Income Tax Law Changes Discussed
Washington May 12 lawmakers on the House Ways and Means Committee debated lowering personal exemptions to raise revenue while considering a broad tax package. proposals ranged from cutting single exemptions from 750 to 500 and married from 1580 to 1000, to preserving current credits and boosting normal and surtax rates. Treasury plans also featured higher exemptions and cuts to credits, with a projected revenue rise around 3.4 billion dollars. a broader sales tax may follow to hit eight point seven billion in new revenue.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means Committee
Colin F. Stam
Joint Committee On Internal Revenue
Doughton
Stam
Treasury Department
Treasury
10-Gallon Helmet Aids Watch on U S Warship Escorting Convoy
An oversize helmet providing extra protection for lookouts aboard a United States warship escorting an Atlantic convoy has been approved by Navy censorship. The item notes the defense benefit and censor approval.
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United States
Price control guide lists items with no OPA limits
A quick reference explains how federal price controls affect individuals. Retail buying and selling controls take effect May 18. The chart shows household and personal items not subject to price restrictions under the general regulation, followed by product groups that are not only subject to limits.
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OPA
Gas Card Plan Details for Various User Groups
The plan outlines cards A B-1 B-2 B-3 and x with gallons allotted up to July 1. Card A covers all users for 21 gallons. B-1 requires 6 to 9 miles daily for 33 gallons. B-2 covers 11 to 13 miles daily for 45 gallons. B-3 grants 14+ miles daily for 57 gallons. The x card is for essential use by commercial and government buyers not clearly identifiable to dealers.
Zonta Club FrederIck Holds Meeting With Hood College Artist
The Zonta Club of Frederick met at Hotel Frederick with Mrs. Estelle Fellows presiding. Catherine Eichelberger spoke on her Santa Fe artist colony visit, describing town scenes, mission churches, and the work of Santa Fe artists including Indian painters.
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Zonta Club of
Frederick
Hotel Frederick
Estelle Fellows
Catherine Eichelberger
Hood College
Santa Fe
N. M
I Am An American Day Program Reminder
Reminded of the I Am An American day program on Sunday afternoon Mrs Roy Wachter of Hagerstown will bring pictures to the next meeting Dinner given A delicious dinner was served in honor of the 18th birthday of Miss Mae Turner the 59th birthday of H P Turner and a Mothers Day dinner for Mrs Turner Middletown Those present were Mr and Mrs H P Turner and children Mae Dolly and J W Middletown Mr and Mrs George Turner and daughter Alice Pearl and Mrs Robert Hahn Keedysville Pvt Floyd Corum Fort Sam Houston Texas Robert Biggs Frederick William Sowers Edward and Billy Norris and Miss Mary Jane Morris Middletown Hubert Jones Burkittsville
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Roy Wachter
Hagerstown
Mae Turner
H. P. Turner
Turner
Middletown
Mae
Dolly
J. W
George Turner
Alice Pearl
Robert Hahn
Keedysville
Floyd Corum
Fort Sam Houston
Texas
Robert Biggs
Frederick
William Sowers
Edward
Billy Norris
Mary Jane Morris
Hubert Jones
Burkittsville
Elephants Walk Fact and Alcohol Production Claim
A note asserts elephants move one foot at a time so a crippled elephant cannot walk. It also claims 40 bushels of grain yield as much industrial alcohol as one ton of raw sugar.
Grove Lime Co Low Bidder For New Jue Bridge
The M J Grove Lime Company submitted the low bid of 244385 for arch bridge construction over the Monocacy River to replace the collapsed Jug Bridge. Second bid from George F Hazelwood Co of Cumberland asked 315345. Approaches excluded. project cost estimated between 350000 and 500000. Rights of way negotiations underway for western approach. land owned by Richard S Hargett and Samuel Rosenstock sought. State Roads Commission aims to complete major portions this year while plans for ambulance corps blackout drill are moved to tonight’s meeting at 730 in the M C AL.
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Monocacy River
State Roads Commission
M. J. Grove Lime Company
George F. Hazelwood Company
Cumberland
Richard S. Hargett
Samuel Rosenstock
Hood College Music Recital Features Freshmen and Sophomores
Hood College's music department presents a student recital in Bradbeck Hall on Friday at 5 pm. Freshmen and sophomores perform solos including arias by Mozart Gluck Verdi and Tschaikowsky along with piano pieces by Schumann Bach MacDowell Rebikov and organ works by Borowski.
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Hood College Department of Music
Bradbeck Hall
Margaret Trucksess
Donfield
N. J
Crist
Sarah Wrenshall
Bellevue
Anna Collins
Brockport
N.Y
Schumann
Bach
Mozart
Margaret Pfeiffer
Baltimore
Mary Gertrude Grimm
York, Pa
Malgre Moi
Alceste
Gluck
Betty Williford
White Plains
Tschaikowsky
Margaret Fertig
Edgewood
Verdi
Lena Thomas
Middletown
MacDowell
Martinsburg Program Includes De Light Waltz and To a Madonna
Martinsburg West Virginia will present De light Waltz by Luckstone sung by a full vocal ensemble with Miss Margaret Pfeiffer as soloist. An ensemble of all vocalists will perform To a Madonna by Repper with Miss Anna Mate Budde as accompanist from Hood College.
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Martinsburg
W. Va
Luckstone
Margaret Pfeiffer
Madonna
Repper
Anna Mate Budde
Hood
Substitutes Carry Special Delivery Mail at Frederick
Frederick post office will not appoint a special delivery messenger after Meeter C. Koogle resigns to join the War Department at Fort Belvoir Virginia. Substitute carriers and clerks will handle service on a fee basis with fixed charges by class of mail and no mileage allowance.
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Frederick
Meeter C. Koogle
War Department
Fort Belvoir
Hood College students favored by post office plan
The post office plans to use substitutes to handle special delivery work during summer when Hood College is closed. This would help these employees through periods with little regular work and small paychecks.
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Hood College
Postel
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New Jue Bridge
Tale Roads Commission
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Thomas A. Terr
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