Pay-As-You-Go Tax Bill Passes House in Bitter Vote
The House approved a pay-as-you-go plan 313 to 95, wiping out 1942 federal income tax liabilities for about 90 percent of taxpayers and imposing a 20 percent withholding on wages effective July 1. The vote followed a tense debate as Ruml plan opposition collapsed and the bill moves to the Senate.
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Washington
House
Sam Rayburn
Senate
A. Willis Robertson
Virginia
Aime J. Forand
Rhode Island
How Pay As You Go Tax Bill Works In Brief
Washington report explains the Robertson Forand pay as you go bill setting up withholding formulas for weekly bi weekly semi monthly and monthly deductions from wages. It details 17 percent income tax and 3 percent victory tax with specific exemptions and examples showing total withholding and that the 20 percent rate covers both obligations.
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Washington
Robertson- Forand
House
Game Control Bill For Lake Is Signed
Gov. Coke Stevenson signed into law a bill by Rep. M B Morgan Denison. It gives the state game fish and oyster commission regulatory power over hunting and fishing on the Texas side of the Denison Dam reservoiruntil a Texas Oklahoma compact is perfected for permanent recreational control of the entire reservoir.
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Coke Stevenson
Rep
M.B. Morgan
Denison
State Game, Fish and Oyster Commission
Texas
Denison Dam
Senate
House
Game, Fish and Oyster Commission
Oklahoma
Canning Sugar Now Available in Fannin County
Sugar for canning purposes may be obtained from the Fannin County war price and ration board, it was revealed Monday. Typewriter paper for sale at Sun Office.
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Fannin County
Bonham
Fanning
Sun Office
Lt. Joe Thomas May Guest Rotary Speaker
Lt. Joe Thomas May, Royal Air Force Eagle Squadron veteran who earned the British Flying Cross and service medal, was guest speaker at the Rotary Club luncheon. He discussed travels through India, China and other countries, enlisting in the Canadian Air Force in 1940 and arriving in England during the Battle of Britain. Russell Summers reported on the district Rotary convention at Longview. The fish fry was scheduled for Thursday evening, May 20, with Dick Piner of Sherman and R. H. May as guests.
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Joe Thomas May
Royal Air Force
Eagle Squadron
Rotary Club
Roy Blanton
May
India
China
Canadian Air Force
Uncle Sam
Canada
England
Britain
Russell Summers
Longview
Dick Piner
Sherman
R. H. May
Sun Honor Roll Adds Names to The Sun Subscriptions
The Sun lists new subscribers including H. O. Ford Mrs. W. B. Hestand Claud Thompson T. L. Cowart J. G Burks Mrs. Jack Morton Mrs. C. C. Hill Emma Joyce Hinton and Pfc. Jack Bradley. The paper notes steady growth in the past six months with prices at 1.50 per year while others rise to 2.00. A long standing reader thanks Joe Smith Dyer for his articles and circulating the paper.
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Sun
H. O. Ford
W. B. Hestand
Claud Thompson
T. L. Cowart
J. G Burks
Jack Morton
C. C. Hill
Emma Joyce Hinton
Pfc
Jack Bradley
the Sun
Joe Smith Dyer
Texas Officials Push Floor and Ceiling on Cotton Prices
Texas Agriculture Commissioner J E McDonald told the Senate agriculture committee Southern states favor a ceiling of 25 cents per pound on government seven-eighths inch middling cotton stocks. They also proposed a floor of 23 3/4 cents to protect producers, noting labor costs. The plan aims to stabilize prices via sales of stock, with further hearings promised before a permanent plan. Participants included Ralph W Moore and W O Fortenberry.
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Washington
J. E. McDonald
Texas Agricultural Commissioner
Office of Price Administration
Senate Agriculture Committee
OPA
McDonald
J. K. Galbraith
Galbraith
Ralph W. Moore
Texas Grange
W. O. Fortenberry
Lubbock
Texas
MacDonald
OPA to Check Use of B and C Gas Cards
The Office of Price Administration announces a nationwide campaign to enforce the ban on B and C gasoline rations for pleasure driving. Nonessential use will be targeted. A ration remains unrestricted. Police and investigators will interview drivers and, in some cases, note license numbers for district review.
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Washington
Prentiss M. Brown
Office of Price Administration
Brown
CPR
OPA
PTA to Elect Officers at 4 O Clock Tuesday
The Parent Teacher Association holds its final meeting of the year at the Grammar School next Tuesday afternoon at 4 o clock. The fourth grade will present a playlet and Rev Alexander McFerran pastor of the Presbyterian Church will be guest speaker. Officers will be elected for the coming year. Typewriter ribbons at Sun office.
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Parent-Teacher Association
Alexander McFerran
The
Presbyterian Church
Army to Lift Ban On Dads By August
Maj. Gen. Lew B. Hershey said induction of fathers would begin in August or sooner and select fathers in 35 essential industries may receive deferments. The plan keeps essential workers out of combat until less essential fathers are drafted, eliminating dependency as a deferment ground. Hershey opposes Wheeler bill to ban inductions of fathers, warning it could jeopardize war quotas. Secretary Stimpson also protested the bill.
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Washington
Lewis B. Hershey
Selective Service Headquarters
Hershey
Senate Military Affairs Subcommittee
Burton K. Wheeler
Dem
Montana
Henry L. Stimson
War Bond Drive Nears 17 Billion Total
The second War Loan Drive yielded about 17 billion dollars, surpassing the goal by about 4 billion with most funds from non banking sources. The Treasury will announce the final total around May 1, and Morgenthau praised the drive while signaling higher targets for future campaigns.
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Washington
Treasury
Morgenthaus
Inferno of artillery and infantry in Tunisia frontline
Ernie Pyle observes four days of brutal fighting in Tunisia, detailing dominant artillery fire, entrenched German foxholes, and an exhausted infantry line marching single file across treacherous terrain. He portrays Americana’s underdog soldiers bearing heavy gear, sleepless nights, and relentless attrition.
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Ernie Pyle
Mateur
Soldiers email home and travel notes from Army camps
Pvt W J Billner and Cpl Rendell Freeman are among service members mentioned with transfers and visits. Letters describe belongings, weight gain, marksmanship, and training. Sgt Mark Montgomery Jr reports a field promotion and a German parachute silk parcel from Tunisia.
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Mark Montgomery
Sgt
Mark Montgomery Jr
Second Army Corps
Tunisia
Mark
Secretaries Oppose O Daniel Liquor Bill
Secretary of Navy Knox and Secretary of War Stimson criticized Senator O Daniel of Texas liquor control legislation, warning it would force the Army and Navy to enforce prohibition in major cities and drive service members to speak easies. They urged defeat, citing harm to morals of personnel.
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Washington
Armed Forces
O’daniel
Texas
Army
Navy
Navy Knox
War Stimson
Reynolds
North Carolina
Senate Military Affairs Committee
Knox
Stimson
Marine Corps
Bilbo
Mississippi
Wounded Nazis Eager for Transfer to United States
Wounded German prisoners at an American evacuation hospital express strong desire to be sent to the United States. Lieut. Bedford T. Otey of Memphis Tennessee, an orthopedic surgeon, notes the prisoners are exhausted from fighting and pleased to be captured.
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United States
Lieut
Bedford T. Otey
Memphis
Tenn
Butler resigns as Whitewright school superintendent
E C Butler resigns after two years as superintendent of Whitewright schools at a Tuesday night school board meeting. He came from Lancaster where he led schools for years. His wife teaches in the grade school this session. The community supported improvements including a lighted football field and farm shop equipment, and more rural pupils were enrolled.
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E. C. Butler
Whitewright
Butler
Lancaster
Sun
Texas liquor curfew starts on August 9
Austin reports a new Texas law setting a beverage sales curfew from midnight to 7 am every day except weekend. Saturday sales end at 1 am, Sunday sales allowed 1 pm to midnight, with public consumption stopping 15 minutes after curfew. Package liquor hours reduced by four hours. cities may impose earlier curfews.
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Austin
Texas
Coke Stevenson
Richard Craig
Miami
Supplemental Gas Ration Renewals Urged By Board
The Denison War Price and Ration Board asks motorists with supplemental gasoline rations to renew at least two weeks before expiration to ensure uninterrupted supply. Delays will occur if renewal is attempted after expiration. Liberalization may allow many to receive up to 720 miles per month.
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Denison War Price and Ration Board
Actresses Favor Enlisted Men Over Officers in Poll
Hollywood reports show 179 of 213 actresses surveyed by Warner's Studio would date enlisted men rather than officers. Sergeants received 89 votes, corporals 19, privates 31, with quotes from Ann Sheridan and Irene Manning highlighting personal ties to enlisted men.
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Hollywood
Warner’s
Studio
Ann Sheridan
Army
Irene Manning
Pvt
Het Manning
New York
Supreme Court Invalidates Peddlers Tax Rules on Jehovah's Witnesses
The Supreme Court overturns a 1942 ruling and strikes down municipal ordinances forcing Jehovah's Witnesses to pay peddlers taxes to distribute literature. In a 5 to 4 decision, the court overruled the Opelika case and reversed a Jeanette Pennsylvania conviction for distributing literature without licenses.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Jehovah's Witnesses
Jeanette
Opelika
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