Treasury Head Seeks to Cut Exemptions in Income Taxes
Secretary Morgenthau told the House Ways and Means Committee that new taxpayers would add about 100 million dollars in revenue under a plan to levy on single filers and married couples with adjustments for dependents. The proposal aims to raise roughly 1.1 billion dollars, supplementing a broader 7.6 billion dollar tax package.
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Washington
Secretary of the Treasury
Morgenthau
House
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Valor In Combat Is Revealed With Citations
Officers and enlisted men of the Army Air Forces receive eight distinguished crosses. Some of the list includes airmen honored for valor in combat with citations detailing their actions.
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Army Air Forces
Brunswick Woman Shoots Intruder In Home Killing Man
Bertha Wirts shot and killed a man intruding at her Brunswick Maryland home at about 2 am. She told officers the man demanded entry and she fired to protect herself and her four children and a guest. The intruder was identified as Charles Henry Beaner by a social security card found at the scene.
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Rhoades
Martin Puncke
Brunswick
Lee Merriamn
Virts
Frederick City
Patrick M. Schnauffer
Knights Templar Ascension Rites On Sunday Night
The Knights Templar conduct Ascension rites Sunday night in a hall. Members wore uniforms for offertory pieces including an outer offertory and responses. Anthem selections included Now the Day is O'er and The Church's One Foundation as recessional.
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Knights Templar
Laurence
Handley Students to Compete in Literary Meet
Handley students will enter a state literary and athletic league meet this Saturday at the University of Virginia. Participants include Howell Pat Duffey Bil Pifer on the affirmative debate team and Richard for the negative, Isabelle Lar for public speaking, and Roger Edmonds for spelling.
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Handley
Univerity
Debta
Howell Pat Duffey
Bil Pifer
Richard
Isabelle Lar
Roger Edmonds
Wreckage Found of Long Lost Army Transport Plane
G B Burns and family, from Spokane, locate wreckage in rugged California snow believed to be the Army transport that carried Maj Gen Herbert A Dargue and eight others on December 12. Burns says he found a belt believed to be his son Lieut Homer C Burns and saw one body, while Army officials take over recovery. The passengers on the ill fated flight included Dargue Bundy Ricker McCaffey Diewvitt Hoffmann and others from March Field and Phoenix crews.
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Los Angeles
G. B. Burns
Herbert A. Dargue
Burns
Spokane
Wash
California
Homer C. Burns
March Field
Calif
Dargue
Army Air Force
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Phoenix
Ariz
Hamilton Field
Francisco
Washington
D. C
First Air Force
Charles W. Bundy
George W. Ricker
Agh
Hug McCaffey
Mitchell, Feel
J. Diewvitt
Homer G. Burns
Stephen Hoffman
Eey van Hamm
Dutch Will Have An Ambassador
Washington May 7 The fighting Dutch will be represented in the United States by an ambassador. It was not clear whether London would become the first US ambassador to the Netherlands or if Anthony J Drexel Biddle Jr who has been minister to the Netherlands in London would retain the post.
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Washington
United States
Ee Ee
London
Anthony J
Drexel Biddle, Jr
Netherlands
Nether
Roosevelt
Fruitgrowers Meet Here On Friday
A gathering of fruitgrowers will be held Friday at the local high school. A. H. Teske of Virginia will speak on orchard testing marketing and harvesting practices.
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A. H. Teske
Virginia Th
Naval activity around New Britain alarms United Nations
Allied reports indicate increased Japanese naval presence around New Britain and the Solomons as threats to the Australia US supply route. Bombers hit Japanese ships near Bougainville while Port Moresby air pressure remains heavy. Observers note strikes on Lae and Rabaul reducing Japanese air power but southward intrusion remains possible.
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Allied
Australia
New Britain
Solomon Islands
Bougainville
Solomons
New Aan
Menac Australia
Moresby
New Guinea
Port Moresby
Lae
Rabaul
Air Corps
Gasmata
GM Yields To War Labor Board On Sunday Pay Extension
General Motors Corporation fully complied with the War Labor Board temporary order for extra pay on Sundays. GMC president Charles E. Wilson expressed confusion over the order’s intent during a tense public hearing. Chairman William H. Davis explained ex parte means a one sided proceeding. Wayne L. Morse criticized the company for contemptuous noncompliance.
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Washington
General Motors Corporation
War Labor Board
GMC
Charles E. Wilson
William H. Davis
Wayne L. Morse
Oaration
McElligott Moves to Norfolk Area for Defense Work
P. Company transfers McElligott to the Norfolk area where he will engage in special defense related activities. He will be followed soon by his wife and one child.
British Forces Capture Diego Suarez and Bay Fortress
Prime Minister Churchill said Madagascar operations include a plan with commanders there and the British fleet will enter Diego Suarez Harbor around 3 30 P M Local forces breached French defenses with over 1000 losses reported and the harbor captured French commanders surrendered and occupation preparations underway as three month effort aims to liberate the island nations from brutal rule.
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Churchill
House of Commons
Madagascar
Diego Suarez Harbor
Alsace-Lorraine
Diego Suarez
Antsirana
Antisrana
RAF Pounds Stuttgart and Nantes in Third Night Raid
RAF bombers attacked Stuttgart for the third night running and hit Nantes Docks as part of a renewed offensive. Seven aircraft were lost, observers reported hazy conditions over targets in southern Germany and western France hampering results. Additional raids targeted airfields in German occupied territory with no noted casualties or major damage at a country home.
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Royal Air Force
Adolf Hitler
Stuttgart
France
Air Ministry
Germany
Bosch Electrical Works
Nantes
English Channel
British Cruiser And Four Cargo Ships Lost At Sea
The British 10,000-ton cruiser Edinburgh and four convoyed merchant ships were sunk in a running sea battle on the Arctic supply lane to Soviet Russia. The admiralty reported 90 percent of convoy cargoes reached port despite attacks by planes, warships, and U-boats, with German losses including one destroyer and several aircraft.
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London
Edinburgh
Arctic
Soviet
Russia
Admiralty
High Command
Joy Riding Soon To Be Stopped
Washington May 7 Undersecretary Robert Patterson warned that rubber shortages are acute and Sunday trips visits to Cousin Joe and petting must stop. He suggested voluntary tire purchases and rationing will curb vacations and driving habits while spare tires may not be requisitioned. Patterson warned wasteful practices could force wartime controls including reallocating tires from private cars to war plant workers.
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Washington
Robert P. Patterson
An By Department
Joe
Petting
Patterson
Patteron Anderson
Fun Festival Here Nets $720 Proceeds Shared
The Lions Club and the Junior Auxiliary of Winchester Memorial Hospital split the 720 dollars net proceeds from the fun festival co sponsored the week of April 21 25.
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Lions Club
Winchester Memo Hospital
Sugar ration books issued in Clarke County reach 18531
Berryville reports 5529 residents issued sugar ration books through yesterday including 94 year old Cornelia Feete and the total county city count climbs to 18531 with 20084 registered for the books.
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Clarke County
Cornelia Register
War Department cites 11574 captured at Corregidor Manila Bay
The War Department announced that about 11,574 soldiers sailors marines and civilians were captured by the Japanese on Corregidor and other Manila Bay forts based on reports to April 15 1942. The total includes 2275 naval personnel 1570 marines 3734 American soldiers 1280 Philippine scouts 1446 Philippine Commonwealth Army and 1269 casuals.
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War Department
Corregidor
Manila Bay
Philippine Commonwealth Army
Subic
9Th Coast Artillery
60Th Coast Artillery
Nies
Avia
1St Coast Artillery
Coast Artillery
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4Th Marines
2D Coast Artillery
Philippine Army Air Corps
Hye
Philippines
Japan
International Red Cross
Patterson
Bataan
Charleston
Petersburg
Lee
Wedge Between Two Nazi Forces Driven By Reds
The Red Army on the Leningrad front reportedly drove a wedge between northern and southern wings of the German force. Russians also captured several German centers on the Lenin grand front after floods isolated them and shelling sank reinforcements. Cavalry attacked in Kalinin front area northwest of Moscow, seizing villages and inflicting heavy losses. Guerrillas freed 25 villages in Bryansk and forced the 200th Hungarian division to retreat after seven days of combat.
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Red Army
Leningrad
Leningrand Front
Kalinin
Bryansk
Berlin
Lapland
Murrepulsed
High Command
Germans Claim Two Ship Sinkings Off Latrel Coast
Continued report notes attacks by German forces sinking two ships and hitting military targets and a port north of Dover. The note mentions Latrel Boat off the Atlantic coast and ongoing naval action.
Hats at Buzella's Shop Offer $1.00 Sale
Square Dance at Clearbrook High Line gates eight in 1942. Benefit Baseball Club with a 5 6 1p 3t score noted.
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Buzella’s
Clearbrook High Line
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