Labor factions clash over civilian defense planning
The AFL and CIO push for broader labor voice in defense production. Robert J. Watt and Philip Murray advocate equal representation and industry councils managed jointly by labor, industry, and government. Hillman faces criticism as both sides claim he lacks true labor backing.
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AFL
CIO
Robert J. Watt
American Workers
International Labor Office
Hillman
Philip Murray
CIO Industry Council
United States
Murray
National
Plan of Industry
OPM
Labor
Teeth in Aluminum Found in Michigan City Drive
Mt Pleasant Michigan AP reports a city aluminum drive yielded a set of false teeth with an aluminum plate among cast off items. The find highlights the scale of efforts to collect metal for national defense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MT. Pleasant. Mich
Absence of Granary Space Threatens Farmers Profit
The U.S. grain storage shortage imperils a hoped for bumper wheat harvest as terminals in Kansas City, Chicago, and Minneapolis report tight space. Authorities cite export cuts, large carryover, and defense needs for railcars and lake boats as key factors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis
Minn
America
Kansas City
City
Chicago
Northwest
E. J. Grimes
Cargill Grain Company
Kansas City—Board of Trade
Prairie Home
A. W. Bodamer
W. H. McDonald
Rosenbaum Brothers Grain Firm
Commodity Credit Corporation
Buffalo
Omaha
Eyota Village Clears Debt After Well and Pump Purchase
Eyota Minnesota residents learn the village is debt free after paying the final $2,000 installment on a $5,000 well and pump project secured a year and a half ago. The payment settles municipal obligations for the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eyota
Minn
Minnesota
Playgrounds Track Meet Highlights Friday at McKinley High
The annual meet brings junior and senior boys and girls to McKinley High Friday at 2 PM for events including sprints jumps and relays with four class divisions. Additional playground events feature tours shows hunts and pet events across the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McKinley High School
dJunior
Harrison
van Buren
Lincoln
Buchanan
Bever
Indian Creek
Daniels
Arthur
Kenwood
Whitlam
Gazette Carrier Loses 30 Dollars Before New Orleans Trip
Robert Kapoun of 59 Twenty-second Avenue SW reports losing 30 dollars in two ten dollar bills and two fives while en route to close business before joining the YMCA drum corps for a New Orleans trip. He believes it was lost between home and 2220 C Street SW and asks that found currency be returned or left at The Gazette office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Kapoun
Gazette
Twenty-second Avenue
Kapoun
Y.M.C.A
Drum and Bugle Corps
New Orleans
C Street
Gazette Office
Beat It To It in Raid on Rambling House
An excited caller claimed police were closing in, but an officer texted back that they had beat the caller to it. The raid targeted a place suspected as a rambling establishment and involved a law enforcement response.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Louis
INS
Cat with four broken legs after 40 foot fall
Blackie the cat fell from a tree about 40 feet and broke all four legs. Owner Dr. C A DaLane rushed the cat to Dr. Ken Bogaard at 2057 Bever Avenue SE where the animal stood on its first day in casts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blackie
C. A. DaLane
Bever Avenue SE
Ken Bogaard
Portraits of Army Generals in Command and Character
Profiles of Maj. Gen. DeVers, Maj. Gen. Richardson, Maj. Gen. Fredendall, Gen. Stilwell, and Maj. Gen. Thompson. Noted for diverse backgrounds, scholarly pursuits, and long service, they head divisions and corps at Fort Bragg Camp Ord Fort Lewis and other posts highlighting their leadership styles and wartime roles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flcers, DeVers
Fort Bragg
N. C
DeVers
West Point
Robert C. Richardson, Jr
Seventh Army Corps
Moros
Phillippines
France
Reparations Board
Third Army
Coblenz
Germany
French War College
Paris
Rome
Mussolini
Richardson
War Department
Washington
First Cavalry Division
Fort Bliss
Texas
Joseph W. Stilwell
Stilwell
Camp Ord
Calif
Charles F. Thompson
First Army
St. Mihiel Salient
Fort Lewis, Wash
Big Gain In Use Of Vitamins Cited By Sam Fulkerson
Sam Fulkerson head of Professional Foods says vitamin use via physician prescriptions rose 500 percent in two years. He explains growing interest in vitamins, especially B complex, as he returns to Cedar Rapids and opens a minerals and vitamins manufacturing wholesaling venture. His firm operates laboratories in Chicago and Des Moines, with distribution through doctors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Fulkerson
Professional Foods
Third Avenue SE
Cedar Rapids
Fulkerson
Coe College
Iowa State College
Des Moines
Chicago
How To Pronounce Battlefront Names From The Front
A guide to pronouncing key Russian German battle front names. Syllable guides cover Karelian Salla Vitebsk Ostrov Porkhov Rogachev Mogilev Sebezh Zhlobin with approximate pronunciations and spellings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vitebsk
Ostrov
Ostroff
Porkhov
Porkoff
Rogachev
Zhlobin
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Milton
Frank
Deda
Rezac
14Th Ave
Edward Sopouseks
2Nd St
Britain
Amalgamated Clothing Workers
William F. Noe
Amana
Iowa
Highway 220
Amane
Middle Amana
Peraphor
Elsie
Rat
Mary Jane Flaherty
Camp Good Health Fund
L. A. Mansfield
Nineteenth Street
Virginia Mansfield
Nancy
Ann Voggenthaler
A. L. Voggenthaler
Fifth Avenue SE
Theone and
Lorene Foreman
H. J. Foreman
Fourth Avenue SE
Virginia
Anne
Irma Jean Davis
Bobby Sadilek
Robert Mentzer
Emma Faye Lowery
Joan Morgan
Betty Sue Voelker
Mary Ann Alexander
Beta Sigma Phi
Lambda, Sigma
Beta Tata
Shay
Wuazette
Cat
Lloyd R. Fredendall
Second Army Corps
Statistics
Fredendall
University of Minnesota
Infantry
Fort Benning
Troy Laundry
First Street
Diel
Merle E. Garmoe
Auty
Dodge
Plymouth
Dodge Trucks
Handler Motor Co
Opportunity Farms
Carver
Fort Dodge
Walnut
R. E. Jenkins
Nebraska
Metropetiten Life Insurance Comm
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