Board weighs pay increase in Southern textile sector
A War Labor Board panel in Atlanta heard Textile Workers Union of America claims that Southern textile workers with about $21.20 weekly income face living costs similar to Northern workers. Arthur Hill, 38, from Highland mill in High Point NC, testified he earned just over $1,000 last year and could not provide adequate clothing for his wife and three children. The union seeks a minimum wage of 60 cents per hour, rising to 76 cents, while current wages average 57 cents. Hill described modest living, including $14 weekly on food, 75 cent weekly rent, and a crowded three-room home.
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Atlanta
War Labor Board
Textile Workers Union of America
CIO
Arthur Hill
Highland
High Point
N. C
Solomon Barkin
Union
South
Barkin
William P. Jacobs
Clinton, S. C
Presbyterian College and Industry
Jacobs
New
Hill
War prose on European invasion and Cassino setback
The column reflects on Western Europe invasion prep and the Italian campaign, noting Montgomery and Patton as potential force multipliers. It questions Cassino failure after the big bombardment, critiques Anzio as a diversion, and asserts Allied positions remain secure with no January health department cases reported.
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Cassino
Anzio
Active Duty Is Dominick’s Hope in Alabama Transfer
Montgomery March 29 Lt Col Aubrey Dominick has left his post as assistant state Selective Service director and moved to a new duty with troops. He will attend a two month program in the judge advocate general’s department at the University of Michigan before his assignment. Colonel Dominick, a US lawyer and former legislator from Usualoosa, joined the Army as a major from the National Guard in 1940. Lt Col Charles W Mills was named to succeed him.
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Montgomery
Ala
Aubrey Dominick
James T. Johnson
Dominick
Judge Advocate General's
University of Michigan
Freight derailment blocks Dixie Flyer route for hours
Twelve cars of a 26 car freight train derailed near Shell Mound Alabama, disrupting traffic on the Nashville Chattanooga line between Bridgeport Alabama and Chattanooga Tennessee for about nine hours. Transportation superintendent Frederick Whittemore said both northbound and southbound Dixie Flyers were delayed. No injuries were reported.
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Nashville
Tenn
Shell Mound
Ala
Bridgeport
Chattanooga
Frederick Whittemore
Carlisle passes Birmingham
Joel D. Carlisle a longtime Jefferson county Precinct 37 constable died at his home after a brief illness. A former tobacco salesman he was first elected in 1916 and held the post through multiple terms except one four year interval. He had been a May primary candidate to succeed himself.
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Carlisle
Birmingham
Joel D
Jefferson County
Polio Reported in Colbert and Crenshaw Counties
Two cases of infantile paralysis were reported last month in Colbert and Crenshaw counties in the state, according to Montgomery dispatches dated March 29. The report notes outbreaks in these counties and urges vigilance and medical care for affected children.
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Montgomery
Colbert
Crenshaw
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