Steel Strike Ends as Retroactive Pay Promised for Steel Workers
Pittsburgh reports show more than 170000 steel workers resume production after CIO Chief Philip Murray enforces a return to work. War Production Board allows retroactive pay in new contracts while major suppliers like Republic and U S Steel anticipate higher prices to cover added costs. Production drops to 1940 levels but Pennsylvania tables see rapid back-to-work shifts as the crisis ends.
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Pittsburgh
Philip Murray
CIO
United Steelworkers of America
Murray
War Labor Board
Washington
Roosevelt
War Production Board
Benjamin F. Fairless
U. S. Steel Corporation
Republic Steel Corporation
Pennsylvania
Obie
Wheeling Steel
Ohio
West Virginia
America
Labor Board
Ono
National Labor Board
United States
WLB
sSase Youn Tey Cane
Warmer Temperatures Due Wednesday Across Region
The forecast calls for rising temperatures on Wednesday while cold readings persist through Tuesday night. Expect about 12 degrees for Wednesday and a Monday low around 26 as sunshine, winds, and load of tin cans trend through the day.
Admiral Fisher Dies at 92 in London
Sir Frederic Fisher, 92, brother of the late Admiral Lond Fisher and first sea lord early in World War I, died December 23. He served 49 years in the royal navy, retiring in 1914.
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London
Frederic Fisher
Lond Fisher
Frederic
Toval
Wounded in Italy report from Toronto and GP details
Fragmentary notice lists Lt Stewart Bours and farmer partners of Site House gy f Ses bars Pam wuunge Ais PAPeALS. Wounds reported in Italy with limited readable specifics.
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Toronto
Stewart Bours
Pam
Smuts Urges Tighter Covenant for League of Nations
Union of South Africa leader Jan Christiaan Smuts called on Tuesday for a tighter postwar international framework led by a four nation United Nations to prevent aggression. He urged neutrals gain entry while defeated powers wait under guardianship to be cured of dangerous obsessions and distorted outlooks.
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Irolunla
Union of South
Afica
Jan Christiaan Smuts
League of Nations
United Nations
the Four
Organization
Union of South Africa
One Killed Two Injured In Highway 64 Crash At Underwood
A truck car collision on highway 64 at Underwood at 2 30 am Tuesday killed 68 year old Jess A Bright and injured two others. Vincent Adams 42 suffered a deep chin laceration and facial bruises while Donald Olsen 39 of Manilla received leg and neck bruises but declined hospital treatment. Olsen and Herbert Bandon reported Adams came on the wrong side at high speed before the crash that tore the front wheels and axle from the truck. Bright was born in Shenandoah and lived with his daughter Mrs Bernard Rea in Council Bluffs. Burial will be in Shenandoah with Woodring funeral home in charge.
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Oatman
Underwood
Jess A. Bright
Bernard Rea
South Seventh Street
Bright
Vincent Adams
Tenth Avenue
Adams
Jennie Edmondson
Donald Olsen
Manilla
Olsen
Omaha
Auame
Herbert Bandon
Sherrif von Harman
Pottawattamle
Shenandoah
Council Bluffs
Richard Welty
Lou’ Walker
Woodring
Iowa to Plan Victory Gardens at Des Moines Conference
Des Moines hosts 1944 victory garden planning on January 5 called by Iowa State College extension service along with the state defense commission and the Iowa war board. The briefing includes regional weather outlooks for Council Bluffs, Nebraska, Missouri and surrounding areas with cold nights, milder days, and precipitation totals reported by the Weather Bureau.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Victory Gardens
Des Moines
Lpi
Extension Service
Iowa State College
State Defense Commission
Iowa War Board
Air Will Play Mighty Part in Invasion
Air Chief Marshal Sir Arthur Tedder was appointed deputy to General Eisenhower as allied invasion forces lineup nears completion. The move elevates air power in the Europe invasion plan while Gen. Sir Bernard Paget takes command in Cairo and Lt Gen Liindsell moves to India's Southeast Asia base.
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Arthur Tedder
Gen
Eisenhower
London
CPI
Europe
Britain
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Tedder
North Africa
Sicily
Italy
Paget
Bernard ‘(Tolly) Paget
Norway
Home Forces
Cairo
Bruce Fraser
Scharnhorst
M. R. Holcomb
Pasadena
Calif
Londonderry
North Ireland
U. S. Naval Operating Base
Eisenhowe
Germany
Berlin
Erwin Rommel
Karl Rudolf Gerd von Rundstedt
Rommel
Fisenhower
Ait
Mediterranean
Fife
Marie de Seton Black
Allied Command
New Dehli
Wilfred Gordon Lindsell
Nort Africa
Bernard L. Montgomery
Ath Army
Ad_miral
Louis Mountbatten
Southeast Asia
India
Vatutin
Ukraine
Poland
Russia
Europ
Karl von
Ortona
5Th Army
Mt. Samucro
Cuas- Sino
Rome
Giuitavecchia
Genoa
Zara
Zara; the' Ancona
Pescara
Adriatic
Anagai
Otto Schniewind
Algiers
Luetzow
Arctic
Admiralty
Ruasis
Bulgaria
Pravda
Uruguay
Soldier Lyie E. Fromang Killed in Action
The War Department announced Pvt Lyie E Fromang of Clinton Iowa was killed in action in the Mediterranean area during World War II. No further details were provided.
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Washington
E. Fromang
Clinton
Mediterranean
War Department
Moyiday
Want Rabaul Held at Whatever Cost
Japanese and Berlin radio reports emphasize holding Rabaul on New Britain at all costs. Mainichi cautions against underestimating its strategic significance and warns conquest by Americans would impact the war in the Pacific.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rabaul
Associated Press
Berlin
New Britain
Mainichi
Predicts Accord on Subsidy Fight
Senator White of Maine predicts an early settlement to the food subsidy clash as Congress reconvenes, while Democratic Leader Barkley signals readiness to start conferences on a compromise next week. The plan to extend subsidy payments to Feb 17, Senate action on tax bills after the president’s message, and potential debates on veterans benefits and anti-poll tax measures frame a busy agenda. Talks include Bankhead Taft and Barksley allies with war and navy contract renegotiations amid department opposition to limits on profit scales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Bell
Washington
Senator White
Maine
Congress
White
Barkley
Kentucky
Banking Committee
Bankhead
D-Ala
Taft
Senate
Roosevelt
Finance Committee
George
D-Ga
War and Navy Departments
Maritime Commission
House
State Birthday Observed Quietly in Des Moines
Iowa turned 179 years old on Tuesday with no formal ceremonies planned in observance. The state joined the Union as the 29th state on December 28, 1846, marking a historic milestone acknowledged in brief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
Rehearsal Prepares Marines for Cape Gloucester Landing
Marines preparing for Cape Gloucester landings undergo a full dress rehearsal on a New Guinea mimic beach. Officers and NCOs map plans and timing, with units including Ensign Bob Hargrave and John Vege participating as the mock invasion proceeds with precise timing and staged equipment.
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Cape Gloucester Landing
Cape Gloucester
New Britain
Guadalcanal
Herping
Bob Hargrave
Notre Dame
John Vege
South Sun Street
Omaha
Neb
Red Armies Push Drives on 2 Fronts
Russian and Ukrainian forces drive toward Berdichev and Zhitomir, with White Russia advances near Vitebsk. Soviet units claim significant territory gains, heavy German losses, and multiple rail line disruptions as Allied strategists discuss invasion plans and shifts in command.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard McMurray
Associated Press
Ukraine
Zhitomir
Berdichev
White Russia
Vitebsk
163
Former love Man Dies in Washington
Maj. Gen. Barry Lorenzo Gilchrist 75 former chief of the chemical warfare service and Waterloo native died Sunday night at Walter Reed Army Hospital in Washington He served 43 years retiring January 21 1934 and had been living in Washington
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Washington,p
Barry Lorenzo Gilchrist
Chemical Warfare Service
Waterloo
Walter Reed Army Hospital
Gilchrist
Wasington
Morgenthau's Son to Wed Minneapolis Girl
Navy Lt Robert Morgenthau son of Treasury Secretary will wed Miss Martha Partridge of Minneapolis in New York City this week.
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Morgenthau
Minneapolis
Washington
Navy
Robert M. Morgenthau
Treasury
Martha Partridge
New York City
Governor Calls Special Session in Iowa to Allow Soldiers Voting
Governor Hickenlooper called the Fiftieth Iowa General Assembly into extraordinary session to enable armed forces personnel to vote in the 1944 elections. Jan 17 was set for special elections in two senate districts and six counties to fill vacancies. The session, expected to last a few days, will be presided by Rep. Henry W. Burma with Lt. Gov. Robert D. Blue assisting. lawmakers will be paid per diem and mileage. Several senate and house vacancies stem from resignations and wartime service. many Republicans hold the seats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Hickenlooper
Iowa General Assembly
Convensian
Assembly
Continental
United States
Statehouse
Clyde L. Herring
Henry W. Burma
R.alison
Hose of Representatives
Robert D. Blue
R.eagle Grove
Senate
Sanford Zeigler, Jr
Fairefield
Ray Emerson
Creston
State Highway Commission
House of Representatives
Raphael R. R. Dvorsk
Toledo
Derroll Johnson
Knoxville
Thomas L. Kuhn
Bedford
R. S. Moyle
Maquoketa
State Tax Commission
Ben W. Gratt
Oskaloosa
State Commerce Commission
A. C. Greene
Denison
Department of Public Safety
House
Earl C. Fishbaugh, Jr
Shenandoah
Champ Clark’s Wife Dies in Washington
Mrs. Ben nett Champ Clark wife of Senator Clark died Monday night at the Clarke Washington home after a lengthy illness. Former Miss Miriam Marsh of Waterloo Iowa born September 21 1893 at Jesup Iowa. Funeral services likely here with burial in Missouri.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Upi
Bennett Champ Clark
Senator Clark
D-Mo
Clarke’ Washington
French Troops to Participate in Europe Invasion
Algiers reports the French committee of national liberation has decided the size and types of French forces to aid the allied invasion of Europe. The committee said an agreement with the allies for parity of French troops has been approved, though exact numbers remain secret.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Algiers
Europe
French Committee of National Liberation
Hopkins Says Letter Forgery Taints Willkie Clash
Hopkins charges forgery of his name in a political dispute with Wendell Willkie and asked the FBI to investigate. He denounces a forged letter predicting Willkie’s renomination, while C Nelson Sparks released photos and supports the letter’s authenticity in his book alleging irregularities in Willkie’s 1940 nomination.
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Ore Uephray Lae
Southern Mathods Ot University
Dallas
Texas
Nelson Sparks
Harry Hopkins
Willkie
Hopking
NEA
Washington
Wendell Willkie
FBI
Hopkins
C. Nelson Sparks
Akron
Philadelphia
Sparks
Willklein
Ration Holiday on Pork Proposed by Senate Group
A Senate group led by Senator Reed proposes a temporary pork rationing holiday of about 10 days to two weeks to clear surplus pork and ease storage limits. The plan, backing from Capper and Gillette, would suspend pork rationing while agencies decide duration. The five point OPA ration still runs until Jan 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senator Reed
R-Kan
Reed
OPA
Office of Price Administration
War Food Administration
WFA
Capper
Gilletta
D-Ia
Gillette
Record Supply of Hogs at Omaha
The salable hog supply at Omaha Monday reached 27,710, the largest single day since 1933, with total receipts at 28,310. Of Monday's hogs 25,087 came by truck, a new Omaha record. The all time Omaha receipt peak was 34,777 on August 25, 1932. The marketing committee set 12,000 head for Tuesday and 15,000 for Wednesday, with a reduced bill Friday and a holiday close Saturday and Sunday.
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Omaha
FDR Seizes Railroads to Prevent Treup Nationwide
President Roosevelt orders army control of U S rail network with generals Somervell and Stimson outlining measures to keep trains moving. Troops with railroad experience deployed, wages frozen, and several railroad presidents sworn as colonels to run divisions. Laws like the Smith Connally act curb strikes as arbitration award on wage increases takes effect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Ufi
Troopa
War Stimson
Brehon Somervell
Army Service Forces
Roosevelt
Somervell
Brotherhoods of Locomotive Engineers
Sever
No Notification Reported By Railroad Men In Omaha Area
Railroad workers in Council Bluffs said they had received no formal notification of government takeover. A Union Pacific official in Omaha stated he knew nothing beyond newspaper reports.
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Council Bluffe
Hey
William Jeffers
Union Pacific
Omaha
Government Seizes Railroads to Preserve War Effort
President orders temporary railroad control to ensure continued operation amid wartime strain. Gen Gross assumes command of transportation system as unions thin to meet deadline. No strike disruption expected as major branches stand firm under government direction. Two ships reported lost in Cape Gloucester shelling, Navy confirms.
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United States
Gross
Breton B. Somervell
Stim
Cape Gloucester
Washington
UPI
New Britain Island
Secretary of the Navy
Knox
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Smuts
U.S. Weather Bureau
Nebraska
Missouri
Masini
Air
Vere
Marlin Spencer
U. S
New Guinea
White House
Ston
Lnlon
Champ Clark
Tim
Kansas
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