Musicians Union Chief Ignites War Labor Row
The article critiques James Petrillo head of the American Federation of Musicians for defying a War Labor Board order on recording bans. It argues his actions harm public interest and prefer to force firms like Columbia and RCA Victor to meet his royalty demands, accusing him of coercion and manipulation of the industry. It notes government officials resisting coercion and signals a shift toward a serious wartime policy stage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Caesar Petrillo
ident _ American Federation of M . set
Baer
United States
Petrillo
Columbia
RCA Victor
Mr. Petrillo
Victor
Teamsters in Washington Fallout Over Roosevelt Rally
Paul Mallon argues Dan Tobin orchestrated Teamsters drafted from across the country to back Roosevelt, not attend as volunteers. He cites union unrest, CIO loyalties, and AFL splits, warning that Hillman leadership could widen Roosevelt's grip on labor and damage traditional Gompers-era balance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Dan Tobin
Teamsters Union
Roosevelt
Statler Hotel
Teamsters
Tobin
Uion
L'Affaire
California
CIO
AFL
Hapy
Hillman
Mr. R
Gompers
Labor
Lafollette
Frontline Ghosts in Northern Tunisia Night
Ernie Pyle recalls a tense night behind the line in Northern Tunisia during April 1943. German planes, constant artillery, and eerie camp fears create a haunting, unsettled mood as soldiers wrestle with dread and sleep.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernie Pyle
Tunisia
Union Vote Unchanged by George Gallup
George Gallup reports no significant shift in union sentiment since September among C.I.O. and A.F. of L. members. Roosevelt support shows only a one percent uptick among A.F. of L. members, with Dewey Roosevelt sentiment unchanged for organized labor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Gallup
American Institute of Public Opinion
Princeton
N. J
C.I.0
A-F. of L
Roosevelt
A. F. of L
Dewey-Roosevelt
C.S.O
Dewey
F.D.R
Not So Long Ago Political and sports Notes October 18 1929 1939
News notes cover Pasteur Institute serum progress in Indo China plans for airline mergers in Kansas City wrestling win for Cal Farley over George Poulas and a London dispatch on fascism versus Nazism. Polls show New Deal support rising among unions with Roosevelt favor in 1940 and 72 percent today. CIO gains and PAC activity may boost November turnout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pasteur Institute
Indo-China
Universal Air Lines
Western Air Express
Kansas City
Cal Farley
George Poulas
Oklahoma City
Roosevelt
C.I.O
C.I.O. Political Action Committee
Moon Mullins Puzzle Clues List
Crossword items across and down from a Moon Mullins page list of clues including avatars for Horizontal and Vertical with numerous short definitions and word lengths. The reader is invited to solve the puzzle lines labeled across and down.
Polk Street Professor Says Tank Vows Stir Civic Giggles
Herkimer jokes about buying a General Sherman tank to crush road hogs as war surplus sales loom. A local man hides $20 from his wife by claiming he misplaced it after losing at poker. A radio marriage guru with seven marriages gets fired for advice based on experience. A housewife reports a milk thief leaving cream notes on her doorstep.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herkimer
Herk
Zanesville
Ohio
Railroad Retirement Board Is Costly
CHICAGO Oct 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.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
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 stores in late spring or early summer as the War Production Board announces dropping most restrictions on men suits except the two pants rule and double breasted vests. Fancier models not expected immediately.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Ae Production Board
Toay
WPB
Lucky Seven Thankful It Was a Dud
HAL BOYLE reports from a U S Army tank force in Germany that seven crewmen in a halftrack survived a dud shell during movement north of Aachen. A three inch shell exploded near a box of ammunition but failed to detonate, and the crew resumed their march toward Palenburg. The story also notes glycerine recovery from waste cooking fats for a five inch anti aircraft gun.
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Hal Boyle
U. S
Germany
Siegfried Line
Aachen
Palenburg
Louis Lancaster
Memphis, Tenn
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Mallon
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Milton Brenner
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Literary Digest
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Russia
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Connally
Amarillo Chamber of Commerce
Cc. I. O. Members
Great Lake
Moon Mullins
Percy
Lord Plushbottom
Kaff
Kayo
Sarah
Lyes
John
Martin Branner
Oswald
ST Relak
John Stebbins
Donald Duck
Superman
Rahma
Ryden
Ryderl
Kher
Polk Street
Mary Montgomery
FISK
Southern Brokerage
Pvt
James Holmes
Belmont
Mass
Lancaster
Resirol
Beery
Prescription and Vitamin Shop
Boxwell
Sans Puese
Ee Perryton
Spearman
Vaughn Plumbing
Pierce
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