House Passes Tax Bill Raises Excess Profits To Fifty Percent
The House approved a wartime excess profits tax of 25 to 50 percent on corporate earnings, pushing Congress toward a recess. The compromise measure adds defense production speeds and a new insurance system for draftees and soldiers, funding via a 3.1 percent corporate tax increase. The bill aims for about 1 billion dollars in annual revenue after year one.
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House
Washington
Congress
Senate
White House
Doughton
D-Nc
Ways and Means Committee
All To Do Bit Says President
President Roosevelts message to men subject to conscription urges everyone to willingly do his bit to defend freedom and the American way of life. The guidance book for the October 16 registration will inform registrants about the selective service system and how it works. The president expresses that those registered may be among those on the roll of honor if needed to join in national defense.
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Washington
German Pleads Kidnap's Guilt
Wilhelm Muhlenbroich pleaded guilty to kidnapping Marc De Tristan a 3 year old. Sentencing was deferred to Friday and could bring life in prison without parole. The boy was taken Sept. 20 from his nurse after a note demanding 100000 in cash from Count and Countess. Two lumber mill workers helped subdue the kidnapper and the De Tris family offered a reward for the workers.
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Redwood City
Wilhelm Muhlenbroich
Marc de Tristan
Muhlenbroich
Marc
Count
Aere
Here
Cecil Weisel
Ellis Wood
de Tris
Wetsel
Wood
Los Angeles
Plane crash kills couple near Waterloo South Carolina
An airplane crashed in a pine forest near Waterloo South Carolina killing a woman and a man identified as Army Air captain Charles A. Ross age 37 of Arlington Virginia. The plane flew from Waterboro and wreckage was found by residents. A note and letters pointed to an address in Arlington and a planned flight to Dayton Ohio.
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Waterloo
S. C
Here
Army Air
Charles A. Ross
Air C
Washington, D. C
Arlington
Hensey
Hensley
Waterboro
South Carolina
Bolling Field
Washington
Army Airey
Dayton
General Zarzosa Slain in Battle in Monterrey
Brigadier General Kates Zarzosa, long-time ally of presidential rival Juan Andreau Almazan, was shot dead in a clash with police and soldiers in Monterrey. Authorities say Zarzosa tried to incite an uprising against the government.
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Monterrey
Mexico
Kates Zarzosa
Juan Andreau Almazan
Zarzosa
Clarke County 4-H winners tally beef sale prizes
Clarke County 4 H Club members earned a total of 2259 dollars and 77 cents from cash awards and baby beeves at the Winchester Livestock Market in what organizers call an excellent first sale. Champion Shorthorn Anne Fishpaw sold for 21 cents a pound at 870 pounds, netting 182.70 plus her 12 dollar cash award.
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Clarke County
Winchester
C. Couser
C. K. Guyer
Baltimore
Anne Fishpaw
White Palace
Lewin
Billy Lewin
Angus
A. & P. Tea Company
Riley Loy
Hereford
Pender’s
Norfolk
Charles Clevenger
Sanitary Grocery
David Chiles
Lucille Fenton
Shorthorn
Sanitary Grocery Co
Eeeolfe
Guffey accuses Holt of impugning Laucks integrity
Senator Guffey of Pennsylvania charged Senator Holt with inferring the integrity of York industrialist Laucks, amid Holt’s disclosure of more than two million dollars in War Department contracts to Laucks’ York Safe and Lock Company. Holt defended Laucks’ character, noting contracts were bid competitively.
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Washington
Guffey
D-Pa
Holt
D-Wva
S. Ferry Laucks
York
Senate
War Department
Lauck
York Safe and Lock Company
Laucks
Joe Guffey
Home Comings As Poe Project Welcomes 298 Families
Baltimore marks moving day as 298 black families begin life in the Edgar Allan Poe federal housing project valued at 1 017 500 dollars. New tenants flood the streets with moving vans and chatter while guests tour modern red brick units offering 3 12 to 5 12 rooms with gas and electricity included.
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Baltimore
Pennsylvania Avenue
Edgar Allen Poe
Viola Hardman
Elmer Queens
Eulah Roe
Dad to Son Letters Sent to Senate Committee
Chairman Gillette reported a flood of complaints as the Senate campaign investigating committee opened public hearings on alleged voting roll irregularities in Wilmington Delaware. He noted scores of complaints would be reviewed in a closed session and highlighted letters circulated by an insurance company under the title Dad to His Son as a possible presidential campaign appeal and potential corporate contribution rule violation.
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Washington
Gillette
D-Ia
Senate Campaign Investigating Committee
Wilmington
Del
Reed
Akan
Hill
D-Ala
Insurance Corporation
Jurist Salutes Albert Einstein at Citizenship Ceremony
Federal Judge Phillip Forman welcomed Albert Einstein to American citizenship in Trenton New Jersey noting that Einstein’s presence is America’s gain. Forman, the son of immigrant Jews, highlighted equality and the democratic method of admission, praising the refugee physicist who fled persecution and now joins about 100 new citizens in Princeton.
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Trenton
N. J
Phillip Forman
Albert Einstein
America
Forman
Princeton
Einstein
Extend Period Of Negotiation Between Union and Three Companies
Representatives of Local Union No. 453 and three transfer firms extended the contract negotiation period by one week to avert a potential walkout by about 175 drivers and warehousemen. The Novick Transfer Company Richmond Pittsburgh Lines and Spottswood Company face demands for a 10 to 30 percent raise. owners claim a partial offer was refused as the existing contract expired last midnight.
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Novick Transfer Company
Richmond-Pittsburgh Lines
Spottswood Company
American Federation of Labor
Abe Novick
Men's Club Meeting at Presbyterian Church With Governor
The Presbyterian Church Men’s Club will hold its first meeting Thursday at 6 pm with Governor Price as speaker. Dr. George Snarr, arrangements chair, notes 200 luncheon tickets are sold, while about 150 may attend the governor’s 7 pm address.
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The
Presbyterian Church
Price
George Snarr
Committee On
1941 MODELS Emerson Radios WilliS Bicycle and Radio Shop
Radios built by Emerson for 1941 models advertised by Willis Bicycle and Radio Shop with shop location and sales phrasing.
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Emerson
Willis Bicycle and Radio Shop
Willkie Sees Power Shift in Roosevelt Administration
On the Willkie campaign train through Michigan Oct 1 Theodore F. Koop reports boos mingling with cheers at Pontiac as Wendell L. Willkie accuses the Roosevelt administration of solving issues by more money or power. An egg hits Willkie’s car. another hits a photographer truck while he warns that concentrated federal power threatens labor rights and democracy.
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Theodore F. Koop
Willkie
Michigan
Wendell L. Willkie
Germany
President Roosevelt greets Latin American army chiefs in Washington
President Roosevelt reserved time to greet Pan American army chiefs visiting for a two week program to inspect the U S military establishment. General George C Marshall said no formal security talks were planned though informal discussions might occur on specific points.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Chesapeake Bay
United States
Bolivia
Colombia
Costa Rica
Dominican Republic
Guatemala
Honduras
Panama
Peru
Uruguay
George C. Marshall
Hemisphere
Bay Aera
Chesapeake Bay Area
Army Ordnance Proving Ground
Aberdeen
Glenn L. Martin Company
Baltimore
Fort Meade
Army
Refuse To Permit Sale Of Drops
Apple growers informed by Fred C Strype Inc of New York City that Montreal buyers offered 30 cars of drops at 1.50 per barrel. The Canadian government refused to permit the sale saying it would depress the value of legitimate fruit.
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Fred C. Strype
A Safe Investment Buy W L Kuhn Properties
Buy the W L Kuhn properties a large nine room brick building at 137 South Loudoun street with 200 feet to the public alley and an adjoining Cork street lot about 90 feet fronting on which are several buildings. Fine location for business.
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W. L. Kuhn
Loudoun Street
Cork Street
"Deathless Day" Drive Launched by Local Officials
Starting today a "Deathless Day" safety drive runs until a fatal crash occurs. Sponsored by the Junior Board of Trade and the police, the campaign urges citizen cooperation to maintain the community’s record of no fatalities. George Jones of the National Safety Council voices support.
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Junior Board of Trade
George Jones
National Safety Council
Junior Board
Police Department
Deathless Days Campaign Aims To End Fatalities
Winchester and Frederick County push a Deathless Day drive to keep 285 days without a traffic fatality. Mayor Dr C R Anderson lauds safety efforts and Mr Jones for two years of accident statistics. Chief C W Hollis urges careful driving as the goal nears a National Safety Council award with 92 days left.
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C. R. Anderson
Jones
Winchester
Frederick County
C. W. Hollis
Mr Chiles To Name Registrars At Meeting
Frederick County Educational Board authorized secretary Eugene Chiles to select registrars for precincts for the October 16 mass registration of county men aged 21 to 35 for possible military service. Registration is compulsory and occurs at voters’ precincts. registrars work without pay.
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Frederick County
Axis diplomacy confusion shadows Spain's war stance
Reports from Rome and Berlin outline divergent views on Spain entering the Axis, with Mussolini and Serrano Suner holding talks while fascist circles cast doubt on immediate alliance. Berlin hints at a non aggression pact with Japan and Russia, as Britain endures heavy U boat and air attacks and London authorities urge evacuations and expand emergency feeding sites.
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Associated Press
Rome
England
Spain
Mussolini
Ramon Serrano Suner
Berlin
Japan
Russia
Gibraltar
Britain
Great Rock
Mediterranean
Francisco Franco
Italy
France
Meter Installation Proposed for City Business District
Members of the Common Council may discuss parking meters in the business section at tonight’s meeting. Data from W. W. Dellinger and the Police Department will be presented, with endorsements from Roanoke, Hagerstown, Harrisonburg, Staunton and others. A trial on Loudoun Street is favored, with expansion if successful.
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Common Council
W. W. Dellinger
Dellinger
Mers
C. R. Anderson
Roanoke
Hagerstown
Harrisonburg
Staunton
Loudoun Street
Student Pilot Fatally Hurt In Plane Crash
John Gormley of Lancaster Pennsylvania, a private pilot trainee, died from a fractured skull after his light airplane crashed on a farm near Washington. He had just circling the area and asked two workers for directions to Washington before diving into a plowed field. He held a private license and was receiving advanced instruction at Congressional Airport.
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Washington
John Gormley
Lancaster
Here
Gormley
Congressional Airport
Unusual Rock Delays Water Drill at Clearbrook School
Middletown resident Paul Hammock reports unusually hard rock while drilling the Clearbrook elementary school well but expects rich water once the strata are pierced. Clarke county youths showcased prize calves at Winchester Livestock Market with a strong turnout from buyers and livestock men. Perry Nail reports a farm tom cat patrolling the flock near Route 50 seven miles west of town. A cat chase ended when the intruder escaped after leaping between trees. Old Glory to fly before October 16 as officials prepare to enumerate men for military service following flag instruction at a Richmond meeting.
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Paul Hammock
Middletown
Clearbrook
Perry Nail
Toven
Tom-Cat
Mr. Nail
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