Curb Wartime Profiteering Curbed by Naval Committee Report
Washington July 24. The House naval committee urged laws to curb wartime contractor profiteering after a year long inquiry. It found 95 percent of contractors did honest work, while five percent earned up to 1768.22 percent profits on contracts. The study covered 39 405 naval contracts totaling 4 599 087 085 dollars with average profits 8.1 percent. Engineering and architectural firms showed 2598 percent average profits. The report noted a 360 percent rise in ship construction and praised the air arm development and navy efficiency.
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Washington
House Naval Committee
Congress
Navy
United States
M-4 welded tanks roll from Detroit plant with War Dept approval
General Motors Fisher Body division reports completion of the new army tank plant in Detroit and that all welded M-4 land dreadnoughts are rolling out in train loads. The first tanks produced in 47 days and large numbers are now en route to the battlefront under War Department approval.
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Detroit
General Motors Corporation
War Department
Army and Tank
Fisher Body
United States
Saboteur Trial Into 14th Day
Washington war crimes trial for eight alleged Nazi saboteurs enters its fourteenth day amid expectancy. A major participant hints at a possible major development as prosecution staff meet with Attorney General Biddle and generals in a guarded area. Bruce Smith tops balloting for the all star college football team to face the Chicago Bears on August 28 at Soldiers Field. The first subway in the United States opened in Boston in 1897.
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Washington
Biddle
Bruce Smith
Chicago
Minnesota
Chicago Bears
Soldiers Field
AFL Seeks Government Takeover of Western Cartridge Plant
In East Alton Illinois the AFL union council demanded War Department operation of the Western Cartridge Company plant to avert a walkout. They charge wage cuts and firings for union activity as officials deny the claims. The telegrams were sent to President Roosevelt War Production Board chair Donald Nelson and AFL President William Green.
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East Alton
Ill
AFL
Western Cartridge Company
War Department
Roosevelt
Donald Nelson
War Production Board
William Green
Charles Hopkins
Leg Painting Accepted by Hosiery Makers Amid fad claim
NEW YORK July 24 The National Association of Hosiery Manufacturers endorsed leg painting as a harmless fad and decided not to mount a coordinated campaign against it. The board's unanimous decision followed input from advertisers and industry observers.
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New York
National Association of Hosiery Manufacturers
Pawtucket player seeks name change to Mars for army stance
Dedham Mass July 24 John R Mursolini infielder for Pawtucket of the New England League and Spanish instructor at Culver Military Academy Indiana filed a probate court petition to change his name to Mars saying the similarity to Mussolini is a handicap and a better name for a fighter.
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Dedham
Mass
U.P
John R. Mursolini
Mars
Mussolini
Mursolini
Pawtucket
Culver Military Academy
Indiana
Courthouse Records and District Court Divorces
Deeds filed in 1942 show transfers: Biggs to Bruce for $800. Reeder to Kirk for $400. Graham to Jackson for $?. Mamie Kuehn to Evelyn Sohns for $10. Nee to Dale for $2350. Neely to Steele for $2350. Crudgington to Hazelwood for $750. Fly to Gardner for $10. District Court lists divorces: Cathey, Fugate, Williams, Smith, Burrous, McEven cases.
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C. B. Reeder
R. D. Kirk
A. A. Graham
M. J. R. Jackson
Ab&m
H. T. Neely
Chas. O. Steele
Summers
John Crudgington
Wallace T. Hazelwood
Holland
Claude L. Fly
G. C. Gardner
District Court
H. W. Cathey
Deane Cathey
Vannie Robertson Fugate
E. W. Fugate
Frances E. Williams
Gordon H. Williams
Leola M. Smith
Geo. W. Smith
Vera Lamkin
J. C. Lamkin
Dorothy May Burrous
Olan Burrous
J. W. McEven
Pauline McEven
Nelson asks coal miners to pop up production
Donald M. Nelson urged hard coal miners and managers of 300 eastern Pennsylvania mines to form labor management committees to boost output for the war production drive. He said coal was urgently needed for army cantonments and to heat eastern factories this winter.
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Washington
Donald M. Nelson
Nelson
Pennsylvania
East
Leahy Becomes Roosevelt's Chief of Staff
Admiral William D. Leahy, 67, formally took over as chief of staff to Commander in Chief Roosevelt in the shared chiefs of staff building. He was restored to active duty with full admiral rank by President Roosevelt to assume the unprecedented post.
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Washington
William D. Leahy
Roosevelt
United States
Great Britain
Vichy
France
Red Cross prepares shipload of food for war prisoners
San Francisco reports the American Red Cross will launch a ship within two weeks carrying $1,000,000 in packaged food for American prisoners of war and civilian internees. The Kanangoora, being prepared, will call Kobe, Shanghai, Hongkong, and Manila, with safe-conduct talks pending through the International Red Cross.
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San Francisco
American Red Cross
Orient
A. L. Schafer
Pacific Area
Red Cross
Kobe
Japan
Shanghai
Hongkong
Manila
U.S. State Department
Washington
International Red Cross
Tokyo
Berlin
Schafer
Pacific
Senators Eyed Taxes to Reach Forty Billion
Treasury Secretary Morgenthau urged a 2.5 billion boost to a 6.271 billion revenue bill and said the United States could match Britain and Canada in financing war costs. He cited Britain taxing about 53 percent of wartime spending and warned US taxes might near 40 billion for an 77 billion outlay, with House bill lifting revenues to 23.271 billion.
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Washington
Senate Finance Committee
Congress
Secretary of the Treasury
Morgenthau
House
United States
Great Britain
Canada
Britain
Treasury
Mauriello and Constantino Win Bouts in New York
New York July 24 heavy weight Tami Mauriello and featherweight Lulu Constantino, both New Yorkers, advanced toward top rankings. Mauriello beat Red Burman by technical knockout in the ninth round at Madison Square Garden. Constantino earned a title shot with Chalky Wright by a split decision over Pedro Hernandez in the 12 round semi final. Diana Barrymore and Bramwell Fletcher applied for a marriage license, planning marriage within weeks.
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New York
U.P
Tami Mauriello
Lulu Costanino
Mauriello
Red Burman
Baltimore
Madison Square Garden
Constantino
Chalky Wright
the Garden
Pedro Hernandez
Brooklyn
Certification of Transcontinental Insurance to Do Business in Texas
State of Texas Austin certifies Transcontinental Insurance Company of New York has complied with Texas law as a condition to do business here and issues a Certificate of Authority for the year ending February 28, 1943. O P Lockhart signs as Chairman with seal.
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State of Texas
Austin
Texas
Transcontinental Insurance Company
New York
O. P. Lockhart
Bronx ducktail hairdo sets trend in New York
New York reports a novel Bronx ducktail hairstyle where youths sit for a barber cape, a pompadour front, straight back part, and curled sides echoing tail feathers. The piece notes the humorous novelty and urban fashion quirks of July news.
Soldier Wants Some Action in World War II
In Dallas on July 24 a soldier was arrested for turning in a false fire alarm. He said he wanted to bomb Japan or see action in North Africa and that all he had seen were the hills of Palo Pinto and Parker counties. He admitted the alarm was a bid for excitement.
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Dallas
Japan
North Africa
Palo Pinto
Parker
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