Hollywood Notes Spark Up in New Movie Hits
Dinah Shore threads glamour to prove her rise to movie fame while her brother George serves in Alaska. Orson Welles broke an ankle during a guest appearance, Dame May Whitty testified on juvenile delinquency, and Mischa Auer keeps 30 pets despite space limits. Gypsy Rose Lee appears in the slate, with Dinah’s new dad being Charles Winninger in Belle of the Yukon.
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U. S. Senate
London
Farm land boom threatened by proposed Wickard tax
Secretary Wickard plans a 90 percent tax on profits from farm sales held under two years to curb land speculation. He cites nonfarm buyers, including investment houses and banks, profiting from a booming market and foreclosures. Opposition expected from speculators and Wall Street brokers.
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Silent Service Sailors Guarding Secrets Above The Sea
Indoor Cold Front trained submariners guard military secrets in the Silent Service. The piece critiques tax burdens and political tactics leading into the 1944 election, highlighting Roosevelt's mobilization efforts for soldier votes and military pay bills amid wartime politics.
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Silent Service
Individual taxpayer hits rise under stealth tax plan
A Western Newspaper Union report outlines how congressional taxmakers, favoring a pay as you go approach, would raise income taxes by about 700 million dollars next year by removing key exemptions and preserving rates. It argues most middle class filers will pay more while war workers gain little. The piece cites a 152 percent tax toll increase in the first half of the fiscal year and notes the burden remains on older taxpayers despite nine million new war workers.
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Washington
House Committee
Senate Finance
Pearl Harbor
Sonja Henie still breaking records at Chicago engagement
ONJA HENIE, whose ice shows have thrilled millions, is likely to set an all time mark for any performance by playing to 340000 customers in a 20 day run at the Chicago Stadium. Her career includes sending four leading men to the armed forces and numerous show personnel serving in various branches. Sonja’s rise from a last place world debut at age 10 to multiple Olympic and World titles is noted, with anecdotes of high profile performances and royal recognition. Also mentioned are Sid Luckman’s long wearing football suit and race horse fortunes.
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Onja Henie
Chicago
Stewart Raeburn
Harrison Thompson
Signal Corps
Gene Turner
Sonja
Stockholm
Helmar Szabo
Vienna
Szabo
Oslo
Garmisch- Partenkirchen
Germany
Cecilia Colledge
Miss Colledge
Sid Luckman
Chicago Bears
New Broom
Bill Boughman
Iowa
Boysy
Tom Heard
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TeCenUy
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