Labor board in crisis as critics clash with CIO
Washington reports unraveling of the National Labor Relations Board amid CIO accusations of AFL influence and policy shifts. John Lewis questions NLRB decisions while new appointees promise change. Britain’s industrial court and Helgoland bombing notes add international context to labor and policy tensions.
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Washington
National Labor Relations Board
Congressional
John Lewis
John
Charlie McCarthy
Lewis
CIO
NLRB
AFL
Leiserser
Britain
Minister of Labor
Weather notes on rivers and forecasts across regions
The Tenniside river rose to 15.9 feet at seven this morning. Temperature range 51 to 80 in the last 24 hours with no rainfall. In Alabama and Tennessee, forecasts call for fair skies with light winds and slight warming near the coast, while the West portion shows slowly rising temperatures and northern cooling tonight into Friday.
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Tenniside
Alabama
See
Tennessee
Columbus Crew Scuttled By Own Men At Sea
Ellis Island inspectors began two day examinations of Columbus survivors to determine immigration status after the liner scuttled itself during a voyage from Vera Cruz to an unknown destination. Captain Wilhelm Daehne and crew described orders to sink the ship while benzine drums were opened and incendiary torches used.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Ellis Island
Byron H. Uhl
Arama
Adolf Hitler
Capain Wilhelm Daehne
U. S
Tuscaloosa
Lampe
Vera Cruz
Mexico
Oslo
Norway
Nazi Captain Langsdorff Chooses Death Over Battle
Capt Hans Langsdorff killed himself in a Montevideo naval arsenal room after the Graf Spee was forced to seek refuge. An Argentine naval inquiry urged withholding his farewell letter from the public and noted his belief his work was finished after saving his crew. He lay in state as hundreds paid tribute, while German officials framed his act as a final duty to ship and crew.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold K. Miles
Buenos Aires
Hans Langsdorff
Adolf Hitler
Graf Spee
Montevideo
Langsdorff
Admiral Graf Spee
Otto Langman
Uruguay
Berlin
Admiralty
Hitler
Pay Hike for Welfare Commissioner Dunn Sparks Boards
In Montgomery Alabama the pay envelope becomes a focus as the personnel board prepares to coordinate page and job classifications. Governor Dixon raises welfare commissioner Laula Dunn’s salary from 5400 to 5700 after she declined a $6500 Washington post.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama Personnel Board
I. J. Browder
Dixol
Laula Dunn
Small fires cause no damage in several neighborhoods
A defective flue in a Bowles Street dwelling caused a small blaze at 6 30 morning with no damage. A Ward Baking Company truck brake drums flare at Sherman Street and Sixth Avenue was extinguished with no damage. Earlier a grass fire at College Street and Twelfth Avenue in Fairview caused no damage.
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Bowles Street
Ward Baking Company
Sherman Street
Sixth Avenue
College Street
Twelfth Avenue
Fairview
Christmas Pageant and Tree Planned at Center Grove
A Christmas pageant and tree lighting are planned at Center Grove School on Saturday night December 23. The program begins at 6 30 and organizers promise the finest observance of the season in several years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Center Grove
Finland Relief Fund Gifts Sought Aid For Distressed Finns
The Decatur Daily reports cooperation with former President Herbert Hoover to raise funds for Finland relief after Soviet invasion. All gifts received will be acknowledged in The Daily and forwarded to the national Finland relief committee in New York. Mail gifts to Finland Relief Fund care The Decatur Daily Decatur Alabama.
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Herbert Hoover
Finland
National Committee
Hoover
New York
Care
Decatur Daily
Decatur
Ala
John D. Rose
Stalin's Natal Day Celebrations Across Soviet Union
Moscow observes the sixtieth birthday of Joseph Stalin with lavish tributes as the Red Army fights in Finland. A new Kalinin biography extols Stalin as a global socialist leader, while the Supreme Soviet honors him with the Order of Lenin and the title hero of socialist labor.
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Moscow
Russia
Joseph Stalin
Red Army
Finland
Stalin
Michael Kalinin
Supreme Soviet
Soviet Union
Poland
Baltic States
Presidium of the
Lenin
Socialist Labor
Bolshevik Party
Friendship of Peoples of
Vyacheslaff Molotoff
Klementi E. Voroshiloff
Fuel and Railways
Lazarus M. Kaganovich
Exports of Cotton Up But Shipments Lag Behind
The Agriculture Department reports 5,782,000 bales of cotton and cotton products sold to foreign buyers under the export subsidy program through December 15. Export shipments by December 14 totaled 2,654 bales, far below the prior year’s 1,742,000 bales. Freight space shortage cited as a major factor. subsidy rate reduced from 1.5 to 0.2 cents per pound. Included in sales were cotton products equivalent to 260,000 bales.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Department
Liberals May Pick Old Line Choice In 1940
Secretary Ickes says liberals from both parties may organize support for a liberal to head the ticket in 1940. He notes a liberal conference could occur before or after nomination and discusses possible sacrifice moves if both parties nominate reactionary candidates. He favors a nationwide presidential primary.
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Washington
Ickes
Norris
Lafollette
Roosevelt
Tekes
New York State
Democratic Party
Garner
Beloved Limestone County Woman India Crutcher Dies at 60
Mrs. India Witty Crutcher, 60, wife of Dr. John S. Crutcher and a longtime Limestone county resident, died after a pneumonia illness. Funeral at First Methodist Church Friday at 10 a.m. with Fr. A B Pitts and Dr E R Naylor assisting. Survived by husband, a son Dr John S Crutcher Jr, two daughters Lucile Crutcher of Denton Texas and Mrs Leonard L Wallace of Oglethorpe University. She was a pioneer local family member dating to the county's early settlement and active in church and civic life.
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Athens
Ala
India Witty Crutcher
John S. Crutcher
Limestone County
First Methodist
A. 8. Pitts
E. R. Naylor
Athens College
McConnell
J. O. Bejue
Herman M. Cole
John P. Hill
James W. Chambers, Jr
Nick Nichols, Jr
Leslie M. Nelson
The
Methodist Church
S. Crutcher
John 8. Crutcher, Jr
Lucile Crutcher
Denton
Texas
Leonard L. Wallace
Oglethorpe University
Andrew Witty
Cross Keys
Witty
Limestone
Crutcher
Wilkey Case Reversed by Alabama Supreme Court
Alabama Supreme Court reverses the Jefferson circuit court verdict against J L Wilkey tied to practicing law via J J Wilkey Co. The court faults an improper jury instruction based on opening statements and remands for trial by jury on the pleadings and evidence.
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Alabama
Jefferson Circuit Court
J. L. “Wilkey
J. J. Wilkey “Co
Birmingham
Supreme Court
Treasury chief pushes anew on tax parity plan
Washington dispatch reports Secretary Morgenthau opposing more consumer taxes while considering Secretary Wallace’s parity certificate plan. Wallace seeks a second White House committee meeting to discuss shifting parity payments from treasury to farm processors, with certificates covering the price gap and a $225 million parity cost last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agriculture
Wallace
Treasury
Morgenthau
Hull
Washington
Kute Wallace
Agriculture Department
Decatur Tron and Stge Company Grants Christmas Bonuses
The Decatur Tron and Stge Company has given substantial Christmas bonuses to all of its 70 employees across all departments. The local concern ships products nationwide and to several foreign countries.
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Decatur Tron and
Stge
United States
3 C Enrollment Set in January for CCC Camps
Enrollment for the 3-C camps will be held January 10 at the 3-C camp in Huntsville. Morgan county quota is 34 all white. successful candidates will be sent to CCC camps in this section.
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CCC
Huntsville
Morgan County
Rotary Club Seeks Decatur Helpers for Lonely Children
Christmas drive continues as over 300 children await sponsors in Decatur. Call 9108 to obtain a child’s name and address and pledge help. Rotary Club urges local residents to share with those in need.
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Peo
Decatur
R- Rotary Club
Ramspeck Pushes Resignations and Wagner Act Reforms
Rep Ramspeck urged the resignations of J Warren Madden and Edwin S Smith from the national labor relations board and proposed amendments to the Wagner act. He called for abolishing the three man board, protecting small unions, and ensuring equal rights for employers to seek elections. He warned delays could end congressional action this session. William Green of the AFL cited evidence of board partiality to the CIO.
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Washington
Ramspeck
J. Warren Madden
Edwin 8. Smith
National Labor Relations Board
Wagner
Yanking demGerat
House Labor Committee
Madden
Smith
Congress
William M. Leiserson
Rep. Smith
Detroit
William Green
American Federation of Labor
Smith Committee
Labor Board
CIO
Netherlands Planes Fight in Air Over Utrecht
Utrecht residents witnessed an air battle as Netherlands planes engaged unidentified foreign aircraft from the east. A smoke curtain protected the invaders while anti-aircraft fire and shell smoke filled the sky. Reports varied on the number of foreign planes, with sightings of two to nine distant aircraft. External air patrols pursued them as government press officials said the intruders escaped Dutch airspace.
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Amsterdam
Netherlands
Utrecht
Germany
Veluwe
Gelderland
Essen
Peace Disturbance at Divine Mission in Philadelphia
In Philadelphia on December 21 a disturbance occurred at Father Divine's South Side mission after patrons of the 15 cent blue plate left without paying. The first two customers attempted to bargain or remind, while the third refused to settle the bill, leading to a clash and a peace breach noted on the police docket.
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Philadelphia
Father Divine
South Side
Plan unsound chairs plan for long staple cotton in Alabama
Auburn Alabama December reports J Lowery agronomist with the State Extension Service described widespread production of Seats land long staple cotton by Alabama farmers as an unsound venture.
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Auburn
Ala
Alabama
J. ©. Lowery
State Extension Service
Finnish Front By Soviet Bombing Gains Visibly Narrowed
Helsinki reports say Soviet raids destroyed two Russian battalions and claimed large quantities of captured weapons on the eastern front. Fifteen bombs hit the hospital area as planes bombed a hospital dormitory and a school for the blind.
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Helsinki
Finland
Frye
Salla
Arctic Circle
Joseph Stalin
Copenhagen
Helsing
Christmas Carols Through the Ages Origin Story
The article notes the carol It Came Upon the Midnight Clear has American origins. It began as a poem by Dr. Edmund Sears, a Massachusetts minister, in 1849. S. Willis of Boston later set it to music two years afterward.
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Edmund Sears
Massachusetts
S. Willis
Boston
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Helgoland
London
Lord Nelson
Graf
North Sea
New Deal
Paul McNutt
McNutt
Minton
Indiana
Columbus Crew
Columbus
Nantucket Shoals
Hands Langsdorff
Ger
Henry Lampe
Natal
Kremlin
Svetlana
Jacob
Georgia
Wilkey
Higher Court
Divine Mission
Americas
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