100000 Jobless Expected To Walk Detroit Streets
Detroit faces a hard winter with as many as 100,000 unemployed men in the streets as defense plant expansion reshapes jobs. The National Association of Manufacturers warns of up to three million new unemployed in six months. auto workers shift to new defense roles as Briggs Body, General Motors, and Ford expand defense plants, creating tens of thousands of openings while layoffs continue in auto production.
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Willis Thornton
NEA
Detroit
Motor Capital
National Association of Manufacturers
Briggs Body
Briggs
General Motors
Defense
Ford
Willow Run
Ypsilanti
Ing
United Auto Workers
Auto
Georgia Blacklisted by Southern Conference
Birmingham dispatch reports the Southern University Conference voted to drop the University of Georgia over political interference in Dean Walter D. Cocking’s dismissal. Athens students staged a campus demonstration and hung an effigy of Governor Eugene Talmadge. The conference cited improper dismissal and actions by the Georgia board of regents and governor.
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Birmingham
Ala
University of Georgia
Southern University Conference
Georgia
Walter D. Cocking
Athens
Guy
Eugene Talmadge
Coucking
Alpha Fowler
Talmadge
Maryland
Texas
State Board of Re-Gents
Cocking
Board of Regents
Dean Cocking
Power comes to aluminum plant from Glenville dam
Ashville October 14. Power flows from the Nantahala Power and Light plant at Glenville to the Aluminum Company of America plant in Alcoa Tenn for defense metal production. Governor Broughton activated 22 500 kilowatt generators in a ceremony with about 500 officials from power and aluminum firms the TVA and CP&L. Colby notes output equals 400 bombers a year in kilowatt terms.
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Asheville
Nantahala
S. K. Colby
Aluminum Company
University of Georgia President Rejects Outside Pressure
Talmadge, informed of the conference committee’s action, dismissed outside influence as discrediting the University of Georgia. He claimed the majority opposed to the university’s stance are in favor of co education of blacks and whites, asserting confidence in the institution.
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University of Georgia
Talmadge
Conference Committee
United States
New Bridge Theory Book Sparks Bold Bidding Shifts
A review of Handbk on the Theory and Play of Championship Contract Bridge by Harold Simmelkjaer notes it champions new bidding methods and criticizes some slam conventions as flawed. The author proposes a point count system and argues regular bidding often yields better results than his own slam ideas.
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Harold E. Simimelkjaer
Simmelkjaer
North
South
East
Knocks and Questions on Boxing Greats and Mexico Plane
A quirky page mixes boxing trivia about Joe Louis and Gene Tunney with a note on two heavyweights named James J. and their championship bout, plus counts of former champions Louis has fought. It ends noting Mexico declares its first military aircraft built with domestically produced parts a success.
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Joe Louis
Gene Tunney
Jack Dempsey
James’ J
Weenie
Mexico
Senate Dilemma Over Investigations Funding Lords
Senator Scott Lucas of Illinois faces a dilemma as his Senate Committee on Audit and Control weighs two claims for private investigations and a price ceiling hearing. He may present both to the Senate for decision and seek a rule clarifying allowable spending by senators. Donald Nelson of SPAB probes a Texas Bayonne pipeline's purpose amid fears it could favor natural gas over oil and affect heating costs and coal interests.
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Sam
Scott Lucas
Illinois
Senate Committee of Audit and Control
Scott
Senate
Lucas
American First Committee
Clark Committee
Bilbo
Eastland
Mississippi
Washington
Leon Henderson
United States
Donald Nelson
S.P.A.B
Nelson
Texas
New York
Roosevelt
Lasuardia
John L. Lewis
Niger
Mexican politics swirl as Avila Camacho tightens grip
New York dispatch reports former President Cardenas faces expulsion or a high level mission as Avila Camacho reshapes his cabinet. Almazan, a disputed claimant, tours Mexico City while Axis and Communist factions ply cautious alliances. US and Britain aid is urged to win Mexican support as poverty drives unrest and loyalists vie for power.
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New York
Richard Waldo
Concarne
Cardenas
Mexico
Avila Camacho
Son
Andreu Almazan
Cuba
Mesxico
Almazan
Carlos
U. S
Mexico City
Britain
Red Cross Trouble Shooters in Maneuver Area Chronicle
Red Cross field directors boost support for First Army maneuvers in North and South Carolina. About fifty volunteers coordinate emergency transport and communications while Hamlet, North Carolina serves as operations hub near First Army HQ. Eight team members focus on field decisions. others deployed at concentration points. BIRTHS GAINS report notes Thomasville September births 34 and deaths 5, marking a net gain of 29.
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Washington
Red Cross
North
South Carolina
First Army
Hamlet
N. C
Heiiman
Lake F. Russel
Red
Millitary and Naval Welfare Service
Thomasville
Milk Mixture For Stomach Ulcers
A new medical discovery used by doctors treats stomach ulcers caused by excess acid. The preparation is harmless and reportedly fast acting, also recommended for gas, indigestion, and heartburn due to hyperacidity. Sufferers can try it at home by mixing two teaspoons in a glass of milk. available from Manns and drug stores with a money back guarantee.
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Manns
j + drug
Freshman McFarland Upsets Senate With Probing Questions
Arizona senator Ernest W. McFarland, new to the chamber, demands concrete evidence from fellow lawmakers and witnesses in the movie industry probe. He pushes for clear rules of evidence, questions pretrial publicity, and vows to fight bills that burden small business, while detailing his background and stance on truth in inquiry.
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Frank J. Weller
Washington
The
Enterprise Special News Service
Ernest W. McFarland
D-Ariz
Senate Movie Investigations Sub
Arizona
Judie Mack
Bass
Semaidi Nye
R-Nd
McFarland
McFanland
Clark
Idaho
Bone
D-Wash
Tobey
R-Nh
Brooks
Xye
Mack
Nye
Senate
Wendell Willkie
Tucker
Pinal County
Ariz
Congress
Wheeler
Roosevelt
Britain
Clearing committees to aid veterans in finding jobs
Raleigh October 14. Clearing committees of business labor and civic leaders will be established in each town to help men returning from the armed forces secure employment. The groups will work with local draft boards reemployment members to address local conditions more effectively. Adjutant General J Van B Metis, director of state selective service, said the approach minimizes disruption to industry and commerce. More than 1,000,000 trucks haul defense goods on U S highways, says the OPM Priorities Division.
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Raleigh
J. van B. Metis
Selective Service
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McKenney
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A.P.L
Seattle
Kana
Joe Martin
Los Angeles
Mr. Martin
P.D.R
Joe
Herbert Hoover
Mr. Hoover
Currier Lumber Company
Michigan
Department of Justice
Federal Works Administration
Labor Division
Hillman
Currier
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Beer County
Henry Fountainshurst
Ashurst
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Gerard
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