Supreme Court narrows power of NLRB over single state firm
The court held NLRB has broad supervision over Consolidated Edison of New York despite operating in one state with interstate sales. It ruled the board exceeded authority by ordering abrogation of collective bargaining contracts with International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers after a UIW of America charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Supreme Court
National Labor Relations Board
Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc
Labor Board
Hughes
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
American Federation of Labor
United Electrical and Radio Workers of America
CIO
Consolidated Edison
Federation
Hoey Honored. Virginians Seek Surrender in Larceny Case
Raleigh dispatch reports Gov James Price of Virginia receiving an appeal from E Frazier and Bill Howe who are under arrest in eville. They are asked to surrender to Virginia officials to face charges of house king and larceny of a mobile in Russell County.
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Raleigh
Hoey
James Price
Virginia Today
E. Frazier
Bill Howe
Eville
Virginia
Mobile
Russell County
Paris Strait Strike Ends Looming Shipyard Tie Up
At Le Havre the Normandie and several other liners remained tied up as factories reopened after a government suggestion. Daladier’s government moved to end the Wednesday strike and restore normal operations across the impacted yards and lines.
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ARIS
le Havre
Mter Daladier
Industrialist proposes taxes to curb unemployment
W Hazelett president of Hazelett Metal Company of York told the Senate profit sharing committee that a high tax on strikes and on those who take industrial money from production, paired with lower taxes for firms maintaining high employment, would solve unemployment.
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Washington
Senate
W. Hazelett
Hazelett Metal Company of
York
Conference calls limit on players to twenty five
Athletic officials propose a limit of 25 players per team for college games. Each head coach would submit a roster of 25 before every game. The plan, which faced opposition last year, aims to curb overrecruiting and standardize squad sizes across institutions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
Hern
Women Ordered to Leave Polish Jews From German Territories
Reports from Berlin indicate that Jewish women of Polish origin living in Germany may be expelled by January 1. A government spokesman cautioned the move is not confirmed, while Warsaw says many wives of Polish Jewish citizens have already been expelled. The Jewish relief committee cites about 14,000 expelled.
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Erlin
Jewish Relief Committee Inw
Atlonal Socialist Teachers
Week end wrecks kill four in N C
Four people die in North Carolina over the weekend in vehicle crashes and hunting accidents. Eva Mae Ward, 28, dies when her High Point car overturns after skid ding. Jack Johnson held on manslaughter charge. Nearby, 11 year old Louise Brackett is killed at Cornelius. John C. Fulton, 41, fatally injured near Albemarle. Dewey Clouitz, 21, dies near Salisbury. James Rowland sustains serious injuries in Kannapolis. Bruner Grady Sloop, 17, injured in China Grove. Hunting accidents claim Jasper Morris, Hayden Harrell.
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Charlotte
North Carolina
Eva Mae Ward
High Point
Jack Johnson
Route 3
Cornelius
Here
Louise Brackett
John C. Fulton
Albemarle
Dewey Clouitz
Indian Trail
Salisbury
James Rowland
Kannapolis
Clountz
Bruner Grady Sloop
China Grove
Jasper Morris
Roanoke Rapids
Bertie County
Hayden Harrell
Morganton High School
Quezon Says Talks on Philippine Independence Change Waste Time
President Manuel L. Quezon dismissed discussions of altering the 1934 independence plan for the Philippine Islands calling them a waste of time. He reaffirmed commitment to the joint preparatory committee's recommendations including economic freedom starting in 1961 and planned to seek formal endorsement from the national assembly when it convenes in January.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quezon
Manila
Manuel L. Quezon
Philippine Islands
Philippine National Assembly
Buick plant closes as Fisher strike halts bodies
Flint, Dec 6 Buick plant of General Motors Corps shut at 10 am due to a body shortage from a Fisher Body plant No 1 strike. Fisher locals plan a meeting after a 12 hour Detroit conference yielded a settlement. Buick employs about 14,000. Fisher employs 6,400.
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Flint, Mich
Buick
General Motors Corp
Fisher Body
Fisher
Detroit
Henry Wilson
United Automobile Workers
International
UAW
Bell System Posts Net Gain in November Stations
The Bell System reports 60 200 more stations in November versus 63 600 in the same month last year. The figure reflects American Telephone and Telegraph Co results showing continued growth in telephone capacity nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
American Telephone & Telegraph Co
Bell System
Morgan Estimates TVA Losses If Dams Operate United
Former TVA chairman Dr. Arthur E. Morgan told a Senate House investigation the seven dams could run at a $3 157 000 annual loss when unified. He argued many costs are hidden subsidies and that current rates may not cover expenses, with potential $13 076 000 in costs if all power is generated.
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Washington
Arthur E. Morgan
Tennessee Valley Authority
Senate
House
Morgan
Lin
Roosevelt
Congress
T. V. A. Board
David Lilienthal
Harcourt A. Morgan
Arthur Morgan
Guards Surround Italian Consulates in Tunis Riots
Heavy police guards were deployed around the Italian consulates in Tunis and Susa Tunisia after demonstrations shouting Down with Italy. Fifteen arrested and several rioters injured as locals forced Italians to remove fascist insignia and vandalized Italian properties.
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Tunis
Tunisia
Susa
Italy
Sicily
France
Fasciste Unione
Chamberlain Sees No Change in Rome Visit Plans
Prime Minister Chamberlain said Italy gave assurances it did not support territorial demonstrations against France and that he would proceed with his January 11 visit to Rome. The assurance followed a telegram from Earl of Perth to Count Galeazzo Ciano noting such incidents could harm Munich powers cooperation.
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London
Chamberlain
France
Rome
House of Commons
Earl of Perth
Galeazzo Ciano
Munich Powers
Italy Seeks Redress from France Over Past Wrongs
Italian Fascist press pushes claims against France for historic harms and hints at ceding Tunisia Corsica and Djibouti to Italy. Il Popolo Di Roma argues Djibouti port useless to France and could shift regional traffic to Italian ports. Virginio Gayda voices strong public support for Fascist aims ignoring Versailles 1918 to 1938.
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Rome
Iitaly
France
Tunisia
Corsica
Djibouti
Italy
Ethiopia
Il Popolo di Roma
Somaliland
Addis Ababa
Virginio Gayda
la Voce D'Italia
Versailles
Guffey Boosts Roosevelt Third Term Talk
Senator Guffey of Pennsylvania endorses Roosevelt for renomination at the 1940 Democratic convention. He asserts Pennsylvania will back the president and reject any middle-of-the-road candidates, framing the choice as liberal democracy versus fascist-leaning interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Guffey
D-Pa
Pennsylvania
Roosevelt
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Senate
Charters Issued to Four Firms in North Carolina
Four firms received charters from Secretary of State Thad Eyre. Carolina Colorcrete Corporation of Greensboro, with H. E. West, R. T. Stanley and C. B Cease as principals, subscribed $300 of $100,000 capital. National Hosiery Mills, Inc. of Denton authorized for $50,000 capital, $19,500 subscribed by C Bisher, Harold Bisher and Mrs. C Bisher. Harden Industrial Cities Corporation of Burlington chartered to develop real property with D. M. Rader, Dr. Boyd Harden and J. H. Harden subscribing $300 of $100,000 capital. Cash Plastering Company of Charlotte chartered to plaster and decorate walls, with J. B. Case, J. D. Cowan and D. K. Moore of Sylva, subscribing to $10,000 of $100,000 capital.
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Raleigh
Thad Eyre
Carolina Colorcrete Corporation of
Greensboro
H. E. West
R. T. Stanley
C. B Cease
National Hosiery Mills, Inc
Denton
C Bisher
Harold Bisher
C. Bisher
Harden Industrial Cities Corporation
Burlington
D. M. Rader
Boyd Harden
J. H. Harden
Cash Plastering Company of
Charlotte
J. B. Case
J. D. Cowan
D. K. Moore
Sylva
Iron Guard Youths Shoot Military Court Chief in Cernauti
In Cernauti, two Iron Guard youths shot Colonel Cristescu, president of a military court, injuring him slightly. One assailant, 18 year old Leoni Lututovic, was captured. the other fled. The government continues a purge of Iron Guard leaders after Codreanu and 16 followers were killed during an escape attempt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bucharest
Iron Guard
Cristesku
Cernauti
Romania
Leoniie Lututovic
Iron
WPA Chieftain denies Communist influence in federal theaters
Mrs. Ellen Woodard, assistant WPA administrator, told the House committee that only 26 of 924 plays produced at federal theater projects in New York were accused of communism. She defended the works as outstanding contributions to American theater and dismissed earlier witness claims as absurd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Ellen 8. Woodard
WPA
New York City
House Committee
Woodward
France and Italy clash over colonial aims in blitz of protests
Premier Daladier vows to block any Nazi leverage in the Franco Italian tension as Tunisia Corsica and other territories become flashpoints. Police reinforce Italian consulates in Tunis and Ajaccio while Italian demands press for redress and Rome blames Paris for past wrongs. Daladier seeks to prevent German mediation from becoming a lever for expansion.
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Daladier
France
Tunisia
Corsica
Tunis
Susa
Italy
Ajaccio
Mediterranean
Bastia
Corcisan
Rome
Djibouti
Somaliland
Savoy
Nice
Germany
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Paris
von Ribbentrop
L’oeuvre
Piccolo
National Commander to Attend North Carolina Legion Conference
National Commander Stephen F. Chadwick of Seattle will attend the annual post officers conference of the North Carolina American Legion in Shelby on March 5-6. Department Commander Burgin Pennell of Asheville announced the dates. The department auxiliary and the Forty and Eight society will meet concurrently.
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Asheville
Stephen F., Chadwick
Seattle
Wash
North Carolina Department of the American Legion
Shelby
Burgin Pennell
Department
North Carolina
Fun and Honor Society of the Legion
Japs Move Toward South China Amid Coastal Shelling
Japanese warships massed in the Gulf of Tongking shelled Pakhoi near the Indo China border as Chinese authorities warn of a new landing in South China. Evacuation orders go out for Pakhoi Luaichow while U S gunboat Luzon sails to Hankow escorted by Japanese naval ships.
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Gulf of Tongking
Pakhoi
Shanghai
Indo- China
South China
Kwangsi
Canton
China
Nanning
West River
Wushan
Robert Beddoe
Dallas
Texas
W. L. Wallace
Knoxville
Tenn
Ray Rex
Whitewright
Luaichow
United States
Luzon
Hankow
Burley Tobacco Auction Kicks Off in Lexington Kentucky
Kentucky plans to move more than 270 million pounds of burley tobacco as the world's largest loose leaf market opens in Lexington. Auctioneers call bids in warehouses while the crop shifts from grower to manufacturer in the Bluegrass State's multi million dollar cash crop.
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Lexington
Kentucky
Profit-Sharing Turned Losses Into Profits, Tea Chief Says
Joseph F. Friedlander, treasury head of Jewel Tea, told a Senate committee the firm turned losses up to 2 million annually into profits averaging about 1 million after adopting profit sharing. He cited 2.179 million paid in profit sharing and 459,125 in extra wages over 10 years, with 40.289 million in regular wages for 3,600 workers.
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Washington
Joseph F. Friedlander
The
Jewel Tea Company
Senate
Chicago
Dennison
Friedlander
Roosevelt signals liberal program despite New Deal reverses
President Roosevelt told a UNC student forum he would press ahead with a liberal program regardless of election reverses. He defended democracy and warned against dictatorships while addressing criticism about his stance and image. He cited Cardozo on change in law and urged continued liberal leadership for world democracy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. Harold Oliver
Chapel Hill
N. C
Roosevelt
South
University of North Carolina
America
United States
Europe
Supreme Court
Benjamin N. Cardozo
United
Ford Encourages Car Innovations and Open Patents Policy
Edsel Ford told the federal monopoly committee that Ford Motor Company favors an open patent policy. He said Ford licenses owned patents on request and aids independent inventors to produce their devices rather than seizing inventions. Royalties are not paid unless Ford seeks to use a device, and they have helped inventors start manufacturing with financial aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Edsel Ford
Federal Monopoly Committee
Ford Motor Company
Motor Company
Ford Company
Ford
Thurman Arnold
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Ver
William McKee
McKee
N.C
G. M
TVA
National Hosiery Mills of
Corporation
Associated Press
Legion
Henry 8. Dennison
Dennison Manufacturing Company
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