New Order Churns in War Work Policy After July First
The piece notes a new WMC directive by Chief McNutt requiring workers to obtain jobs through the U S employment service with limited exceptions. It discusses ceilings on hires, potential labor hoarding, and concerns over a possible shift from wartime to nonessential sectors. It questions the authority and transparency of the Writers' War Board and its influence on public sentiment.
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WMC
McNutt
U. S
Congress
Cedar Rapids
Writers’ War Board
WWE
The
Gazette
War Board
Allied forces seize two fortress towns as Rome front tightens
Fifth army troops capture Velletri and Valmontone on the Via Casilina, threatening to cut off German withdrawals. Veroli and Ferentino fall as U S forces push toward Rome, creating a narrowing ring around retreating German remnants. Fierce fighting continues in the area as the Allied front advances toward the capital.
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Naples
Rome
Fifth
Velletri
Valmontone
Via Casilina
Alban Hills
Hermann Goering
U. S
Eighth Army
Ferentino
Veroli
Frosinone
Appian Way
Monte Artemisio
Lariano
Albert Kesselring
St. Louis Transit Strike Ends With Vote to Return
Striking streetcar and bus operators in St. Louis voted 630 to 399 to return to work, ending a transit tieup that disrupted service for about 600000 people. Only 1029 of 3500 strikers voted as AFL leaders sought a quick return for 750 buses and 700 trolleys.
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ST. Louis
St. Louis Public Service Company
AFL Amalgamated
St.Louisans
WLB
Paul F. Nachtman
Nachtman
United States
Municipal Pool In Ellis Park to Open Saturday
Cedar Rapids reports Ellis Park pool opens Saturday at 1 pm with daily hours 1 pm to 10 pm. Admission 15 cents children 30 cents adults, towels rental 15 cents children 25 cents adults. Pool director Nels Lee of Wilson High School in charge. Free splash periods and learn to swim planned later.
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Cedar Rapids News
Ellis Park
Bob Black
Black
Toveld
Nels J.‘Lee
Wilson High School
Legion Pool
Marion
Orville Rast
Roosevelt reports lend lease planes totals and pace
President Roosevelt disclosed that from March 11, 1941 to April 1, 1944 American production reached 175000 planes with 33000 sent to other nations. In early 1944 alone 4400 planes were shipped to Allied forces averaging 338 planes per week.
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Washington
Roosevelt
United Nations
Leo T. Crowley
Thomases
Congress
Cedar Rapids Hits 92 Degree High as Statewide Heat Records Fall
Cedar Rapids reached 92 degrees at 2:30 pm on the Hubbard Ice and Fuel thermometer, a new yearly high and one degree above the prior 91. A statewide record 94 degrees was logged in Burlington yesterday, while Decorah recorded a 61 degree low. Warm humid conditions persist with partial clouds, possible afternoon highs above 90, and cooler northwest winds expected tomorrow.
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Cedar Rapids
Hubbard, Ice, and Fuel Company
Burlington
Decorah
Cedar
Rapids
Hubbard Ice Company
286 German Planes Yanks Record May
In May US strategic air forces in Europe dropped over 63 000 tons of bombs on Nazi targets and shot down 1 268 enemy planes. From invasion coasts to the Balkans, US air crews logged 49 811 sorties with 30 106 bombers and 19 705 fighters, at losses of 481 heavy bombers and 235 fighters. The report covers Eighth Air Force in Britain and Fifteenth Air Force in Italy, excluding Twelfth Air Force and RAF sections.
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London
United States Strategic Airforce
Europe
Balkans
Britain
Italy
Ussafe
Eighth Airforce
Fifteenth Airforce
Mediterranean
Allied Airforce
Twelfth Airforce Section
R.A.F
Burma Endorses Dewey for President in Des Moines
Des Moines reports Henry W. Burma Republican candidate for governor endorsed Thomas E. Dewey as the GOP presidential nominee. Burma said he will seek the governor nomination and believes he will join Dewey on the ticket this fall to defeat the New Deal in the nation.
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Chemurghc’ Council
Naval Petroleum Reserves
American Petroleum Institute
Standard Oil‘ Company of
New Jersey
Sar
Des Moines
INS
Henry W. Burma
Thomas E. Dewey
Tom Dewey
Washington
Burma
New Deal
Union
Phe New Deal
Gas Victims Still Under Treatment In Lynch Brooklyn Incident
About 150 of an estimated 1000 people exposed to escaping chlorine gas from a 220 pound cylinder on a delivery truck remained in hospitals Friday as investigators probe the Brooklyn incident. No deaths were reported though hundreds were treated or evacuated from subway tunnels and streets. Police officials issued summonses for transporting chlorine without a permit and cited lack of required safety equipment.
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Brooklyn
Cumberland Hospital
New York
Red Cross
John G. Gulliver
Gulliver
Bayonne
N. J
Cartagena
Colombia
Joseph Barbuto
Fire Department Bureau of Combustibles
Lester J. Denner
Pope Warns Total Victory Risk Prolonging War
Pope Pius XII told the college of cardinals in an Italian broadcast that a demand for total victory could extend the conflict. He urged victors to offer hope to the vanquished and warned that anyone attacking Rome would be guilty of matricide. He urged restraint to spare Rome and future generations from further bloodshed.
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London
Pius XII
College of Cardinals
Rome
Pope Pius
Associated Press
Two Changes In C R Area Planned By War Manpower
Cedar Rapids area will see two changes under War Manpower Commissioner McNutt. Compulsory manpower ceilings will apply to specified industries and all male workers leaving less essential jobs must be redirected to new positions through the Cedar Rapids U S Employment Service office. Des Moines official Bruns will assist in setting ceilings for Linn Benton Cedar Iowa and Co. counties.
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Paul V. McNutt
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Vicinity
H. J. Eberhart
United States Employment Service
McNutt
Cedar Rapids Area
Linn, Benton
Cedar
Employment registration rules in Jones counties with exemptions
Area Director Eberhart notes 1 210 essential worker openings in Cedar Rapids, including 991 for men and 219 for women. McNutt's order largely in effect locally with exemptions for agricultural workers, some federal state and municipal employees, domestic workers, short term hires, teachers, and World War II veterans for 60 days after civilian return.
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Eberhart
Cedar Rapids
McNutt
OPA Sues Major Packers Over Pork Fat Violations
The OPA filed injunctions in federal court against Armour Swift Wilson and Cudahy for selling pork cuts with excess fat. The agency said fat over a half inch on butts and loins violated regulations after collecting over 500 statements from retailers across Illinois Minnesota Wisconsin Iowa Nebraska North Dakota and South Dakota.
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Chicago
A4p
Armour, Swift, Wilson and Cudahy
OPA
Federal District Court
Rae E. Walters
Walters
Illinois
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Iowa
Nebraska
North Dakota
South Dakota
Cedar Rapids Sees 33574 Citizens Registered to Vote
City Clerk Maude Krebs announced that 33574 Cedar Rapids citizens are eligible to vote in the June 5 primary. An audit completed Friday shows 285 new registrations and 291 address changes in recent weeks.
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Maude Krebs
Cedar Rapids
Miss Krebs
Cook Heads Iowa Bar Association
Wayne G. Cook of Davenport was elected president of the Iowa State Bar Association at the annual meeting. He succeeds Denis M. Kelleher of Fort Dodge as Frederick M. Miller of Des Moines became vice president. Burt Thompson of Forest City was named delegate to the American Bar Association and B. B. Druker of Marshalltown was reelected librarian. The ballot was mailed and canvassed by the governors on Thursday.
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DES Moines
Wayne G. Cook
Davenport
Iowa State Bar Association
Cook
Denis M. Kelleher
Fort Dodge
Frederick M. Miller
Iowa Supreme Court
Burt ‘Thompson
Forest City
American Bar Association
B. B. Druker
Marshalltown
Board of Governors
War Manpower Chief calls for nationwide job control plan
War Manpower Chief Paul V. McNutt announced a plan to begin by July 1 a semi compulsory nationwide system to direct all male workers 17 and older to essential war production jobs. Employers would hire only workers referred by the U S Employment Service or approved channels with local flexibility and sanctions for noncooperation.
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Washington
Paul V. McNutt
War Manpower Commission
WMC
U. S
McNutt
Divorce Granted to Joan Fontaine in Hollywood
Actress Joan Fontaine was granted a divorce on grounds of extreme mental cruelty from actor Brian Aherne. The ruling came in Hollywood as the court finalized the separation after prior public remarks about their marriage.
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Joan Fontaine
Hollywood
Brian Aherne
Friday
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