War Labor Disputes Bill Triggers Bitter Reactions
Labor leaders criticized the war labor disputes bill after it became law while AFL and CIO heads renewed no strike pledges. Government agencies debated how the act limits labor board members and whether miners could face penalties for continued strikes. Some picketing continued as about half of the 521000 coal miners remained at work amid ongoing disruptions.
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Associated Press
Washington
Velt
CIO
Agencs
War Labor Board
Labor
WLB
Memrs
AFL
Ers
Pennsylvania
State Civilian Defense Opens Drive to Recruit Labor
The State Office of Civilian Defense launched a volunteer labor drive for the snap bean harvest in the Hendersonville area. Assistant director George K. Snow was sent to coordinate, with 600 workers requested. Asheville appeal yielded 108 volunteers for Henderson County farm agent G. D. White. Migratory workers will arrive too late for the early crop.
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Raliegh
State Office of Civilian Defense
Hendersonville
R. L. McMillan
George K. Snow
Mt. Airy
OCD
H. B. Caldwell
Acy
cMillan
Asheville
G. D. White
Henderson County
Caldwell
McMillan
Operators Urged Not To Accept Old Type T Coupons
RALEIGH June 26 Officials of the Office of Price Administration warn service stations not to accept gas coupons from old T books after June 30 for commercial motor vehicle operators. Beginning July 1 only TT coupons will be valid. TT books have been sent to local war price and rationing boards and operators can obtain new books at their boards.
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Raleigh
Office of Price Administration
OPA
Office of Defense Transportation
Mei Ling Soong Receives Honorary Degree at Wesleyan
Mei Ling Soong, also known as Madame Chiang Kai-Shek, returned to Wesleyan College in Macon Georgia to receive an honorary Doctor of Laws degree. Her sisters Ai Ling and Ching Ling were honored in absentia, while Mrs W N Ainsworth placed the insignia on the clasp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Macon
Mei-Ling Soong
Wesleyan University
China
Chiang Kai-Shek
Georgia
Mei-Ling
Old Wesleyan College
Ai-Ling
H. H. Kung
Ching-Ling
Sun Yat-Sen
Madame Chiang
W.N. Ainsworth
Bishop Ainsworth
Davis Appeals to Retain OWI Domestic Branch
Elmer Davis director of the Office of War Information urged a Senate appropriations subcommittee to reject House calls to abolish the domestic branch. He warned he would resign if the action passes. Palmer Hoyt and Robert E. Sherwood accompanied him as House action kept the overseas division funded at 2.8 billion dollars.
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Washington
Elmer Davis
Office of War Information
OWI
Senate
House
Davis
Palmer Hoyt
Robert E. Sherwood
House Committee
Stores To Close Here On July 5
All downtown stores and groceries will close Monday July 5 as July 4 falls on Sunday. G V Rankin president of the High Point Merchants Association announced the holiday. Some city plants will close Monday though no uniform plan exists for all industrial plants.
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G. V. Rankin
High Point Merchants Association
Rankin
Detroit Riots Viewed Not Driven by Relocation Factors
Sociologist Dr. C. F. Ramsay reported from Detroit that the influx of southern and other workers was almost no factor in the Monday riot. Nearly 500 arrestees were surveyed. most had lived in Detroit more than five years as federal troops kept a curfew in place after 34 deaths.
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Detroit
South
C. F. Ramsay
Michigan Department of Social Welfare
Detriot
Ramsey
Harry F. Kelly
Michigan
Ramsay
Lost Bomber Crews Believed War Internees
Washington June 26 Major General Davenport Johnson says about 50 percent of bomber crews missing over Europe are believed alive in enemy prison camps. He told reporters that the estimate was made without records and noted German airbases concentrate attacks on U S missions. Many officers and men return to the United States to train crews for new dispatches to the fronts.
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Washington
Europe
Davenport Johnson
Second Air Force
United States
Johnson
Radio Schedule Summary for Sunday Evening June 27
Broadcaste program changes due to late network corrections. A long list of evening time slots covers CBS NBC and local shows including Red Cross Dramatic Series From the Blue, The Church of the Air, Labor for Victory, Yankee Anniversary Show, News Comment programs, Writings by Murrow and Winchell, and musical hour features. A final note states about 132 million pounds of potatoes will be used by the Navy in the current fiscal year and Bolivia will export its entire tin surplus to the United States.
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Red Cross
Stars From the
Cbs
Arthur Tiaeth
My Son
Rupert Hughes
Blu
Stanley Dixon
Mbs
L'Li
Nbe
Yank
The
Hill Costello
Dbs ‘the Kidoodlers
Col Stoopnagle
Dbhs
Martin Agronsky
Dairy Farmer
W—U
Chicago
Roundtable
Jim
St. Louis Municipal Opera Co
Cbs Pilgrim
John Chas
Thomas
Sammy Kaye
News of the World
Washington
Moylan Sisters
Philharmonic Symphony
Blu Bulldog Plummond
Wim. L. Shirer
Nbea
Edward R. Murrow
Cbsa
Mbe
Irene Richmins
Nhbe
Free World Theater
Biu Serge
Gene Autry
Cbs Upton
Mbs Ea
Leo Cherne
Drew Pearson
Biu
Chips Davis
Commando
Dbs Seventh Day Adventist
Edward Tomlinson
Bandwagon Orchestra
Abo Als Kids
Joe Kelly
People
Cbe
Basic Stars and Stripes
Britain
P. Whiteman
Dinah Shore
Rog Porter
Blu Calling
America
Bob Trout
Cba
American Forum
Neighbors
Nbec
Gabriel Heatter
Mba
Basic
Cbs 9
Walter Wincher
Sarah Nagel
Basin Street
Biu-Basic
Jimmie Fidler
Hollywood
Fred Allen
Phil Senne
Phil Baker
Che T
John B. Hughes
John Stanley
Walter Winchell
Nbe-Wear
Nbe- Wear
Bobby Hockey
Navy
Funeral Rites for Several Attend Deaths in North Carolina
Obituaries describe services for multiple individuals. Funeral rites were held for F. A. Laver in Denton and Lamar McCallum of 609 Parkway, with interments at church cemeteries. Surviving relatives include spouses, children, siblings, and Pallbearers from Parker Paper Company attended.
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Lamar Meccallum
Lamar McCallum
609 Parkway
O. C. Williamson
First Presbyterian Church
Ashpole Presbyterian Church
Rowland
J. I. Knight
Ash
Oren Moore, Jr
Dan W. Smith
Marine Air Hero Bauer Receives Medal of Honor
Lt. Col. Harold W. Bauer, marine air hero missing in the Solomon Islands area, is awarded the congressional Medal of Honor for extraordinary combat achievement. He once battled an entire enemy squadron, destroying four planes before forced down, and another time downed four more with a damaged fifth. Bauer’s wife Harriette Anne Bauer lives in Coronado California. his hometown is North Platte.
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Washington
Harold W. Bauer
Marine Air
Solomon Islands
Congressional Medal of Honor
Bauer
Harriette Anne Bauer
Third Street
Coronado
Calif
North Platte, Eb
Tobacco Crop About Same as 1942, NC Officials Say
North Carolina flue cured tobacco crop area will be about the same or slightly more than last season, with yields per acre below the 1053 pounds record. Old belts lag, eastern belt near last year’s level. curing begins around June 1, markets unlikely to close before January.
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Ralfigh
North Carolina
State Agriculture Department
AAA
W. P. Hedrick
Border Belt
Flax Grows Widely Across North America
Farmers across North America find flax adaptable to many regions with suitable soils and climates. The crop tolerates a range of conditions and offers potential yields for diverse farming operations, boosting potential for fibrous and oilseed markets.
Sunday Radio Schedule From WSJS 1943
The 1943 WSJS lineup lists morning programs such as Morning Melodies News and Organ Recital at 8 0 0 8 30 N C Baptist Hour 9 00 and 9 15 features The Melody's the Thing and Dr Rondthaler's Bible Class 11 00 Centenary Methodist Church Service 12 00 The Silver Strings 1 00 Rupert Hughes 2 90 John Charles Thomas with Orchestra 3 50 The Gospel Harmonizers 4 00 Carolina Chats 6 45 Movie and World News 7 00 Paul Whiteman Orch Dinah Shore 9 00 Stardust Melody 10 20 Prank Luther 11 00 The Kean Reporter.
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Commando Mary
Dr. Rondthaler
Carl Goerch
Paul Whiteman Orch
Dinah Shore
Luther, Sones
Ben Seitin
the Kean
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Mme. Kai-Shek
Bolivia
F. A. Laved
the Street Baptist Church
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Max Lanier
St. Louis
R. L. Lanier
High Point
C. M. Miller
C. L. Harrison
Hal Pierce
Denton
C. O
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E. C. Lanier
W. E. Caldren
D. M. Luther
J. F. Callicut
Pisgah
Marine Air Hero
Medal of Honor
North America
WSJS
N. C. Baptist
Centenary Methodist
Esso
Richard Maxone
University of Chicago
John Charles Thomas
the Gospel Harmonizers
Upton Close
Lands of the Free
NBC Summer Symphony
State Theatre
Salem Street
Thomasville
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