Roosevelt Labor Policy Push Shifts Southward in US Trade
On tour in the South Ray Tucker reports that Roosevelt's pro labor policy fuels both opposition and economic opportunity in the region. Companies move in while unions eye new organizing, drawn by lower costs, milder climate, and new factory sites from the Rio Grande to the Mississippi. Local leaders plan to pursue state level answers to labor and racial questions, challenging national policy and Senate House control in Washington.
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Ray Tucker
Dallas
Texas
Roosevelt
Sidney Hillman
Dixie
North
Middle West
Rio Grande
Mississippi
Florida
A. F. of L
United States
Gastonia
N. C
South
Mason and Dixon
Burnett R. Maybank
South Carolina
Washington
Supreme Court
A. F
Democratic Party
House
Senate
Political clash over strike control trials and wartime shifts
Senators Connally and Smith pressed statutes to curb CIO and AFL figures, but executive or judicial orders nullified or altered their push. The piece also surveys potential new Southern Western political alignments driven by wartime disruption and regional industrialization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Connally
Texas
Howard W. Smith
Virginia
C. I. O.-ers
A. F
Washington
South
Southwest
Far West
Dixie politics and two party shift in the postwar South
The South with 127 electoral votes rejects a GOP vote until the party sheds its memory of bitter memories. Southern leaders favor a two party system and may push for world cartels and two price setups to aid expanding cattle and cotton while accepting federal regulation that benefits new business interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. O. P.-ers
Dixie
Fredric March Lights Up Radio Hall of Fame Show
Fredric March stars in a radio preview of his new stage role in A Bell for Adano based on a popular novel. Georgia Gibbs sings and Victor Borge performs a witty Danish routine with Bill Robinson tapping. The program promises drama music and laughter led by the Radio Hall of Fame Orchestra and Chorus.
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Fredric March
Shorty
M.c
Adano
Radio Hall of Fame
Victor Borge
Georgia Gibbs
Billobinson
Deen of
Radio Program Schedule Amid Corrections and Coast-to-Coast Guests
A detailed listing of a radio day with program corrections and network-wide adjustments. Highlights include Paul Lavalie Concert, Josephine Houston soprano, John Kennedy commentary, Sammy Kaye serenade, Ed Murrow commentary, World Parade, The Charlotte Greenwood Show, The Bandwagon Orchestra, Jack Benny Comedy, and The Cleveland Orchestra Hour. Includes news summaries, dramas, quiz segments, and religious services across multiple time slots and stations.
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Paul Lavalie
da Andhiini
Josephine Houston
Church of the Air
Bba
John RB. Kennedy
Bie Sianay Ditton
Abe
George Hicks
Overseas
Chicago
Sammy Kaye
Ed Murrow
Dramra
Caplain Jim
U.S.A
John Chas
Thomas & Song
News of World
Olin Downes
Upton Close
Philharmonic Symphony
Charlotte Greenwood
The
Army
Ithe Barrymore
Miss Hattie
Nick Carter
Your
America
Variety
Andre Kostelanets
Not! Symphony
Toscanini Family
Patrice Munsel
Mary Small
Music Revie
Metroplan Opera
Bill Shirer
Catholic Radio Service
Adventures of
Oxsie
Harriet Hiall
Paul Whiteman
Creat Gildersleeve
Fannie Brice
Tinton Close
Dick Brown
Jack Benny
Kate Smith
Drew Pearson
Cleveland Orchestra
Bandwagon
Joe Kelly
M.C
Chas. McCarthy
Bere
Conrad Nagel
Walter Winchell
Cone
Hollywood
James Malton
Alec Templeton
Fadiie Foster
Jimmie Fidie
Jerry Cooper
Baker
Riley
Wm. Bendix
Leonads
Omedy
Harold Liovd
the People
Wontar
the Columbus Boys Choir
Postal Notes to Be Sold at Post Offices January 1 1945
Officials announced a new Postal Note system after a contract for 100,900,000 notes was awarded. The program aims for efficiency and economy with notes usable at any post office, eleven denominations from 1c to 90c and notes up to 10 dollars, valid for two calendar months from issue.
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Walker
United States
DDT Showed Promise in War Time Use Says Army Report
An Army report recounts testing of DDT with Col H O Colery and Col William S Stone. DDT proved safe with precautions. skin absorption is minor with washing, and oral ingestion of powder in quantity is harmful. Typhus and malaria in North Africa declined after dusting, Naples saw cases drop, and news hailed DDT as world changing. Civilians await due to raw materials and ongoing safety tests before general availability.
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Frank Carey
Washington
Uncle Sam
Germany
Japan
Zeidler
Geigy Inc
Tion
H. O. Colery
Africa
Rockefeller Foundation
William S. Stone
U. S
Naples
Stanhope Bayne-Jones
U.S. Typhus Commission
Eastern Air Lines Adds Constellations To Its Fleet
Eastern Air Lines announced an initial 14 Lockheed Constellations to join The Great Silver Fleet. Captain Eddie Rickenbacker said delivery will begin when the war permits, with 48 daytime and 34 overnight berths, 5 crew, four Wright Cyclone engines, top speed near six miles per minute, non stop range over 15000 miles, and service ceiling 20000 to 35000 feet.
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Eddie Rickenbacker
Eastern Air Lines
New York
Miami
Havana
Panama
New Orleans
Mexico City
Fastern Air Tes
Constellation
Lockheed
Transocean
War widow awaits sons and returning soldier home
In Philadelphia on December 2 1942 Mrs Mary Di Gennaro nicknamed Sammy learns two sons Dominico and Angelo Jr were killed in action and her husband died by his own hand after news of the second son's death. Her son Samuel T currently wounded in an English hospital will be kept on permanent duty in the United States. She awaits his return and the door opening with a greeting from her son.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Mary di Gennaros
Sammy
Dominico
Angelo, Jr
War Department
T Pvt
Samuel T
Engl
Teresa Wright Delivers First Child to Niven Busch
Actress Teresa Wright, Oscar winner for Mrs Minniver, gave birth today to a baby boy weighing 7 pounds 4 ounces. The child is the couple's first. The father is writer and novelist Niven Busch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
Teresa Wright
Mrs. Minniver
Niven Busch
Asthma Spasms Cure Promises Relief Across Europe
The article notes a palliative formula developed in France easing coughing and bronchial spasms. Known in Europe for its success, it was introduced in the United States as Din. The Sales Co. invites sufferers to request a free sample by writing with a self addressed envelope.
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Europe
United States
M Sales Co., Inc
Mont Calif
Life Insurance in Force Reaches New Peak
The 158 million U S life insurance policies and certificates are in force today, averaging over five per family, marking an increase of 18 million since the war began.
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U. S
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