The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1941-10-09
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WEEK
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FOSTER GILRoY
defense Budget Mounts

IN material costs, last January.
climate of $10,800,000 has nov
rnunted to IS billions of dollars fol
he current fiscal year starting last
INV This is three times the to-
,al of the previous fiscal year and
snres out an expenditure of $135
ior every man, woman and child in
The nation. In September alone the
outlay for defense items was 81 $780,
10000. F..
security Pool Proposed
Washington Congress will short
" be asked to vote on a New Deal
hin TO put all State and Territorial
Social Security funds in a single
FEDERAL pool. Such a proposal would
uationalize 81 existing old age, un-
employment and social security sys-
TENS. 1t Is claimed by the Admin
Stration that such a bill would
create an annual mass purchasing
uower of 5000, 000, 900 as a possible
bulwark against postwar depres-
SION.
President Cleans House
New York City-Two commune
eating mansions just off Fifth Ave
nue., have been put on the market
snce the death of President Roose-
relt's mother. During her lifetime
one was used as her home, the other
as her sons. The President, after
making selection of pieces of
furniture he desired for his own use
at his country estate at Hyde Park
m-the- Hudson, will permit the re-
mainder to be disposed of with the
properties.
Turn-About on Hitler
Belgrade merciless slaughter
Of Yugoslavian patriots by Hitler's
deputies met with sharp threat of
nMisals from Slavic leaders. They
informed Nazi terrorists that they
had captured $50 Germans and that
they would shoot all of them if
Md executions of Saws did not cease. ).
Adolph Seems Mistaken
Moscow, USS.R.-Despite Hitler's
anoastic speech of last week, in
Ealch ne stated that Russia was
-done' and that she would never rise
gam as a nation, the Soviet army
reports continued resistance along
ne entire front, with Nazi units in
AEeat along the Northern sector.
auSslans place their own casualties
l,l8O00 and estimate German
nSes at 100000 in killed, wounded
ana prisoners. Soviet figures place
ntlers material losses at Ii 900
craft 0'' ~
FORMER Justice Brandeis Dies
WaSnngton-Louis D. Brandeis, ]
sssred associate justice of the Su- i,
aeme Court, died here at the age
y % after serving on the Su-
Mene Bench @ years. His death
ale upon the eve of the opening
y ~ me new session of the court,
,.A an average age under Sc, the
'Nlgest court in many years.
hurricane Sweeps Southeast
p. NAM, Fa.-Dispatches from the
4anas indicate the approach of
typical storm of great inten-
sweeping toward the lower
s aatlc seaboard. It caused heavy
Images in Nassau, where MANY
aal craft were torn from their
s0aa and blown into the harbor
4 aGs streets Of the city. The Duke
!, WINDSOR, Governor General of
. stands, escaped the storm by
~ a days, being now on a visit
inch. ' !" Ills Canaolan
states Taxes Increase
~. snngton-Booming business is
rr.ss go IN the tax collections re- ,
ssss Dy various states, indicating
-. IA OF 4,500, OOO, 600 for the fiscal | |
rs. gain of Z percent over the
. nus year. Income taxes, with
/. crease of II percent, showed -,
sss sseatest gain, with general sales
bSs sunlng Is percent. Alco- :
averages and tobacco taxes 6
hey ana o per cent respec-
Gold Smuggling Charged f.
i, II4lalo. NY.-U.S. Custom Off
s,isUn DUTY at the International a
s,sse. seized two men whom they 4
slS so' with trying to smuggle e
sSro, vars worth $4,000 into this S
''y from Canada. in
Famous Church Celebrates
sseE York city-The Episcopa1I
sn,, Nh OF the TRANSPORTATION, ia
o. lot many years, especially t,
h. ne theatrical profession as o
Lutte Church Around the Il
ssS celebrates this week it's 93rd v
msary. 1t is annually visited 8
in aa strangers in New York r:
ssy Other church edifice except tt
''sS TWO big Cathedrals. v
Big Freedom Rally q
son York City-While Bill Rob- tt
sd., famous entertainer, did a
n.a on 'Hitler's Coffin" IT,
as n'sons that packed Madison W
ssSo,.G harden cheered Fight for "
tssss Speakers who urged Am a,
as,,.m INDUSTRY to greater effort n
~'0nal defense. Sc