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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1941
Page
4
The piece warns that public and official worry over shortages is inflated by propaganda. It criticizes draft and anti strike talk, urges restraint as Congress considers measures to curb strikes impinging on defense production, and cautions against harsh labor policies that threaten freedom and stability.
Charles Stewart notes in Washington that Lord Beaverbrook rises as Britain's chief mobilizer of war materiel, dictating production and transport needs while Churchill directs fighting strategy. The piece compares him to LaGuardia and Knox, outlines his demand for rapid U.S. ship and aircraft support, and recalls his Calgary beginnings and ascent to British peerage.
Lew H Michener, UAW regional director, denounces plant dismissals as part of a concerted union busting plan aided by government and Army. Workers discharged or suspended faced no work, while talks on a closed shop and wage increases awaited resumption.
Richard and Henry confront intrusions by a border, as John Jones reveals Spinelli and Professor Bisbee’s fates. The professor is missing after a hint of danger, while the hunt begins with a plan to split up and search. The stormy day presses on as they prepare to travel to a key location.
An editorial cautions labor agitators to heed lessons from a wartime aviation crisis. It warns government seizure of plants under Army supervision may rise, with broad public approval, and notes threats to reclassify strikers in defense industries. The piece argues cautious labor gains are essential to national defense production.
The piece notes Charles Kettering of General Motors research hints at a submarine detector and declares American science capable of solving warfare challenges. It stresses confidence in U S inventors and leaders to overcome German naval advances and speed in achieving breakthroughs.
Military patrols ring a large factory as around 4,000 troops are on duty. Lieutenant Colonel Charles E Branshaw supervises the government plant and predicts a return to normal operations soon.
After rededication of the St Paul Lutheran church in Grafton on November 5 1922 Reverend Simon Snyder led services as Raymond Kenny and Mrs Izetta Jewell Brown spoke at the Democratic rally held at the Opera House. Brown urged voting Democratic while Kenny outlined tax, Daugherty era and railroad issues. County returns November 7 1922 showed Republican gains with Sutherland Rosenbloom and Dr Suddarth ahead in several races. local results favored Democrats in county offices. The Northwestern turnpike project and a future national highway plan were discussed by the Chamber of Commerce.
Officials say production continues with full shifts and no strike. Branshaw vows to safeguard workers rights while a district attorney probes threats and potential syndicalism violations. Los Angeles police and strikers questioned as union leaders oppose the alleged cooling-off bans.
The article outlines ammonia use in munitions and the projected staffing for a new plant unit. It notes the first unit began operations in late December and explains that 600 workers will be employed as part of the peak schedule.
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