NMU and MCS Strike Enters Thirteenth Day Across Nation
The NMU and MCS strike widens as negotiators mull a 6 am withdrawal request. Picketers guard vessels under contract with NMU and MCS while NMU Strike HQ notes the government seizure option remains under consideration. The nationwide strike enters its thirteenth day as AFL unions pledge action if ships are seized.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NMU
Maritime Cooks and Stewards Union
CIO
Owens
MCS
AFL
Lockout Declared as Piers and Vessels Halt Work
Owens states policy to treat the seizure as a lockout and to stop work on all piers and ships until government seizure ends. CIO picket lines around contracted vessels would be respected until workers achieve the same wages and conditions as already won. In San Francisco, AFL sea leader Harry Lundeberg comments on the dispute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Owens
CIO
San Francisco
Harry Lundeberg
AFL Sea
Maritime unions clash over picket lines at ports
AFL maritime unions warned CIO seamen to withdraw picket lines around all vessels except CIO‑contracted ships to avoid jurisdictional warfare at docks nationwide. CIO opposed, while the dispute led to the shutdown of Philadelphia’s largest sugar refinery and left 48 million pounds of raw sugar unloaded as talks continued in New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
AFL
Maritime Trades Department
Lastight
CIO
Atlantic
Pacific
Gulf Coast
Owens
Coe
Amarillo
TED Press
NEA
ACME
Washington &Taff
N_STAFF SERVICE
Texas
NTS
Philadelphia
New York
AFL International Longshoremen’s Association
Colombie
NMU
Joseph Curran
Joseph P. Ryan
New York Harbor
Norfolk
New Orleans
Nightclub Robbery in Shelby County Net $50 000 to $100 000
An armed gang robbed a Shelby County night spot near Birmingham at about 3 am, taking $40 000 from a dice game and $10 000 more from operators. diamonds were taken from women, and tires were punctured as the bandits fled leaving witnesses unsure of exact location.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Ala
Shelby County
Age-Herald
Jefferson
W. E. Garrett
Cafe Men Battle Price Rollback Keeps Meat On Menu
Panhandle restaurant operators oppose the OPA rollback to 1943 meat prices. A Panhandle Restaurant Association meeting denounced the move as unfair while predicting slim profits and possible illegal tactics to survive. Leaders vow to draft a resolution and press Congress for relief amid rising costs and wage cuts.
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Cafe
Panhandle
OPA
Capitol Hotel
Eugene Worley
Panhandle Restaurant Association
Restaurant Association
O’daniel
Amarillo
Ed M. Thomas
Association
Gene Mullican
Littlefield Rodeo Tour Builds Hype For Week Event
Littlefield officials announce a three day rodeo sponsored by the Junior Chamber of Commerce with a new $8,000 arena. Performances run Thursday through Saturday with an additional Saturday matinee and prizes totaling 1500 dollars. Notables include G. M. Shaw, Mayor Art Chesher, Bill Wallis, and Jack Hitson providing stock and entertainment from New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas Panhandle communities.
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Iris Smith
Laura Rodgers
Lillian Fowler
Reba Johnson
Littlefield
Texas Panhandle
South Plains
New Mexico
Chesher
Pampa
Bill Wallis
Panhandle
Shaw
Amarillo
Lubbock
Clovis
Littefield
Jack Hitson
Fort Sumner
N. M
Monte Roger
Oklahoma
Dixie
Virginia Reger
Mr. Baker
Mayor Chesher
Earl Rodgers
Skipper Smith
Iris Mae Smith
Wolfe Shaw
Dan Berg
Starme Jones
Douglas Howell
Fred Gerlach
Earlene Smalley
Early Jones
Frances Savage
Roy Ferguson
Norris Onstead
Alma Allen
Fred Packwood
Maxine Winters
Bill Ross
Wallace Whittles Away at Byrnes Russian Policy
Secretary of Commerce Wallace defies Secretary Byrnes as cabinet rifts widen over foreign policy. He repeats support for a tougher stance toward Russia and plans speeches in Providence and for a Democratic campaign, signaling a widening split within the party.
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Wallace Whittles
Byrnes
Washington
Wallace
Truman
New York
Walllace
Providence
R. I
National Citizens Political Action Committee
Madison Square Garden
Pepper
Florida
Fierce Hounds Trail Convicts After Jail Breaks
Bloodhounds used to track five convicts still at large after jail breaks from Darrington and Harlem prison farms near Sugar Land and Sandy Point. One convict Alberto Bermudez, 34, of Lockhart, died after being shot escaping Harlem farm. Police and deputies conduct one of Harris County’s largest manhunts as about 50 felons attempted another escape during a movie at Harlem farm.
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Houston
Liberty
Harris County
Darrington
Sandy Point
Harlem
Sugar Land
Alberto Bermudez
Lockhart
Bermudez
John Canvas
Richmond
Fred Zwahr
Fort Bend
Weather summary for Amarillo and West Texas region
Cloudy start Tuesday with partial clearing in the afternoon. Warm Tuesday night with widespread thundershowers forecast in West Texas Panhandle South Plains and El Paso area. Winds shift from south to west northwest by Wednesday with cooler conditions and scattered storms in Panhandle and South Plains. Precipitation trace reported. Sunrise 6 31 AM Sunset 6 51 PM.
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Weather Bureau
Amarillo
West Texas
Panhandle
South Plains
el Paso
Isc
Ceiling Raised On Ford Cars
Prices of Ford built automobiles increased along with prices for cotton clothing and household items. Producer groups argued against reimposing milk and dairy price ceilings while Agriculture Department said those prices are rising. Fresh meat disappeared from butcher cases with little prospect of a quick return.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Housing Prices Seen Slowing Next Months
Washington on September 16 reports Housing Expediter Wilson W. Wyatt predicting the upward spiral in housing prices will stop in the next few months with some decelerations forecast for next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Wilson W. Wyatt
Texas Institute warns on 50th legislature spending
The Texas Research Institute said the pattern of state fund spending set by the 50th legislature will lead either to curtailed expenditures or new tax bills in 1949.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Texas Research Institute
Noiseless Flash Continuation Describes Hiroshima Survivors
John Hersey recounts the minutes before the atomic blast through the lives of Dr. Fujii and Jesuit priests in Hiroshima. The narrative focuses on their routines, surroundings, and reactions as the city endures the impending catastrophe.
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Hiroshima
John Hersey
Adano
Daily News
New Yorker
Connally challenges peace at Trieste amid cold war warnings
Sen Tom Connally urged the Soviet Union to back the council agreements on Trieste and warned the peace conference that peace matters more than territory. He said the free territory of Trieste must be free from Yugoslavia and Italy and urged acceptance of any good faith settlement.
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Paris
Tom Connally
Soviet Union
Foreign Ministers Council
Trieste
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Danzig
Yugoslavia
Italy
Bulgarian Political and Territorial Commission
Thrace
Greece
N. V. Novikov
Bulgaria
Aegean
Novikov
Connally
Byrne
Senate
Wallace
New York
Henry A. Wallace
Russia
Molotov
Edvard Kardelj
Kardelj
Woman Blamed In Flight Of High Nazi Bodyguard
James McBride admitted to a U S commissioner that he and his wife aided the escape of a former Goering bodyguard from a California prisoner of war camp. He faced $10,000 bail on conspiracy and aiding escape charges, with extradition to Detroit likely for the wife Joan and Rudolph Joseph Soelch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James McBride
U. S
Hermann Goering
California
McBride
Normal J. Griffin
Detroit
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Joan
Rudolph Joseph Soelch
FBI
Philadelphia
Spelch
Negro on Trial In Road Death
Jackson Curtis, a Negro, is on trial in 84th District Court on two counts negligent homicide and failure to stop after striking and killing Mrs. Margaret McVea near White Deer on April 20. His wife was not charged in the fatal incident. The victim’s body was found by Mr and Mrs J W McBrayer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fay Bunger
Hattie B. Curtis
Jackson Curtis
McVea
J. W. McBrayer
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