Senate opposition grows to defense tax plan changes
Washington reports mounting Senate resistance to the Finance Committee plan to stiffen the defense tax bill by lowering personal income exemptions. The proposal would force about 7 million more filers and end the community property filing practice in eight states. The committee projects revenue rising from 3.2367 billion to 3.5907 billion, with 51 million more from ending community property and 49 million from previously filing taxpayers.
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Washington
Senate
Finance Committee
Texas
Louisiana
Arizona
New Mexico
Idaho
California
Nevada
House
Geooge
D.-Ga
Connaily
D.tex
George
Winchester readers praise The Star and enjoy rural vignettes
A reader praises The Star and shares memories of countryside scenes. The letter recalls a horse and money feature, a double team, a moonlit brook, wild turkeys, rattlesnakes, and river crossings as youths chase small adventures amid speed.
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Surry
Bids Sought for New Boyce High School in Clarke County
Clarke County schools will accept sealed bids for a new 11 room high school at Boyce until 11 30 a m Saturday September 20 Archie F Robertson division superintendent announced The project expanded from 9 rooms and cost estimates rose due to higher materials and labor costs with a 3 1 vote by the county board of supervisors.
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Berryville
Archie F. Robertson
Clarke County Schools
Boyce
Board of
Supervis County
Parti- Femme
Production Here In Full Swing in Wartime Voice
Beaverbrook urged that U S entry into the war is the people’s decision and should be decided by citizens. He said he would like to see the United States enter the war now, while noting no need for U S tank modernization and that Britain benefits from American tanks in large numbers.
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Russia
United States
Beaverbrook
Britain
Five Farmers Seek Increase In Wheat Acreage Allotments
Five farmers from Frederick and Clarke counties appeared before a AAA review committee seeking larger wheat acreage allotments for the coming years. The group included B B McKay Clarke and J D Snapp Stephens City. Decisions were held in abeyance as the board reviews the region’s 14 counties and notifies petitioners by letter.
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Frederick County
Clarke County
AAA
B. B. McKay
Clarke
J. D. Snapp
Stephens City
L. B. Teets
Garvin Boles
Front Royal
H. W. Boyd
Kernstown
Paul J. Dodson
Star Tannery
Blacksburg
Local Shares In ABC Revenue Registers Gain
The ABC board reports 3 004 417 in profits for the year ending June 30 with Winchester and Frederick County shared sums of about 13 976 and 15 000 respectively. Per capita distribution set at 1 155 559 allowing local calculation from 1940 population counts. Net profits total 6 316 626 with the state to receive the first 1 675.
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A. B.C
Winchester
Frederick County
Ately
Associated Press
Richmond
Harry McCann
W. A. Baker
German Report Sinks 6000-Ton British Freighter
Berlin reports the German air force sunk a 6,000-ton British freighter from a convoy in the St George channel between Ireland and Wales. It also says Tobruk harbor was damaged by a weekend Stuka attack, with seven British planes shot down and a bombing of British east coast targets announced.
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Berlin
St. George Channel
Ireland
Wales
Tobruk
North African
Daily Ice
Retail Gasoline Prices to Be Announced for East
Washington August 26 Leon Henderson price administrator said he expects to announce a retail gasoline price program for the eastern seaboard within 48 hours. His office met with petroleum industry marketing committees but details of the ceiling were not disclosed. He noted restrictions in operations and projected curtailment may not offset profits from high demand in the first seven months and that dealer tank wagon prices had not advanced by major oil companies.
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Washington
Leon Henderson
Eastern Seaboard
Henderson
Pert
Gee Gory
Leve
Government Sets Apple Purchase Prices for 1941 Crop
The Agriculture Department announced prices for buying the 1941 apple crop to offset export market losses. Opening U S No 1 Jonathans Grimes Golden and Wealthy apples will be bought by the government at predefined packed bushel basket prices about 20 to 25 cents above last season. Distribution planned through homes programs and release for aid to Allied countries under lend lease terms.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
U. S
Grimes
Aorice
Over 10 000 Report For Work At Kearny Shipyard
At Kearny New Jersey the Federal Shipbuilding and Dry Dock yard reported 10 889 workers on the day shift, 97.3 percent of the pre strike level, as Admiral Bowen said the yard is being run under Navy control. The plant, owned by United States Steel, could be sold to the Navy, while ships and expansion plans proceed with several vessels on the ways.
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Kearny
N. J
Navy
Federal
Harold G. Bowen
Bowen
United States Steel Corporation
U. S. S. Atlanta
Margaret Mitchell
Defense
L. H. Korndorff
Frank Knox
Korndorff
Aye Roosevelt
Industrial Union of Marine and Brigauding Workers of America
CIO
Avy
Navy Department
Williams Found Alive After Missing From Middletown Home
Milton Williams age 72 of Mt Williams was found alive but very weak in woods on the Lottie Boyer farm two miles west of Middletown after a search by 20 to 25 volunteers. He had been missing since Saturday morning from the Kline Nursing Home and suffered amnesia, high blood pressure, and exhaustion. He is being treated at a hospital after being transported by Omps ambulance.
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Milton Williams
Mt. Williams
Lottie Boyer
Middletown
Mr. Williams
Kline
Woodrow Henson
Henson
James Miller
Middletown Marlboro Road
Kline Nursing Home
John Bywaters
Williams
Omps
Reds Drive Into Iran Oil Fields With Allied Troops
British Indian and British forces seized three strategic Iran points Bandar Shapur Abadan and Khanaquin after brief clashes. Air and naval support aided advances toward Teheran with Abadan refinery, Masjid I Solaiman pipeline assets, and Naft I Shah secured. Wavell’s forces widen control in western and southern fronts.
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London
Iran
Bandar Shapur
Teheran
Caspian Sea
Tigris
Abadan
Masjid-I-Saluaiman
Germany Offers To Help Iran Repel Invasion
Berlin reports indicate Germany and Iran are in contact over the British Soviet invasion of Iran. An authorized spokesman declined to disclose negotiation details amid speculation of German aid. ey, with Berlin press pages focusing on the invasion and Churchill as instigator, German officials offered no direct confirmation of assistance.
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Berlin
Germany
Iran
Churchill
Dienst Aus Deutschland
Dienst
Deutsche Diplomatisch-Politische Korrespondenz
Foreign Office
Persian Police Order Germans To Quit Country
Teheran police ordered 16 German businessmen to leave Iran within two weeks as British and Russian armies advance toward the country. Premier Ali Mansur said Iran continues talks with the powers to clarify the transgressions and possible understanding with Britain and Russia is sought.
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Iran
Caucasus
Persian Gulf
Ali Mansur
Britain
Russia
Moscow
London
Berlin reports progress in war with Russia with limited detail
Berlin reports the capture of Dnieperopetrovsk and 83,596 Soviet prisoners while noting a new drive on Leningrad. The eastern front communique says operations proceed as planned with heavy bomber tolls east of Kiev and damage to rail lines and trucks.
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Adolf Hitler
High Command
Jate
Dnieperopetrovsk
Dnieper
Leningrad
Eastern Front
Russia
East Front
Dnieper River
Kiev
Injuries Improve After Road Collision In City
Rev. R A Whitten pastor of Congregation Christian Church improved after an automobile crash at Avenue and Kerr Streets yesterday at 9 am. His car collided with evangelist Rev. D B Myers. Both vehicles damaged about 150 dollars. Whitten was later moved to a hospital.
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R. A. Whitten
Congregation Christian Church
Mr. Whitten
West Clifford
Five generations attend Burcham reunion in Opequon Va
Five generations gathered at the Burcham reunion in Opequon with Miss Marylu Bly two as the youngest and Mrs Jeston Burcham 88 as the eldest present. A Black Widow spider was found in a backyard at 604 South Cameron Street by Pvt Paul H Guess after his Army stint at Camp Holabird Maryland.
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Burcham
Opequon
Marylu Bly
William Bly
Johnee
Joseph Burcham
Galax
Jeston Burcham
Stephens City
The
Star
South Cameron Street
Paul H.guess
Camp Holabird
Baltimore
Nazis Advance Toward Leningrad As Red Army Fights Back
Soviet dispatches report German troops close to Leningrad after taking Novgorod 35 miles from the Moscow railway. Red Army defenses withdraw from a major city 100 miles southeast of Leningrad. Finns checked and citizens mobilized as weather freezes the front.
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Moscow
Red Army
Leningrad
Novgorod
Lening
Sovet
Information Bureau
Red Star
Marshal Klementi
Odessa
Red
Kingisepo
Pravda
Communist Party
Stalin
Cooler Weather After Showers With Thundershowers End
The extended forecast notes showers and thunder storms will end by Wednesday night in the Middle Atlantic States. Cooler, fair weather is expected Thursday through Saturday. Temperatures will run below average, with a cooling trend into the weekend.
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Washington
Middle Atlantic
Pennsylvania
Virginia
Daylight Saving Time Note in Chester Star Columns
The Chester Star notes all time references will use daylight saving time to avoid confusion. Readers are advised to adjust times by one hour as published and to apply standard notices or listings accordingly.
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The
Chester Star
Notice of Nat Fruit Prod Co Inc Acceptance
Nat Fruit Prod Co Inc is now received as of the date August 20. The notice appears to reference a change in status or recognition within the record.
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Nat. Fruit Prod. Co
Inc
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