Red Cross Field Men Aid Yanks Overseas on Masera Island
Red Cross field workers bring fishing tackle books writing paper and haircuts to service members in the Persian Gulf and across Africa India and Italy They help with personal problems arrange necessities finance operations and maintain home contact Their efforts support more than 3 million service men through field offices and the ongoing $200 million War Fund drive.
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Masera
Persian Gulf
Red Cross
Persia
Africa
Italy
India
Army
American Red Cross
Mminor
G.l's
New Guinea
Nelson Promises Small Business Aid After War
In Washington DC Don ald M Nelson War Production Board chairman pledges support for small firms guiding postwar reconversion and priority access to materials He cites small business as crucial to America's future and cites AFL terms on war contracts and defense programs Meanwhile in Nashville Tennessee nine women complete four months of training and become certified senior engineering aides for TVA after extensive field and classroom work in hydraulic engineering
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
SLNS
War Plants Corporation
Donald M. Nelson
War Production Board
America
Nelson
American Federation of Labor
Ary Hydraulic Engineering
Tennessee Valley Authority
Washington
New York
Remington Arms Plant Elects AFL Affiliates
AFL unions won four collective bargaining elections at the Lake City ordnance plant of the Remington Arms Co in Kansas City Missouri Victors were the International Association of Machinists United Brotherhood of Carpenters International Brotherhood of Firemen and Oilers and United Association of Plumbers and Steamfitters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City, Mo
AFL
Lake City
Remington Arms Co
International Association of Machinists
United Brotherhood of Carpenters
International Brotherhood of Firemen and Oilers
United Association of Plumbers and Steamfitters
Dutch Firemen Train in London
Netherlands fire fighting forces aid London crews to stay in training for post invasion civilian defense duties in Holland. Dutch non commissioned members work with British civilian defense groups to assist any surviving defense organizations after liberation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Netherlands
Holland
Meany Seeks Wage Rise and Price Subsidies to Combat Costs
AFL Secretary-Treasurer George Meany and CIO's R J Thomas urge President Roosevelt to revise the Little Steel formula and seek congressional subsidies to hold basic food prices. They claim cost of living has risen about 43.5 percent since Pearl Harbor, far above official BLS figures, and accuse the Bureau of Labor Statistics of distorting wartime living costs.
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AFL
George Meany
R. J. Thomas
The
CIO
U.S
Washington, D. C
Roosevelt
William H. Davis
National War Labor Board
War Labor Board
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Bureau
Congress
Labor For Victory
Mr. Meany
Meany
Thomas
Pearl Harbor
BLS
Mean
Americ
Eller Elected President of New York Building Trades
Peter W. Eller, president of the Thompson Starrett Company and National Referee for the Building and Construction Trades Department, has been elected President of the Building Trades Employers Association of New York. His labor record and role in postwar planning are highlighted as he assumes leadership and handles jurisdictional disputes among unions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York City
Peter W. Eller
Thompson-Starrett Company, Inc
Building and Construction Trades Department
American Federation of Labor
Building Trades Employers’ Assocation of
New York
Eller
Old City Hall Converts to 87-Bed War Worker Dormitory
Astoria Oregon transforms the old city hall into a dormitory for war workers with 87 beds at a cost of 22000 dollars.
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Old City Hall
Portland
Ore
Astoria
Keep Your Nose Clean and Washington’s Excess
A broad critique compares Miami and Washington society's holiday excesses. It notes wealthy winter renters, lavish entertainments, and lobbyist influence in D C while urging Americans to keep their noses clean amid wartime strain. It closes by reflecting on deaths in Italy and the Pacific.
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Miami
Florida
Washington, D. C
Washington
Morganthau
Italy
Pacific
Army Fat Turn-In Drives Cash and Ration Points
The Army announces a fat collection program promising two pounds per man each month while civilians can contribute one pound per month per family. Citizens are urged to save a tablespoon daily and turn it in to earn cash and extra ration points.
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John L. Barnes
White Plains
N. Y
William J. McDonald, Jr
Mamaroneck
Sicily
Mt. Etna
TWA
Nashville
Tenn
Remington Arms Plant
David Webb & Sons
Ross
Peter Elle R
BTEA
Lippi
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