mile dash south from the Ouachita into central Louisiana to evade a tightening ring of Second army units. Forces shift from Camden Arkansas toward Smackover El Dorado and Crossett as pontoon bridges form and armored divisions move to cut off the Alma tian flight.
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Jerry T. Bauleh
Seventh Corps
Ouachita River
Louisiana
New York 27Th
Camden
Ark
Smackover
el Dorado
Louisiana Line
35Th
Kansas, Nebraska
Kotik 2Nd Cavalry
Fort Riley
Kas
Ouachita
Illinois
Haynesville- Homer
First Armored
Fort Knox
Alexandria
Robert C. Richardson, Jr
Red River
Clarence S. Ridley
Kotik
Crossett
Richey
John Milliken
Convicts killed in Texas prison break incident.
A gun battle after a break from Blue Ridge prison farm near Missouri City left one convict dead Apo lonia Gomez and another wounded Geronimo Molinar along with guard Roland Malone shot in the thigh. Four prisoners escaped but were recaptured.
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Houston
Tex
Blue Ridge
Missouri City
E. L. Seay
Apolonia Gomez
Geronimo Molinar
Roland Malone
Berlin Raid Toll Rises After Night Strike
Berlin reports 30 killed and 72 wounded in the Royal Air Force night raid on Tuesday. The casualty figures were released by DNB.
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Berlin
DNB
Fund seeks iron lung for hospital and ambulance use
A committee led by A N Robinson of the Louisiana Society for Crippled Children voted to buy an orthopedic instrument and two iron lungs totaling 2440 dollars. One iron lung will come from Boston and a portable unit from Los Angeles costing 540 dollars. The fund remains open for express charges and future repairs.
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E. A. Conway Memorial Hospital
A. N. Robinson
Louisiana Society For Crippled Children
Boston
Mass
Express
Los Angeles
Calif
Robinson
Newcomers Arrive in Monroe Fueled by Rental Ads
migrants flood Monroe as trains planes and highways bring families. News-Star-World Rental Ads offer homes and apartments. Call 4300 for Special Bargain Rate on Rental Ads and 4800 for results.
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Monroe
News-Star—World
News-Star
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