Yard Strikes Stall Defense Shipbuilding as Union Demands
The CIO shipbuilding union demands government coverage of vast yards at Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock to resume work for a $493 million wartime naval program. 17,000 striking workers accuse management of endangering defense needs while the union calls for presidential intervention.
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Kearny
N. J
CIO Shipbuilding Union
United States
Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company
Beal 16
Industrial Union of Marine and Shipbuilding Wakers
Oferica
Flynn
Car of Man
Federal Shipbuilding Yard
CIO
Police Radio Operators Granted $10 Wage Boost
Charleston reports that five state police radio stations will add ten dollars to monthly pay for radio operators. Superintendent John W. Bosworth announced that six chief operators now earn 160 dollars monthly and eleven others earn 150 dollars.
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Charleston
John W. Bosworth
Ukraine vital for Nazi aims in 1941 drive
The piece outlines four main reasons Herr Hitler should press the Ukraine offensive. It argues control would secure grain and supplies blocked by Britain, deny the British control of Mediterranean routes, and sever Muscovite links to Black Sea ports like Odessa, undermining Soviet industrial output and access to oil and Middle East resources.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dewit MacKenzie
Herr Her
Ukraine
Odessa
Black Sea
Two wounded Americans sought by U S from Zamzam rescue
Washington reports the United States asked Germany for immediate information on two wounded Americans from the Zamzam. Francis Vicovari of New York City and Ned Laughinghouse of Wilson, North Carolina, were aboard when the Egyptian steamer Zamzam was sunk. They were reportedly wounded and being treated in the Tamesis hospital, with uncertain timelines for their release. The Tamesis has not been heard from since leaving the South Atlantic, and officials note limited inquiries from Germany or occupied territories.
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Washington
United States
Germany
Francis Vicovari
New York City
Ned Laughinghouse
Wilson
N. C
Tamesis
Dresden
Akve
South Atlantic
San Sebastian
Vicovari
Laughinghouse
Theatre Ticket Ad At Strand Or Dixie In Grafton
Grafton Sentinel invites patrons to Blanche Thompson on Graham Street tonight for a presentation titled Crazy starring William and Myrna Loy at the Dixie theatre. The notice references both Strand and Dixie venues as options for the performance.
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Grafton Sentinel
Blanche Thompson
Graham Street
William
Myrna Loy
Dixie Theatre
RAF Pounds Kiel and Hamburg in Night Bombing Raid
British bombers struck Kiel with sustained bombing to hit docks and shipyards leaving enormous fires, while Hamburg and other northwestern German targets were hit. Four RAF planes were lost. Weather reportedly hindered the Berlin raid.
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London
Kiel
Hamburg
Germany
Air Ministry
RAF
Ministry
Berlin
Fairmont Judge Named On Judicial Council
Supreme Court Judge William T. Lovins of Huntington and Circuit Judge Frank Haymond of Fairmont were appointed to the state judicial council by Governor Neely. Lovins named yesterday for a term ending May 9, 1942 and Haymond to serve until May 9, 1946.
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Charleston
Supreme Court
William T. Lovins
Huntington
Frank Haymond
Fairmont
State Judicial Council
Neely
Lovins
Haymond
Adolf Hitler Time Table Revamp Reported
Red army resistance has forced a revamp of the German high command timetable for the Russian campaign. Observers in Berlin say the September goal remains Moscow Leningrad and Kiev with an advance toward the Caucasus and then the Urals. The plan originally aimed for rapid captures but has slipped behind schedule as the war widens.
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Berlin
Adolf Hitler
Roslavl
Smolensk
Korosten
Kiev
Moscow
Bern
Switzerland
Leningrad
Caucasus
Urals
Ankara
Tur
Mec
Plane factory picketed as workers walk out in Caldwell
Caldwll New Jersey August 9 production on $100 million defense aircraft orders halted as Curtiss W right plant faced mass picket lines. Two thirds of 336 Saturday workers joined the strike and 800 of 1493 total employees were out. Pickets 150 strong marched quietly at gates. Negotiations stalled. firm pledges to settle dispute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caldwell
N. J
Curtiss-Wright Corporation
Jason Woodbury
International Association of Machinists
AFL
Frank Sherwood
Sherwood
Senate Plans To Raise Tax In Senate Finance Move
Washington August 9 Senate finance committee expected to boost the tax bill beyond the House approved total of 3 206 2 million and seek at least 3 5 billion. Senator George of Georgia criticized Treasury’s 11 percent top rate as too sharp and urged a careful increase to avoid destabilizing the economy.
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Washington
Treasury
George
D-Ga
Senate Finance Committee
House
Georgia
Senate
House battles 18 month Army service extension in doubt
Washington sources say Democrats and Republicans may combine to defeat the house bill extending Army service for guardsmen beyond one year. A poll indicated opposition to removing the current one year limit, casting doubt on passing definite extension.
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Washington
Senate
House
Nazis Repulse Berlin Attack From Night Raid
Berlin reports a raiding force identified as individual enemy planes attempted to strike Berlin for the second straight night but was repelled by heavy anti aircraft fire. British aircraft dropped incendiaries and explosives on northern and northwestern Germany including Hamburg and Kiel with slight civilian losses.
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Berlin
High Command
Germany
Hamburg
Kiel
Pedalling Pastor Makes Parish Calls by Bike
The Rev. George B Pence of James Evans Memorial Presbyterian church in Philadelphia says gasoline shortages won’t hinder his work. He has pedaled on six bikes since 1902, logging about 15,000 miles on church business, calling on parishioners across South Philadelphia.
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Philadelphia
George B Pence
James Evans Memorial Presbyterian Church
Bethel Presbyterian Church
Morgantown Plans Vote to Incorporate Surrounding Towns
Morgantown officials announce a special election to consider incorporating six nearby towns Star City Westover Sabaton Suncrest Riverside and Granville. If approved Morgantown’s population would rise from 16 655 to about 25 000, officials say.
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Morgantown
Star City
Westover
Sabaton
Suncrest Riverside
Granville
Morgan
West Union Merchant Walter Doak Dies After Illness
Walter Doak 52 West Union merchant died after a six week illness in a Parkersburg hospital. His parents Alexander and Charlotte Shifin Doak were pioneer settlers of Deep Valley Doddridge County.
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West Union
Walter Doak
Parkersburg
Alexander and
Charlotte Shifin Doak
Deep Valley
Doddridge County
Settle Strike at Huntington
Huntington Aug 9 Employes returned to work at the Huntington plant of the American Car and Foundry Co after the signing of a new wage increase contract with the Steel Workers Organizing committee CIO. The plant had been closed since workers walked out at midnight July 22. The agreement followed a week of negotiations involving the company union state and federal representatives. The plant is expected to be fully operating by Monday.
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Huntington
American Car and Foundry Co
Steel Workers Organizing Committee
CIO
Swoc Worlanen
Fidelity case nears end in federal reorganization
Federal Judge Ben Moore contemplates a recess as witnesses finish testimony in the Fidelity Assurance Association of Wheeling reorganization hearing. Five states challenge federal jurisdiction and seek to send the case back to state court while receivership assets are held by Central Trust of Charleston. Allen G. Messick outlines a plan to emphasize safety and steady savings growth, shifting away from prior high yield appeals.
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Charleston
Fidelity Assurance Association of Wheeling
Ben Moore
Edgar B. Sims
Fidelity
Kanawha County
H. Isaiah Smith
Ross B. Thomas
Moore
Central Trust Company of Charleston
Allen G. Messick
Fidelity Board of Directors
Married Couples Set Sail on Two Year Ocean Odyssey
Ocean City pairs Mr. and Mrs. Lee Jackson and Mr. and Mrs. Robert Harmon plan a two year cruise in a 43 foot sloop named Harm Jack. They secured government approval after months of red tape and will depart Ocean City inlet on September 1 for a voyage to the West Indies and Rio de Janeiro, aiming to follow a route toward support for England amid wartime shortages.
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Ocean City
Sam
South Atlantic
South Pacific
Lee Jackson
Robert Harmon
West Indies
Rio de Janeiro
England
Sergeant Lee Drill Sparks Uniform Contempt in Camp
In Camp Lee Virginia on August 9, Sergeant Leonard M. Simpson of Leavenworth Kansas, commander of Company I Seventh Quartermasters, scolded two rookies for failing to keep rifles at rest. He ordered them to attention, correcting their miscue as dust swirled in the heat.
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Camp Lee
Leonard M. Simpson
Leavenworth
Kans
Seventh Quartermasters Regiment
Simpson
Manual of Arms
Tone
Grafton Sentinel invites Richard to theater showing
The Grafton Sentinel invites Richard to attend tonight's showing of The Roar of the Presses at the Opera House theater located at 3 15 W St Charles Street.
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Grafton Sentinel
Richard
St Charles Street
Opera House
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