Petrillo defies war labor board amid recording ban clash
The article portrays James Caesar Petrillo amid a recording ban dispute with the War Labor Board. It notes his demand for royalty payments, pressure on Columbia and RCA Victor, and his stance against government orders. It cites Undersecretary Patterson's comment on government coercion and references Admiral Nomura.
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James Caesar Petrillo
American Federation of Figs
CA “ Roosevelt
United Tes
Seerener
Petrillo
Esume
Columbia
RCA Victor
Victor
Mr. Petrillo
Frontline Ghosts in Northern Tunisia Night of War Warnings
Ernie Pyle recalls a silent, nerve jangling night behind the Tunisian line in April 1943. German planes, distant artillery, and a farmyard chorus of dogs drive a group of soldiers into hidden foxholes as fear and memory mingle with the war’s consuming dread. Ghosts seem to stalk the camp, turning adults into frightened boys before dawn brings a fragile sleep.
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Ernie Pyle
Tunisia
Chris Cunningham
Aylane
Chris
Roosevelt campaign pull causes Teamsters to clash with officers
Paul Mallon argues Dan Tobin used Teamsters to back Roosevelts first partisan appearance, not for union business. He cites coerced travel, fund shortages, and unrest inside AFL CIO, contrasting old Gompers strategy with Hillman leadership and warning of labor’s risky partisan split.
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Washington
Dan Tobin
Teamsters Union
Roosevelt
Statler Hotel
Teamsters
Tobin
Uion
L'Affaire
California
CIO
AFL
Labor
Lafollette Acte
APL
In Labor
Union Vote Unchanged by George Gallup
Union voters in the CIO and AF of L show virtually no shift in support since September. Roosevelt's share rose by one percent among AF of L members, but overall Dewey Roosevelt sentiment remains steady, mirroring earlier levels.
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George Gallup
American Institute of Public Opinion
Princeton
N. J
C.I.0
Roosevelt
A. F. of
C.I.O
A. F. of L
Dewey
F.D.R
Not So Long Ago October 18 1929 and 1939 News Highlights
A digest of varied items from the era notes Pasteur Institute success in restoring blood activity with serum, airline merger talks in Kansas City, wrestling result, and a London wire on fascism. It cites Literary Digest on New Deal support, Allred on property tax, and Russian aims in Finland. Labor union voting shifts and 1940 Roosevelt support percentages are shown.
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Milton Brenner
London
Literary Digest
James V. Allred
AUTHOR HORIZONTAL 1 Pictured author and playwright 413 High card 14
The clues list forms a crossword style grid with horizontal and vertical entries. It presents numbered entries for various words, including author and playwright, positions, and common vocabulary terms.
Polk Street Prof Says Tanks For Fun On Road Hog Rates
Herkimer jokes about buying a General Sherman tank to run over road hogs when surplus war gear is sold. A local man reports $20 missing from his salary and admits he misplaced it while gambling. A popular radio marriage adviser has seven marriages and a fired sponsor notes his advice rests on experience.
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Herkimer
Herk
Nervy Thief Steals Milk Delivers Notes in Ohio
A Zanesville housewife reported to police that a thief took milk from her doorstep and left notes demanding cream, signaling a bold and unusual crime in the neighborhood.
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Zanesville
Ohio
Railroad Retirement Board Is Costly
CHICAGO October 18 The present railroad retirement board has cost railroad employees and railroad companies 17 000 000 in disbursing 44 000 000 for unemployment insurance benefits J F Deasy vice president of the Pennsylvania Railroad declared today Since 1938 the year unemployment insurance act was passed the railroad retirement board has spent 39 cents for administrative expenses for every dollar disbursed for unemployment benefits Deasy said in an address to representatives of his line s shop craft employees.
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Chicago
Railroad Retirement Board
J. F. Deasy
Pennsylvania Railroad
Deasy
Full Suits Expected Early Next Summer
Washington reports that suits with belts patch pockets and pleats will reach men clothing stores in late spring or early summer. The War Production Board announced the dropping of all restrictions on men suits except the ban on two pants suits and vests with double breasted coats. Fancier models likely not in stores in the immediate future.
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Washington
Mee Production Board
WPB
Lucky Seven Thankful It Was a Dud
HAL BOYLE reports from Germany on Oct 12 that seven crew members in a U S Army halftrack near Aachen survived a dud from a three inch shell. The blast tossed ammunition boxes but helmeted Pvt James Holmes avoided serious injury, and the crew returned to work on the Siegfried Line. The piece ends with a note on recycling glycerine from waste fat for gun propellant.
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Hal Boyle
U. S
Germany
Siegfried Line
Aachen
Palenburg
Louis Lancaster
Memphis, Tenn
Pvt
James Holmes
Belmont
Mass
Lancaster
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Adml
Kichisaburo Nomura
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Mallon
Pasteur Institute
Indo-China
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Western Air Express
Kansas City
Cal Farley
George Poulas
Oklahoma City
Kanlinin
Russia
Finland
Connally
Amarillo Chamber of Commerce
Cc. I. O
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Great Lake
Spanish America
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Nelles
Polk Street
Mary Montgomery
FISK
Southern Brokerage
Resirol
Beery
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Boxwell Beoth
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Dumas Kid
Yton
Spearman
Vaughn Plumbing
Moon Mullins
Lord Plushbottom
Kaff
Kayo
Sarah
Smartin Branner
Oswald
Hele
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John Stebbins
Gokat
Donald Duck
Buddy
Walt Disney
Superman
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Scoundrel
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Molly Pullin
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