Labor Split Sparks Senate Talk Over UMW AFL Merger
John L. Lewis accuses New Deal politicians of blocking UMW and AFL reunification. Senators Tunnell Ball and Ellender respond with mixed views while AFL President Green postpones action and signals ongoing talks to resolve jurisdictional differences. Green to return Lewis's $60,000 check and seek further conferences.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
New Deal
United Mine Workers
UMW
Amer Federation of Labor
AFL
Tunnell
D-Del
Lewis
William Green
Senate Labor Committee
Tunnel
Ball
R-Minn
Ellender
D-La
Green
AFL Council
Roosevelt
Democratic Party
Wendell L. Willkie
AFL Executive Council
Philadelphia
Executive Council
Csar das and the national dance inquiry
Question prompts identify the country of Csar das as national dance, the instrument whose name translates to small, and the American sculptor famed for Paviona studies. The quoted Shaftesbury line adds a moral reflection about virtue and secrecy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paviona
Dinner silver Etiquette Rule on Tablecloth Contact
Guidance notes that dinner silver should not touch the tablecloth when laid out and, when not in use, should rest entirely on the plate with handles on the cloth. The advice emphasizes proper placement to maintain cleanliness and order at table.
Horoscope for May 10 Encourages steadiness and health tips
You are persistent and level headed and will face a year of watchfulness against deception in friendships and business. Safeguard health and expenses while a child born today will have a fine disposition and achieve much good. keep reckless spending down.
Hungary The Piccolo and Malvina Hoffman
Hungary is noted as the source, the piccolo appears as a key element, and Malvina Hoffman is listed. The fragment references cultural topics and a figure associated with sculpture or art. The short text implies a set of distinct topics tied to a single page excerpt.
New York Swap Shops Laugh At Money And Ration Books
NYC CDVO swap shops replace cash with barter, offering items from prewar to new dresses. Volunteers value exchanges by supply and demand, not money. Credits issued for less swappability, stories show wide range from toasters to dresses and bric a brac.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Arlene Wolf
CDVO
England
Small Towns To Hold Many In War Jobs
Nearly a quarter of urban migrants who moved to smaller towns for war work plan to stay after peace. A nationwide survey of 48,000 families shows 23 percent intend to abandon city life while 59 percent expect to return to metropolitan areas.
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New York
INS
Chicago
Cleveland
San Francisco
Philadelphia
Detroit
Los Angeles
Boston
New Orleans
Baltimore
St. Louis
Pittsburgh
Great changes seen for operators teachers and others after survey
The survey results, described as deeply significant by E. M. Frey of Denson-Frey & Affiliates, foresee population shifts altering social, economic and industrial patterns. Postwar living will bring car ownership, in-home laundry, washing machines, and more urban to rural travel changes. Population spread to smaller cities could boost buying power, home construction, and new air and railway routes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. M. Frey
Denson-Frey & Affiliates
Frey
J A Holmes Named Governor of Rotary District 189
John A. Holmes of Edenton was elected governor of Rotary International District 189 at the May convention to succeed Robert W. Madry of Chapel Hill. Tarboro club won the Governor’s Plaque for best all around club. Capt. Eddie Rickenbacker and Edmund Harding spoke at the banquet in Pinehurst.
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Pinehurst
Rotary International
John A. Holmes
Edenton
Pee Robert W. Madry
Chapelill
Madry
Tarboro
Eddie Rickenbacker
Edmund Harding
Washington, N. C
Brazilian air force jet troops depart for theatre of war
Brazilian newspapers report the last contingent of men leaving Brazil to join the first fighter group destined for war operations as part of the combat squadron. Farmers in Erie protest the government pigs market board, calling for abolition as a failed policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rio DE Janeiro
Brazil
Farmers of
Erie
Government Pigs Marketing Board
Fighter Aces Celebrate 1000th Mission by 86th Fighter-Bomber Group
At an air base in Italy, 86th Fighter Bomber Group aircrews toast their 1000th mission since July 6, having flown 10,000 sorties and dropped 5,275,500 pounds of bombs. Lt. Forrest White, Omaha native and former feed mill foreman, describes low level raids on Rome rail yards and Cassino logistics, noting camaraderie and resolve amid danger.
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Italy
INS
86Th
RAF
Jerry
New York Yankees
St. Louis
Forrest Lite
Omaha
White
Luke Field
Phoenix
Ariz
Cassino
Monastery Hill
Rome
Ours
Luftwaffe
Mauney Near 15 Win Prediction For Crackers
Atlanta Cracker pitcher Dick Mauney climbed to 3 0 in five days with three wins in six games, matching pre season prophecy by scout Claude Dietrich that he would reach 15 victories. The story notes Mauney's quick rise from a 1943 rookie to Southern Association success and mentions other Concord signees and a Peiping tragedy with fifty deaths from recent exposure.
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Atlanta
Dick Mauney
Claude Dietrich
Concord
Sandie
Dietrich
Mauney
Southern Association
Birmingham
Bill Goodman
Five Thousand Blacks And 60,000 Whites Registered
An elderly Harvard educated Negro, George A Towns, says he helped about 1000 Black and white Georgians register at Fulton county courthouse before the July 4 Democratic primary deadline. Towns recounts police questioning and threats while Negroes and whites lined up to register after a Supreme Court ruling on voting rights. Fulton county clerks estimate about 5000 Black and over 60000 white voters registered by deadline.
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Atlanta
Cit
Sheri
Georgia
George A. Towns
Atlanta University
Essor
Fulton County
Ruia
U. S. Supreme Court
Meet the Missus Partners in the War Effort on Home Front
The article celebrates women on the home front contributing to victory. Some work in war plants while others grow Victory Gardens, preserve produce, cook, sew, and manage resources. They save fats, cans, and paper, keep things lasting, and support their husbands and sons.
Flames Hit Home Motorman Calm
St Louis reports a motor man Harold Landau entered a restaurant and in a calm tone asked a coffee drinking cab driver how long to finish. He replied three or four minutes and Landau said he wanted to get home as his house was on fire.
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ST. Louis
Harold Landau
Landau
Motorless Car Theft Report From Colorado Springs
A car stolen from in front of a garage in Colorado Springs was found four blocks away. Investigators note the vehicle had no motor under the hood, suggesting the thief abandoned it after discovering the futility of pushing.
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Colorado Springs
Colo
Balanced Diet Principles From Clendening's Column
The column outlines a balanced diet including fruit, animal protein, cereal, vegetables, and roughage. It notes that complete nutrition comes from foods with all essential amino acids, highlights meats dairy eggs Brazil nuts and soybeans, and jokes about possible reliance on soy in extreme cases.
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Brazil
Archie
War Department Promotes Tar Heel Officers
The War Department announces temporary promotions for North Carolina officers. Names include Bowen, Daves, Dorsey Jr, Mills, Foster, Ritter, Denton Jr, Sig, Miller, Hooks, Davis, Dickson, Wallance, Mixon, Ward, Lawre, Thigpen, Tatlock. Promotions span from Second Lieut. to Captain and Major with new postings across Fayetteville Greensboro Durham Asheville Morganton Morehead City Tarboro Winston-Salem.
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Bowen
Central Tarr
Burlington
William Thomas Daves
S. Alston Ave
Durham
John Nelson Dorsey, Jr
Elizabeth Jd
Shelby
Edgar Frank Mills
Pearson Drive
Asheville
Judson Roby Foster
Aycock
Greensboro
June Bryson Ritter
QMC
Rt. 1
Eugene Charles Denton, Jr
Robert Lee
Sig. C
Anderson St
Morganton
Carr Littleton Miller
Rockwell
Thel Hooks
Davis
Smthiel William Woodrow
Veterans Hospital
Fayetteville
Eula Mae Lawre
ANC
S ’ Ltd
Smithfield
Lorna W. ‘Thigpen
Tarboro
Hugh Tatlock
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Shaftesbury
Hungary
the Piccolo
Malvina Hoffman
Adlerika
NAVY
Knox
James V. Forrestal
Ernest J. King
Uncle Sam
Frank Knox
Pottery Jardinieres
By Richard Shaner
J. A. Holmes
Rotary
Peiping
China
U. S
Center
Hollandia
Dutch New Guinea
International
Sypedom's
Minuteman
Anheuser-Busch
Budweiser
America
By Logan Clendening, M.D
Dr. Clendening
War Department
North, Carolina
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