English Women Demand Post War Rights
English women workers meeting in London, organized by the Transport and General Workers union, urged equal pay for equal work and an end to sex discrimination in industry. Speakers called for adult status at 13, full mobilization of all industry, broader call ups, and improved working conditions and transportation. Absenteeism seen as solvable through factory management cooperation.
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Rosette Waegrove
Udall Cirrrapeement
London
Transport and General Workers
Women to Remain in Industry After War Says Union
A British union leader urged policies to protect working mothers and end the traditional home role. Resolutions called for better child care, paid leave for married women when children lack coupons, extra soap for dirty work, and voluntary workers penalized. more than 300000 women expect to stay in industry after the war as equal pay for equal work expands. Arthur Deakin, acting secretary, said women will stay in industry while men join the armed forces.
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Arthur Deakin
Union
Unknown Soldier chosen for UN World War II photo collection
An American soldier pictured has been selected to represent the United States in a World War II leaders and Unknown Soldiers photo collection unveiled in New York by Jan Masaryk, vice premier of Czechoslovakia. The soldiers, ordered to report anonymously to George Fager, were unaware of their roles. Dorothy Coulthard, a London factory worker, noted that after the war women will find room in industry and will aid occupied countries in rebuilding.
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United States
New York
Jan Masaryk
Czechoslovakia
United Nations
George Fager
Dorothy Coulthard
London
Aad Sie
Salina panel discovers existing curfew law was not enforced
Salina city officials debated a curfew for weeks only to learn E J Alison the city manager found a statute book showing a curfew law already in existence but not enforced. The discovery ends the debate as the commission notes the law is active requiring awareness and enforcement.
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Salina
Kae
Sal 2 Cire O Commission
E J Alison
Aged Mare Solves Army's Problem in Tennessee
An aged mare and a stubborn mule hindered a Red Army convoy in a Tennessee trail. The camel farmer led the animals away after the mule balked at leaving a tearby barn. The farmer spoke to his animals as they moved off with the mare named Mama Boy.
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Second Army
Tennessee
Mama Boy
Invention of iinriksha by American missionary in Yokohama
The iinriksha was invented in 1871 by Rev Mr Jonathan Gobe, an American Baptist missionary in Yokohama. No two snake species have identical venoms.
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Jonathan Gobe
Yokohama
War Bond Drive Backed by Fleet Units
Community message notes strong bond participation among sailors. USS Ocosmographer records high engagement with average monthly allotment above $21. USS Tryon, aiding evacuees, shows 97 percent bond participation and over $21 monthly per man. USS Bachonse buys bonds totaling $90,000 yearly, with 90 percent enrolled and the sum representing about 19 percent of its crew payroll.
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USS
Ocosmographer
USS Tryon
Agan
Bachonse
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