Senate Finance Panel Eyes Tax Bill Increase
Washington August 9 Senator George predicts the Senate Finance Committee will raise the House approved tax bill from 3.206 billion to at least 3.5 billion or more. He opposes a top income tax rate of 11 percent and rejects joint returns for couples with separate incomes. He backs lowering exemptions while Morgenthau seeks estate and securities taxes and credits reforms.
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Washington
Treasury
George
D-Ga
Senate Finance Committee
House
Georgia
Secretary of the Treasury
Morgenthau
Barkley
Treasury Alae Ieee
Caarriek Aea
Cooper and Wife Fly on Atlantic Clipper
Alfred Duff Cooper former British minister of information and 27 other passengers left Sieben in the Atlantic Clipper and would reach New York tomorrow afternoon. Lady Diana Manners accompanied him with passengers including John Wheeler Bennett head of the British Press Service and Jaime Arango Colombia minister to the Court of St James. The voyage began from Lisbon at 3 54 a m EST with the American Clipper following an hour later carrying 23 passengers to New York.
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New York
Panerican Airways
Alfred Duff Cooper
Sieben
Duff Cooper
Singapore
Fish Cabinet
Diana Manners
John Wheeler Bennett
British Press Service
Jaime Arango
Colombia
Dog fight over Channel claims eight Spitfires down
Berlin reports a sharp dog fight over the English Channel as British planes attempted to enter German occupied zones between Calais and Boulogne. Initial dispatches said eight Spitfires and one German aircraft were shot down.
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Berlin
DNB
English Channel
Calais
Boulogne
Last Rites Held For Il Duce's Son
Predappio Italy Aug 9 Premier Mussolini buried his second born son Bruno in the San Casiano cemetery near the graves of Il Duces parents. The 23 year old captain was killed Thursday in a warplane crash and brought here from Pisa yesterday.
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Predappio
Italy
Mussolini
Bruno
San Cassiano
Pennio
Il Duce
Pisa
Opposition to Indefinite Army Service Extension
Washington, Aug 9. Democratic leaders facing rising opposition in the House to an indefinite extension of army service attempt to salvage an 18 month extension already passed by the Senate. A poll indicates a Republican Democrat coalition could defeat the one year limit removal bill. Chairman May insists the Military Committee supports unlimited service. Roosevelt aides busy with pivotal votes.
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Washington
House
Senate
Lear
May
House Military Committee
Roosevelt
Clarke County Schools to Open September 5 1941
Clarke county schools will open for the 1941 42 session on Friday September 5 with a reconvening of silo tions on September 4 at 10 o clock in Berryville Blueprints for a new Boyce building are expected from the state architect early next week The board will likely call for bids after plans and specifications are available and the district has been meeting with county and Fairystone Park in Henry county to arrange matters for the new term.
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The
Star
Berryville
Clarke
Silot Ia
Boyce
Meer Park
Fairystone Park
Henry County
Clocks Advance One Hour for Daylight Saving Time
Winchester to move clocks forward one hour at midnight tomorrow with few exceptions. Most city services, post office window hours, and several local firms will observe the new schedule to conserve power through September 28. Banks and city workers will also adjust their hours accordingly.
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Winchester
Greyhound Bus Lines
Star Route Nation
Virginia Woolen Company
Winchester Woolen Company
O’sullivan Rubber Company
Eddy Paper Corporation
Oscar Nebel Hosiery Co., Inc
National Priit Product Company
Shenandoah Apple Cider and Vinegar Company
President's Ship Is Fog Bound Off New England Coast
President Roosevelt's yacht Potomac was reported tied up in fog off the New England coast. Daily dispatches say the ship anchored in fog, fishing prospects were very poor, and there was no especial news from aboard.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Potomac
New England
Daily Dispatch
Labor officials dispute dismissal of bureau member
Secretary of Labor objects to firing Helen Miller from the Bureau of Labor Statistics on charges tied to leading a Communist front. Max Roffman of the local council is cited in discussions. Miller, once of Baltimore, was dismissed August 1 amid wage talks and a stance against committee meetings.
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Timore
Secretary of Labor
Helen Miller
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Max Roffman
Steel
Miller
Rookies At Camp Lee Learn Strict Orders During Drill
At Camp Lee Virginia on August 9 two rookies faced gun discipline test as Sergeant Leonard M. Simpson corrected them. He enforced proper order arms while the rest stood ready, the two offenders tossing rifles into the dirt amid approving nods from the squad.
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Camp Lee
Leonard M. Simpson
Leavenworth
Kans
Seventh Quartermasters Regiment
Army
Simpson
Manual of Arms
Diers
Squi
Marshall
Germans Report Two Americans Missing Since Zamzam Sinking
The German government advised the United States that two Americans from the Zamzam incident remain aboard the Nazi raider Tamesis. Francis Vicovari of New York City, wounded, and Ned Laughinghouse of Wilson, North Carolina, were aboard when the Zamzam was sunk 115 days ago. The extent of Laughinghouse injuries and the raider’s current status remain unclear.
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Washington
United States
Tamesis
Francis Vicovari
New York City
Ned Laughinghouse
Wilson
N. C
Toman
Zamzam
South Atlantic
Donald
King
Zamgam
Vicovari
Laughinghouse
Dresden
Frante
Berlin Suffers Second Night Bombing Raid
German command says the raid on Berlin was repelled by anti-aircraft fire. British sources cite Russian planes. Diaries and explosives were dropped in northern Germany coastal areas including Hamburg and Kiel with slight civilian losses. Four British bombers were shot down. Luftwaffe reported raids on eastern and southern harbor facilities and Suez military targets. Night raids also hit several airports in southeast England.
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Berlin
Germany
Hamburg
Kiel
Suez Canal
England
City Republicans Schedule Mass Meeting in Winchester
Members of the Winchester Republican Executive Committee call a mass meeting for Monday night to discuss state convention plans and county party activities. Further details were not available, but organizers expect participation from county party members and local officials.
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Republican Executive Committee
Winchester
Avonsdette
Frederick County
CIO Ship Union Pushes U.S. Takeover of Yard Work Stoppage
In Kearny, New Jersey, the CIO ship union demands government takeover of the Federal Shipyard and Drydock Company to resume 17,000 jobs on 493 million dollars of naval contracts. Peter Flynn accuses the firm of avoiding defense needs and urges immediate government action under protected union rights.
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Kearny
N. J
United States
Federal Shipyard and Drydock Company
Peter Flynn
Industrial Union of Marine and Shipbuilding Workers’ of America
Flynn
National Defense
National Defense Mediation Board
Mediation Board
Navy
Ralph A. Bard
Lewis B. Hershey
Selective Service
New Jersey Draft Board
Hershey
Trenton
Cunningham To Visit Lodge In Winchester
W. C. Cunningham grand master of Virginia 1.C.C.F. will visit Madison Lodge No. 6 Winchester at 8 o clock next Monday. He will be joined by a delegation of Odd Fellows from Alexandria. Invitations extended to Bentonville Front Royal Stephens City Middletown and Edinburg. Refreshments served. Halsey T. Green Noble Grand will preside. About 50 visitors expected.
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W. C. Cunningham
Grand Lodge of Virginia
1.C.C.F
Madison Lodge
Winchester
Odd Fellows
Alexandria
Bentonville
Front Royal
Stephens City
Middletown
Edinburg
Halsey T. Green
Noble Grand
Curtiss-Wright plant strike halts defense aircraft work
Curtiss-Wright in Caldwell New Jersey sees mass picketing shut down 100 million dollars of orders. About two thirds of 336 Saturday day workers join the walkout with 800 of 1493 personnel on strike. Negotiations stall as 150 pickets stay at the gates and wage demands are rejected.
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Frank Sherwood
Yeste
Sherwood
Bloody Mass Slaughter Reported In Russian Zone
The Associated Press reports a massive clash at the war's end of seven weeks with Adolf Hitler's command claiming over 200,000 Soviet troops killed or wounded and 141,000 captured while Russians say about 50,000 Soviet casualties were inflicted on ten Nazi divisions. Tank and infantry units show heavy losses on both sides with divisions suffering 20 to 40 percent casualties.
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Adolf Hitler
New Smashes Claimed From Central Front and Ukraine
German high command reports two major advances on the central front near Roslavl and in the Ukraine. Berlin claims 38,000 prisoners taken at Smolensk, and 280,000 wounded returned by Junkers planes. Korosten rail junction captured. vast booty listed.
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Ukraine
Roslavl
Smolensk
Moscow
NBC
Berlin
Fuehrer
High Command
Eoape
Korosten
Kiev
Pinsk
Pripet
Uman
Hitler
London
Odessa
Black Sea
Air Ambulances Are Kept Busy Hauling Wounded
Berlin radio reported that one Junkers squadron evacuated 280000 German soldiers from the Eastern front while sending 2 750 tons of war materiel to the front. The broadcast noted an unprecedented strain on the supply chain during the campaign against Soviet Russia and the return trips to rear areas for medical care.
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New York
Berlin
Germany
Junkers
Eastern Front
NBC
Soviet Russia
Enormous Blazes Left By R A F
British bombers struck Kiel docking yards and shipyards leaving enormous fires as Kiel and Hamburg targets suffered heavy raids. Four RAF planes were lost, while weather limited further attacks on Hamburg and other northwest Germany sites. Berlin claimed attacks on Berlin nearby were attempted but not near the capital. Overnight strikes in eastern England and the northwest coast caused no reported casualties.
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London
Kiel
Hamburg
Germany
Air Ministry
RAF
Ministry
Berlin
Britain
England
Gag Rule Charge Made Against CIO Lieutenant
Victor Reuther of Detroit, chair man of the UAW CIO constitution committee, faced accusations of trying to impose a gag rule at the sixth national convention. Delegates voted to require simultaneous printing and submission of both majority and minority reports. James Lindahl of Detroit claimed Reuther aimed to silence debate and asserted reports must reflect delegates’ responsibilities to the convention.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Victor Reuther
Detroit
Uaw-Cio
United Automobile, Aircraft and Bicultural Implement
Reuther
James Lindhal
Constitution Committee
British Russian Air Forces May Join In Attacks
London reports indicate the Royal Air Force and Red Air Force plan a joint surge of attacks using six motor bombers to strike eastern battle lines. The offensives aim to turn German cities into hells of destruction as night raids increase with heavier loads and longer ranges.
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London
R.A.F
Royal Air Force
Red Air Force
Germany
Berlin
Sunlit mirror starts smoldering car blaze at Loudoun Street store
Miller Saffel, a grocery store clerk on Loudoun Street, smelled smoke in his parked car behind the store. He searched and found smoldering felt fabric atop the rear seat, ignited by sun reflecting from a mirror.
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Miller Saffel
Loudoun Street
Resistance of Reds Forces German War Plan Shifts
German high command reportedly revamps Russia timetable as Red Army resistance tightens. Berlin observers say September goal remains Moscow and Kiev, with aims to reach the Caucasus and then the Urals. New lines would run Lake Ladoga to the Volga, while Turkey may grant troop passage and Japan could attack Siberia if needed. Germans also plan Luftwaffe strikes on eastern Russian industries and pressure on Atlantic bases. 5 million fur coats are reported to have been collected to aid soldiers.
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Bern
Switzerland
Red Army
Berlin
Moscow
Kiev
Caucasus
Urals
Adolf Hitler
Leningrad
Mossowr
Astrakhan
Caspian Sea
Ankara
Turkey
Iran
Persia
Germany
Lake Ladoga
Volga River
Astrakan
Inquiry Into Cause of Detroit Oil Tanker Blast
Federal agents and Detroit police opened an inquiry into the explosion that turned the Canadian tanker Transiter into an inferno on the River Rouge. Two people died Mrs Elida Tremblay and Roger Frechette while Capt Rudolph Tremblay guided crew to shore and fireboats fought the blaze. Crewmembers were treated for burns and the hull remained twisted as investigators sought salvage prospects.
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Detroit
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Canada
River Rouge
Elida Tremblay
Murray Bay
Que
Chemical Company
Francois Cheneau
Ward Bariteau
Tay General Hospital
Jeanne
Middletown M W A Picnic Ad and Taxi District Listing
Annual Middletown M W A picnic advertised for Saturday July 16 with concessions by H. 8 Jones. Local taxi options Willis Real Estate and nearby dial numbers appear in the ad.
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Middletown M. W. A
H. 8. Jones
DIAL
Willis Real Estate
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