Woman Checker Triggers Union Work Stoppage at War Plant
At Muskegon, 1000 workers paused after a woman checker took a piston line station, triggering a dispute with the United Automobile Workers who demanded removal. Noel P. Fox said issues were settled by management and employee concessions, while Neil A. Moore said the checker aimed to audit costs, not speed production.
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East Side
Muskegon
Mich
Sealed Power Corporation
Noel P. Fox
Checker
Army
Navy Air Corps
United Automobile Workers
Ray Pettit
Neil A. Moore
Legion Convention Set For Fairmont September First
Charleston June 5 An official call from West Virginia Legion headquarters announces the 24th state convention at Fairmont September 6 8 with credentials and rules committees meeting September 5. After adjournment, separate sessions will be held for Boys State and the Legionnaire. Details of sons’ participation were assigned to Jay Hawkins Pairment Lee Ray Smith.
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Charleston
American Legion
West Virginia
Fairmont
Ray H. Patterson
C. Stanley Hamric
Boys’ State, Inc
West Virginia Legionnaire, Inc
Sons of the American Legion
Jay Hawkins
Pairment
Lee
Ray Smith
Men Return to Jobs At Bohn War Plant
Detroit June 5 The main plant of the Bohn Aluminum and Brass Corp resumed full production as 2,500 workers returned after a labor shutdown. A company official reported a complete day shift and most of the midnight shift back on duty, while afternoon workers had begun quitting at 4 pm yesterday. Seven other plants were unaffected and CIO officials were not immediately available.
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Detroit
Bohn Aluminum and Brass Corp
United Automobile Workers
CIO
White Shirts Leader Convicted in U S Court
George W. Christians, 53, self styled commander of the Crusader White Shirts, was convicted in Federal court on four counts charging interference with enlistment and insubordination in the armed forces. He seeks a new trial Monday as sentencing is deferred. Max penalties: 20 years and $10,000 per count.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
George’ W. Christians
Crusader White Shirts
Quote on replacing gold standard with human effort money
A speaker urged moving from a degenerate gold standard to a human effort monetary system and asked readers to approach his ideas with humor. He framed his arguments as satirical guidance rather than firm policy.
FDR says Japan used poisonous gas in China war
President Roosevelt stated at a press conference that the United States has authoritative reports of Japan using poisonous and noxious gases in its war against China. He warned the U S would retaliate if Japan continues such inhuman warfare and read a state department statement outlining the action against China or any United Nation as an act against the United States.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Japan
China
United States
State Department
United Nation
Landon Targets Rubber Policy to Ease Farm Woes
Kansas oil operator and 1936 Republican presidential nominee Herbert Landon criticizes the government's rubber handling. He proposes producing rubber from grain alcohol to solve shortages and help farms, saying the oil industry would benefit in the long run. He blames the administration for delaying synthetic rubber after congressional inquiries.
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Chicago
Landon
Kansas
Chicao Centive Club
Jesse Jones
Law of the Jungle opens at Opera House with thrills and laughs
The Mono gram film set in South Africa stars John King and Arline Judge as they join an archaeologist and a stranded actress on a perilous jungle journey fending off natives and German saboteurs. Mantan Moreland provides comic relief while Feodor Chaliapin, Arthur O Connell and others appear. Carroll performances include Rio Rita and duets with Harold Arlen, E Y Harburg.
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South Africa
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Miss Judge
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Mantan Moreland
Explorer
Harlem
Arthur O'Connell
C. Montague Shaw
Guy Kingsford
Victor Kendall
Feodor Chaliapin
Meyer~beer
Carroll
Harold Arlen
E. Y. Harburg
Rangers
Harry Tierney
Joseph McCarthy
Tierney
McCarthy
Abbott and Costello
Strand Theatre Feature Mixes Crime, Comedy and Romance
The Strand Theatre opens with The Stork Pays Off starring Victor Jory and Rochelle Hudson as a tale of racketeers targeting a children’s club, while Rio Rita with Bud Abbott and Lou Costello headlines alongside Kathryn Grayson and John Carroll with a lively musical score.
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Strand Theatre
Columbia Pictures
Ple
Maxie
Miss Hudson
Storks' Club
Victor Jory
Storks
Bonor
Bud Adott
Lou Costello
Rio Rita
M-G-M
Kathryn Grayson
John Carroll
Miss Grayson
Barbara Stanwyck Frees to Choose Roles In The Great Mans Lady
Barbara Stanwyck, renowned as Hollywood's freelance star, discusses her career philosophy and choice of roles as she stars with Joel McCrea in Paramount's The Great Man's Lady. The film traces her from a 16 year old girl to an elderly matriarch over 100, and opens Sunday at the Dixie Theatre.
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Barbara Stanwyck
Miss Stanwyck
Paramount
Joel McCrea
Dixie Theatre
Hollywood
State moves liquor in public carrier trucks
Charleston June 5 The state liquor control commission whose contract carrier has been strikebound since May 22 began shipments from the Charleston warehouse by public conveyance to relieve congestion rather than to meet immediate stock replenishment needs.
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Charleston
State Liquor Control Commission
Labor Board Arrives to Settle Charleston Warehouse Dispute
A representative of the national labor relations board from Cincinnati was en route to Charleston to aid in settling a dispute between AFL teams local No. 175 and the Bluefield City Warehouse Company, which holds a liquor commission transport contract. Emergency shipments were directed today to Huntington, Williamson, Madison, and nearby areas.
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National Labor Relations Board
Charleston
Cincinnati
AFL Teamsers Union Local No. 175
City Warehouse Company of
Bluefield
The
Liquor Commission
Huntington
Williamson
Madison
Trucking Firms Stock Up for Bluefield Princeton and More
Five trucking concerns received consignments of stock yesterday to stores at Bluefield Princeton Logan Welch and points in the Charleston area.
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Princeton
Logan
Welch
Charleston
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