Atlantic Workers Reach Two Year Shipyard Pact Amid Strikes
CIO delegates ratified a two year agreement in Atlantic Coast shipyards with a basic 1.12 dollar wage for skilled mechanics, cost of living adjustments, night work premiums and no strike clauses. San Francisco machinists voted to continue their 11 yard strike 585 to 400 while AFL unionists backed their side 359 to 66. Defense mediation board plans settlement recommendations as Pacific Northwest lumber strike moves toward settlement after 22,000 workers vote to accept a plan reversing prior opposition. The Bay Cities Metal Workers strike began over a month ago with a demand for a union shop and hiring halls remains unresolved.
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Associated Press Cio
Atlantic Coast
San Francisco
Industrial Union of Marine and Shipbuilding Workers
AFL
CIO
Defense Mediation Board
Bethlehem Steel
Pacific Northwest
Bay Cities Metal Workers Council
WPA Fund Slash To Continue Senate Hears Budget Debate
Washington June 15 The Senate appropriations committee is expected to back continuing present WPA restrictions. Administration supporters say the House eliminated a provision forcing 18 month relief discharges, despite the President urging removal for hardship. Senator Byrnes predicts 886 million dollars for WPA, with Republicans likely to accept the figure. The WPA had 1.35 billion for the current year. Hearings on the relief bill begin tomorrow while the army bill is postponed.
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Washington
Senate Appropriations Committee
House
Congress
Byrnes
South Carolina
Senate
McNary
Oregon
WPA
Appropriations Committee
Three Die One Hurt in Highway Crash Near Smithville
A head on collision 10 miles south of Smithville at 2 A M left three dead and one injured. Adolf Korenek 23 of LaGrange and Will Jakobeit 33 of Smithville died at the scene. Ruby Mueller 16 of Reutersville died en route to hospital. Clarence Ulbricht 16 of LaGrange survived with a broken leg and internal injuries. Alma Jakobeit, mother of one victim, arrived at the wreck shortly after. Alfred Huebel, the son in law, found the body in the wrecked car.
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Hville
Smithville
Adolf Korenek
LaGrange
Will Jakobeit
Ruby Mueller
Reutersville
Clarence Ulbricht
Rumor of Soviet General Mobilization Sparks Attention
New York June 15 unconfirmed reports claim Soviet Russia has declared general mobilization and canceled army leaves. NBC correspondent Martin Agronsky cites Ankara broadcasts noting possible British forces moving through Syria toward the Mediterranean, with Aleppo cited as a key route.
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New York
Russia
Martin Agronsky
National Broadcasting Company
Turkey
Ankara
Agronsky
Ara
Syria
Iraq
Mediterranean Sea
Aleppo
Wheat Marketing Law Meeting Is Today
Wheat buyers elevator operators warehousemen and wheat processors of the Tri State Area will hear government officials explain their responsibilities under the marketing quotas law affecting this year s grain crop. The session begins at 1 o clock in the Crystal Ballroom Herring Hotel with Bill Neely of the southern division Agricultural Adjustment Administration as principal speaker. An open forum will follow to answer questions. Similar meetings were held last week at Fort Worth Wichita Falls and Abilene.
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Tri-State
Crystal Ballroom
Herring Hotel
Bill ‘Neely
Southern Division of Agricultural Adjustment Administration
USDA
Fort Worth
Wichita Falls
Abilene
Reichstag Call Is Due
The Basel Nachrichten Berlin correspondent reports that rumors persist of convoking the Reichstag with a meeting at the start of the week A Reuters dispatch quotes the paper saying Adolf Hitler would address the Reichstag.
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Bern
Berlin
Basler Nachrichten
Reuters
London
Adolf Hitler
U S Get Rail Privileges For Defense Use
Diarios de Costa Rica reports Costa Rica and Guatemala agreed to permit United States use of their transcontinental railways if needed for continental defense. The move aims to reduce congestion at the Panama Canal.
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U. S
San Jose
Costa Rica
Diaris de Costa
Axis pressure in Levant as French retreat from Sidon and Damascus area
British columns push east from Sidon toward Jezzine while French hold Damascus and Kissoue’s defense line. In the sea war, British ships bombard Sidon as Allied forces tighten around the Levant. German claims note heavy shipping losses and intensified Mediterranean air activity as RAF counterattacks continue.
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Associated Press
Beirut
Damascus
Syria
France
Sidon
Nehyed Damour
Henri Dente
Jezzine
Abou Kemal
Euphrates
Iraq
Merdjayoun
Hasbaya
Kissone
Jerusalem
Palestine
London
Levant
Axis
Lebanon
Kissoue
Nahta
Aswad
Lorces
DNB
Encyclopedia Britannica
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Egypt
Tobruk
Libya
Rhodes
Dodecanese
Portugal
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Gibraltar
Jersey
RAF
Germany
Rhineland
Six Danish ships to be taken over by maritime commission
The Maritime Commission announced it would requisition six Danish freighters from protected custody in New York Boston and Portland Me under new Congress authorization providing just compensation. The vessels Nora Marna Jenna Rita Maersk Herta Maersk and Jutta are in each port with speeds from 11 to 14 knots. The ships, kept in excellent condition since April 1940, may serve Army needs though transatlantic use is unlikely. Danish crew retention will hinge on Danish wishes and ship services.
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Washington
Maritime Commission
United States
New York
Boston
Portland
Congress
Nora
Marna
Jenna
Rita
Maersk
Herta Maersk
Jutta
Jonna
Rita Maersk
Herta Maersnk
Appeal Is Due In Brown Case
Spearman June 15 After a jury verdict of death for murder Orrin J Brown said he wants a war news paper. He was to be sentenced to death tomorrow by electric chair for killing Leota Murphy on a country road near Grayer March 20. An appeal to the court of criminal appeals may follow if a new trial is denied. Ward Borger city attorney and Dan Archer Perryton attorney were court appointed to defend Brown.
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Court of Criminal Appeals
Ward
Borger City
Dan Archer
Perryton
Jack Allen
Brown
Midland Air School Fetes Expanded Training Center
City officials handed over Midland airport and adjacent land to Army Air Corps officers who announced the plan to double the training center size. Rep Thomason noted the program has doubled from Washington. officers expect even larger expansion with over a hundred buildings planned.
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Smitland
Midland
Army Air Corps
R. E. Thomason
Washington
Thomason
California Ranches Flooded in Tule Basin Crisis
CORCORAN Calif June 15 Scores of ranches in Tule Lake Basin lie under water after breaks in river levees. More than 225 farm families have been driven from their homes as mountain runoff from the Tule Kern and Kings rivers floods the normally dry lowlands.
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Corcoran
Cal
Great Tulare Lake
Tule
Kern
Kings
For Rent Sign Carried Into 35 006
A brief item notes a person carrying a for rent sign into a numbered area 35 006. The report records a small roadside or storefront scene with the sign or its bearer identified but only fragmentary details remain.
Get Around Salesman Offers 17 Cents a Day for Vacancies
An ad proclaims the “gettin aroundest” salesman offers to notify 35,000 Globe News Reader families about a vacancy for a full week at 17 cents daily. It notes a 5-room unfurnished house with garage at 105 West 4ist, rents $25, and provides contact numbers 2 3762 and AL 6262 for want ads.
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Globe News
Ad Headquarters
Italy Retaliates By Ordering Registration of U.S. Property
Rome reports Italy will register all property of United States citizens in retaliation for Roosevelt blocking Italian and German credits in America. Official note cites registration of foreign property after prior measures. American assets in Italy estimated at 142 million dollars. Reactions say impact minimal as large credits have been blocked since 1935 and many firms already under Italian control.
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Rome
United States
Italy
Roosevelt
America
Washington Dispatches
Jap Warships Move South Off Chinese Coast
Reuters dispatch from Chungking reports a fleet of Japanese warships including cruisers and an aircraft carrier concentrated off the Chekiang province coast of Eastern China with some units already moving southward.
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London
Reuters
Chungking
Chekiang Province
China
Roosevelt Demands Action On Race Bias In Defense Jobs
President Roosevelt urged the Office of Production Management to stop nationwide discrimination against Black Americans and others in defense industries. He said open jobs must go to loyal, qualified workers regardless of race, religion, or origin, to strengthen unity and morale.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Office of Production Management
William 8. Knudsen
Sidney Hillman
French Profiteering in Syria Triggers Bloody Bread Riots
In Syria and Lebanon amid a British drive, alleged French profiteering by artificial wheat shortages sparked bread riots. Officials accuse Vichy authorities of underhanded selling at high prices. 78 killed, hundreds injured. Rotary delegate Kettaneh links unrest to German/Allied outcomes. war outlook discussed amid regional turmoil. A separate note mentions a Trinidad Colorado chickenpox party as a minor item.
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Denver
Syria
Lebanon
Francis Ambettaneh
Rotary International
Beirut
Fadaw
Wouny
Kettaneh
Germany
Reach
Britain
Kettandh
Egypt
Palestine
Iraq
Baghdad
Habanniyah
Thousands Brave Rains for Buffalo Lake Gala Opener
Thousands braved heavy downpours for Buffalo Lake's third season opener. The lake was full for the first time, boats roared along, and races thrilled spectators as Panhandle officials praised conservation and national defense. Notable figures included Gene Howe, Marvin Jones, Wes Izzard, and Don Allred who dominated multiple hydroplane events.
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Mammoth Buffalo Lake
John McCarty
A. W. Fanning
Soil Conservation Service
America
Si Luker
The
Weather outlook for West Texas and New Mexico
Cloudy conditions with scattered showers and thunderstorms anticipated in West Texas Monday and Tuesday. In New Mexico expect fair skies Monday and Tuesday with isolated afternoon storms in higher elevations. Temperatures show little change with varied hourly readings and precipitation data noted.
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Texas
New Mexico
Valuables Stolen At Groom Found
A cache of expensive luggage clothing and furs valued at 1000 was found near Sapulpa Oklahoma and sent to police for delivery to Kula A Knox of Redwood City California The car was wrecked near Maysville Missouri after a chase and two youths aged 17 and 19 were jailed pending federal charges including the Dyer Act Police traced items to Mrs Knox through a car title and the robbery victim planned to file insurance claims Amarillo police reported the owner would pursue charges.
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Sapulpa
Okla
Kula A. Knox
Redwood City
Cal
Maysville
Knox
Oklahoma
Clinton Riggs
Tours of Panhandle Wheat Fields Begin
The Texas Wheat Improvement Association and Texas Extension Service sponsor a series of wheat field tours in Oldham and Carson counties. E A Miller and F T Dines lead the inspections, with tours from Vega at 9 AM and Panhandle at 2 PM today, stressing quality varieties and comparisons of good and poor types.
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Panhandle
Texas Wheat Improvement Association
Texas Extension Service
Oldham
Carson Counties
Oldham County
Vega
Carson
E. A. Miller
College Station
F. T. Dines
Pampa
Perryton
Spearman
Tax Bill Delayed as Committee Aims First Review
Washington June 15 Chairman Doughton a North Carolina Democrat said the House Ways and Means Committee would defer a final decision on any new tax rate until it had tentatively approved all the lines to be included in the 3 5 billion new tax bill.
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Washington
Doughton
North Carolina
Democrat
House
Ways and Means Committees
Congressman Weds Tennis Star in Philadelphia Hotel Sherry Netherlands
Rep. Charles E. Voorhees of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Republican, married tennis star Dorothy Andrus of Stamford, Conn., yesterday at the Hotel Sherry Netherlands in New York.
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New York
Charles E. Voorhees
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Dorothy Andrus
Stamford
Conn
Netherlands
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