Coal front crisis looms as War Labor Board panel convenes
The article outlines an inevitable clash between President measures and John L. Lewis over UMW contract talks. A three man fact finding panel will report to the War Labor Board within days, with a final board decision expected before May 31. Lewis refuses panel representation and argues the WLB is biased. If another strike follows the truce, Lewis may face harsh condemnation or legal action.
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John L. Lewis
War Labor Board
Ickes
Lewis
United Mine Workers
WLB
Reid Monfort Dies, North and South Carolina AP Chief
Sorrow swept Carolina newsroom ranks as Reid Monfort, ten year chief of the Associated Press in the Carolinas, died suddenly. He was popular fair able and diligent and his public service was vital to local papers.
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Carolina
Reid Monfort
Associated Press
North
South Carolina
Monfort
Governor Praises Beer Industry Public Relations Efforts
In a letter to State Director E H Bain of the North Carolina Brewing Industry Foundation the Governor of North Carolina endorses the push for beer sales under decent, law abiding conditions. He notes the four year effort to separate beer from stronger drinks and praises the foundation for favorable press and public opinion in the state.
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Broughton
North Carolina
E. H. Bain
N. C
The
Brewing Industry Foundation
Colonel Bain
Claude Ramsey
Quotations From City Council and Wartime Figures
City Attorney Grover H. Jones discusses clerk of court appointment amid council judge dynamics. Mayor Koonce, Village leaders, and others weigh war strains and civic roles. Wartime quotes touch on milk production, gas rations, information services, and economic policy as leaders urge unity.
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Grover H. Jones
Controversy Builds Over Food Subsidy Plan
OPA Administrator Prentiss Brown defends a food subsidy approach to ease price ceilings without cutting returns. War Information Director Elmer Davis argues taxes help consumers. Congress, including many Democrats, bitterly opposes the move as an executive power grab after Congress refused to enact subsidy reform.
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OPA
Prentiss
Executive Branch
Congress
John Smith
Helicopters Raise Hope in War at Sea
The British push a helicopter program to combat U boats with Henry Kaiser to supply devices for merchant ships. The Marine Commission and Coast Guard back experiments as the Navy remains doubtful about the craft’s potential.
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Hitler
Maritime Commission
Coast Guard
Henry Kaiser
Realists and the war laws under Nazi and Japanese foes
The piece argues that Axis enemies ignore the laws of war and seek total victory by killing allied servicemen and civilians. It praises American industrial power and Allied cooperation as the decisive factor, noting U S versus Axis firepower in Africa as the model for victory in Europe.
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Tokyo
Ciihan
New Serre
North
Africa
Benito Mussolini
Mediterranean
Europe
United States
North Africa
United Nations
Rommel
Afrika Korps
Quotations on Faith and Duty by Vitus and Schiller
A compact excerpt contrasts professed knowledge of faith with disobedient deeds. It also notes the idea that one should not merely scorn the Saviour but carry the cross in the heart. The excerpt includes a biblical verse and a Schiller quote.
Sugar rationing era ships 9 billion pounds to Americans
A report notes nearly 9 billion pounds of refined sugar delivered to U.S. consumers during the rationing period. It also mentions a prairie dog town possibly stretching for miles, implying rapid expansion or habitat spread.
On Broadway Buzz and Political High Jinks
A rapid-fire column of Hollywood and Washington gossip with Charlie Chaplin settlement rumors, Prentiss Brown quitting, FDR staying out of Tammany fights, marriages and divorces hinted, notable arrivals and exits at hotels, and assorted society and political chatter.
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