Army Projects Not Helping Relief Rolls
In testimony before a House Appropriations Subcommittee Howard O. Hunter work projects commissioner said in some southern states a large percentage of army cantonment construction workers had never been employed before. The remarks were made during hearings on the fiscal 1942 relief bill as subcommittee members questioned Hunter about the program and its effectiveness.
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Washington
Congress
House Appropriations
Howard O. Hunter
Hunter
Petain Defends France Amid Dakar and Beirut Tensions
Petain blamed Britain for the split and asserted France would remain faithful to its declaration. Reports from Beirut described British mechanized forces entering by land, sea, and air as French forces there defended themselves, with Gen. Henri Dentz taking personal command of Syria and Lebanon defenses.
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France
Petain
Britain
Mers .E Kebir
Sfax
Beirut
Henri Dentz
Syria
Lebanon
U S Coffee Imports Lead 1938 Trade But Rubber Tops Next Year
The United States imported two billion pounds of coffee in 1938 valued at $139,542,000, leading all commodities. In 1939 rubber overtook coffee with imports valued at $178,000,000.
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U. S
United States
Labor program expands relief roles by creating jobs
Hunter said the defense program created a spectacular rise in the labor force by drawing workers into markets previously untapped. He cited army cantonments as new employment sources, with workers from villages and farms, stating that this increases jobs without a proportional drop in unemployment. He named 13 Southern states Missouri and many Middle Western states as derelict in handling relief.
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Ludlow
D-Ind
Missouri
WPA
Allied invasion of Lebanon and Syria reported
A multi-front advance from Trans-Jordan Palestine and the Euphrates valley was described with British and French forces pushing toward Damascus Beirut and Deir ez Zor. A naval squadron attacked Lebanon coast near Tyre and Merdjayoun, while Vichy France denied troops and De Gaulle urged liberation of Levant states.
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Syria
Vichy
Lebanon
France
Philippe Petain
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Charles de Gaulle
Henry Maitland Wilson
McNary Connally defense measure aims to seize plants on strikes
Senators debated a measure allowing the President to take over factories in defense production hampered by strikes or labor disturbances. North American Aviation at Inglewood, California, cited as evidence. Byrd opposed long term government seizure as sole labor dispute solution and warned against mixed public private operation. Also discussed were delaying induction for 28 year olds and defense worker strike pay limits. In northern China, odd details described about wheelbarrow propulsion and camel hair brushes from squirrel tails.
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North Amercan Aviation Company
Inglewood
Calif
Senate
Byrd
D-Va
House
Essen Raided By British
LONDON June 9 The Royal Air Force achieved successful results in bombing attacks last night on Essen and Dortmund Germany. British airmen roared over Western Germany while the German air force made isolated forays into Britain. Berlin officials reported civilians killed and injured as incendiaries and explosives were dropped at several places. a lone Nazi raider killed a small number in a Cornish coastal town. Inland, there was scattered activity with some casualties. The government said one German plane was destroyed during the night.
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Royal Air Force
Essen
Dortmund
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Riots deemed essential and authorized under emergency powers
Soldiers moved into the aircraft plant quickly as the convoy arrived, ending disorders and enabling occupation of the plant in a routine military maneuver. The strike, now five days old, saw about 12,000 workers entering the facility following a government request to resume operations.
Troops Move In At North American Plant Amid Strikes
Disorder erupts at the North American plant as workers, pickets and police clash. Troops arrive in a convoy, with two marching columns, while FBI and other officers bolster security. Pickets wave American flags and demand higher wages, 75 cents per hour, with 25 cent and 10 cent increases for different pay levels. President Roosevelt had ordered the army to consider reopening the plant if needed.
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Jack Postma
Roosevelt
United States Army
California
R. L. Burla
Weather Outlook North Carolina Rises To Slightly Cooler
Partly cloudy weather in North Carolina with cooler conditions. Scattered thundershowers expected tonight and Tuesday. Winds from Hatteras to Jacksonville southwest becoming fresh northerly in extreme north portion. Tonight and Tuesday mostly unsettled with clear to partly cloudy periods.
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Tear gas and police clear gates at Los Angeles aircraft plant
Picket clashes erupted as tear gas bombs were hurled near two main gates of the Los Angeles aircraft plant after Mayor Fletcher Bowron spoke to about 800 workers. Police, totaling around 200, cleared two gate routes while 1,600 workers waited and 1,000 in picket lines. Inspector John Van Goor was badly beaten during the melee. Frankensteen blamed the Communist Party for the stoppage and urged workers to return to work, while Freitag urged firmness. Washington appealed for a return to work as the plant sits on the city limit near Inglewood.
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Mrs. Lucille Guyer Taken By Death
Lucille Guyer 32 died at her home 400 Cedar Street Sunday at 1 40 PM after a four year illness. Born August 8 1908 in Guilford County she was a daughter of J H and Gertrude Dunning. Surviving are daughter Doris two parents and three brothers Leo Luther and Howard Dunning all of High Point. Funeral from home Tuesday at 2 PM with Oakwood Cemetery interment. Body moved to residence Sunday afternoon.
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Gertrude Myers Dunning
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Leo Dunning
Luther Dunning
Howard Dunning
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President roosevelt orders army to reopen plane plant
President Roosevelt directed that the army immediately take charge of the North American aircraft plant to resume production. The move followed shortages as workers faced pickets, with Hillman Early and Earnshaw confirming protection and a willingness to return to work. About 1,000 workers waited, while only about 10 entered before the order. The action marks a rare government takeover of a strike situation under a national emergency.
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Earnshaw
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Stephen Early
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CIO
Infant Donald Wade Johnson Dies at Home
Donald Wade Johnson infant son of Mr and Mrs J W Johnson died at their home on Thomasville route 1 this morning. Survived by parents three brothers Broadus Billy and Clayton Johnson paternal grandparents Mr and Mrs David Johnson maternal grandfather D R Kennedy all of Thomasville route 1. Funeral services set for Zion Evangelical and Reformed Church Tuesday at 11 o'clock.
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Trial of $5 000 suit started in Greensboro
Myrtle Stone of High Point sues J. T. Carruthers Jr. administrator of William R. Stone for 5000 dollars. She cared for Stone thirteen years and says he promised a reward after death but she has received nothing since his death last May near High Point. Some parts of South Carolina are farther north than parts of North Carolina.
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Greensboro
Guilford Superior Court
J. Will Press, Jr
Marion
Myrtle Stone
High Point
J. T. Carruthers, Jr
William R. Stone
Stone
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North Carolina
Berlin reports two ships sunk in raids on Britain
Berlin said German bombers sank two merchant ships totaling 7,000 tons in raids overnight on British waters and pounded harbors along the English south and southeast coasts. A daylight raid hit a southern England raw material depot. The high command added submarine commanders Heinrich Liebe and Endrass as the fourth and fifth to exceed 200,000 tons sunk.
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High Command
England
Heinrich Liebe
Endrass
Woodmen Meet With New Consul Commander Johnny Bruton
Woodmen of the World Piedmont Camp No. 62 will meet Tuesday night at 8 o'clock with Johnny Bruton presiding as consul commander. Members will discuss business of interest.
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Woodmen of the World
Johnny Bruton
No Mistakes Chicago Sam Reshevsky Studied One Move
In Chicago on June 9, American chess champion Sam Reshevsky studied a single move for an hour during a recent match.
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Sam Reshevsky
Suit Filed Against High Point Motor Speedway Firm
Greensboro June 9 S T Lambeth and E F Hester of High Point filed in Guilford Superior Court a damage suit seeking 3689 75 against High Point Motor Speedway Corporation The plaintiffs say they claimed two acres of land for the defendant and excavated 62500 cubic yards of dirt finishing work last September and the firm is short on payments on the obligation
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S. T. Lambeth
E. F. Hester
High Point Today
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Governor says he would comply with daylight saving request
Raleigh June 9 Governor Broughton said he had not received a formal request from OPM to place North Carolina on daylight saving time but would comply if made formally by OPM or any other comparable governmental agency.
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Broughton
OPM
North Carolina
General Motors posts record May sales in 1943 history
GMC reported the biggest May sales ever and said the first five months of 1943 set a new high for the company. The figures mark the greatest comparable sales period in GMC history.
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GMC
New York
General Motors Corporation
Dougherty Named Papal Delegate for Eucharistic Congress
Vatican City reports Pope Pius XII appointed Dennis Cardinal Dougherty archbishop of Philadelphia as Papal delegate to the United States Eucharistic Congress at St Paul Minnesota. The appointment marks Dougherty's leadership role in the national religious event.
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Vatican City
Pius XII
Dennis Cardinal Dougherty
Philadelphia
United States
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