War Manpower plan moratorium on hiring in war industries
The War Manpower Commission orders all hiring for critical war industries through the U S Employment Service. The move aims to freeze essential workers in their jobs and curb luring talent between plants, with labor unions likely to scrutinize the external locking of the shop. Questions arise over farm labor and enforcement, while other notes cover blasting assessments and transportation rules for trucks.
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War Manpower Commission
U. S. Employment Service
Axis thrust closes on Tobruk amid desert fighting
Axis forces push deep into Libyan desert reaching near Tobruk after repulsing four main British columns. RAF bombers attack El Adem Bir Hacheim areas while Luftwaffe and Italian planes clash, with 12 enemy planes downed and several transport vehicles destroyed.
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Cairo
Egypt
Tobruk
Bir Hacheim
Ain el Gazala
Erwin Rommel
el Adem
Bir Muacheim
RAF
R.A.F
Libya
Bengazi
London
Linn County names Henry Haegg Civilian Defense Chairman
Gov. George A. Wilson announced Cedar Rapids resident Henry Haegg as Linn County Civilian Defense Chairman replacing Edward E. Lowe who resigned to join the Cornhusker Ordnance Plant in Grand Island Nebraska. Lowe’s move prompted a separation of defense administration from the rationing boards with Sam Hawkins named county rationing coordinator over all boards.
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Henry Haegg
Cedar Rapids
Linn County
Des Moines
George’.A. Wilson
Haegg
Edward E. Lowe
Lowe
Cornhusker Ordnance Plant
Grand Island
Neb
Haegelong
United War Fund
Hanford
American Legion
Sam Hawkins
Hickenlooper to Speak at Cedar Rapids Rally Friday Night
Lieutenant Governor B B Hickenlooper will address a Linn county non-partisan rally in Cedar Rapids at 8 15 p m Friday in Memorial Coliseum as he seeks the Republican nomination for governor. Local speakers include John C Reid chairwoman Mrs Charles Roberts labor leader Jim White farmer Earl Elijah and youths William Whipple. musical entertainment by Cavaliers Musketeers Y M C A drum corps a 20 piece band and The Three Bits of Rhythm with Ruth Ebling Massey singing patriotic numbers.
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B. B. Hickenlooper
Cedar Rapids
Linn County
Memorial Coliseum
Hickenlooper
John C. Reid
Charles Roberts
Jim White
Ed Hach
William Whipple
Earl Elijah
Clarence Farmer
Cavaliers
Musketeers
Y.M.C.A
William Vesely
Three Bits of Rhythm
Ruth Ebling Massey
Nazis Claim Victory But Reds Deny It
Nazi field headquarters claimed an overwhelming victory south of Kharkov with 165000 prisoners taken, while Soviet forces said they repelled two German attacks and killed more than 2400 Nazis in the last 24 hours. Moscow noted German losses and Red advances in Izyum Barvenkova and Kharkov sectors as Timoshenko’s troops fought all night.
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London
Rommel
Sidi Barrani
Nile Valley
Adolf Hitler
Kharkov
Donets River
Izyum- Barvenkova
Ukraine
Hatler
Red
Semeon Timoshenko
Zyum
Donets
Timoshenko
Hitler
Kalinin
Smolensk
Leningrad
Moscow
Jap Air Attack Inevitable Says Stimson
Secretary Stimson said the war department views a Japanese air raid on the United States as inevitable in retaliation for Doolittle's Tokio strike. He noted possible attacks on the west coast and even Washington, while stressing continued preparations for a major offense. The army forms an amphibious training command at Camp Edwards and Florida, and youth draft age remains a congressional decision.
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Washington
Stimson
War Department
United States
James H. Doolittle
Tokio
Japan
Doolittle
Army
Frank A. Keating
General Staff Corps
Camp Edwards
Mass
Florida
Aug State Senator Augustine attacks Des Moines Journal over party control
Iowa Democratic gubernatorial candidate A E Augustine accuses The Des Moines Register and Tribune of riding two horses by endorsing Thornburg while attacking Gov. Wilson. Augustine claims the paper aims to influence both major parties and cites Cowles family connections as background to the dispute.
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Des Moines
A. E. Augustine
Oskaloosa
The
Des Moines Register and Tribune
Register and Tribune
Mark Thornburg
Nels Kraschel
Register
Col. R. R. McCormick
Chicago Tribune
Secretary of Agriculture
Mark G. Thornburg
George A Wilson
Thornburg
Wilson
James Dolliver
G. Scott Davies
Tribune
Kraschel
Augustine
Gardner
Mike) Cowles
Cowles
McCormick
Ain
Dolliver
Clyde L. Herring
Davies
SEG Revokes License of Scott McIntyre Go
The Securities and Exchange Commission revokes the registration of Scott McIntyre and company as an over the counter broker dealer and expels the firm from NASD membership. The order, issued May 25 in Philadelphia, covers interstate business and cites alleged secret profits and mispricing in Cedar Rapids and Chicago hearings. A. J. Hoffman of the Chicago regional office commented. the case began in Cedar Rapids and concluded in Chicago.
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Securities and Exchange Commission
Scott McIntyre and Company
National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc
Cedar Rapids
Securities Exchange
Chicago
Lewis Ousts Murray From UMW Position
John L. Lewis dismissed Philip Murray from the United Mine Workers vice presidency and $18,000 salary. The UMW executive board backed the move 17 to 1. John O’Leary of Pittsburgh was named to Murray’s post after the vacancy.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
Philip Murray
CIO
United Mine Workers
Lewis
UMW
John O'Leary
Pittsburgh
Murray
Steel Workers’ Union
Special Holiday Want Ad Closing Hours
The Gazette announces holiday notice for want ads. Saturday papers accept ads until 10 a.m. Decoration Day. Sunday papers accept ads until noon Saturday. The Want Ad Department closes at noon Saturday. Call 2-1121 to place ads early for Saturday and Sunday editions.
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Gazette Want Ad Department
Dial
Memorial Day Parade Plans From Hanford Post
Memorial day chairman N F Bleakley announced the route and participants for the annual parade. The march starts at 10 am from the Second Avenue bridge with a naval salute for fallen heroes, ending at Linwood cemetery where Guy Linville will speak. Four divisions will be led by Lieut Col Francis M Flanagan, the Cedar Rapids unit of the Iowa state guard, and Hanford post veterans groups led by Dick Jones.
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N. F Bleakley
Hanford Post
American Legion
Bleakley
Second Avenue Bridge
Second Avenue
Sixth Street
Linwood Cemetery
Guy Linville
Francis M. Flanagan
Cedar Rapids
Lews State Guard
Dick Jones
Legionnaires
Rainbow Division
Veterans of Foreign
Biddle Orders Deportation of Bridges on Communist Ties
Washington January 4 1949 Attorney General Francis Biddle ordered the immediate deportation of Harry Bridges Australian born West Coast CIO leader for affiliations with the Communist party and for advocating the overthrow of the government Bridges who is an alien faced deportation after a judge and the attorney general found the party taught and advocated forceful overthrow No further administrative appeal is open though Bridges may pursue habeas corpus in court to test the order The 40 year old Bridges has been a controversial figure
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Washington
Francis Biddle
Harry Bridges
CIO
Biddle
Bridges
Communist Party
United States
Charles B Sears
Immigration Appeals Board
Maine Workers Industrial Union
Rodeo Entry List Grows With Autry Outfit In Cedar Rapids
The Midwestern championship rodeo opens at Hawkeye Downs as 75 cowhands arrive from Gene Autry's rodeo in Providence. Among newcomers is Mangum Oklahoma's famed steer roper and Dave Campbell of Las Vegas New Mexico who holds world honors. The event runs tonight with improving weather.
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Jean Strong
Cedar Rapids
Gene
Dave Campbell
Las Vegas
Union backs Cedar Rapids airport plan pledge
The United Packing House Workers CIO in Cedar Rapids endorsed the airport project. Harold J. Smith said the union supports the plan 100 percent and will mobilize members at the polls for the measure. The letter to Karl Blane stated full organizational backing for the airport expansion.
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Cedar Rapids Airport Bend
United Packing House Workers
CIO
Karl Blane
Harold J. Smith
Auport
War manpower commission freezes war industry jobs nationwide
The War Manpower Commission ordered an immediate lock on employment in critical war sectors, routing all hiring through the U S Employment Service. Quitting without cause could bar workers from other plants, with deferment plans for key industry workers under consideration. The move targets aircraft and other vital fields, promising six months on the job before deferment eligibility and potential farm labor and food processing classes for military relief. Dean Morse urged wage stability if job changes are restricted.
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Washington
War Manpower Commission
U. S. Employment Service
Paul McNutt
Commission
Manpower Commission
U S Submarines Sink Two Japanese Ships and Hit Cruiser
U S submarines in the Far East have sunk two Japanese ships and damaged two others including a heavy cruiser. The Navy released a communique noting a large auxiliary ship and two medium cargo ships sunk or damaged, not tied to the Coral Sea engagement. St Lucia near Martinique reports a Blakeley battle with Axis subs. six killed and 12 wounded on the Blakeley with German submarines reported destroyed.
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Washington
Navy
United States
Far East
Navy Department
Coral Sea
ST Lucia
Brtish
West Indies
API
Blakeley
Blakeles
Martinique
Fort de France
Mondas
Brazilian plane sinks Axis submarine off Brazilian coast
A Brazilian source says a submarine was attacked and sunk by a Brazilian crewed plane after two North American flyers spotted it on May 23 off the northeast coast. Brazilian air force planes arrived to assist. Brazil not at war with Germany or Italy.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Japi
Brazlian
Lieut Harry Schwane
Sergi J. G. Yates
Brazil
Germany
Italy
Axis
Rio Iguazu Delivers 52 Barrdale Survivors in Recife
Argentine steamer Rio Iguazu arrives in Recife with 52 survivors from the torpedoed British ship Barrdale. The event undermines Italian claims of torpedoing and sinking a United States Maryland class battleship, as Rome had broadcast survivors’ chatter that the ship was American.
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Recife
Brazil
United States
Rome
President Avila Camacho Calls Congress for War Declaration
Mexico City AP reports President Manuel Avila Camacho urged an emergency congressional session to declare war on the Axis powers. He seeks formal wartime measures as global conflict escalates.
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Mexico City
Manuel Avila Camacho
Congress
Mexico
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