GOP Money Drives Southern Effort to Beat Roosevelt
Heavy Republican financing and pro-Garner and anti-Roosevelt figures push a “Beat Roosevelt” campaign in Texas and planned actions in Mississippi Arkansas and South Carolina. Key players include Samuel Pettengill Jes se Jones E B Germany Vance Muse and John A Barr as the drive aims to split the Democratic party and influence the Chicago convention.
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Federated Press Washington
Texas
Roosevelt
Mississippi
South Carolina
Arkansas
Samuel Pettengill
Frank Gannett
E. B
Germany
Sun Oil Co
Pew
Pennsylvania
Sen. W. Lee
Pappy
O’daniel
Vance Muse
Houston
Christian Americans
Muse
John A. Barr
Fort Worth
Heroe
South
Chicago
Washington
Sen
Virginia
Plea for Wider Showing of The Negro Soldier Film
Theodore M. Berry NAACP President urged Mayor’s Friendly Relations Committee to aid broader distribution of The Negro Soldier film. He said morale should be shared by all people and that Negro soldiers deserve recognition equal to white soldiers for their military service.
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Theodore M. Berry
NAACP
Labor and War Drives Clash Over Blood and Bonds
The piece argues organized labor supports war efforts through blood donations and bonds, but faces snobbery from leaders who favor employer channels. It notes the CIO and CIO members supply red blood and funds, while unions are sometimes sidelined by public campaigns and press choices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newspaper Guild
War Agency
Fly Flag! FDR Urges Flag Day Observance
President Roosevelt calls workers at home and in factories to join in observing Flag Day on June 14, urging national participation and praise for the American flag.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
Argentina Labor Meets Fascist Ways
Washington reports concern over Argentina's introduction of labor courts modeled on fascist Italy. Plans would organize unions into state controlled super-unions with the government curbing labor agitation. Col. Juan D. Peron pledges balance between labor and capital and tightens action against active labor leaders.
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Washington
Argentina
Italy
Juan D. Peron
Peron
Benito Mussolini
Khaki to Rainbows For GI After War Prices May Soar
Postwar men’s fashion will shift from khaki to bright suits as designers anticipate a billion dollar postwar market. Industry leaders predict coats and trousers with bold colors and wider stripes, with individual bills from $100 to $300 per man and a total market near $1 billion.
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New York
The
Wall Street Journal
Journal
Natl. Assn
OPA
Congress
Joe
Lose Rights Fight at San Francisco Shipyard
In San Francisco Negro shipyard workers lose their bid to compel the International Brotherhood of Boiler Makers AFL to admit them to the unions Negro auxiliary. Superior Judge Peter J Mullins denied permanent injunctions for Wilbert Williams and Jim Yates against discharge by Permanente Corp and Kaiser Co Inc for refusing to join the auxiliary.
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San Francisco
Ind. Bro. of Boilermakers
AFL
Peter J. Mullins
Wilbert Williams
Jim Yates
Permanente Corp
Kaiser Co. Inc
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By Travis K. Hedrick
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George A. Butler
Butler
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Jones
Seek
Gannett
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Ed Open Shopper
Jean Parker
Screen Actors Guild
U. S
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Federated Press
Macy and
Gimbel-Saks
United Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Employes
CIO
the Sun
Red Cross
Greater
Cincinnati
SUN
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Lose Rights Fight
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