Ration Areas Face Uncomfortably Cold Homes
Washington on state and regional rationing plans oil administrator Leon Henderson warned that three quarters of the nation in eastern and midwestern states face uncomfortably cold homes this winter unless oil heating is conserved or burners are converted to coal. He outlined the Oct 15 start of the ration program with a 275 gallon pre-season allotment and a coupon system to adjust buying for the heating season, aiming to keep average home temperatures near 65 degrees in affected areas.
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Swashington
Leon Henderson
Henderson
OPA
Physically Fit England Theme for Cedar Rapids Y.M.C.A. Campaign
The Cedar Rapids Y.M.C.A. announces a new membership drive starting Monday with a focus on physical fitness. The group cites England's wartime resolve and Lord Woolton's remarks on fitness to argue sports and exercise strengthen national effort and aid Americans in bearing wartime responsibilities.
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England
Cedar Rapids
America
Y.M.C.A
Extortion Attempt By Nursemaid Fails
The attempt to extort $30,000 from a Pelham family failed when nurse Kathryn Batchelder, 23, captured with custody of Nancy Joyce for 12 hours, sought ransom from Nancy's grandmother Mrs. Emily Flippen of Dallas. P E Foxworth, assistant FBI director, said Batchelder was arrested after the abduction ordeal.
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NEW York
P. E. Foxworth
FBI
Pelham
N. Y
Foxworth
Kathryn Batchelder
Albert G. Joyce, Jr
Red Army sniper criticizes American women’s priorities
In New York Lieut. Ludmila Pavlichenko, famed Russian woman sniper credited with over 300 Nazi deaths, said American women care more about lingerie than what the uniform represents. She insisted she would wear her uniform with honor, noting it has bloodstains from battle.
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New York
Liudmila Pavlichenko
Senate panel rejects move for quick hearings on draft
Washington AP report notes the Senate military affairs committee on Thursday rejected Senator Gurney’s bid to start immediate hearings on drafting 18 and 19 year olds. The panel voted against the motion pending formal recommendations from the War Department, which had been requested some time ago.
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Senate
Gurney
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War ‘Department
Department
North American Syrian Prelate to Visit Cedar Rapids
The Most Rev. Anthony Bashir archbishop of New York and North America will visit Cedar Rapids for a three day tour arriving Friday afternoon. A St George's Orthodox church delegation led by president Cc. A. Kacere will greet him at North Western station. On Sunday he will conduct a mass at 9 30 am with Rt Rev. E S Hamaty assisting.
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Anthony Bashir
New York
North America
United States
Canada
Mexico
North Western Railroad Station
St. George’s Orthodox Church
Tenth Street
Twelfth Avenue SE
Archbishop Bashir Named Syrian Orthodox Leader in America
The article notes Archbishop Bashir born March 15 1898 in Pers Lebanon Syria rising from special representative of the Patriarchate in 1922 to pastor of St. George's Syrian Orthodox in Detroit 1932 and elevated as archbishop of New York and all North America in 1936 after being acting head since 1935.
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Syria
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American Episcopal Church
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Mexico
Central America
St. George’s Syrian Orthodox Church
Detroit
Labor unions back cost stabilization plan before Senate
Organized labor leaders Van A Bittner of the CIO and William Green of the AFL endorsed the administration price and wage control legislation before the Senate banking committee. They supported the general principle of stabilizing living costs through government measures.
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Organized Labor
van A. Bittner
Congress of Industrial Organizations
William Green
American Federation of Labor
Senate Banking Committee
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