Kilgore Bill Seeks Labor Industry Unity In Draft Fight
Senate Military Affairs reports a Kilgore backed manpower draft bill favoring existing agencies and keeping enforcement out of Selective Service The NAM Chamber of Commerce CIO and AFL back Kilgore with Wagner O Mahoney Ball Ferguson The House may see a vote and labor allies expect switch from May Bailey to Kilgore The Wallace confirmation faces Republican opposition and Taft argues 60 million jobs too many
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Senate Military Affairs Committee
Sen
Austin
War Department
Kilgore
Senate
NAM
Chamber of Commerce
CIO
AFL
Wagner
O'Mahoney
Ball
Ferguson
Friends of Labor
House
Army
Navy
Labor
Taft
Ohio
Wallace
Lawmaker fisticuff on House floor sparks disappointment
Congressmen express disappointment after Rep. Frank Hook avoids returning punch when Rankin attacked him on the House floor last Thursday. Hook calls Rankin a liar over CID and PAC smear, then brushes off the confrontation.
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Rep
Frank Hook
Rankin
Hook
Wallace Likely Senate Confirmation on March First
Senator Aiken of Vermont warns Republicans are engaging blind party politics on the Wallace confirmation issue. The piece notes Wallace faces probable Senate confirmation on March 1 as stated by Aiken.
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Wallace
Senator Aiken
Vermont
Aiken
Repub
Poll tax repeal moves spread across states and federal aid
Georgia ends the poll tax and Alabama lawmakers are urged to abolish it. The Richmond Times Dispatch editor calls for desegregation on street cars and buses. Maryland weighs repeal of Jim Crow law while Alabama Texas and Georgia lawmakers push a federal bill to end the poll tax.
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Georgia
Senator Hill
Alabama
Richmond
Virginia
Times- Dispatch
Maryland
Texas
South Shop News Highlights And Local Anecdotes
Gene Corman lives in an apartment and buys a Collie prompting house-hunting. Henry Frisch wears mismatched shoes to cope with darkness. Walt Rabenstein known as the Marshmallow Kid brings in about a pound daily. Skeeter Walz is guest of honor at the Union Hall party March 7. Joe’s wife on the road to recovery. Woody and others recovering. more South Shop News next week.
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Gene Corman
Henry Frisch
Walt Rabenstein
Skeeter Walz
Union Hall
Tom Mitchell
Woody
Marcella
Martha
Joe
Rise in Accidents From Defective Vehicles Tied to Restrictions
The National Safety Council reports accidents involving defective vehicles rose from 8 percent of total in 1941 to 10 percent in 1942 and 15 percent in 1943, reflecting tighter vehicle and tire restrictions.
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National Safety Council
AMMUNITION Magazine Distribution for Stewards
Union notices urge stewards to obtain the Auto Workers magazine AMMUNITION. A copy is kept at the steward’s council and at the Education Department. Arrangements can be made at the Union Hall to have it mailed to members’ homes.
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Auto Workers
Stewards
Education Department
Union Hall
New Stewards Appointed Since Last CYCLONE Edition
TheCYCLONE lists fresh stewards who have taken office after the previous issue. The notice notes new officials stepping into roles and outlines their recent appointments within the organization.
Assembly workers receive One Gallon Club blood donor pins
Reports from Assembly workers show active participation in the Union blood drive. Pins were awarded to Arthur Winter Chalmers Matley Lawrence Stubbs Alfred Ferrer Chas Diebold and Sam Greenwald in the Final Line. Chester Sonderman also received a pin from the Final Power Section.
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Assembly
Arthur Winter
Chalmers Matley
Lawrence Stubbs
Alfred Ferrer
Chas Diebold
Sam Greenwald
Chester Sonderman
Daughter of UAW Steward Recovers
Mrs. Mary Mize chief steward in Sept. 636 returns to her job after being called to Kentucky for her daughter Betty’s critical condition. The 16-year-old was not expected to live but is now out of danger and set for release. Local 647 members sent kind inquiries and good wishes.
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Mary Mize
Kentucky
Betty
Mize
William Mize
Pearl Harbor
Birthday party honors Katherine Harmon at Lillie Banks home
Lillie Banks hosted a birthday party for Katherine Harmon last week in a grand, well attended affair. Society chatter notes plans for Sunday March 4 with an After Hours Club cocktail party at six in the evening at the Owls Club rooms.
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Lillie Banks
Katherine Harmon
Owls
Get-Together Club Meets at Union Hall in Correyville
The Get-Together Club of mechanical maintenance workers holds its next regular meeting Thursday morning March 1 at ten in the Union Hall Correyville. Big turnout expected and various workers share updates on shop life and recent events.
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Union Hall
Pappy” Creekmore
Max Grinker
Correyville
B. B. Gambill
Write Your Congressman to Urge Little Steel Formula Revision
A call to action asks readers to contact their representative urging Vinson Byrnes and the President to revise the Little Steel Formula. The appeal emphasizes correcting wartime steel price controls and securing fairer allocations.
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Vinson
Byrnes
Housewives Demand Higher Wages For Full Employment Drive
Households face rising costs since 1941 with food bills doubling and wages stalled under the Little Steel Formula. Mrs. McCurdy and the Mize family cite shrinking budgets, high clothing prices, and reduced purchasing power as they warn that VE Day wage gains are crucial to sustaining the American market and the full employment program led by CIO and allied unions.
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CIO
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