Senate Tax Bill Faces Tightening of Individual Rates
Senate Finance Committee opens three weeks of hearings on the tax bill and weighs raising House approved income rates. Chairman George signals possible higher rates, balanced by protections for debtors, while considering methods to collect heavier taxes and waivers for specific mining outputs to avoid impairing war material production.
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Senate Finance
George
D.-Ge
House
Amernale
Senate
Continental
United States
Barkley
Kentucky
Johnson
D.-Cole
Treasury
Johnson Yard
Use Sirens For Air Raid Alarm Only
Baltimore August 24 Col Henry S Barrett state air raid precautions director urged no siren sound except civilian defense warning system until end of war after Baltimore county mixups between fire and air raid sirens. Several hundred air raid wardens reported for duty after a fre engine siren was mistaken for an air raid alarm, the second false alarm in recent months. A sector warden said many civilian defense volunteers threatened to resign unless fire sirens were addressed.
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Baltimore
Henry S. Barrett
Maryland
Barrett
Baltimore County
Towson
Civviian Defense
UN Jems
Frederick County State Guard marks one year of service
The Maryland State Guard in Frederick County reaches its first year as two full companies and the Seventh Battalion Band organize locally. Company A and Company B exceed initial strength, gain high ratings after inspections, and await new or original rifles as weapon updates occur.
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State Guard
Frederick County
Adj
Francis Petrol
7Th Battalion
Frederick
G. Hunter Bowers
Guy K. Motter
Motter
Harry B Pettingall
Seventh Battalion
Third Service Command
Perrott
War Department
Maryland State Guard
United States
Petroit
License Issued at Westminster in Ray E Valentine and Ruth C Fisher
A license is issued at Westminster to Ray E Valentine and Ruth C Fisher. Rocky Ridge and Gen. Joseph W Stilwell, chief of staff under Chiang Kai-shek, are noted symbols, while Stilwell is identified as a native of Florida.
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Westminster
Ray E Valentine
Ruth C. Fisher
Rocky Ridge
Gen
Joseph W. Stilwell
Staf
Generaliss Mo Chiang Kai-shek
Florida
Rites for Mrs Lee East Orange Editorial Pioneer
Funeral services will be held for Mrs Etta Gould Lee in East Orange. Widow of Clayton D Lee and mother of noted AP war correspondent Clark Lee, she edited the Newark Sunday Call women’s page from 1929 to 1940. She died Saturday night after a seven week illness. Born in Muskegon Michigan.
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Lee
East Orange
N. 1
Etta Gould Lee
Associated Press
Clark Lee
Clayton D Lee
United Press Associations
Newark Sunday Call
Muskegon
Mich
Brunswick lifeguard injured testing diving helmet
Miss Mary Rockwell, senior life guard at the Brunswick pool, sprained a ligament in her foot Friday night while testing the diving helmet at Braddock Heights. She kicked her foot against the pool bottom, suffering a painful but serious injury.
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Mary Rockwell
Brunswick
Braddock Heights
Women Workers To Keep Their Jobs In War Plants
Los Angeles reports from four major aircraft plants show over 12 000 women currently employed in aircraft production. Executives of North American Aviation Douglas Vultee and Lockheed Vega say they favor women workers and want more of them. The survey, part of the National Association of Manufacturers tour, confirms a postwar commitment to women’s continued employment despite wartime needs.
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Los Angeles
National Association of Manufacturers
North American Aviation
Douglas
Vultee
Lockheed-Vega
Seven Men Die In Army Bomber's Crash
El Paso reports seven men killed when an Army bomber crashed 18 miles west of Las Cruces. Two parachuted to safety and were treated at William Beaumont Hospital. Details awaited from Biggs Field. Other items note an accidental machine gun discharge at Mitchel Field, a Nazi plane intercepted by RAF over Northern Ireland, two promotions at Fort Dix, three Frederick men enlisting in the Navy, and a September tuberculosis clinic opening at Winchester Hall.
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el Paso
Tex
Las Cruces
W B. Hough
Biggs Field
William Beaumont Hospital
Mitchel Field
N. Y
Frank Roschilla
Elm Avenue
Hempstead
Army Air Base
Army
Raf
Northern Ireland
United States
Eure
Fort Dix
N. J
Frederick
NAVY
Liberty ship launched at Terminal Island Hinton site
Bette Bops A Bow Adrece Beatie Devis to launch the 49th Liberty ship at Terminal Island California. The vessel, named in honor of Hinton R. Helper, represents a significant wartime production milestone for the port facility.
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Adrece Beatie
Hinton R. Helper
Terminal Island
Calif
Divorce Granted for Clifton J Hoy in Mt Airy Case
Clifton J. Hoy of Fred enck, represented by Reno L Harp, was granted an absolute divorce from Damaie E Hoy of Mt. Airy. He is ordered to pay the costs of the proceedings.
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Clifton J. Hoy
Fredenck
Reno L .Harp
Damaie E Hoy
Mt. Airy
Navy Plane Crash Kills Up To Eleven near Dahlgren
A Navy patrol plane on a routine sighting mission crashed in a field near Dahlgren Water nighttime, killing at least 10 and possibly 11 crew members. Witnesses reported the fall near a Potomac River bridge post, with investigation teams dispatched and Marine guards cordoning the scene. Names of the crew were not yet released and the cause remained undetermined.
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Washington
Navy
Ifto Field
Dahlgren Waternignt
Bill Moore
Potomac River
Danhleen
Marine Gvards
Maryland D A R Fall Meeting Set for September 11
The Maryland State Society D A R will hold its annual fall meeting at ten on Friday September 11 at the Matapeake Club House near Chesapeake Bay at the eastern terminus of the Annapolis Ferry.
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Maryland State Society, Daughtere ‘of the American Revolution
Matapeake Club
Chesapeake Bay
Annapolis Ferry
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San Francisco
North Court
Quaker City Prederica
Norte
Otriet
Harlingen, Tex
Tan Oor
Maryland Tuberculosis Association
Winchester Hall
Bette Bops A Bow
W Pinkney West, Jr
Potomac By-Products Co
Frederick, Md
Harpers Ferry
Melvin M. Engle
Nya
Gade
Hercules
Vances
Sears
Eprrack, MD
OUY U. S. War Bonds
Markell & Ford
Meek'von
Williamson's Drug Store
North Market
Mik
Sterling
Stieff Rose
Doll’s Jewelry Store
Frederick County National Bank
North Market Street
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Liloan Lco Inc
West Patrick St. Frederick
Fetemse Edison Company
Room
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