Workers End Strike At Four Oil Plants In Indiana
In East Chicago, workers at three refineries and a Shell loading terminal voted to end a two day walkout. Production will resume Friday for Socony Vacuum, Sinclair, Cities Service, and Shell. Standard Oil Employers Association offered five cent an hour raise, rejected by independent union representing about 3,000 of 5,000 refinery workers.
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East Chicago
Socony-Vacuum Refining Corporation
Sinclair Oil Company
Cities Service Oil Company
Shell Oil Company
Standard Oil Employer Association
French anniversaries pass with no mention in press
French media today did not mention the anniversary of Napoleon’s Boulogne camp disbandment in 1805 or his abandoned invasion plans for England. The Soviet volunteer ceremony at Versailles was also not noted in the French press.
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Versailles
Napoleon
Boulogne
England
Marines Recruit Two Clerks From Local Army Office
In Little Rock Arkansas two former army civilian clerks in the recruiting office were enlisted by the Marines Irving Paul Adams and Shannon Lowell Doss had served six months as civilian clerks before switching to marine service.
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Little Rock, Ark
Irving Paul Adams
Shannon Lowell Doss
Army
Buckner Installed as Cedar Rapids DeMolay Master Councilor
Marvin Buckner will be installed as master councilor of the Cedar Rapids chapter of the Order of DeMolay at 8 p.m. Saturday in the Masonic hall. Amos Stewart will be the installing officer with Rev. Vernon L. Shattuck Jones as chaplain and Charles Moeller as marshal. Other officers for six months include Melvin Buckner as senior councilor Frank Powers as junior councilor Louis Newman as scribe Jack Hamiston as treasurer Howard Moeller as senior deacon Bob Bednasek as junior deacon Paul McNall as senior steward Abdallah Igram as junior steward Dick Reeder as orator George Triebel as sentinel Willis Wilson as chaplain John Fessler as marshal Dick Lewis as standard bearer Dick Davis as almoner Keith Listabarger David Birch Bill Kohlman Richard Buffington Walter Bikes Don Hillmer and Leonard preceptors. A dance will follow the installation.
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Marvin Buckner
Cedar Rapids
The
Order of DeMolay
Masonic Hall
Amos Stewart
Vernon L. Shattuck Jones
Charles Moeller
Melvin Buckner
Frank Powers
Louis Newman
Jack Hamiston
Howard Moeller
Bob Bednasek
First Two Senior Nurses Enroll in Red Cross Reserve
Miss L Winifred Bowers of St Luke's hospital Cedar Rapids announced the enrollment of the first two senior nurses in the Red Cross student nurse reserve. Miss Margaret Hannay of Grinnell and Miss Martha Rush of Monona will finish nursing training in September and become available for active duty in the army and navy. Nurses may enroll in the reserve during the last six months of training as schools push for early active service.
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L. Winifred Bowers
St. Luke's Hospital
Cedar Rapids
Red Cross
Margaret Hannay
Grinnell
Martha Rush
Monona
Iowa
St. Luke’s Hospital
Army
Navy
Gowers
Civil service employs over half a million in the United States
The United States reports more than 565000 civil service employees across federal, state, and local agencies, reflecting a vast public administration workforce. Major agencies include the federal civil service and state and municipal departments, with widespread employment impacts nationwide.
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United States
Protection of Pets In Case of Enemy Air Attack Urged
CHICAGO AP Civilian defense authorities were urged to protect pets to avoid panic in raids and gas attacks. Coleman urged selecting animal wardens with animal experience for calm handling. Dr W A Young said Anti Cruelty Society trains workers to rescue trapped animals during blackouts. Dr W F Guard outlined animal aid committees. Major Clyde S Price noted animals share gas vulnerability. advise keeping pets from contaminated water and trenches.
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Chicago
W. F. Guard
Ohio State University
Clyde S. Price
Army Chemical Warfare Service
Red Cross Home Nursing Certificates for 35 Girls
In Cedar Rapids on Tuesday a Red Cross home nursing training event will award certificates to 35 high school girls at a YWCA tea at 3 p.m. The University of Iowa teaching staff will speak and Mrs. R. K. Stoddard will present the cards. The drive urges older nurses to join Red Cross service. industrial nurses may be over 40 and married or single. A quota of 145 pairs remains unaccounted for at Y.M.C.A. production HQ.
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Cedar Rapids
Red Cross
Y.W.C.A
University of Iowa
R. K. Stoddard
Home Nursing
Charles E. Roberts
Army
Navy
Ee Ee
Home Nursing Drive Aims To Help Linn County Women
Red Cross notes describe a Linn county chapter effort to provide home nursing to every woman in the county. Chairman Mrs R K Stoddard and nurse consultant Edith Parsons appeared before Linn county Farm Bureau leaders to push the objective.
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Linn County
R. K. Stoddard
Edith Parsons
R.N
Linn County Farm Bureau
All Day Red Cross Sewing Meeting Planned at Peoples Church
A Red Cross and Needlework Guild group met with Miss Beulah Perrin to plan an all day sewing session for fall and winter work. Women will sew operating gowns, with Miss Helen Hubbard announcing the production chair. A call goes forth for donations of demolition mittens to ship to St. Louis.
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Red Cross and Needlework Guild
Beulah Perrin
Seventeenth Street SE
The
Peoples Church
Red Cross
Shipment of knitwear to St Louis for next week
A note indicates another shipment of turtleneck sweaters and scarves to St Louis next week. Community members are urged to bring or send knitted finished articles to production headquarters, with the sewing department busy cutting operating gowns and possible early shipment of finished products as volunteers are sought.
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St. Louis
Southside Center Opens All Day Friday for Dressings
The Southside center will be open all day Friday to provide surgical dressings. Local health staff will assist patients needing wound care and dressings, with supplies available at the facility.
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Southside Center
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