WLB Orders Anthracite Strikers Back to Work
Washington Jan 15 The War Labor Board ordered anthracite miners to return to work and submit grievances under their contract while Lewis claimed the action reflects a constitutional move by the United Mine Workers. Local leaders later voted to urge strikers back Monday as Lewis contends a future wage increase will come through collective bargaining.
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Lewis
War Labor Board
WLB
Bn Hanperis
UMW
United Mine Workers
Solarn
Willlim
Davis
United States
Thomas Kennedy
Tuel
F Lewis
Willie Willis When I Visited Grandpa
The speaker recalls visiting Grandpa and learning why farmers rise early. The joke hinges on daylight triggering the alarm of farm work, with the farmer's routine tied to the sunrise. The line expresses rural life rhythms and a playful family moment.
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Grandpa
Barium Official Missing Pilot Pierce Searched Across States
James B. Pierce Jr., 52, chief of Barium Reduction Corp of South Charleston, was missing after leaving Washington to fly home to Charleston. A multi-state search using about 100 Civil Air Patrol planes and police ground teams covered West Virginia and Kentucky over four days with no clues. Pierce, a nationally known chemical industrialist, had been flying his Beech craft since 1931 and left at 4 23 p m Thursday for a two hour trip.
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James B. Pierce, Jr
Charleston
Barium Reduction Corporation
South Charleston
Washington
West Virginia
Kentucky
Civilian Air Patrol
Hubert Stark
The
CAP
Virginia
Pierce
Food Taste Quiz Targets McDowell County in OPA Sweep
McDowell County is chosen as one of 58 guinea pig counties for an Office of Price Administration study. About 16,000 housewives will daily report itemized food purchases to map consumer tastes, especially for canned dried or frozen goods, to adjust point values. The plan starts immediately with a nationwide system to begin about 200 foods by March 1.
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McDowell County
OPA
Washington
Gasoline Shipment Blocked Stirs Western PA Refineries
Western Pennsylvania refineries fear shutdowns as surplus gasoline cannot be shipped west to Ohio or east to gasoline-starved states. Senator Gavin says Office of Price Administration blocks westward sales and no shipping instructions exist for eastward movement. Refineries in McKean Warren Venango and Butler counties report full storage and awaiting action promised by the marketing division.
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Pennsylvania
Ohio
Ward
Sesbcred
Gavin
T ~ Me
Office of Price Administration
McKean
Warren
Ven
Ango
Butler
Petroleur
David
Western Pennsylvania
Senators to Hear Flynn Rejoinder
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee ordered public hearings on Edward J. Flynn’s nomination to a position in Australia after Democratic members rejected a Republican push to withdraw the appointment. Chairman Connally said hearings would open next week and be conducted by the full committee, with Flynn to be consulted on dates.
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Dun
Edward J. Flynn
Australia
Senate Foreign Retail Committee
Connally
D.-Tex
Flynn
Democratic National Committee
New Federal Bureau Tries To Answer All Questions
New York January 15 The OWI bureau of inquiries answers about 1100 questions daily with a staff of 19 led by Doris Kavanagh 27. The cases range from whales to dreams including a museum employee asking if a dead whale could be imported duty free and a sailor named Sack on a battleship. The bureau notes odd calls and the need for a cooling off room to vent stress.
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New York
OWI Bureau of Inquiries
Doris Kavanaga
War Department
Bureau
Sack
Court studies Thomas case in West Virginia attorney general bid
The state supreme court weighed if James Kay Thomas may serve as attorney general while in the army. William Wysong fights to retain the office, as voters and lawmakers knew Thomas was in the service. Thomas, on leave until Jan. 20, defeated Wysong for the Democratic nomination and November election by over 5,000 votes. Wysong, serving by Gov Neely's appointment, refused to vacate. The court did not specify a decision timing, with weekend speculation. Page 2.
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West
Kay Thomas
William S. Wysong
Wysong
Thomas
Repch Jiran D. L. Salisbury
Thamas
Neely
Thomas Chin
Supreme Court
British Subs Sink Seven Axis Vessels In Med Blow
British submarines reportedly sunk or probably destroyed seven enemy ships in the Mediterranean. An admiralty communique details a surface attack near Southern Italy and shelling of a railroad bridge, plus torpedoing a large supply ship near Naples. The subs also sank a minesweeper and disrupted cables and power lines during the operations.
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London
Tay
Mediterranean
Admiralty
Italy
Naples
Lammar
Iecis
American British airmen blasted Tunisia and Tripolitania fronts
American and British airmen struck Axis targets across Tunisia and Tripolitania on Thursday. Fortresses bombed Sfax and Sousse docks while Majares near Sfax faced B 26 Marauders. Fighter sweeps hit ground installations. two Axis fighters were downed and four Allied planes lost. one Allied pilot safe.
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Sfax
Sousse
Majares
Comunique
Advaic
RAF Bombers Hit Cherbourg in Atlantic Blitz
RAF bombers struck Cherbourg in a rapid follow up to a heavy night raid on Lorient home to many U boats. Ground fire was heavy and two bombers were lost over Lorient. Docks at Cherbourg were smashed with hundreds of 300 pound bombs in the daylight raid amid fires and anti aircraft fire.
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RAF
Cherbourg
Lorient
Boston
Corient
Hitler
England
Russia
North Africa
U.S
Atlantic
France
All Ministry
Sud
Lovient
Air Ministry
Piliig
Allied Breakthroughs in New Guinea Sananda and Mubo
Allied troops report a breakthrough at Sananda the last Japanese hold in the Papuan peninsula of New Guinea with at least 132 Japanese killed. Ground forces also press at Mubo inland south of Salamaua inflicting heavy casualties and destroying enemy positions supplies and forward quarters.
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Australia
Sananand
Papuan
New Guinea
Douglas MncArthur
Mubo
Salamaua
Inday
Vadin
Sanalands
Nazis Crack Down Across Occupied Europe In Mass Raids
In Poland Warsaw sees mass arrests as Gestapo raids sweep districts. Norway reports dismantling of a secret underground due to weapon drills dropped by Allied parachutes. France notes 100 detained in Lyons for illegal activities. Paris underground network of 500 workers and tunnels also rounded up.
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Gestapo
Warsaw
Poland
Reuter
Rie
Germany
Oslo
Stockholm
France
Lyons
Vichy Radio
Faris
Paris
Reuter S
Zurich
Eleven U S Planes Land at Lisbon Amid Storms
Eleven Airacobra P-39 fighters and crews landed at Lisbon Portela Sacavem airport as severe electrical storms lashed North Portugal. Grounded ships reported a second wave of about 50 American planes sighted en route to the Mediterranean war theater, while British and German accounts described the incident and internment actions by Portuguese authorities.
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Lisbon
Portugal
Madrid
la Banquets
la Linea
Gibraltar
Stenn
Portela Sacavem
Tagus River
Night fighter record near Calcutta defends district
A British night fighter destroyed three Japanese median bombers attacking the Calcutta district in four minutes, a defense record. The communique from British headquarters said bombs were dropped but damage was reportedly negligible and no casualties had yet been reported.
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Calcutta
India
Taxpayers warned to file 1942 returns by March 15
Washington January 15 news release from Rep Doughton and Sen George D Guy warns some 27 million taxpayers not to expect a tax strike. They urge filing 1942 returns by March 15 and paying at least the first 1943 quarter installment. The advisory, requested by the internal revenue service, targets new taxpayers unsettled by pay as you go proposals.
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Washington
INS
Rep
Doughton
D-N. C
House
Ways and Means Committee
George D.guy
Senate Finance Committee
Bureau
Iitermnal Revenua
Congress
Tay
Syiteso Phan Bi
Boughton
George
Clude
Internal Revenue Bureau
Russians Push Toward Rostov as New Bridgehead Reported
Soviet forces pressed toward Rostov near the North Caucasus front, with official word of entering the Rostov region and the liberation of Zavetnoye. Reports from London and Berlin cited a possible new bridgehead west of Moscow and gains along the lower Don, while Red Army units closed in on enemy lines in multiple sectors.
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INS
Rostov
North Caucasus
Soviet Information Bureau
Red Army
Zavetnoye
Exchange
London
Arhey
Vyanna
Vazuza River
Vyazma-Sychevka
Leningrad
Schlosselburg
Berlin
Reuter
DNB
Reda
Caucasus
High Command
Slsg
Lawrer Don
Kalmyek
Lower
Don
Nazi Radio Urges Reluctant Troops At Stalingrad
New York report says Berlin radio urged German soldiers near Stalingrad to follow orders without question praising the Fuehrer for knowing best. The OWI noted the broadcast aimed to boost morale amid the Russian offensive and claimed Soviet attacks were halted by German valor.
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Stalingrad
Berlin
Fuehrer
Uber
Office of War Information
Europe
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Citadel
British Coastal Command
Aime
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iHiea
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