Draft policy narrows deferments to war needs nationwide
The government announced a new selective service interpretation directing that only civilian work truly needed for war production or war effort support qualifies for occupational deferment. Brig. Gen. Hershey said manpower should be allocated to best serve the nation, with many previously deferred men now subject to induction.
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Washington
INS
National Register
Lewis B. Hershey
Hershey
Car Recovered But Spare Tire Is Gone
Police recovered the stolen car of Charles H. McClurg of Palo. The vehicle was found in front of 702 L street SW and towed to the station with keys held for the owner. The spare tire was missing.
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Charles H. McClurg
Palo
L Street
Cabinet proposal favors new municipal affairs secretary
Barnet Hodes Chicago corporation counsel urged the creation of a federal secretary for municipal affairs to strengthen civilian defense and ensure more direct federal city contacts during and after the war. He spoke to the Chicago Bar association outlining the plan.
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Chicago
INS
Barnet Hodes
Chicago Corporation Counsel
Chicago Bar Association
Priorities Consultant to Visit Cedar Rapids on Tuesday
William Ogden, priorities consultant from the Chicago War Production Board office, will meet manufacturers and distributors with priorities problems at the Cedar Rapids Chamber of Commerce Tuesday. Appointments should be arranged in advance through the chamber.
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William Ogden
Chicago
The
War Production Board
Cedar Rapids
Many Eligible to Buy New Cars as Dealers Promote Sales
Cedar Rapids automobile dealers urged eligible buyers to act, noting only three of Linn county's 75 car quota for March to May had been delivered. They said misunderstanding persists about who may qualify and cited Leon Henderson's Feb. 25 statement supporting moving stock to those with the best claim.
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Cedar Rapids
William C. Culver
Association
Leon Henderson
Henderson
Rita Hayworth Adds Threat Claim in Divorce Suit
Actress Rita Hayworth filed an amended complaint in Supreme Court alleging that husband Edward C. Judson threatened bodily harm and public attacks unless she paid him 30,000. She says he coerced a settlement in June 1941 to secure the money and ruin her film career if unpaid.
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Hollywood
INS
Rita Hayworth
Edward C. Judson
Oklahoma
Supreme Court
Judson
Miss Hay
Only 34 Percent Favor Compulsory Savings Plan
A nationwide survey by the National Opinion Research Center finds 34 percent support compulsory savings to curb inflation and shortages. Forty five percent oppose it, calling it unnecessary and undemocratic, while 12 percent say it would depend and 9 percent have no opinion.
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Denver
National Opinion Research Center
America
Initiative of American Pilots Superior to Foe Declared
Capt. Eddie Rickenbacker, America's first flying hero, says American pilots are self-reliant and superior to the foe. He argues modern war requires pilots to think and act for themselves amid mass fighter operations, with the motto every man for himself.
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Rickenbacker
Los Angeles
INS
Eddie Rickenbacker
Saturay
Bendix Resigns From Industry Bearing Name
Vincent Bendix resigns as chairman and board member of Bendix Aviation Corp. He cites no reasons for the move and says he will issue a full statement later. E. R. Breach, ex General Motors VP, had become president on Feb 24 and Bendix stock is held heavily by GM. A new chairman was not yet named.
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New York
INS
Vincent Bendix
Bendix Aviation Corporation
Bendix
E. R. Breach
General Motors
Frustrated Skunk Blocks UC Berkeley Traffic
A skunk with its head stuck in a tin can on Fraternity row at the University of California forced traffic detours as it dashed across the street. Blinded, the animal charged repeatedly and emitted gas, finally collapsing from exhaustion and being taken to the humane society shelter.
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Berkeley
Calif
Fraternity Row
University of California
Humane Society
U S Revealed As Stockholder In 700 War Plants
Washington The Reconstruction Finance Corporation and its subsidiaries have invested 11.49 billion dollars in the war effort including facilities to produce ships planes tanks guns ordnance magnesium aluminum steel and other war materials. Secretary Jesse H Jones announced. He noted losses in transit such as quinine cork and ergot and outlined rubber production plans rising to 700 000 tons a year by end of 1943 with concerns over civilian tire supply and continued rationing.
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Washington
INS
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
United States
Secretary of Commerce
Jesse H Jones
Jones
Rubber Reserve Company
Far East
United Nations
Housewife Invents Hairpin Gadget to Fasten Bottle Caps
Mrs Martha Peabody Keith of Brookline invents a hairpin based device to secure paper bottle caps saving tin plate. Her husband William Keith, who makes bottle caps, plans Erie production after she patent shows off the device.
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Brookline, Mass
INS
Martha Peabody Keith
Martha
William Keith
Erie
Labor Conscription Impractical, Truman Says
In remarks captured Saturday, Senator Claude Pepper proposed universal labor conscription. President Truman, chairing the wartime committee, called labor conscription impractical and unconstitutional, stating it would contradict American fighting ideals and likening it to forced service under duress.
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Washington
LLP
Harry S. Truman
D-Mo
Senate
Elmer Thomas
D-Okla
Claude Pepper
Dfla
Truman
No Rum For British Below Sergeant Rank
British soldiers in Nassau faced a prohibition barring all rum for personnel below sergeant on a Saturday night, leaving regiments without spirits as the mood turned glum.
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Nassau
INS
Brazil Reports Japanese Fifth Column Ready for Uprising
A government released letter from a Brazilian born Japanese claims a 25 000 strong Japanese fifth column army in Brazil was prepared to strike Brazilian barracks and strategic sites within minutes of orders from Tokyo. Officers were reportedly arrested while posing as civilians.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Brazil
Tokio
Fifth Column
Cedar Rapids Woman's Club earns superior rating in Iowa play festival
The Cedar Rapids Woman's club dramatic arts department received a superior rating in class B at the University of Iowa Play Production Festival for its production of Dottie Mourns in Iowa City. Grace Hecker Mary Nassif and Charles Gunn were singled out for superior performances. Des Moines Playmakers earned an excellent rating for Eddie Greets a Hero while other area groups from Des Moines Waterloo and Sheldon received good ratings.
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Dramatic Arts Department
Cedar Rapids Woman's Club
University of T Iowa
Iowa City
Dottie
Des Moines
Eddie
Grace Hecker
Mary Nassif
Charles Gunn
Cedar Rapids
Waterloo
Sheldon
Even Dogs Enlisting In Army in New Program
The U S Army accepts Dogs for Defense Inc a New York group to supply train and command 200 sentry dogs for guarding military property. Maj Gen Edmund Bristol Gregory approves plan and Lieut Col Clifford Smith to lead the corps of sentry dogs as they detect strangers at supply depots.
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New York
INS
United States Army
Dogs For Defense, Inc
Edmund Bristol Gregory
Clifford Smith
Service Men Now May Accept Rides in Iowa
In Des Moines AP report Iowa motorists may give rides to uniformed service members after AAA Iowa clubs issued a red white and blue windshield sticker reading Give Them A Lift. Motorists may request a pass and sign a liability release. soldiers sailors and Marines still cannot solicit or thumb rides per military rules.
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Des Moines
Iowa
A.A.A. Motor Clubs
Army
Seven Hurt as Coast Line Train Derails in Tampa
Six passengers and a Pullman porter were injured when the Southland rear coach derailed after hitting a rail break near Tampa Florida. The last car partly overturned but no serious injuries were reported and damage was estimated at 5000 dollars.
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Tampa
Fla
Atlantic Coast Line
Southland
Postal Employees Lose 40 Hour Week Overtime Change
Washington AP The bill passed by Congress and awaiting Roosevelt signature ends the 40 hour week for postal workers. It creates a 48 hour week with overtime paid at the regular rate instead of time and a half. The change reflects labor shortages and many employees drafted for military service.
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Washington
Congres
Roosevelt
Department
McNutt urges offensive against Germany and Japan
Paul V. McNutt Federal Security Administrator urged a United Nations offensive against Germany and Japan. He warned an Axis victory would ruin the American economy and described the need to strike the two nations to prevent a graveyard of once exalted civilizations.
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Omaha
Neb
Paul V. McNutt
Federal Security
Japan
Germany
America
McNutt
United Nations
British war effort praised by British minister in Washington
Sir Gerald Campbell told the National Consumers League in New York that the British war effort is out of all proportion to the UK's size and population, praising resolve and sacrifice during the conflict.
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New York
British Isles
Gerald Campbell
Washington
National Consumers League
School paper drive aids wartime effort city wide
Waste paper collection organized by the school system with 22 bins in public yards and parochial schools. Scouts gather flattened paper and Salvation Army trucks pick up here. Proceeds support war funds. storage tips emphasize safety and separating bottles and rubbish.
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Arthur Deamer
Boy Scouts
Salvation Army
Immaculate Conception
St. Ludmila’s
St. Matthew’s
St. Wenceslaus Parochial School
First Avenue E
Deamer
Sugar Ration Plan Outlined For May Registration
OPA outlined sugar rationing with stamps for individuals and certificates for industrial users. Registrations will occur at local public schools with teachers acting as registrars. one family member can register all members. Each person gets a 28 stamp book for biweekly allotments. exact amounts pending Cuban crop processing and refiners’ output. Prosecutions possible for false statements. hoarders urged to sell surplus.
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Bane
United States
OPA
Industry Provides Hitler Slush Fund for Bribes
The Sunday Times reports German heavy industry funds a private income of at least 12 million dollars annually for Adolf Hitler. Part is used for secret payments to secure support. The fund, financed by concealed wage taxes, supplements his other income from Zentral Verlag.
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London
The
Sunday Times
Hitler
Adolf Hitler
Zentral Verlag
Pershing Heads Army Emergency Relief
Gen. John J. Pershing, 81, comes out of retirement to head the Army Emergency Relief, replacing the old Army Relief society. He is named honorary president as the new organization pledges to aid families of all army personnel.
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New York
INS
John J. Pershing
Three-way fight over small business aid program in wartime
Washington United Press reports a three cornered fight among Donald M Nelson's War Production Board, Jesse Jones' Reconstruction Finance Corporation and the War Department over control of a 1 billion dollar small business financing and contract allocation plan. Senate Small Business Chair James Murray backs Nelson's WPB led approach while Jones opposes giving WPB broad lending authority and favors RFC financing. Patterson argues for War Department contract distribution with possible guarantees. Nelson seeks direct WPB control of a small plants division.
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Washington
Donald M Nelson
War Production Board
Jesse Jones
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
War Department
James E. Murray
Dmont
Senate Small Business Committee
Jones
Nelson
WPB
RFC
Robert P. Patterson
Senate Banking Committee
Senate
Congress
Defense Plant Corporation
War and Navy Departments
Patterson
Murray
Defense Corporation
Wilson Accused of Favoring Utilities in Tax Reductions
C F Green of Sioux City accuses Gov. George A Wilson of pressuring the Iowa Tax Commission to cut increases in utility property valuations in 1940. Green, a former Tax Commission member, says the shift moves about 700000 dollars yearly from favored utilities to other local taxpayers. The rebuttal from Tax Commission Chairman Fred W Nelson cites records showing only a substantial increase.
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Des Moines
C. F. Green
Sioux City
Iowa Tax Commission
George A. Wilson
Green
Clyde L. Herring
Herring
United States
Wilson
Fred W. Nelson
The
Utility valuation shifts tied to Gov Wilson era
Green cites a 2 to 1 vote cutting 24 companies’ valuations by 19 million dollars lowering assessments to 43 to 52 percent of true value. 63 firms kept at 60 percent. Nelson notes valuations rose from 64 124 421 in 1935 to 114 226 544 by 1940 under Wilson.
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Green
Tax Commission
Wilson
Nelson
Union Seeks WLB Action in LaPlant Choate Dispute
The CIO Farm Equipment Workers Local 116 seeks War Labor Board intervention after a deadlock with LaPlant Choate. The contract talks stall over a $1 daily wage increase a five cent night shift bonus, union shop, and check-off. Company president Roy Choate says the case may go to WLB after consultant Michael Sherman observed talks.
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War Labor Board
CIO
Local 116
LaPlant-Choate Company
Keith Churchill
Churchill
Roy Choate
WLB
Michael Sherman
Washington
John R. Steelman
Labor Conciliation Service
Mower Sharpener Nips Finger Tip at Millburn Station
A. V. Millburn of 2401 B avenue NE lost the tip of the index finger of his left hand Saturday evening when it was caught in a lawnmower sharpener at the Millburn service station 1055 Third avenue SE. He was treated at St. Luke's hospital and released.
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A. V. Millburn
B Avenue NE
Millburn
Third Avenue
St. Luke's Hospital
Firemen Extinguish Two Small East Side Blazes
Cedar Rapids firefighters were called twice on Saturday evening for residential fires on the East Side. At 6:19 p m the roof of M M Thompson’s home at 2137 First avenue SE was damaged by chimney sparks. At 6:48 a defective oil heater started a fire at Harold Graves’ home at 2141 Linden drive SE, with damage confined to the heater.
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Cedar Rapids
M. M. Thompson
First Avenue SE
Harold Graves
Linden Drive
OPA FACES DILEMMA ON PORK PRICES AND FARM BLOCK FIGHT
Washington (UP) OPA officials wrestle with permanent pork price ceilings as 60 day temp controls linger. Farm bloc pressure for parity based pricing could trigger broader farm price cuts and political clash in Congress. Hog prices on Chicago market exceed act levels, while pork as a processed product faces legal room for higher retail ceilings.
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Washington
Office of Price Administration
Congress
OPA
Agricultural Bloc
Roosevelt
Farm Bloc
Chicago
Thread-finned fish leaps from Amazon for eggs on plants
A thread-finned fish in the Amazon river leaps out of the water to lay eggs on overhanging plants. This behavior showcases its reproductive strategy amid tropical aquatic habitats.
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Amazon
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