Board Orders Delay Of Day Of M Strike Boost In Wages
Defense mediation board postpones a threatened CIO UAW strike against 60 General Motors plants in 22 states until 4 10 a m EST Friday. In Flint operations stopped, 35000 workers affected, while Detroit reports 85000 hourly workers affected at Hudson Motors plants. Circa other regional strikes and negotiations noted as defense work continues.
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Associated Press
Washington
Flint
Defense Mediation Board
CIO
United Automobile Workers Union
General Motors
Detroit
Cio-Uaw
Hudson Motors Company
Hartford
Conn
Colt's Patent Fire Arms Manufacturing Company
Wass
San Francisco
AFL
Birmingham
Atlanta, Birmingham and Coast Railroad
National Mediation Board
Four GM Plants Idle After Postponed Strike
Detroit May 15 United Auto Workers CIO reports four General Motors plants in Flint and 35,000 workers at Chevrolet Buick and two Fisher body plants were idled. UAW CIO officials say workers were unaware of the strike postponement and signals were crossed. Some hope to resume as Washington efforts push to get workers back. About 8,500 hourly Hudson workers also idle.
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Detroit
General Motors
Flint
United Automobile Workers (Cio
Chevrolet
Buick
Fisher
Uaw-Cio
T. A. Johnstone
General Motors Department
Washington
Hudson
Aldrich family in Life With Henry heads Strand or Dixie show
The Grafton Sentinel invites MRS J T DORSEY of 215 McGraw Avenue to tonight's screenings at Strand and Dixie theatres. The Strand features Life With Henry with Jackie Cooper while the Dixie offers Robbers of the Range with Tim Holt. Identification may be required.
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The
Grafton Sentinel
J. T. Dorsey
McGraw Avenue
Aldrich
Henry
Jackie Cooper
Strand Theatre
Tim Holt
Robbers of the Range
Dixie Theatre
D. B. Reed
West Francis Street
Tex Ritter
Texas
Neil Hamilton
Opera Mouse Theatre
Rosier Starts Senate Duties for West Virginia
Washington reports newly installed Senator Joseph Rosier of West Virginia says the settlement of the Senate seating contest will bring unity between state and federal governments for the first time in years. The 71-year-old Fairmont State College president, appointed by Governor M. M. Neely, filled an unexpired term as the Senate seated Rosier and rejected Clarence E. Martin of Martinsburg, appointee of former Governor Homer A. Holt. Rosier credited Neely for the appointment and noted the cooperation between branches.
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Washington
West Virginia Senate
Joseph Rosier
D.-W.va
Rosier
Neely
Fairmont State College
M. M. Neely
Senate
Clarence E. Martin
Martinsburg
Homer A. Holt
West Virginians Pay Tax Under Time Plan in 1940
About 2,000 West Virginia income taxpayers using the time plan adopted by the 1941 legislature are expected to pay roughly 300,000 in 1940 taxes. Hugh R. Ferrell, head of the income tax division, said 1.6 million had already been collected for 1940, compared with 1.644 million for 1939 earnings. Officials estimate about 200,000 more will be collected next July and October from those paying in three installments.
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Charleston
West Virginia
Hugh R. Ferrell
Ferrell
Former Board Members Face Nineteen Counts
In Huntington on May 15, three ex Lincoln County School Board members H homer Hall Ove Hill and Elza Adkin face Cabell Circuit Court today on 19 counts of malfeasance. The case includes a charge that they arranged through W A Cabell the purchase of the defunct Farmers and Merchants Bank at Hamlin for 5000 and sold it to the board for 8500. Other counts allege they allowed claims for non performing services and paid for materials for school property that did not exist.
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Huntington
Homer Hall
Ove Hill
Elza Adkin
Lincoln County School Board
Caball
O Day
Carl McComas
W. A. Cabell
Farmers and Merchants Bank
Hamlin
School Board
Two More Butter Makers In Trouble Over Weight
Labor Commissioner Charles J. F. Sattler said two more Charleston distributors must return underweight butter to the manufacturer. He said tested samples showed butter weights ranging from a quarter of an ounce to an ounce under the proper standard.
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Charleston
Charles J. F. Sattler
Tay
Sattler
Beletan Civil Suits in Busy Brussels Courts
In Brussels a year after Belgium’s fall civil suits unfold amid May 1940 chaos. A Polish boot dealer fled before occupation leaving keys to his shop, a woman friend opened it, and a judge sent her to jail for a year with fines and indemnity after a forged sale. The case illustrates widespread turmoil in Belgian civil matters.
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Brussels
Berlin
Belgium
Uecie
Parkersburg Judge Charles Showalter Dies at 69
Charles M Showalter former Circuit Court Judge died from a cerebral hemorrhage at a Parkersburg hospital aged 69 He collapsed in a downtown restaurant while dining with friends He began practicing law in 1902 A native of Chester County Pa he moved to Marietta Ohio in 1900 to coach Marietta College football He survived by a father two sisters and a brother Funeral services planned for Saturday night in Parkersburg with burial in Oxford Pa on Sunday
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Parkersburg
Charles M. Showalter
Oxford
Bevin wary about Hess flight to Scotland
London May 15 British Labour Minister Ernest Bevin asserted Hess flew to Scotland with Hitler's knowledge calling Hess a murderer. He described Hess as a totalitarian trickster and said he would not negotiate with him. Bevin recalled Hess's record of tracking union leaders and aiding Nazi repression.
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London
Ernest Bevin
Rudolf Hess
Scotland
Adolf Hitler
Herr Hess
Bevin
Hess
Hitler
England
Social Democrats
Four Young Opossums Create Feeding Crisis
Kansas City field report notes a mother opossum was struck and killed while four offspring wandered into traffic. Motorists paused to view the scene as officers managed the congestion and sought guidance on feeding the four young marsupials.
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Kansas City
Deadly Philadelphia blaze devastates lumber yard and shipyard
A massive fire in Philadelphia's northeast injures dozens including firefighters and spectators and destroys Richmond lumber yard and part of the Cramps shipyard. Loss tops a million dollars in the yard, with total damages around a million. One physician died en route to the scene and four hundred firemen fought flames from 5 a.m. until under control at 8 a.m.
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Philadelphia
Richmond
Cramps
Mercedes Marlowe In Las Vegas Divorce Case
One person page reports Mercedes Marlowe appearing at Las Vegas Helldorado events to seek divorce from Lt. Comm. Joseph Finnegan USN. She faced a kangaroo court style hearing for a purported romantic interest in Jack Dempsey, winking at Judge Roger Foley as she teased about saying more.
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Las
Vegas
Mercedes Marlowe
Jack Dempsey
Miss Marlowe
Joseph Finnegan
USN
Las Vegas
Roger Foley
McKenna Granted Permission to Resign State Post
Charleston May 15 Director Gover C Robertson of the Unemployment Compensation department backed a recommendation that C P McKenna be allowed to resign as chief of the State Employment Service effective May 14 The merit system council endorsed this after a private hearing on charges McKenna had been dismissed March 17 and replaced by Carl Carey of Charleston McKenna argued she did not receive the required 15 days notice and that no charges were filed before her removal.
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Charleston
Gover C. Robertson
Unemployment Compensation Department
C. P. McKenna
State Employment Service
State Merit System Council
McKenna
Roberts
Carl Carey
Jnot
Japanese Find China Struggle White Elephant Writer Says
Dewitt MacKenzie argues Japan seeks peace in the China affair as Tokyo hides an undeclared war. He cites Japan's dire economy after four years trying to subdue 458 million Chinese and questions why Tokyo pursues a costly struggle. The piece signals Japan's pivot toward disengagement.
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China
Dewitt MacKenzie
Japan
Tokyo
Churchill delays Hess report amid high American suspicions
London reports quote Churchill saying he will announce Hess matter at the public interest. An American source skeptical of the Hess landing warns it may signal new German attacks and criticizes British handling of the incident.
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Churchill
Hess
London
House of Commons
Rudolf Hess
Coal Parley Resumes With May 21 Deadline Threats
In Fairmont on May 15 the Marion county grand jury condemned ministerial association security committee members for circulating a petition alleging vice conditions. The jury praised county law enforcement agencies for curbing violations. In New York on May 15 talks resumed to meet a May 21 deadline for a wage agreement in the southern Appalachian coal fields. UMWA president John L. Lewis warned that failure to reach a deal could trigger a second shutdown affecting 330,000 miners and 70 percent of national bituminous production. See COAL PARLEY Page 5.
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Fairmont
Marion County Court
Ministerial Association
Pairmont
New York
United Mine Workers of America
CIO
Lewis
UMWA
John L. Lewis
Thme
COAL
School Budget Hard to Solve in West Virginia Counties
Charleston May 15 West Virginia counties with attendance declines from infantile paralysis and influenza face a math challenge as the State Board of School Finance begins budgeting for next year. The board starts preliminary calculations using a legislature devised formula and requires complete school reports before allotments are set. The board also recommended additional funds for Richie and Wirt counties to finish the current term, while three other counties receive further study.
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Charleston
West Virginia
State Board of School Finance
Board of Public Works
Richie
Wirt
Senator Hussion Named On Interim Committee
Senate President Byron Randolph completed the legislature interim committee by naming four senators. House Speaker Malcolm Arnold named four House members earlier. Co chairs are Randolph and Arnold. Senators William Hussion Arnold Vickers and G. O. Young will join. The first committee meeting is set for Saturday in Charleston to study state laws and suggest revisions.
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Charleston
Senate
Byron Randolph
D.-Harrison
House
Malcolm Arnold
D.-Boone
Randolph
William Hussion
Officer Arrests Brothers For Same License Plates
Indianapolis May 15 A motorcycle officer charged brothers Paul Davis 33 and Oscar Davis 38 with displaying improper tags after spotting two identical cars with matching rear license plates. Both cars lacked front numbers. The two men reportedly shared a plate set and split duties.
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Indianapolis
Charles Haine
Paul Davis
Oscar Davis
British Torpedo Airplane Sinks German Supply Ship
The Air Ministry reported that a British torpedo carrying plane sank a 5,000 ton supply vessel from a German convoy off the Netherlands coast in broad daylight. The ship opened fire as the plane rangeed in and the attack ended with the British aircraft escaping unharmed.
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London
Netherlands
Air Ministry
German Luftwaffe uses Syrian airfields to reach Iraq
London reports Germany moved into Iraq via French mandated Syria using Syrian airfields for stopovers. British ME HQ said the infiltration aimed at aiding Rashid Ali Al Gailani and axis propaganda teams. Basra and Habbaniyah fronts remained quiet as Iraqi conflict persists. Eden vows full authority for Britain in the crisis.
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London
Germany
Iraq
Syria
Middle East
Rashid Ali
al Gailani
Basra
Habbaniyah
Eden
France
Britain
Suez Canal
Reuters British
Bring Peace The Senators Ask Roosevelt To Act
Senator Wheeler of Montana urged President Roosevelt to use his good offices to seek peace between Britain and Germany after Rudolf Hess fled to Scotland. He said Hess’s escape could affect German morale and presented a chance for the United States to help end the slaughter on American terms.
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Rudolf Hess
Roosevelt
Great Britain
Germany
Wheeler
D.-Mont
Scotland
United States
England
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