Federal sales levy proposed to replace state taxes
Senator Herring urges a nationwide 5 percent Victory Tax on individual gross incomes over 6240 a year while a federal sales levy could supplant state sales taxes. He notes wartime sacrifice by states to fund war industries and public works as the Senate Finance Committee assesses the new tax bill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis J. Kelly
Washington
Senator Herring
Iowa
Senate Finance Committee
Treasury
George
D.-Ga
Winchester Students Rally for Scrap Drive Amid Parade
Hundreds of Handley John Kerr and Virginia Avenue students marched through Winchester at 2:30 PM to boost the final week of the scrap metal campaign. Children wheeled small carts loaded with scrap as Uncle Sam rode atop a scrapped auto, with a color guard and band leading the parade. Collectors reported averages per capita of 32 pounds at Handley, 23 at John Kerr, and 27 at Virginia, pushing total scrap to 202,736 pounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Sam
F. F A
Uncle Sam
Handley Cadet Corps
Handley Band
Prof. McIiwee
Cork
Loudoun
Handley
John Kerr
Virginia Avenue
Loudoun Street
T Quarles
Handley High Back
John Kerr School
Virginia — School
Winchester Schoolchildren Rally For Scrap Drive
MA Winchester praises local students for collecting over 50 000 pounds of scrap metal in a campaign still running with a week left. He notes the impact on war effort and urges continued support as armaments depend on this material.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel
Winchester
Lamp Motor Co Inspects Cars Now
Lamp Motor Co urges immediate vehicle inspections with a notice dated September. The brief highlights a call to check cars to ensure safety and compliance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lamp Motor Co
Friday Night Lottery at Rouss Fire Hall
A Friday night event at 8 30 p m offers 250 dollars in prizes at the Rouss Fire Hall. It states the event will be held regardless of blackout with money to lend at five percent by Herbert S Larrick attorney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rouss
Herbert S. Larrick
Atty
Circus Units Arriving for October Fifth Show at Armory
Advance Hoffman 3 Ring Circus units reach the armory for the week of October 5 with seating for about 1500 to 1800. Advance ticket sales are strong. Lions member Chet Hobart, sponsoring with Company 115 for Army Navy Relief, said reserve tickets exchange at Earl Mason's office tomorrow. General admission 50 cents, reserve seats 1 and 1.50, children half price. The show is praised in notices from other communities and features well known names in show circles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoffman
Chet Hobart
The
Lions
Earl Mason
North Loudoun T
Junior Boarders Offer Sunday Apple Picking Aid
Five orchardists have joined Junior Board of Trade volunteers to pick apples Sunday. Paul Ayres, JBT committee chair, said Sunday work eases what is believed an acute rural labor shortage as workers are employed through the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Trade
Paul Ayres
JBT
Delegates To Conference Are Announced
Rev. R. O. Bryant D D will attend Richmond cabinet sessions before the Virginia conference opening October 13. Delegates from Winchester and vicinity include H M Ritter and Mrs C H Iden from Berryville among others. district reports cite 32 charges with 107 churches across Clarke Warren Frederick Shenandoah Page Rockingham and parts of Fauquier Loudoun and Augusta.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. O. Bryant
Winchester
Methodist Church
Richmond
W. W. Peele
Virginia
Bryant
Richmond Sivenaieens
John H. Rosenberger
Berryville
H. M. Ritter
C. H. Iden
Brucetown
Stover Carper
R. B. Moore
Front Royal
John C. Boggs
R. E. Herr
Gainesboro
Geneva Whitacre
Florence Whitacre
Middletown
C. G. Wilkins
H. M. Glaize
North Frederick
Warren Riverton
R. C. Thomason
C. W. Baldwin
White Post
FP. A. Simpson
H. N. Copenhaver
Braddock Street
E. E. Baker
Burgess
Market Street
A. C. Halvosa
Wilbur Johnston
Montague Avenue
J. W. Newcome
Page, Rockingham
Fauquier, Loudoun
Augusta
Deferred Men To Be Reclassified In World War II War Effort
Richmond report shows Colonel Mills F. Neal stating registrants with dependents should be split into 3A non essential and 3B essential classifications. He urged transferring 12,000,000,000 workers toward war supporting industries and directed boards to reclassify 3A men as 3B where possible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Mills F. Neal
Selective Service
Neal
Selective Service Appeal
British Naval Flier Visits Here
Lt. Bruce McLaren 22 of Glasgow who lost his father when his ship was torpedoed two years ago visits Winchester with cousin William Hendrie. He trains as an aviator with the British fleet air arm at Pensacola and reports for further flight work in Miami after the visit. Hendrie, a Scotland native, represents Eli Lilly in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bruce ‘McLaren
Glasgow
Scotland
Winchester
William Hendrie
West Cecil Street
Air Army
Pensacola
Fla
McLaren
Miami
Hendrie
Eli-Lilly
Navy says Japanese ships sunk and aircraft downed in Aleutians
Navy reports multiple Japanese ships sunk or damaged in Aleutian and western Pacific actions. United States submarines claim additional ship sinkings with one US fighter lost. Army Liberator bombers bombed Kiska and Attu targets, planes returned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Navy
Aleutian Islands
United States
Western Pacific
Aleutian
Navy Department
North Pacific
Kiska
Attu
Kinke
Far Eastern
Police officer slain during Bluefield fight
Bluefield West Virginia October 2 194? Police officer William M Land 37 veteran of the Bluefield police force was shot to death while investigating a downtown fight. Officer Land died at the scene and fellow officer William S Harris was wounded as bystander Edward Argabright tripped Harris. Mercer County prosecutor Roscoe Pendleton said charges would follow after investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield
W. Va
William M. Land
William S. Harris
Pulaski
Bond
Land
Harris
Edward Argabright
Rval
Mercer
Roscoe Pendleton
Price
Radford
Scrap Matinee At The Palace
The Palace Theater announces a scrap matinee Friday afternoon starting 1 45 and running to 5 30. Admission requires three pounds of scrap from each attendee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hable
Palace Theater
Rubber Director Appeals to Public for Rubber Conservation
Rubber Director William M. Jeffers asked newspapers to run a special conservation message from October 5 until the gasoline rationing began. He proposed a one or two column box and urged editors to treat it as a personal appeal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
William M. Jeffers
Jeffers
Anti-Inflation Measure Sent Into Conference
The House sent its inflation control bill to a Senate House conference committee for quick adjustment. Leaders expect a White House decision soon after a deadline set by President Roosevelt. Conferees from both chambers were already at work informally as Roosevelt urged swift action to avert an economic crisis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
House
Senate House Conference Committee
White House
Roosevelt
Congress
Willkie Lands in Chungking for Historic Chinese Welcome
Wendell L. Willkie arrived in Chungking after a five day journey from Kuibyshev to receive the first organized public welcome for a foreign dignitary in wartime China. About 10 000 officials and thousands more on the streets greeted him as he toured the city with Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek’s entourage and aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chungking
Wendell L. Willkie
Kuibyshev
Russia
China
Roosevelt
Willkie
Urunchi
Tihwa
Sinkiang
Lanchow
Chengtu
Chiang Kai-shek
Joseph W. Stilwell
Allied Forces
U. S
Clarence E. Gauss
H. H. Kung
Legislation For Manpower Check Emerges In Congress
Washington October 2 War officials push for manpower control measures to mobilize and allocate workers to industry agriculture and the armed forces. At a closed hearing the War Manpower Commission members including Paul McNutt Donald Nelson Claude Wickard and others indicated new legislation will be needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alex. H. Singleton
Washington
House Appropriations Committee
War Manpower Commission
Manpower Commission
Paul McNutt
Donald Nelson
Secretary of
Agriculture
Claude Wickard
Selective Service
City And County Brevities
Middletown resident J Harry Rickard reports a carrier pigeon with rubber band F 927 and aluminum band I F 42QNS5114 in his possession He asks Abner Johnson to feed the bird and release it Two recent lighting upgrades include floodlights over the City Hall Honor Roll and a new lamp at the county courthouse A Coast Guardsman thanked Red Cross members for a warm knitted sweater sent to him by local workers expressing appreciation for their service
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Harry Rickard
Middletown
Abner Johnson
Red Cross
Coast
New York
Savage Fighting Raging On Volga
Moscow dispatch reports fresh Soviet counter-attacks inside and around Stalingrad as German efforts stall. Izvestia claimed counter offenses destroyed 15 German tanks and hundreds of troops, while conflicting messages kept precise outcomes unclear on day 39 of the siege.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Stalingrad
Volga
Red Army
Izvestia
Dearth of Hogs Boosts Prices Reach 22 Year Peak
A hog shortage in Chicago and other markets sent prices to new 22 year highs. Hogs rose 25 to 50 cents with top grades selling at 15.70 per hundred pounds, the peak since October 18 1920 when moesha was 15.75, reflecting tight supply and strong pork demand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Moesha
Commends Press For Secrecy On Roosevelt Trip
Rep Nelson of Missouri lauds the press on the House floor for keeping secret the Roosevelt war plant inspection trip until approved by the White House. He praises newspapers for meeting the wartime test and calls it a national newspaper week tribute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Rep
Nelson
D-Mo
House
Roosevelt
Ense
Zane Fire Co. October Meeting Notice
The monthly meeting of Zane Fire Co. is set for October 2 at 8 p.m. All members are requested to attend. Captain Loryn M. is listed as the contact for the unit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah Zane Fire CO
Zane Fire Co
Loryn M
Lo-T
Roosevelt press conference reveals rift with critics
A historic White House press conference with President Roosevelt and newspaper veterans turned tense as he criticized a minority of press and radio figures for reporting biased stories about his cross country trip. The exchange included journalists from Maine to Buffalo and reflected ongoing wartime media tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
White House
Elisabeth May Craig
Maine
O. K. May
Craig Saiq
Roscoe Drummond
Christian Science Monitor Bureau
James L. Wright
The
Buffalo Evening News
Wright
Naval Reserve enlistment leaves city police officer
Officer Manuel joins the U S Naval Reserve becoming the second City Police Department member to enlist. He receives a leave of absence from Chief C W Hollis and reports to duty at Norfolk on Monday as a Boatswain Mate Second Class with the U S Naval Shore Patrol.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carlton Manuel
United States Naval Reserve
C. W Hollis
Norfolk
U. S. Naval Shore Patrol
Dry cleaners drop one day delivery after October third
OPA orders end one day delivery for all dry cleaners and laundries effective after October 3. Businesses must adjust schedules and inform customers about the service change.
Scrap Flash Daily Salvage Totals and Collection Request
The notice states a goal of 2,685,622 pounds with actual weigh in at 202,73 pounds and a to be collected amount of 2,482,886. Daily collections show September 22 at 16,141 pounds and 297 pounds listed. A truck is arranged to collect salvage.
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Senate Finance Group
Nebraska
Frederick County
Dr. Bryant
Pacific
M. Jeffers
Bill
Soviet
By Henry C. Cassidy
Sen- Rce
Manuel
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