Bribery Letter Sparks UAW and Congress Inquiry
A letter circulated to Fleetwings Bristol Local 180-LAW-CICO members urges a $1 assessment to fund anti labor legislation efforts. It alleges benefits from union gains and cites boosts in wages, while accusing Congress and labor leaders of bribery. The Philadelphia Inquirer questions the letter’s claims and implications for the U.S. government and the union.
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Congress of the United States
Congress of Industrial Organization
Philadelphia Inquirer
United Auto Workers
Fleetwings
Bristol
Eran
William Booher
Financial Sec
Law-Cico
Booher
Inquirer
United States
Congress
Vacation Fable About Joe and Johana Vacation Plan
A humorous tale follows Joe and Johana as a married couple negotiating shared and separate vacations then expanding trips with children. Initially they split time between work and leisure, learning to coordinate summers. After starting a family they vacation together, facing irritations from constant company and crowded trips.
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Johana
Joe
Grandma's
Stork
Snooper army protests OPA plan to check gas ration docs
The American Automobile Association denounces OPA Administrator Brown’s plan for a 180,000 man snooper army to audit gasoline ration papers. The piece contrasts with a beach driving ban story and notes Brown’s initial honor-system trial failed, urging enforcement by investigators and police to prioritize wartime use over leisure driving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Automobile Association
OPA
Brown
U. S
Beauty Board in Raleigh Office Turmoil Reported
The Raleigh News and Observer reports three members of the State Board of Cosmetic Art Examiners engaged in a cat and dog fight in the agency’s Raleigh office. Governor Broughton is said to have to get tough with the ladies as calls grow to revamp the agency. The piece also notes gas rationing and a divorce suit from an Illinois woman seeking $800 monthly.
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Ite
Associated Press
High Point
N. C
Raleigh News and Observer
State Board of Cosmetic Art Examiners
Gertrude Hutchinson
Katherine Burgess
Sterling Davis
Raleigh
Broughton
Beauty Board
J. F. Jones
City Voices On Manager Pick And War Comments
Citizens weigh in at High Point council meeting on selecting a city manager. Sheriff Story and Judge Link offer wartime views. Others discuss gas coupons, selective service, telephones, baseball sites, and a mix of local opinions from High Point and Duke University Navy personnel.
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W. L. Hunt
High Point Division
Guilford County Superior Court
John C. Story
Washington’s hidden vice and crime in wartime city
Peter Edson warns visitors of Washington’s darker side amid wartime conditions. He cites dirty streets, overcrowding, and a crime wave with 5400 crimes in 1942 and 700 convictions, plus widespread slum conditions and sanitary violations in restaurants. The piece contrasts gleaming monuments with the city’s unflattering underbelly.
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Washington
Union Station
Capitol Hill
Lincoln Memorial
Rock Creek Park
White House
Connecticut Avenue
Shoreham
Wardman Park
National Cathedral
Mount Vernon
National Capital City
Navy Yard
Bureau of Standards
Health Department of the
District of Columbia
Fair City
Potomac
Washington Criminal Justice Association
Yar
Armed Services
Anxious Minds and Foolish Prophets Found Ill at Ease
A compact reflection cites Ezekiel and Seneca to contrast prophetic folly with anxious minds. The verse warns against following personal spirits while a Seneca quote notes misery from worry about the future.
Summer Heat Fragments And Public Woes From Local Echoes
Paragraphs praise summer as fleeting while local notes touch on a wedding incident in Massachusetts where guests handcuffed the groom. Reflections critique social polish and, amid film depictions, warn of standardization. Ironic lines prize proactive work and clover-rich plenty as Roosevelt vows gas would invite retaliation.
Portrait of a Man and a Death in Broadway Criticism
John Anderson, prominent Journal-American drama critic, dies. The piece recalls his wit, readability, and influence alongside peers like Broun and Woollcott, contrasting his sharp critique with praise from show people. It surveys critics, politicians, and leaders, noting attitudes toward propaganda and public discourse.
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John Anderson
The
Journal-American
John
Heywood Broun
Alexander Woollcott
Percy Hammond
Heaven
Herbert Hoover
Apple
W. G. Ha
Cal Coolidge
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High Point Enterprise
J. P. Rawley
R. B. Terry
H. A. Cecil
Mgr
D. A. Rawley
Robert Thompson
John Budd CO
Lexington Ave
Audit Bureau OF Circulation
International Union
Labor Movement
Snooper Army
Enterprise
High Point, North Carolina
Gela
Sicily
Hoyle Link
James Blackwell
State Selective Service
Jere Sloan
Draft Board Four
J. F. Hayden
North State Telephone Company
Don Huber
Winston-Salem
Earl Gibson
Y.M.C.A
Carl Garner
John L. Lewis
Jimmy Whichard
United States Navy
Duke University
Harold Hutchinson
J. A. Ragland
Peter Edson
Congressional
Fredcht
Ezekiel
Seneca
Massachusetts
Roosevelt
Winchell
Broadway
Alain
Attu
Kiska
Bougain- Ville
Hitler
Benny Woodall
Red Menace
Gov't
Abe Lincoln
Lenin
Thomas Jefferson
Napoleon
Wendell Willkie
Vice-Press
Wallace
Vice Press
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