Coal wage dispute stalls as WWII mobilization stays strained
The piece denounces the coal min ers strike as a government wage dispute, with John L Lewis challenging President Roosevelt and Byrnes leading the Office of War Mobilization to unify civilian efforts. It criticizes political maneuvering, urges bold action, and warns against private citizens reporting violators by mail.
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Lewis
United States
JAR
Byrnes
Office of War Mobilization
Mr. Byrnes
Coal Miners Strike Returns as Truce Dies in War-Time Coal Crisis
The United Mine Workers walk out again after the truce expires, affecting virtually all 530,000 members. Negotiations continue with soft coal operators while a government response is awaited. Minor production persists with non union or independent miners at some sites. Ickes notes 45 days of soft coal stockpiles.
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NCE
United Mine Workers
John L. Lewis
Lewis
United Mine
Washington
White House
Roosevelt
United States
Pennsylvania
Ickes
Ezra van Horn
New York
UMW
AFL Progressive Mine Workers Union
Pittsburgh
Kan
Weither
West Virginia
Eastern
Ohio
Tom Starks
Starks
Kentucky
Harlan
Iowa
Gas warfare in victory garden against invading beetles
The writer laments black beetles chewing tomato shoots in ten years of gardening. They admit not applying a lethal treatment in time and consider gas warfare as a last resort, stating they would prefer gardening under the Geneva convention and defend retaliation against an aggressor.
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Ictory Garden
Watchdog Key Theft Worked Alarm Burt Ruffin
Mrs. Ruby Ruffin woke to her watchdog barking at burglars. Police reported that only one item was stolen the watchdog, and no human property was taken.
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Indianapolis
Ruby Ruffin
Chinese forces rout five Japanese divisions in major Yangtze front victory
Gen Hsueh Yueh known as the Little Tiger leads Chinese troops to a decisive victory hailed by Free China. Allied air support and a large allied bomber force strike Ichang airfield and enemy planes as about 75,000 Japanese soldiers face encirclement with heavy casualties and captured ground.
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Yuci
Changsha
Hunan
China
Ichang
Willkie Says He Could Be Nominated Against Himself
In Oberlin Ohio Wendell L Willkie told reporters he has not decided on entering Ohio's Republican presidential primary and suggested he could win the 1944 GOP nomination in spite of himself He cited Ham Fish Gerald L Smith and likely Landon as opponents and added Col McCormick of the Chicago Tribune to the list after the meeting.
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Oberlin
Ohio
Wendell L. Willkie
G.O.P
Willkie
Ham Fish
Gerald L. K. Smith
Landon
Col. McCormick
The
Chicago Tribune
Guadalcanal veteran recalls six months of hell and duty ahead
Major John H. Gill U S Marine Corps fresh from Guadalcanal shares memories of six months of combat and his role guarding the St Louis interceptor command. He describes relentless air attacks at Henderson Field and the ongoing need for experienced Marines. He plans to return to duty at New River North Carolina but says he would not mind serving again where needed.
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John Reynolds
John H. Gill
U. S. Marine Corps
Guadalcanal
St. Louis
Memorial Day
William F. Johnes
Commonwealth Apartments
Cedar Rapids
West Coast
New River
N. C
Gill
Stanford University
Palo Alto
Calif
Harvard
Hawaiian
Midway Island
Pearl Harbor
New Zealand
U. S
Portsmouth
N. H
400 More Japs Killed In Mop-up on Attu
The Navy reports over 400 Japanese troops killed on Attu Island as three U.S. columns advance toward Chichagof harbor. Mopping-up operations continue with pockets of resistance broken. Allied air raids hit Kiska installations and fires ignite at several sites on Attu. Engineers say the Attu air strip could be ready for use in five days with modern gear.
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Attu
Washington
Attu Island
Navy
United States
Chichagof Harbor
Kiska
Gertrude Cove
Americans Bomb Foggia Pantelleria and Sardinia
Allied air actions over Pantelleria and Sardinia continued at high tempo as Flying Fortresses hit Foggia on the Italian mainland in a third major raid in four days. The official tally reported 337 enemy aircraft destroyed in May with 108 Allied losses, and ground damage included two hangars and railway facilities at Foggia.
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Nort Africa
Pantelleria
Sardinia
Italy
Foggia
Air Command
Naples
Tunis
Junkers
Marion BD. Jones
Memphis
Tenn
Middle East Command
Cagliari
Augusta
Sicily
Rome
Olbia
Cedar Rapids Loses Postal Zone Plan for C R
Cedar Rapids will not receive postal zone numbers after federal officials rejected the plan. Postmaster Frank Baldwin said the ruling allows zones only in cities with primary mail separation and Davenport disputed the feasibility for offices without such setup. Cedar Rapids had eyed five district zoning or route based zones to speed sorting.
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Cedar Rapids
Frank B Baldwin
Washington, D. C
Baldwin
Davenport
Federal Postal Department
Washington
Senate Rejects Trade Veto Right
Washington The Senate rejected by 51 to 33 an amendment to reciprocal trade legislation. The measure would have let Congress terminate trade agreements six months after the war ends.
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Washington
Senate
Congress
FiveYearOld Girl Survives Fall From Window
Ruby Bay, age five, was kept under observation after falling three floors from a window into a cement driveway. The screen gave way and she landed without apparent injuries.
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Los Angeles
Ruby Bay
Byrnes Outlines U S Navy Build Up For Victory
War Mobilization Director James F Byrnes told a Spartanburg rally the United States will have a two ocean navy this year and that the 100000th airplane has left the line. He warned victory will cost more than World War I casualties and urged greater home front discipline while detailing production boosts and a coming Pacific and European offensives. He cited ship and submarine gains, radar feats off Guadalcanal, and pledged coordinated civilian government effort.
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Spartanburg
James F. Byrnes
Byrnes
European
Pacific
Winston Churchill
Roosevelt
Tojo
Navy
Guadalcanal
Office of War Mobilization
Henry Ford Reinstates Edsel’s Presidency At Ford
DETROIT UP Henry Ford 79 elected president of Ford Motor Co to succeed son Edsel who died last week at a shareholders meeting Ford had earlier turned control to Edsel in 1919 returning now to head the companycontaining one of the world’s largest industrial empires.
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Detroit
Henry Ford
Ford Motor Company
Edsel
Allied Armada At Gibraltar Reported In Largest WW2 Convoy
London reports the Allied fleet at Gibraltar consists of 104 transports tankers and supply ships with three aircraft carriers three battleships and several destroyers. Observers from La Linea doubt the ships head for the Mediterranean or the Atlantic. The piece notes Italian and German readings on possible Allied invasion timing and Pantelleria as a potential landing point.
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London
Gibraltar
la Linea
Mediterranean
Atlantic
Rome
Britain
Italy
Transocean
Europe
Dagens Nyheter
Pantelleria
Sicilian
Kurt Dietmar
Berlin
Tunisia
One Man Hospital Saves 25 Injured Marines
Vernon Floyd a 24 year old Pharmacist Mate was praised by the navy for saving 25 wounded marines after a transport plane crash in the Pacific. He endured multiple injuries and acted as a one man hospital eight days until help arrived improvising antiseptic preparing rations and conserving water.
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Los Angeles
Vernon Floyd
Navy
Pacific
Floyd
Maries
Cedar Rapids Girl 5 Dies After Car Accident
Donna Jean Valandingham, five-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Valandingham of 317 I Avenue NW Cedar Rapids, died of a skull fracture and neck injury after falling from a moving car near Mt. Pleasant. Born December 3 1937 in Cedar Rapids, she is survived by parents a baby sister Linda Lou grandparents Joseph B. Nemec of Cedar Rapids and several aunts and uncles. Services set for 2 p.m. Wednesday at Moon Chapel with burial at Cedar Memorial Cemetery. Pallbearers listed Eugene Riggins Joe Mulinix Melvin Lust Gerhard Christoffer.
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Cedar Rapids
Donna Jean Valandingham
John L. Valandingham
I Avenue NW
Mt. Pleasant
Memorial Hospital
House Passes Pay-As-You-Go Tax Plan In War Budget Fight
The House approved the compromise pay-as-you-go income tax plan 256 to 114 after a four month battle. President Roosevelt signaled he would approve if Congress passes, as GOP critics denounced the measure as unfair. The plan calls for phased forgiveness, 20 percent withholding from July 1, with exemptions for service members and certain workers, and anti-windfall rules for high earners.
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Washington
House
Senate
Rep. Robertson
D-Va
Roosevelt
Rayburn
Congress
Rep Doughton
D-N. C
Rep. Knutson
Minn
Rep
Disney
Okla
Cooper
D-Tenn
Reed
R-N. Y
Dingell
D-Mich
Forand
D-R. 1
Armed Services
Two Motorists in Linn County Fined for Gasoline Violations
John L. Johnson of Urbana and Hugh Bell of 924 Tenth Street NE were fined 25 dollars each plus costs in police court for speeding 44 and 42 mph. Judge Harry S. Johnson ordered transcripts to the ration board to reclaim gasoline coupons as added punishment.
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Cedar Rapids
Linn County
John L. Johnson
Urbana
Hugh Bell
Tenth Street
Harry S. Johnson
Johnson
Bell
Tom Condon
Price Office Cuts Value of B and C Gas Coupons
The Office of Price Administration reduced the value of all B and C gas coupons in the northeastern states under nonessential travel ban. The cut lowers usable fuel amounts from three gallons to 2 1/42 gallons amid supply restrictions.
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Washington
Office of Price Administration
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Germany
Reef
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Paul Mallon Peverarerecess
Henry McLemore
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