National draft boards unit labor protests amid work or fight talk
National draft officials faced labor unrest as volunteers threaten to resign over unpaid work during the busy season. Heads of firms fault pay gaps between drafted men and well paid workers, prompting boards to pause drafting in some districts. Civil defense plans in Washington face delays and reorganization as officials debate scope and leadership. Brazil's Nazi scandal and censorship mark a tense wartime atmosphere.
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Office of Civilian Defense
Washington
Mayor la Guardia
United States Conference of Mayors
la Guardia
Bane
McNutt
Brazil Slants Toward Axis Despite Public Anti Axis Mood
New York reports indicate Brazil, Latin America’s largest state, shows strong pro Axis inclinations under Vargas. Observers say Brazil may back a Franco Spain Portugal Ibero Union with Axis links, while Brazilian masses favor anti Axis sentiment in private. Foreign policy splits deepen as Aranha’s deathbed crisis widens pro Axis trend.
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New York
Burton Heath
Brazil
Spain
Portugal
Getulio Vargas
U. S
Axis
Aranha
Washington
Europe
Rio
Salazar
Franco
Roosevelt
Hull
Churchill
Hitler
Mussolini
Skeleton in courtroom replaced by X rays in suit
In Urbana Illinois Judge Ben F. Anderson barred a plaintiff from introducing a human skeleton in a $10,000 damages trial to prove injury location. The judge ruled that X-ray pictures were more competent evidence for the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Urbana
Ill
Ben F. Anderson
Thief Swipes Car. Eighty-Five Drawings Found
In Salt Lake City a thief stole John V. Bollwinkel’s car taking a suit, traveling bag, draftsmen’s tools and fifteen sketches of a cemetery. Police report suggests the incident may have carried a grave motive.
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Salt Lake City
John V. Bollwinkel
Bollwinkel
Local Grocery Listings Include Numerous North Carolina Stores
A roundup of Carolina grocery addresses and phone numbers lists many stores by name and location. Entries cover towns such as Archdale and Trinity with shop addresses on Main Street English Street and Ward Street, plus contact numbers for each.
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Fairmont Grocery
English Street
Gibson’s Food Store
North Main Street
F. R. Hearne
Park Street
S. W. Horne’s
Ennis and Tryon
C. A. Lewis
South Main Street
F. B. Lindley Grocery CO
Archdale
Ward Street
W. C. Tucker Cash Groc
East Green Street
Vaughn Food
West Bay Street
C. W. Watson
D. E. Ward Grocery
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Draft Board
Burton K. Wheeler
White House
Burning Tree
Burt
Steve
Sao Paulo
Vargas
Suaint
ItaHan
Cy Ve
Paris
Constantine the Great
Yugoslavia
Ally
Wilson
Wilson & Co
Franks
Pater
Adolf Flitler
Georgia
Dixie Crystals
Rye
Rata
Peo
ALBS
Chuck Beef
Des Seals Foon
Coconut
PRIDE
Pko
Allman's Cash Store
Cagle’s
Carolina Cash Grocery
Highland
Chestnut Street
Elwood Grocery CO
Archdale, N. C
Esso Grocery CO
Thomasville Road
Fulton Grocery Trinity
Holder’s Food Store
Phome 149
Highland Grocery
Highland Mill
R. Ingrams Grocery Ae
Ideal Grocery Corner
English and Briggs Hone
Lambeth Grocery
Mangum Avenue
Malpass
Wise Street
J. A. Morgan Grocery
N. Main ST
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