Public favors law to bar strikes in war industries
A nationwide Gallup poll shows 91 percent support Congress prohibiting strikes in war industries during wartime, with broad backing across occupations though farmers show the strongest opposition to the strike principle. The survey indicates public mood remains tough on militant labor despite support for collective bargaining.
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George Gallup
American Institute of Public Opinion
Princeton
N. J
Congress
Cven
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Parkston Banker Urges Higher Bank Service Charges
William C. Rompfer of Parkston told the Wisconsin Bankers Association mid winter meeting that bank operating expenses are rising and banks should raise service charges on volume rather than per item. He argued that even investing surplus funds in securities yields little improvement after taxes, insufficient to cover costs.
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Milwaukee
William C. Rompfer
Parkston
South Dakota Bankers Association Bank Management Committee
Rempler
Wisconsin Bankers Association
Amoll
Woonsocket Youths in N Y A Training at Mitchell School
Woonsocket 5 are represented at the N Y A School in Mitchell. Students listed include George Peterson Cyrin Maurice Dwane Bassart Chester Peterson Junior Hall Laurence Miller Edward Miller Jack McCoy Clair Trudeau and Clarence Eastman.
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Woonsocket
N.Y.A
Woonsocket 5
Mitchell
George Peterson
Cyrin Maurice
Dwane Bassart
Chester Peterson
Junior Hall
Laurence
Edward Miller
Jack McCoy
Clair Trudeau
Clarence Eastman
Marine on furlough visits grandfather and relatives
P F C Leonard Strickler US Marine arrived for a furlough to spend time with his grandfather John Strickler and aunts Miss Effie Strickler and Mrs Wayne Nelson in Troquois. It is his first furlough since December 26 1941 after serving in the Hawaiian Islands since April.
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Iroquois Marine
Troquois
P F.C. Leonard Strickler
U. S. Marine
John Strickler
Effie Strickler
Wayne Nelson
Strickler
Hawaiian Islands
Sisk Heads Miller Birthday Ball Plans
Mike Sisk named local chairman of Miller annual President s Birthday ball to be held in the city auditorium Jan 29. Half the proceeds stay in the county fund and the other half go to the National Infantile Paralysis fund.
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Sisk
Miller
Mike” Sisk
Hyde County Red Cross Sends Soldier and Home Kits
Hyde County Red Cross sewing committee reports 200 soldier kits and housewife kits completed and sent to Sir Paul for service men overseas.
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Hyde
Pierre to Observe Mountain War Time for February and March
Pierre officials and city merchants voted to switch to Mountain War Time for February and March to conserve daylight and fuel. The change begins at midnight. the Pierre Army Air Base and nearby Fort Pierre already operate on Mountain War Time under the Second Air Command at Spokane.
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Pierre
Pierre Army Air Base
Rapid City
Second Air Command
Spokane
Wash
Fort Pierre
Admits Nazi U Boat Attacks Increasing
London reports that Hitler keeps about 200 U boats of a fleet possibly 500 at sea to sustain Allied factory output. British observers estimate Germany builds 15 to 20 submarines monthly, possibly outpacing Allied sinkings. Lord Cranborne warns the U boat attacks are rising and the peak may still be ahead.
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London
Adolf Hitler
Germany
Lord Cranborne
Privy Seal
House of Lords
Woonsocket Man Visits With Family on Furlough
Woonsocket, Jan. 21. Special-Corp. Roy Schobot, on furlough, arrived last week to visit here with his wife and his parents.
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Woonsocket
Special—Corp
Roy Schobot
Farm Land Boom After War Seen
Harvard economist Dr. J B Black predicts higher agricultural commodity prices this year but no immediate rise in farm land values. He cites war induced shortages of machinery and labor as a restraint on land purchases. The outlook follows a national agricultural credit committee meeting.
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Chicago
Harvard University
J. B. Black
Harvard
Black
National Agricultural Credit Committee
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