Court Upholds Union Representation Ruling
Justice Black delivers unanimous opinion affirming the labor board's order. The seventh circuit erred in modifying the board and in placing an independent union on the ballot to determine collective bargaining representation. The court held federal review of such board actions is appropriate.
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Britain Calls 2.0 Million More Men to Arms
London reports King George VI issued a proclamation mobilizing about 2 million more Britons to register ages 19 to 27. The move would create an army of around 3.5 million, with full service expected by year end. calls to expand officers and recall noncommissioned ranks to train recruits.
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Whacky War Gadgets Take Center Stage In Satirical Dispatch
NEA Service lampoons modern conflict as a carnival of gadgets. Highlights include devious decoys in Berlin, absurd spy drops, and remote controlled planes, with Germans and French framed in comic wartime scenarios.
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Berlin
Ameri
Cracked Ice and Pigs in Wartime Propaganda Snippets
A collage of wartime quips and curiosities traces guerrilla folklore, anti aircraft rumors, and espionage satire. Chinese guerrillas hoard rail fragments, Brits fear goldfish globe attacks, and pork and mine talk mingle with secret service jests amid a chaotic war news snapshot.
Norway Quietly Buys U S Vessels From Panama Transfer
The Maritime Commission approved sale of eight American merchant ships to a Norwegian corporation. Officials say transfer to Panama faced greater opposition under Pan American neutrality rules. The aim is to keep ships from dragging the United States into European conflicts while still allowing operation in the combat area. President Roosevelt criticized the Panama transfer and warned it could sour U S relations with other American republics.
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Jan
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Roosevelt
Tacoma Interned as Warship Ties to Graf Spee
The port tug La Valleja with 20 seamen guarded the Tacoma at anchor to prevent movement while a naval officer watched from the freighter. After radio gear was dismantled the planned two day move to a dock was announced by Alfredo Guani with the Tacoma beached if needed. The internment cited the ship as an auxiliary to Graf Spee during wartime.
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Local North and South Atlantic Coast Winter Weather Outlook
Weather forecast for North and South Carolina Virginia and Georgia with hard freezes tonight and for Wednesday. Fair with continued cold conditions across the region and diminishing winds from Hatteras to Jacksonville and Sandy Hook to Hatteras.
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South Carolina
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Jacksonville
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Humphries Named London's Successor
RALEIGH January 2 Thad Eure secretary of state named Wofford F Humphries of Asheville as director of publications in the Secretary of State office The posting comes after consolidating the duties of the legislative reference librarian land grant clerk and legislative enrolling clerk Henry M London longtime reference librarian died Saturday He had automatically become director of publications July 1 1939 when his office came under the secretary of state and had been coordinating the consolidations authorized by the 1939 legislature
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Thad Eure
Wofford F. Humphries
Asheville
Secretary of State
Henry M. London
Graf Spee captain scuttled in river Plate estuary
Uruguayan officials held the freighter Tacoma to neutral rules like the Graf Spee after Captain Hans Langsdorf blew up his damaged ship rather than surrender. Allied pressure on Uruguay had been steady as events unfolded.
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Uruguay
Morocco Controls Gas Mask Imports
A note states Morocco will control the importation of gas masks. A reference mentions a cucumber measuring 20% inches long grown in Moscow. Ireland promotes craft industries and advocates vocational education in rural districts.
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Moscow
Eire
Roosevelt and Congress Set for Budget Debates on Lynching and War Taxes
The article outlines looming battles in Congress over a federal lynching penalty bill and war profits taxes as Connally and Townsend push reforms. It notes President Roosevelt's state of the union message and the planned budget estimates, with Senate plans to clear minor 1939 bills and Republicans signaling fights on defense appropriations.
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Townsend
R-Del
House
Roosevelt
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U S Protests Duress on Neutral Ports Linked to British Bases
The United States protests foreign pressure on neutral European ports and demands assurances that such coercive calls at British control bases end. The note, dated December 22 from the State Department, cites a breach of The Hague immunity and urges a halt to these practices.
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United States
State Department
Chicago Produce Prices Disclosed In Early January Report
Chicago market notes show butter at 1 356 604 for two days with firm creamery prices and 93 score. Carrots and eggs feature several quality grades and current receipts, with emphasis on freshness and refrigerator extras.
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