Public Reactions Sought On New Tax Deductions
New York observers fear pay cut effects from pay or go taxation starting after the month. Analysts warn take home pay will shrink and raise wage demands, despite low per cent withholding for most earners. Economists note bond buying and living costs influence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gareth Muchmore
New York
Sam
A. W. Zelemek
Fairchild Publications
International Statistical Bureau
George
D.-Ga
Senate Finance Committee
Better Health Plan for High School Youths
The National Congress of Parents and Teachers launches an intensive health program across 118 28,000 local organizations to raise high school health standards for students entering war service. Dr Lillian R. Smith of Lansing says exams show key problems and education should start earlier with periodic TB, dental, eye care, immunization, nutrition, and mental health services coordinated by high schools and health departments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
INS
National Congress of Parents and Teachers
Lillian R. Smith
Lansing. Mich
P. T
May Mail Stamps Washington GP Starting Next
Coffee customers who order out may enclose detached ration stamps with their order not the full ration book OPA aid yesterday in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington GP
Sunlight Health Warning On Sun Exposure Risks
Sunlight can injure skin with excessive exposure though short-term warmth is pleasant. Sunburn begins hours after exposure with inflammation, blisters, fever, and weakness. prevention via gradual exposure, shielding, and protective ointments is advised.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earth
Wounded May Attend College
Wounded service men may attend Pennsylvania State College as a center for speech training under the government rehabilitation program. Penn State will train speech specialists for hospitals and run classes for men with facial injuries to relearn speech, aiding social as well as physical rehabilitation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State College
Pennsylvania State College
Penn State
Herbert Koepp-Baker
Creative Inexpensive Vacations via Family Exchange
A roundup of affordable vacation ideas for families amid high taxes and gas limits. Plans include house swapping, backyard stays, cooperative weeks, and volunteering in a victory garden, with examples from Jones, Carter, Wheeler, and Smith families detailing duties, outings, and budget-friendly activities.
Singer Gives Up Stage Work For War Job
Ellen Cogles once a stage star with a golden voice joins the war effort as a typist at Carborundum Co in Niagara Falls. Once mute after a childhood injury she rebuilt her singing career with Buffalo Civic Opera Chicago Opera and International Grand Opera Company Rochester. She still hopes to appear with the Metropolitan Opera while serving in war work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Niagara Falls
Ellen Cogles
Ellen
Carborundum Co
Buffalo Civic Opera Company
Chicago Opera Company
International Grand Opera Company of
Rochester
Metropolitan Opera Company
Boastful Draft Dodger Caught
New York man Jacob Max Bullen, 22, allegedly boasted the FBI could not catch him. He was among 71 draft delinquents arrested last week by FBI agents led by E. E. Conroy. Bullen reportedly registered for the 1940 draft in Brooklyn and deserted his wife and two children in March 1942 after a domestic dispute.
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New York
E. E. Conroy
Conroy
Jacob Max Bullen
New York City
Billen
Brooklyn
Farm Equipment Rules Relaxed by WPB Policy
Washington WPB announces relaxed rules allowing farmers to buy small motors and general farm equipment without priority ratings. Farmers must certify to dealers that they are farmers and that equipment is needed for operating their farm. Erie, Pa reporting notes the policy favors direct farmer purchases. Barney Weaver, a Blacksmith, adapts as autos emerge.
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Washington
WPB
Erie
Barney Weaver
Boy Scout Farm Camps Established Across New Jersey and New York
Charles Heistand announced three large Boy Scout farm camps in Auburnd, Cumberland County NJ Kinderhook NY Syracuse NY. In cooperation with the U S Department of Agriculture and the Employment Service the camps will aid farmers and help up to 163 000 scouts assist with farm labor shortages. The camps will offer lodging and day training within ten days. Dr Ebert K Fretwell noted scout training aided armed services.
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Bear Mountain
Charles Heistand
New York
New Jersey
Scouting Organization
U. S. Department of Agriculture
U. & Employment Service
Heistand
Auburn
Cumberland County
N. J. Kinderhook
Columbia County
Syracuse
Change Marking Of Gas Coupons
Washington says the Office of Price Administration orders new TT marking for third quarter commercial gas rations to curb black market activity. TT coupons replace the old I design nationwide except in the northeastern shortage area where I remains through July 25. Change follows Office of Defense Transportation request to prevent excess old coupons from being used after expiration.
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Washington
Office of Price Administration
Office of Defense Transportation
Tieing Tomatoes To Stakes For Better Early Yields
Tomato plants trained to a single stem yield more early fruit and save space, with spacing around 3 feet by 18 inches and staking five to six feet high. Prune side shoots carefully and tie plants firmly to stakes. avoid knives to prevent disease. A side dressing of sodium nitrate or ammonium sulfate can boost later yields.
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Paul Work
New York State College of Agriculture
Victory Garden
Still Time To Plant Your Garden
A farmer behind schedule remains optimistic about June plantings. City gardeners can still harvest mid summer with quick maturing vegetables. Most crops need a few months to reach maturity and store well for later use. Early cabbage broccoli onion sets parsnips and carrots are noted as viable with June plantings for summer or storage.
Rear-guard Action: Retail Grocers Hit Price Rules
Grocers urged the House Small Business Committee to revise OPA price regulations, saying they threaten thousands of stores. P M Brinker of Dallas, leading NA RG, urged centralized food controls and producer-based pricing with margins added at retail and wholesale levels. California Retail Grocery and Merchants Association secretary W D Hadeler argued current plans leave retailers unable to stay in business, calling for OPA court abolition, fewer reporting requirements, and removal of reform theorists from the agency.
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Washington
Policamenford Retail Grocers
House
Small Business Committee
OPA
P. M. Brinker
Dallas
National Association of Retail Grocers
Brinker
W. D. Hadeler
California Retail Grocery and Merchante’ Association
San Francisco
Bacheler
Hadeler
Hartley Proposes Bill to Liquidate OPA
Rep Hartley of New Jersey will introduce legislation to liquidate the Office of Price Administration and transfer its functions to other agencies. The bill would move food control to the Office of War Food Administration gasoline and petroleum management to the Office of the Petroleum Administrator for War rent to the National Housing Agency and remaining duties to the War Production Board's Office of Civilian Requirements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Hartley
Cr.n. J
Office of Price Administration
OPA
Office of War Food Administration
Petroleum Administrator For War
National Housing Agency
War Production Board
Slacks Don’t Appeal to Ford Office Girls
Detroit plant office girls at Ford Highland Park rejected slacks for dresses, leaving them idle at their typewriters. Company officials warned dresses could snag in machinery, while union leader Ben Garrison vowed to take up the issue with the company and rally hundreds more workers. A secretary noted soldiers at nearby Army ordnance wear skirts, arguing equality with the Army.
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Detroit
Ford Motor Company
Highland Park
Ben Garrison
Union
Army Ordnance
Army
Sherrice Clark
Ford Company
Railroaders pledge no strike amid wage demand
The labor unrest among railroad workers remains peaceful as unions vow to observe the no-strike pledge while seeking a 30 percent wage rise. Edward J. Flynn, attorney for five brotherhoods, told the emergency National Railway panel that 400,000 members seek simple justice and will rely on legally established bodies to settle disputes. The hearing, led by Chief Justice Walter P. Stacey and two others, will continue toward July, with the board delivering findings to President Roosevelt. The engine, train and yard service unions seek a 30 percent basic daily wage increase.
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New York
Edward J. Flynn
National Railway Panel
Flynn
Democratic National Committee
Jacob Aronson
New York Central System
Walter P. Stacey
South Carolina Supreme Court
L L
Gas Cut Harmful Declares Buffalo Mayor
Buffalo Mayor Joseph J. Kelly warned that a 20 percent mileage cut under an Office of Defense Transportation order would cause absenteeism disorder and chaos among civilians including war workers in Buffalo a wartime industrial center. He argued the International Railway Co. must not comply as it would imperil war work and waste gas. Washington report notes the War Production Board lists American flags as scarce wartime items with sufficient stock unlikely to meet Flag Day demand.
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Buffalo (P)i
Joseph J. Kelly
Office of Defense Transportation
Buffalo
Joseph B. Eastman
ODT
Kelly
International Railway Co
Washington
War Production Board
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