House Approves Rich Revenue Bill Amid Tax Hikes
Washington July 22 Overwhelmingly approved by the House, the 6 271 000 000 revenue bill heads to the Senate as critics pledge to curb high business taxes. The Ways and Means Committee proposed raising the excess profits tax to 90 percent and reducing corporate normal plus surtax from 45 to 40 percent, while individuals face lower exemptions and higher rates. The bill doubles the excess profits tax and broadens excises on liquor, tobacco, communications, and transportation.
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Washington
House
Senate
Finance Committee
George
D-Ga
Vandenberg
Mich
Senate Republicans
Stem
Gudgeon
Senate Finance Committee
Ways and Means Committee
Air War Forecasts and New Planes in World Battle
The 1941 edition of Jane’s All the World’s Aircraft notes U S plans to build 1,000 four engine bombers a month for the RAF including Liberators and B 17s. It cites Allied fighter advances with faster speed higher armor and greater firepower. Details on new American aircraft are scarce. P 47B Thunderbolt is heavily armored with strong armament. P 40F speeds and climb rise. Hurricane II remains heavily armed and used as fighter bomber with explosives.
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Charles Bruce-Gardner
Society of British Aircraft Constructors
Jane
United States
RAF
R.A.F
Leonard Bridgeman
C. G. Grey
America
Britain
Germany
United States Army Air Corps
Packard
Annenberg dies at Mayo Clinic in Rochester
Pp. M. L. Annenberg eighty five former immigrant peddler's son rose to helm a publishing empire and Philadelphia Inquirer. He died last night at Mayo Clinic after pneumonia followed abdominal surgery on July 14. He leaves his wife Cecelia Friedman Chicago a son Walter vice president of the Philadelphia Inquirer Company and seven daughters.
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Rochester
Minn
M. L. Annenberg
Philadelphia Insuirer
Mayo Clinic
America
Annenberg
Lewisburg
Cecelia Friedman
Chicago
Walter
Philadelphia Inquirer Company
Catalinas Do A Good Job In Alaska Fog
During the Aleutian campaign Catalinas braved fog and Zeros to locate Japanese carriers. They bombed ships, sank a submarine, and kept observers under watch while rescuing civilians, including a schoolteacher’s party at Atka.
Six Feared Dead In Oakwood Mining Disaster
Six miners and four others were injured as a rain swollen pile of mine refuse slid from a slag dump and buried six cabins in Oakwood Virginia. Mrs Hubert Estep and two of her children were recovered. rescuers worked to reach three more trapped relatives amid a burning slag pile and damaged creek and railroad area.
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Oakwood
Laurie Ritchie
Oakwood Smokeless Coal Company
Hubert Estep
Ritchie
Norfolk and Western Railroad
Expansion urged for Cumberland Municipal Airport project
Washington July 21 Representative Randolph of West Virginia urged expansion of a 2 million dollar construction program at Cumberland Maryland Municipal Airport near Wiley Ford. He asked the Work Projects Administration and the War Department to use available funds to enlarge the port, stating its importance to the war effort and civilian aviation needs.
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Washington
Randolph
D-Wva
Cumberland, Md
Wiley Ford
W. Va
Work Projects Administration
War Department
Ration board overwhelmed as new coupon system starts
The ration office warned applicants to expect several days before books. Many travelers faced long trips to offices to secure A or supplementary gas books. Dealers reported running out as new coupon based deliveries begin tomorrow with each gallon requiring a coupon. OPA warned failures to collect coupons will shorten future deliveries.
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Orc
Office of Price Administration
OPA
Gas Rationing Aims to Curb Dealer Chiseling
According to the OPA measures seek to prevent motorists from obtaining more gas than allowed from friendly dealers by unqualified buyers. The policy targets misuse and ensures fair distribution amid wartime fuel controls.
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OPA
Father Dies Rescuing Son At Harpers Ferry Water
William Eugene Allen 40 of Bakerton West Virginia drowned at Rattling Spring near Harpers Ferry while trying to save his son David 14 who called for help in four feet of water. Sullivan Alger of Bolivar pulled boy to safety. Allen did not resurface. Funeral Wednesday at Bakerton Church of God. interment Samples Manor. He leaves wife Mary Irene Roop and six children plus a grandson. Employee of Standard Lime and Stone Co.
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William Eugene Allen
Bakerton
W. Va
Rattling Spring
Harpers Ferry
David
Sullivan Alger
Bolivar
Bor
Alger
Bakerton Church of God
Samples Manor
Allen
Mary Irene Roop
Willard
Helen
Jean
Frances Custer
Moser’s Cross
Townsend meeting plans town club in Downsville
A committee of the Ha verstown Townsend Club No 1 chaired by Harry Walker will meet on the store porch in Downsville Wednesday evening July 22 at 7 o'clock to discuss organizing a Downsville section. J G Main Frederick will speak.
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Haverstown Townsend Club No
Harry Walker
Charles T. Dufendal to Start Training as State Trooper
Charles T. Difendal of 607 West Washington street will begin training at Pikesville on August 3 to become a State Trooper. He recently passed his physical and mental examinations.
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Charles T. Difendal
West
Washington Street
Pikesville
Diffendal
Bass Catcher Wareham Nets Big Potomac River Bass
Edward A Pud Wareham landed a 373 pound bass in the Potomac River at Dam No 5 Sunday afternoon. Wareham and his party also caught several other bass weighing from 1.14 to 2 pounds.
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Edward A.pud) Wareham
Potomac River
Dam No. 5
Mr. Wareham
Classified Ad Taker Availability Described
A brief notice explains that using the telephone is the simplest way to reach a classified ad taker. It highlights ease of use and offers a direct line for inquiries, aiming to assist readers in placing ads efficiently.
Transportation Problem Grows Serious Says County Chairman
Charles W Hoffman chair man of the Washington County Transportation Committee told a group of local plant representatives that the transportation issue will likely worsen by next spring and possibly this winter. He urged surveys by each plant to aid the Defense Transportation Administration and rationing boards and to plan car pooling and staggered hours to maximize limited buses and reduce congestion.
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Charles W. Hoffman
Washington County Transportation Committee
Alexander
Hoffman
Chamber of Commerce
C. Vernon Stone
Cochairman
Jaycees’ Survey Committee
Defense Transportation Administrator
Defense Transportation Board
Mark Mellor
Fairchild
Fairchild’s
Eastman
Washington
Brandt Cabinet Works
Beachley-Reichard Furniture Co
Hagerstown Rubber Co
Pangborn Corp
Porter Chemical Co
Hagerstown Shoe and Legging Co
Southern Shoe Co
Victor Products Corp
Fairchild Corp
North American Cement Co
M. P. Moller Co
Attorney General Allows Party Nominations If No Candidate Files
Baltimore July 21 Attorney General William C Walsh ruled that the State Central Committees may nominate candidates for county offices if no certificate of candidacy is filed on time. The opinion was issued in response to Louis L Goldstein attorney for Calvert county Board of Supervisors of Elections Prince Frederick.
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Baltimore
William C. Walsh
Louis L. Goldstein
Board of Supervisors of Elections
Calvert County
Prince Frederick
Daytime air drills urged after false Maryland alert
Col. Henry S. Barrett urged county directors to prepare for daytime air raid drills so Maryland can respond to day alarms as efficiently as at night. He cited a false alarm in Baltimore and urged pre warning and strict penalties for motorists who do not stop during drills.
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Baltimore
Henry S. Barrett
Maryland
Baltimore City
Barrett
Fruitland
Salisbury
Baltimore Warning Center
Couties
Sugar From Sugar Beets and Cane Are Chemically Identical
Sugar produced from sugar beets grown in the United States is described as looking tasting and chemically identical to sugar from cane, highlighting no detectable differences in composition or sweetness.
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United States
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