Bombers in Double-Header Raids Ward Labor Battle Heads for Courts
Chicago scene as federal action forces government seizure of Montgomery Ward stores. Avery, Ward's head, is carried from his eighth floor office by soldiers amid a clash over union contracts and wartime control. Authorities announce court battles to follow.
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Ward
Courts
Avery
Amarillo
Daily News
S. Army
Texas
William H. Holly
Montgomery Ward and Company
Sewell Avery
Chicago
Montgomery’ Ward and Company
Mammoth
Gold Coast
Is CO
Supreme Court
Francis Biddle
Federal Court
National Capital
War Labor Board
CIO
Roosevelt
Silas Strawn
White House
WLB
Mr. Taylor
Maj. J. R. Weber
Mr. Avery
United States
Biddle
John A. Barr
Stuart Bell
Harold L. Pearson
Clement D. Ryan
Taylor
Agoarusi
Allied Air Powers Pound Nazi Europe In a Day
London reports a 14th day of heavy bombing as RAF hits Friedrichshafen while the U S Eighth Air Force and Allied units drop thousands of tons on Germany and France. Over 4,000 Allied planes take part, with several bombers and fighters missing or shot down. The massive daylight and night raids include Essen Schweinfurt Ville Saint Georges and French rail targets as observers note record activity.
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London
RAF
Friedrichshafen
Britain
France
U. S. Eighth Air Force
Germany
Lake Constance
U. S
U. S. Strategic Air Force
Allied Expeditionary Air Force
Wes Corning
Salem
Ore
Nancy
Toul
Blaineville
Chalone-Sur-Marne
Channel
Essth
Eighth Air Force
Eighth
15Th Air Forces
Italy
England
Essen
Air Ministry
Schweinfurt
Ville Saint Georges
Paris
Seizure of Montgomery Ward Draws National Attention
Chicago suit and federal seizure of Montgomery Ward and Company spark a political clash. Rep Dewey calls for a seven member probe while Sen Byrd and Gen Wood weigh in on wartime powers and potential confiscation implications for other firms. Ward executives meet amid security patrols as shareholders shift meeting venue.
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Suage
WLB
Washington
Rep
Dewey
Chicago Republican
Byrd
Virginia
Ward
Avery
Wayne C. Taylor
Chicago
Biddle
Taylor
Ugo Carusi
Adnistration
U. S
Blackstone Hotel
Iddie
Britain Makes Island a Fortress as Travel Banned
Britain declares a total travel ban on the island at midnight isolating the United Kingdom as a vast military base. German observers speculate on invasion while Allied leaders mute, and disruptions ripple through trains and events across Britain.
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London
Britain
United Kingdom
Paris
Jean Paquis
Berlin
Balkans
Italy
England
Venice
Ulster Football Clubs
Eire
Dwight
D. Eisenhower
Philippines in Range Of U S Bombers Now
Allied reports say Philipp ines could fall within bomber reach after the capture of the Hollandia airfields in Dutch New Guinea. MacArthur and Nimitz coordinated Pacific plans as Australia press advances and other theaters see heavy action.
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Philippines
U.S
Sixth Army
Hollandia
Dutch New Guinea
India
Burma
North Honan
China
Douglas MacArthur
Adm
Chester W Nimits
Southwest Pacific
Central Pacific
Liberty Ship John Straub Destroyed by Explosion
The War Shipping Administration said the Liberty ship John Straub was destroyed by a violent explosion of undetermined origin. The highly inflammable cargo of high octane gasoline and oil was bound for the Alaska theater of war. Navy interviews with 15 survivors supported the account.
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Washington
War Shipping Administration
Navy
John Straub
WSA
Alaska
Raids of 1 000 Planes Hit Japs
Artemus L. Gates announces 1 000 plane raids in the Pacific as part of a growing coordinated air offensive. He says the Navy has become a flying Navy and highlights air power as its most important weapon while planes work with surface ships and the Army.
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Hutchinson
Kan
Artemus L. Gates
Navy
Air
Pacific
Gates
Arguments Called Today In Redding Bail Case
Proceedings in the bail bond hearing of O M Redding before Judge Henry S Bishop in the 47th District Court continued this morning as defense and prosecution neared closing. Marvin Redding testified for about three hours, detailing events surrounding his mother Gertrude Redding's death on April 6, while Sheriff Bill Adams Robert Spicer and Dr W B Thomas supplied supporting testimony.
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Redding
O. M. Redding
Henery S. Bishop
47Th District Court
Marvin Redding
Gertrude Redding
Jim Lumpkin
E T. Miller
R. E. Underwood
Sry
Clem Calhoun
H. H. Cooper
Weather summary for Amarillo region and West Texas
The forecast calls for partly cloudy conditions Friday and Saturday with warmer temperatures and strong winds Friday afternoon. West Texas expects mainly cloudy skies with scattered showers and warmer highs, especially in the El Paso and Big Bend areas, with cooler conditions Saturday. New Mexico sees partly cloudy skies Friday and Saturday with a few showers in the north and cooler west, winds remain strong and temperatures in the mid 30s to mid 40s.
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Amarillo
Texas
el Paso
Big Bend
Panhandle
New Mexico
Pricay
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U. S. Army
American Red Cross Service Club
South Pacific
C. M. Lance
George T. Cross
Childress
Bernard A. Leslie
Perryton
E. C. Hill
Meda Edwards
Red Cross
Wallace H. Smith
James E. Russell
Matador
Doyle Cooper
Texarkana
Otis Rodgers
Lubbock
Edwin Johnson
Lockney
Joe Croz
Laredo
Theodore J. Motal
Moulton
George Jasek
C. B. Briscoe
Harlingen
Francis H. Fourton
Kerrville
S. E. Smith
Robert S. Taylor
Bee
San Antonio
Ted Mushinski
Bremond
Robert L. Stratman
Rosenberg
W. C. Frankenhauser
Yorktown
Freddie E Harris
George J. Jistel
Cameron
W. O. Pinkston
M. R. Jackson
G. A. McElyea
B. F. Gillespie
Spearman
Hitler
Europe
Illinois
Sabath
House Rules Committee
House
Montgomery Ward
Knutson
Minnesota
Rules Committee
Hoffman
Michigan
Senate
Robertson
Wyoming
Russell Stationery Company
The
Associated Press
Sasa Tna
Madang
Alexishafen
Tadji
Aitape
MacArthur
Tanshmerah
Humboldt Bays
Thomas C. Kinkaid
Chenghsien
Joseph Stilwell
Myitkyina
Stilwell
Manpin
Kohima
Assam Plains
Assam-Bengal
Stimson
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