America Seizes German Steel for U.S. War Production
In Houston on November 13, five hundred tons of American steel once bound for the Axis were requisitioned by the War Production Board to be used in munitions plants. The steel, part of the Italian freighter Mongioia cargo, had rested in a Houston terminal since 1941 after ships were seized. The Mongioia crew faced federal sentencing. the ship sails under a Panamanian flag.
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Houston
U.P
Japan
Italy
Germany
United States
American
War Production Board
Coast Guard
Galveston
Dallas
WPB
Hughes Tool Company
Steel Recovery Corp
Revolution Threatens U S , Solon Warns
Rep Hoffman of Michigan told the House that some fear a non bloodless revolution in the United States if Washington and Congress fail to act for the people. He warned of an accounting in the not too distant future and referenced the French Revolution.
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Rep. Hoffman
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Congress
Labor unrest in postwar era sparks strikes and tension
Detroit records over 700 strikes since Pearl Harbor as lawmakers rail against labor racketeers and politicians. In San Diego a man named Watt A Stringer, 42, a construction worker, is described with brass knuckles amid a cutting incident.
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Detroit
The
House
San Diego
Cal
Watt
Friday the 13th superstition and defenses against it
A casual examination of Friday the 13th superstitions notes many avoid such days by tossing a horseshoe left over the left shoulder facing east or staring down a black cat. It mentions folk remedies and cautious behavior, then hints at braver or foolish reactions.
Friday the 13th Fear Defiers Rally a National Association
A quirky group with a national association of jinx-busters led by a president and board aims to defy superstition on Friday the 13th. They seek trouble by breaking mirrors and avoiding black cats while ladders are carried to stimulate misfortune. Housewives avoid laundry as fear grips the city. Moving firms report many anxious customers seeking new homes.
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Hitler & Co
National Association of Jinx-Busters
Salve in Mutton Suit Base Prompts Supply Notice
The notice advertises Penetro 254 salve for muscle aches and sniffles. It mentions a stainless product base and a double supply option 354. No further context or entities provided.
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