Dies Quits Campaign After Illness In Texas Fight
Washington reports Martin Dies is sick with a sore throat and fatigue and will not seek the Democratic nomination in Texas 2nd District. His withdrawal follows the defeat of his No 2 man Rep Joe Starnes and disrupts the Dies committee. His secretary Col Robert Stripling may lose his post. The Beau mont filing against Dies is noted.
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Washington
Martin
Congress
Texas
Dies
Joe Starnes
Alabama
J. B. Matthews
Robert Stripling
Dies Retirement Seen as Major Political Victory
Philip Murray of the USA CIO praised Rep. Martin Dies retirement as his greatest contribution to the country. Delegates at the Steelworkers Convention in Cleveland applauded the news, interpreting it as a significant political action victory.
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Martin
Philip Murray
Usacio
Steelworkers
Cleveland
Jefferson County Democrats Denounce Dies in Primary Clash
Jefferson County Texas labor unions in Beaumont Port Arthur and Port Neches rallied against Martin Dies and Sen W Lee O Danial denouncing them and endorsing FDR. The county with the district’s largest Democratic vote bloc shows rising turnout and poll tax payments in the 1940s political fight.
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Jefferson County
Beaumont
Port Arthur
Port Neches
Martin Dies
Martin
Cincinnati
Lausche
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A short reader note encourages sharing The SUN with friends after reading. It urges passing the paper along to others who might enjoy its content.
End Now of Dies Committee Asked
Chairman George Marshall of the National Federation for Constitutional Liberties urged immediate termination of the Dies committee. He accused the panel of shielding fascist enemies, creating national disunity, and misusing congressional investigating privileges for partisan ends.
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NEW York
Congress
Dies
Martin Dies
Joe Starnes
George Marshall
The
National Federation For Constitutional Liberties
Dies Committee
Marshall
Congressional
Poll Newsworkers on Endorsements
The 21,000 members of the American Newspaper Guild CIO will be polled by mail in July on whether the August Milwaukee convention should endorse a Presidential candidate in the UK. The poll is nonbinding and aims to spur discussion and guide delegates.
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New York
American Newspaper Guild
CIO
Millwaukee
ANG
International Executive Board
Union Leaders Keep Strike Losses Down Under 1%
Washington report shows man-days of idleness at 6 100ths of one percent in March. There were 360 strikes versus 330 in February, but total man-days lost fell from 470000 to 415000 due to leaders quickly resolving disputes.
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Washington
Department of Labor
Ice Revels at Music Hall Opens Extended Charity Run
The Hollywood Ice Revels of 1944, sponsored by the Oola Kahn Grotto, opens an extended engagement this week at Music Hall for charitable benefit.
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Hollywood
Music Hall
Oola Kahn Grotto
Outline of Union Price Program for postwar controls
A CIO union outline urges Congress to extend price and rent controls after June 30. It calls for tighter ceilings, test purchases by OPA, linking ceilings to quality, small fines, public profit disclosure, and broadened enforcement across communities.
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United Labor
CIO
National Office of
Congress
CIO, Afl and Railway Brotherhoods Committee
OPA
National Housing Authority
Carpenters Union Accepts Nonpaid Membership for Discharged Servicemen
The executive board of the International Brotherhood of Carpenters AFL has instructed all local unions to admit into membership without initiation fees any properly qualified serviceman who has been honorably discharged. The move aligns with joining the International Association of Machinists AFL in welcoming veterans into union ranks.
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Washington
Intl. Assn. of Machinists
AFL
Intl Bro. of Carpenters
Murray Urges Concrete Plans for Postwar Jobs and National Income
President Philip Murray testified in Congress that concrete postwar plans are needed beyond slogans. He backed the annual wage plan from CIO unions to boost production and purchasing power, and proposed programs in aircraft, housing, railroads, and public works to sustain a 150 billion dollar national income.
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Washington
Philip Murray
Senate
Murray
United Steelworkers
CIO
Congress
Paul Herbert’s Happy Endorsement Shifts Ohio Race Aerily
The article notes Paul Herbert’s upbeat congratulations to Mayor James G. Stewart, stirring Republican nerves and suggesting potential impact on the race. It discusses Tom Herbert’s opposition, Ed Schorr’s influence, Lausche’s Cleveland track record, and Democratic enthusiasm amid a contested campaign dynamic.
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Paul Herbert
James G. Stewart
Tom Herbert
Stewart
Ed Schorr
Herbert
Schorr
Thomas Herbert
Cincinnati
Lausche
Frank J. Lausche
Cleveland
Cuyahoga County
Bricker
Jim Stewart
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