High Point Boarders Urged to Seek Justice Without War Strike
The editorial supports High Point Independent Boarders' Union demands for higher pay but condemns unauthorized strikes by war workers as harming the war effort. It cites War Labor Board delays, AFL leader William Green, and a looming anti strike bill, urging boarders to pursue redress through official channels while remaining loyal to wartime unity.
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War Labor Board
United States
AFL
CIO
High Point
Congress of the
William Green
Roosevelt
Green
Congress
Washington
Lloyd Gurley
Independent Boarders Union
Cyrus McCormick
Riley
Helen Rattery
Cupid
Gordon & Warren
New York
Rommel
Tunisia
Tennessee
Miami Beach
Maurice Chevalier
James Cannon
Chicago
Machinery of Public Relief Fails to Help Michigan Furniture
The Small War Plants Corp faces criticism as a $10 million furniture contract collapses to roughly $2 million. SWPC chief General Robert Johnson shifts to civilian production with six channels including military procurement agencies and banks. A New York plan seeks to funnel retailers orders to distressed plants to secure needed materials.
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Small War Plants Corporation
Business Week
War Plants Corp
Michigan
SWPC
Lou Holland
Holland
Washington
WPB
Plan Board
Federal Public Housing Authority
Victory
FPHA
Robert Johnson
Johnson
New York
Right Of Silliness On Flag Salute Dissent
A reflection endorses the Supreme Court ruling that individuals with religious objections to saluting the flag and pledging allegiance should not be compelled by law. It argues such rights include the freedom to be silly and advocates education over arrest to address the issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Supreme Court of the United States
Workers press wage rise as War Labor Board delays
Voices from High Point and Raleigh weigh wartime supply and labor concerns. Union leaders press for approved wage increases promised since April 7 while business leaders criticize price orders and scarce meat. Veterans politics and Quaker relief themes echo in regional commentary.
Truck Shortage Tugs at Wartime Civilian Transport
Peter Edson reports a real truck shortage as civilian and farm needs strain the wartime economy. The Office of Defense Transportation has allocations to start 7500 eight ton trucks later in 1943, while stockpiles shrink and normal replacements fall short of prewar levels.
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Congress
Office of Defense Transportation
ODT
Cvilian
Automotive
WPB
Quote on labor and appetite from Ecclesiastes and Herrick
A compact reflective couplet notes that enjoying the fruits of one’s labor is a divine gift, while true merriment at the table comes not from the food but from the contentment it inspires.
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Herrick
Broadway
Strand Theatre
Morocco
J. Perona
Madame Litvinov
T Dugan
Brooklyn
Bob Brown
3Rd Naval District
Ireland
the Sun
E. Des Long
William Rhinelander Stewart
Eleanor Francis
Richard Krakauer
Umbrella Mystery Stirs Ohio Woman's 30 Year Claim
A quirky note recalls an Ohio woman who kept the same umbrella for three decades prompting questions about its return. The column uses light humor to reflect on daily life and broader observations about value, fairness, and memory.
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Ro Coal
Ohio
Broadway Gossip and War Time News Buzz
A bustling Broadway column mixes social notes and wartime updates. Celebrities and society figures like Barbara Brewster and Adelaide Moffett appear amid rumors, marriages, and reconciliations while war news touches on censorship, drafts, court cases, and industry scrutiny.
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