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Newspaper
Paris Post
Location
Paris, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1942
Page
2
The president declares a completed objective for a united world order led by the United Nations. Twenty six nations join to win and sustain peace beyond war as dictators clash with diplomats and common people demand dignity and law. The foe is a creed, not a man.
Washington dispatch notes that in less than two months millions will file income tax returns for 1941. It outlines who must file, filing deadlines, where to file, and how to prepare forms 1040 and 1040A, warning of tax increases and lower exemptions.
The article explains who must file federal income tax returns in 1941, including individuals, deceased estates, and dependents. It covers exemptions, head of family rules, credits, and the impact of variations in income sources such as wages, dividends, and loans. It also notes farmers’ added liability, constructive receipt, and items exempt from tax like life insurance proceeds and veterans’ pensions.
Washington reports huge wartime orders for lumber and nails for cantonments and expansions. It notes a planned rise in army strength after the February 16 draft registration and outlines 1-A to 2-B deferments. A profile of William Van Antwerp Kemp highlights his role in expediting a British funded munition plant and his unique stance as a civilian. Also covered is Rep. Martin Dies revealing subversive Japanese education influence in California schools.
A column declaring unwavering American resolve during wartime. It urges action over talk, patriotism in deeds, and belief in constitutional rights while contrasting American values with Axis powers. Includes brief Q A exchanges and a note on fashion industry debates about skirt lengths. A robbery at Broadway and Forty Second Street is mentioned.
A WWI-era reflection urges total sacrifice for victory, contrasting profiteering with the willingness of soldiers and workers to endure hardship. Debates debt reduction and the cost of war while noting California blackout drills after the Pearl Harbor attack reveal civilian resolve to obey wartime orders.
Before the German attack the Russians controlled more than a thousand miles of Black Sea coastline across the northern and eastern sectors. German advances halved that reach, then a Russian counterattack regained much coastline and created a centralized position overlooking southern Ukraine. The Black Sea, over 700 miles long with California-sized area, has long been a strategic arena with pirates and merchant ships as history unfolded.
The text discusses spending 56 billion dollars on wartime needs in 1942, equating it to about 153 million dollars daily and 6.35 million dollars per hour. It questions whether all that money is necessary and predicts some of the 56 billion may remain unspent by year end.
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