Senate backs 40 cent combined tax on corporations
The Senate voted 75 to 9 to set a 40 percent combined normal and surtax on corporations with net income over 50 000, rejecting La Follette’s 50 percent proposal. A separate change lowered the dependent credit from 400 to 300, still awaiting House approval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
la Follette
Taft
Ohio
Finance Committee
House
Senate Finance Committee
Individus
Vandenberg
George
Senate House Conference Committee
Arise and Celebrate as Dawn Arrives
Fragmentary text shows a poetic burst about sunrise and merriment with references to Elizabeth Coatsworth and a magazine page note. It mentions committees, tentative adoption, yearly requests, a budget, and a car inspection reminder from Lamp Motor Co with a date code.
Winchester Eyes 1000-Bed Government Hospital Move
City officials discuss securing a 1000 bed government hospital with site and water requirements, while a committee investigates purchase of 35 acres around Rouss Spring for city ownership. J H Henry reports progress on Route 50 Fairfax entrance and council approves 1943 fiscal ordinances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Snapp
Handley School Board
Hollingsworth Estate
J. H. Henry
Fairfax
Warrenton
Government Hospital
Winchester
Taylor Barr
E. W. Argenbright
Boscawen
Common Council
Staunton
Fay
W. P. Anderson
Post Highway Department
Imporos
Harry Benham
Hollingsworth
Rouss Spring
Warns Japanese of New Fortresses
British listeners in New Delhi heard a Tokyo broadcast in Japanese quoting a naval spokesman warning that the United States is building long range flying fortresses. The speaker said such island bases as Midway and the Aleutians could become dangerous to Japan as weapons improve, signaling the war could intensify.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
New Delhi
India
Tokyo
Peoa
United States
Midway
Aleutians
Japan
Dr Ralph Snapp Elected to Handley School Board
Dr Ralph B Snapp a Winchester dentist and former Common Council member was unanimously elected to the Handley School Board to fill the vacancy left by the death of John M Steck. He was nominated by R Frank Barr chair of the Schools committee and is a World War veteran.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. Frank Barr
Ralph B. Snapp
Winchester
Handley School Board
Dr. Snapp
Common Council
John M. Steck
Abram's Creek Polluted Again Triggers City Council Debate
Dr. E. C. Yost, head of the Citizens Relief committee, told the council Abram's Creek was polluted again after a period of cleanliness. He traced waste to the Cork street trade line and cited the Virginia Woolen company as the suspected source. Officials said the Interior Department will investigate and samples were taken by state fisheries representatives.
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E. C. Yost
Citizens Relief Committee
Abram's Creek
Council
Cork Street
Virginia Woolen Company
Department of Interior
Moody
Buller
State Commission of Game & Inland Fisheries
Over Forty Axis Ships Blasted in Mediterranean Air War
Cairo reports United States bombers have sunk or damaged more than 40 Axis ships in the Mediterranean as American heavy and medium bombers join RAF units in attacking Rommel's supply lines by sea and land. B-24 Liberators are striking Tobruk and Bengasi while other American bombers operate across the Egyptian front.
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Cairo
United States
Mediterranean
North Africa
RAF
Rommel
Consolidated
Tobruk
Béngasi
Egypt
Former Middletown resident Edgar McCartney dies in Alberta
Edgar McCartney formerly of Middletown died yesterday after a prolonged illness at his daughter Mrs. E. P. Barrow's home in Alberta Virginia. He is survived by three children Mrs. E. P. Barrow J L McCartney and Eleanor McCartney an elementary teacher at Handley. Funeral services will be in Alberta this afternoon at five with interment in Middletown cemetery tomorrow at four.
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Edgar McCartney
Middletown
E. P. Barrow
Alberta
McCartney
J. L. McCartney
State College
Eleanor McCartney
Handley
Raterment
City And County Brevities Chronicle Local News
The old city hall safe will be salvaged and reinstalled after window sash removal in the basement. War Bond payroll deductions begin with the first 100 percent club led by Wilbur M Krise. About 200 orchard workers on Berryville’s Moore and Dorsey harvest list set aside earnings for war bonds. J E Nicholson of 302 South Cameron shattered a Bethlehem shipyard drill record earning 38.59 dollars for a day, while George Maddox at the same plant works on piece rate. He resides with his sister at 413 East.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilbur M. Krise
Chester Cooperage
J. I. Sirbaugh
Berryville
Moore and Dorsey
Said
J. E. Nicholson
South
Cameron Street
Bethlehem
Baltimore
George Maddox
Nicholson
East
Punishment For War Criminals Already Planned
President Roosevelt outlined U S plans to cooperate with the United Nations after the war to establish an international commission to investigate Axis war crimes. He said the aim is to surrender war criminals to the United Nations and to establish a responsible process with limited mass reprisals.
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Washington
Roosevelt
United States
United Nations Commission
United Nations
Turning Point Claim Alter War Direction By Palyi
CHICAGO Dr. Palyi an economist and former Reichsbank adviser told a wartime conference that Allied victory could come in about a year. He argued Germany is halted in Egypt and Russia by winter and bombing, with a second front in the west aiding the Soviet effort and multiple fronts planned to exhaust German supplies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Palghat Zeenesad
Tet
See An Allien
Germany
Palyi
National Restaurant Association
Egypt
Russia
Reichsbank
Deutsche Bank
Berlin
University of Chicago
West
Public sale of Adam Seabright property on Millwood Avenue
Public auction set for 11 A M Saturday October 10 1942 to sell Adam Seabright house and lot on Millwood Avenue with W E Edwards and J Sloan as special commissioners. Also bingo at Sarah Zane Fire Hall on Thursday October 8 at 8 30 p m with 300 in cash prizes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adam Seabright
Millwood Avenue
W. E. Edwards
J. Sloan
Sarah Zane Fire Hall
Fried Chicken Dinner At Church of Our Savior
Church of Our Savior hosts a pull course fried chicken dinner at 308 S Loudoun on Friday October 9 from 5 to 8 pm. Prices: children 35 cents adults 50 cents. Proceeds support church activities.
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Church of Our Savior
S. Loudoun
Fri
Derivas and Harris piano for sale and cash offer
Beautiful mahogany piano in perfect tune and splendid condition. Sacrifice price is 65 dollars and cash paid for Singer sewing machines. Joee Shoppe Dial 3211.
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Derivas
Harris
Singer
Joee
Dial
Classified notice for household goods near Idaho date
Entry lists items for sale at 1 PM on October 10 including household and kitchen furniture 142 miles north of Idaho location of Mrs W J Good. Also a wanted notice seeking a machine or hand at Virginia Barrel Co P-1.
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W. J. Good
Virginia Barrel Co
Condition of Rivers at Riverton and Forks
North Fork clear and South Fork clear as rivers show favorable condition at Riverton with no notable hazards reported. Local observers note calm flows and accessible banks along the riverfront area.
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Riverton
North Fork
South Fork
Reign of Terror Enforced by Nazi in Norway
Nazi Commissioner Josef Terboven and new police units imposed terror in Trondheim and a 400 mile coastal strip after ten Norwegians were executed and about 700 arrested to curb sabotage. Bank directors, lawyers, an engineer and a contractor were among the victims whose property was confiscated. Terboven vowed no mercy and a hard line to protect the supply system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Josef Terboven
Trondheim
Terboven
Stockholm
Henry Greditsch
Harold Langhélle
Social Democratic
Per Lykke
U S Warns French Civilians Amid Air Attacks
The BBC disclosed a U S warning urging French people to evacuate sites aiding German war production as RAF bombers strike Osnabrueck. In Washington Acting Secretary Welles defended targeting factories for Germany and restated U S policy to spare innocent French civilians.
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London
BBC
United States
France
Osnabrueck
House of Commons
Washington
Welles
Germany
Witc
Commandos raid Sark for information on German occupation
London reports a Commando group conducted a small raid on Sark on October 3 to gather information about alleged ill treatment of British residents under German occupation. In New York a grand jury indicted Helmut Lerner for treason tied to aiding Nazi saboteurs last June. St Louis officials and Cardinals staff donated blood to the Red Cross.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Commandos
Channel
Sark
Channel Islands
New York
Helmut Lerner
Queens
United States
ST. Louis
Sam Breadon
Billy Southworth
St. Louis Cardinals
American Red Cross Today
Jones and Laughlin Mill Sets September Steel Output Record
Pittsburgh firm reports No 18 rolling mill at Pittsburgh works produced 42,000 tons of war steel in September, a new world monthly record for output.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Jones and Laughlin Steel Corporation
Willkie Visits U.S. Air Base in China During World War II
Wendell L. Willkie with Lieut. Gen. Joseph W. Stilwell visited a United States Army Air Forces base in China. He spoke with commander Brig. Gen. Claire L. Chennault and several officers and men.
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United States
China
Wendell L. Willkie
Joseph W. Stilwell
United States Army Air Forces
Geeeral Claire L. Chennault
Patterson Says Hitler Will Spread Propaganda Wide
United States Undersecretary of War Robert P Patterson warned at the American Federation of Labor convention that Hitler will intensify propaganda to split the Allies. He urged the public to beware rumor mongers and noted false stories about U S weapons can erode morale.
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Toronto
Ont
United States
Robert P. Patterson
Adolf Hitler
Hitler
Patterson
U. S
Canada
Britain
German Railway Town Bombed By British Airmen
London reports a strong RAF raid last night on Osnabruck in Hannover province. Six aircraft missing. Berlin says high explosive and incendiaries caused damage with no force size disclosed. Mosquito raids targeted western Germany and a Hembrico power and factory near the Netherlands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
R.A.F
Osnabrueck
Air Ministry
Hannover
Germany
Berlin
D.N.B
Britain
Hembrico
Netherlands
Edwards
H. S. Edwards
Bremen
Hengelo
D. A. G. Parry
Winchester Reports Mixed Blackout Test Results
City officials declare the blackout a success overall while noting failures in some areas where homeowners did not extinguish lights. The report references Virginia air raid precautions chief John J. Howard and contrasts with broader observations from other sections.
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John J. Howard
Virginia
Winchester
Aess Ut
Beat The Axis floats in Handley High scrap parade
Future Farmer initiates of Handley High School entered a float in a scrap metals parade. An old truck bore Uncle Sam while a farm wagon carried scrap as hundreds of children joined with carts and wagons. Notable participants included Chauncey Dors ey Daniel Doyle Headley Frank Kalafat Douglas Lake Yost Archie Garber and John Sencindiver. Reynolds Legge portrayed Uncle Sam.
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Handley High School
Uncle Sam
Green
Chauncey Dorsey
Daniel Doyle
Headley
Frank Kalafat
Douglas Lake
Yost
Archie Garber
John Sencindiver
Reynolds Legge
Mrs. W Legge
Reinforcements For Russians Move Into Place In Stalingrad Battle
German troops renewed efforts by forced marches to widen Axis control near Stalingrad as Soviet defenses stiffened. Red Star reported heavy counter-attacks by the Red Army, with reinforcements by night and new fighters aiding the defense. Izvestia noted hundreds of destroyed tanks used as fortifications while Marshal Semyon Timoshenko pressed ground gains northwest of the city.
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Moscow
Stalingrad
Red Star
Red Army
Volga
Semeon Timoshenko
Izvestia
Jap Vessel Sunk With Prisoners In South China Sea
Rome broadcasts say an American submarine sank a 7 000 ton Japanese vessel on October 1 in the South China Sea, with about 1 800 English and Australian prisoners aboard. Two Japanese ships rescued many, while some survivors reached nearby islands. A Domei report identifies the ship as the Lisbon Maru, a 17 152 ton army transport, moving to Japan from a southern base.
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Rome
Tokyo
South China Sea
Japan
London
Shanghai
Lisbon
Scrap Flash Daily Totals and Weigh In
Daily totals show goal of 2 685 622 pounds with actual weigh in 366 16 pounds. Collections listed include 2 397 49 pounds to be collected. September 22 daily collections total 16 141 pounds and September 23 total 12 372 pounds.
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MR Winchester
Elizabeth Coatsworth
Christian Science Monitor
Trepurins
Lamp Motor Co
Abram’s Creek
Dr. Yost
Interior Department
Othe
Allied
New Front
Norway
U.S
Bulletins
New Steel Record
Willkie
Federation of Labor
Grant
Lee
OCD
Oscar Brown
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