WLB Set to Rule On Coal Issue Without Signing Contracts
The War Labor Board prepares a policy stating that John L. Lewis and other disputants need not sign contracts to show compliance. Compliance will be judged by observance of board terms, under the war labor disputes act, with custody of mines debated as a factor in returning miners to ownership.
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Joseph A. Loftus
Washington
War Labor Board
WLB
John L. Lewis
Roosevelt
Lewis
Interior
Ickes
William H. Davis
Owever
War Labor Disputes Act
Air Power Shows Great Contrast Between World Wars
Thomas M. Johnson contrasts American air power in World War I and World War II, noting dismal aviation output in 1918 versus massive production and advanced aircraft by 1945. He credits training, industry growth, and strategic air efforts with shifting the balance against Germany and Japan.
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Johnson
Eddie Rickenbacker
Open Letter to Uncle Sam's Boys from Casual Comment
The piece mixes historical reflections on Syracuse with a wartime open letter to service members. It blends praise of ancient Athens and modern Allied victory with calls for peace and unity, ending with a personal sign-off urging victory and continued support.
Carter's Little Liver Pills Promotes Natural Digestion
An old health ad touts Carter's Little Liver Pills as a quick aid to digestion and neutralizing acidity. It claims nature produces about two pints of digestive fluid daily and promises relief within thirty minutes, urging readers to buy at 25 cents.
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Nature
Carter
Rugstore
Our Lessons in Production Nent: Air Supremacy Through War Experience
In 1918 we boasted of air power and downed two enemy planes for one of ours. Today we claim four or five to one with air forces, aircraft carriers, and the Air Transport Corps delivering supplies far afield. Future fighters will escort longer ranges alongside accurate Norden bombing and bigger bombers.
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Europe
A. FE. F
Air Corps
Luftwaffe
Navy
Army
Asia
Africa
Australia
Pearl Harbor
Air Transport Corps
NENT
Thomasville Women Urged To Register For Day Nursery
Thomasville reports Mrs G E Crowell manager of the local employment office urges all women in the city who are working in gainful occupations to register for the day nursery project. Any mother is eligible regardless of employment in a defense plant to send children to the nursery school for daytime care. Thirty children are needed for the initial group. ages two to six and six to fourteen are eligible. Information will be provided at the employment office.
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Thomasville
G. FE. Crowell
Final Services Held For J. L. Streetman
The funeral for James L. Streetman of 201 Carmall Street was held at Pine Woods Methodist Church Tuesday at five o clock. Rev. Thomas F. Flowe Rev. C O Plyler and Rev. John Hoyle led the service. Pallbearers included Wheeler Bally Joe E F Godfrey John H Pittman J S James Craven Casper and L W Hansel. A quartet from Fair Grove Baptist Church provided music. Burial followed in the church cemetery.
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Enterprise
Thomasville
James L. Streetman
Carmall Street
Pine Woods Methodist Church
Thomas F. Flowe
C. O. Plyler
John Hoyle
Lexington
Wheeler Bally
Joe E F. Godfrey
John H. Pittman
J. S. James
Craven Casper
L. W. Hansel
Fair Grove Baptist Church
Grand Jury Probes Coal Strike in Pittsburgh
A federal grand jury in Pittsburgh convened to probe the ongoing coal strike that began June 20. About half of the idle miners in southwestern Pennsylvania are set to return as the inquiry starts while the nation’s miners faced a new antistrike act with penalties for disrupting war industry output. UMW leaders deem recent work stoppages illegal. President Roosevelt warned the truce would end if operators assume control before a contract with the union is signed.
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Pittsburgh
Federal Grand Jury
Pennsylvania
Congress
Roosevelt
United Mine Workers of America
UMW
National Policy Committee
John L. Lewis
Boll Weevil Threatens North Carolina Cotton Areas
North Carolina State College Extension entomologists say conditions favor a boll weevil outbreak across cotton regions. Across 19 counties the state average infestation stood at 7.6 percent, with only five of 63 fields pest-free, and continued rains boosting growth that aids weevil damage. The report notes high punctured squares in western areas and warns changes could occur quickly.
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Raleigh
N. C
Maxwell
Coon
Local Notes On Wage Demands Kiwanis Meeting And Obituary Notices
Local items report furniture workers seeking wage increases, Kiwanis International trip notes by W. F. Pleming and C. W. Perry, and end of High Point College summer term. Personal notes mention B Fritz Smith from Raleigh and Mrs. William Preston Turner in town. general news cover industry codes, a 35 hour week demand, and a tobacco leaf drive. Executorship and administration notices invite creditors and heirs to present claims by set dates.
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Kiwanis
W. F. Pleming
C. W. Perry
Los Angeles
Calif
Kiwanis International
High Point College
B. Fritz Smith
Raleigh
William Preston Turner
Baltimore
W. L. Tabb
Parkway
New Evans
Wrightsville Beach
Economic Conference
London
War Correspondent Wounded In Jap Raid Twenty Years Ago
Allied war report from New Guinea notes AP correspondent William F Boni wounded by nine shell splinter hits during a Japanese air attack on a barge near Nassau Bay. Boni, described as having superficial wounds, is at a field hospital near the Salamaua front.
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Southwest Pacific
William F. Boni
Associated Press
New Guinea
Salamaua
Boni
Douglas MacArthur
Nassau Bay
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Alexandria
Old Country
Gilbert K. Chesterton
England
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New Jerusalem
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Uncle Sam
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Baalam
Heehaw
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Great Hotel
Rt McAlpin
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M‘alpin
Broadway
34Th Street
New York
Knoti Monage
Elleett Ane
J. L. Streetman
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City
Dr. Owen
Hilda Sheets
Isaac Fidler
Tom Whearns
Gratan Foy
BD. L. Bouldin
Robert Socelott
G. A. Pollock
Greensboro
June Newton
Camden
N. J
Jack Burris
Southern Marriage Endowment Association, Inc
Harding
Alaska
Portland
Dre
Thomas Howe
Lamar McCallum
Guilford County
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Lois Fambrough McCallum
Parkway High Point
Mattie Ward
A. C. Ward
Roberson, Haworth & Reese
Cora P. Barbee
Co. A. Barbee
Roberson
Haworth & Reese Attorneys
Margaret Ruth Cobb
Charles Bradley Willis
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