Wartime Mistletoe Shortage Highlighted By GI Return Delays
Wartime living slump in mistletoe sales noted as many girls await mail from soldiers. Salva tion Army bell ringers peak while cigar shipments to the army rise, leaving civilians with scarce smokes. Tax changes promise earlier filing in 1945, and corset shortages persist due to cotton cuts with limited elastic supplies.
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Federated Press
Salvation Army
Wall Street Journal
War Dept
Navy Unionist Critiques Former Boss On Postwar Plans
Overseas aboard the U S Navy Quartermaster 3/c Justin J Donahue IAM AFL member sends a V mail questionnaire to J H Rand Jr president of Remington Rand, challenging the company’s postwar planning as a test of good faith. He calls for collective bargaining and free enterprise without government interference.
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New York
U.S. Navy
Justin J. Donahue
Intl. Assn. of Machinists
AFL
J. H. Rand Jr
Remington-Rand
Ntl. Assn
Rem-Rander
Rand
Donahue
IAM
Lockheed Firings Lose in Court Over Political Activity
California appellate court unanimously sided with 20 former Lockheed Aircraft workers who sued for political freedom in industry. They were fired under company policy cited as fighting un American activities insanity drunkenness and other grounds while the real reason was disapproval of support for the Roosevelt administration.
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Los Angeles
California
Lockheed Aircraft Co
Lockheed
Lockheed Refuses to Produce Records in Protest
CTS ex 1Tdn pawn-aD challenged Lockheed to disclose their records and justify why they should be discharged. Lockheed refused, declining to produce documents that define company policy.
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CTS
Lockheed
Greeks, king, and loyalties in a wartime quip
A Washington reporter asks the President about courage and nerves and the exchange turns to Greece. A Quartermaster Corps laundry ad mocks machine handling with a hand craft claim. The dialogue touches British policy, Greeks, and postwar aims with a dry humor tone.
Cry Baby and a Mother's Care in Growing Confidence
A reflective piece describes infant crying as a normal signal for needs such as hunger comfort or discomfort. It emphasizes parental attunement, prenatal learning, and timely soothing, arguing a caring mother shapes a child against being a so called cry baby. Next week Smile Awhile.
FEPC Wins Most Prejudice Cases
Washington reports that every October discrimination firing charges filed with the President's Fair Employment Practice Committee led to rehiring after FEPC action. FEPC closed 179 cases, 120 resulting in satisfactory adjustments as Chairman Malcolm Ross notes growing employer cooperation. A pending permanent FEPC bill is expected to boost settlements by granting real power and status.
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Washington
Fair Employment Practice Committee
FEPC
Malcolm Ross
Congress
UAW No Strike Referendum Mail Deadline Set
The 1.2 million postcard ballots for the UAW CIO no strike referendum must be mailed back by February 17 to be counted by a nine member committee led by Acting President George F. Addes. Soldier votes postmark by February 28. Ballots go out mid January. voters decide yes or no on reaffirming the no strike pledge for wartime.
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Detroit
United Auto Workers
CIO
George F. Addes
Addes
International Union
Buick
Flint
Toledo
Dayton
German Collapse Rumor Shapes Voting Forecast
Readers speculate a German collapse before the vote could swing the public against the no strike pledge. Consensus holds that such a shift might occur regardless of ongoing war with Japan.
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Japan
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