Wage Talks Resume After Truman Anti-Strike Bid
Wage talks between General Motors and the CIO United Auto Workers resume after a 30 percent demand. Truman seeks fact finding to curb industrial strife, while union leaders decry the measure as weakening labor. Pearl Harbor inquiry hears Marshall say Short could have met a surprise attack, but did not foresee it.
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Truman
General Motors
CIO
United Automobile Workers
United Steel Workers
U. S. Steel Corporation
Electrical Workers
Westinghouse
General Electric
G. M
UAW
Pittsburgh
Washington, D. C
Philip Murray
Pearl Harbor
Marshall
Hawaii
George C. Marshall
U. S
Congressional
Walter Short
Army
Navy
Tokyo
Thailand
Malaya
Short
Marshal
Germany
Japan
Roosevelt
Yamashita Convicted as Axis War Crimes Figure
Japanese General Tomoyuki Yamashita faced a landmark trial as the first major axis figure convicted of war crimes. The case centered on whether the military commission had authority and whether the Supreme Court or MacArthur's tribunal would uphold or reject his appeal while he denied direct involvement in atrocities.
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Hurley
Chungking
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
State Department
Chiang Kai-shek
U. S
Asia
Great Britain
France
Netherlands
Yalta
Tomoyuki Yamashita
U.S. Supreme Court
Douglas MacArthur
Yamashita
U.S
Record Fat Stock Sale Sets High Price for Tomahawk Shorthorn
Grand champion tomahawk Shorthorn steer raised by Carl A. Henkel Mason City IA and Joseph Duea Belmond IA sold to John R. Thompson Chicago restaurateur for 11100. steer weighed 1100 pounds, owners netted 1000 per pound 115 less than 1929 top. High prices also paid for 15 steer carload 30660 by Karl Hoffman Ida Grove IA and Berkshire hogs top carload 1742 by George Hoffman Ida Grove IA. 4 H congress in Chicago drew 151 delegates with 33000 in awards including 17200 scholarships and 14600 travel expenses. Secretary Anderson urged youth enterprise amid farm mechanization.
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Carl A. Henkel
Mason City
Iowa
Joseph Duea
Belmond
John R. Thompson
Chicago
Karl Hoffman
Ida Grove
George E. Hoffman
George Jr
Ill
Stevens Hotel
Secretary of Agriculture
Anderson
Christmas Across the World in Wartime Peace
Christmas is celebrated differently around the globe during peacetime joy after a long bitter struggle ends. Many nations observe the day with reverence to Christ while customs vary by country and region.
Religious Christmas Parade In Mexico Nights
For eight evenings before Christmas a religious procession travels through Mexican streets bearing Joseph and Mary figures. Each member carries a lighted taper and sings Christmas carols while seeking admittance at homes. On the ninth evening a ceremony is held at the nativity scene.
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Mexico
Joseph
Mary
Crazy Cow Fiesta Lights Colombian Christmas
For weeks before Christmas Colombian children anticipate a grand fiesta. In each village square men wear fireproof gear and crawl inside a cow-shaped timber frame loaded with firecrackers and glittering Roman candles.
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Colombia
Parade of Masks and Polish Christmas Feast
The Polish Wigilla or Christmas feast centers on The Last Supper as the holiday’s feature. Twelve dishes, each prepared in a unique style, are served once annually. After the meal, lights go out and bowls of nuts raisins fruits and festive sweets circulate around the tree by candlelight.
Painting Pattern 203 for Nursery Drawers and Panels
An article describes Nursery stand pieces painted cream and decorated with a gay design. It notes half a dozen appealing children figures to trace on drawer fronts and panels, then color with flat tones following a guide. Pattern 203 with bows and flowers costs 19 cents.
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Western Newspaper Union
Eastern Newspaper Union
Patrick Hurley
China
Chiang
George Atcheson Jr
John S. Service
LABOR
Wigilia
Unrasch
Switzerland
Ruth Wyeth Spears Bedford
New York
Fleischmann
Tims
America
Eveready
Batteriaa
Axsure
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