Coal crisis grows as miners strike and talks falter
Washington reports new coal shortages as operators split over contract terms while miners refuse work without an agreement. United Mine Workers head John L. Lewis urges compliance with WLWB guidance. Ickes orders 1,800 mines to ship extra coal to retailers to ease shortages.
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Associated Press
Washington
War Labor Board
WLWB
Rators
United Ane Orkers Jen
Ickes
Alabama
UMW
John L. Lewis
Lewis
WLB
Ilinois
Illinois Soft Coal Producers Association
Pennsylvania
WLE
Wise Toirmanham H. Davis
Mississippi
The Brighter Side on Public Office and Duty
Damon Runyon-era meditation debates ethical ties between holders of public office and the people they serve. The speaker uses Governor Dewey as a focal point to question contractlike duties, relinquishment to seek other posts, the right to campaign while paid, and potential redress for damages to the public.
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Thomas Edmund Dewey
New York State
Bricker
Ohio
Warren
California
Saltonstall
Massachusetts
Dewey
Newark
State of
New York
United States
Poetic Attack Sparks Baltimore Rally Over Beloved City
Baltimore residents defend their city after The Baltimore Evening Sun published a poem titled Beloved Baltimore by a war worker. The verse described the city as decrepit with ugly homes and high streetcar fares, prompting a rapid, heated public response and editorials urging measured rebuttal.
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Baltimore
Five Drivers Lose Licenses After Court Action
Five High Pointers had licenses revoked by the state department of motor vehicles this past week after court action. Marion W. Belch faced temporary larceny of an automobile charges, Daniel Grubb and C. K. Johnson were charged with drunken driving, Lee Franklin Smith with larceny of an auto, Melvin A. Walker with temporary larceny, and James Royal McCain of Lexington also lost his license for drunken driving. In a separate note, over 200,000 bags of coffee were stored in Venezuela at one time recently.
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State Department of Motor Vehicles
Marion W. Belch
Daniel Grubb
C. K. Johnson
Lee Franklin Smith
Melvin A. Walker
James Royal McCain
Lexington
Self treatment of skin and digestive troubles discussed
The column argues that many people treat their own ailments at home using simple remedies like pepsin and soda. It explains pepsin’s digestive power, notes its safety, and suggests diet and cathartics as other options. Q and A covers acid dyspepsia and athlete's foot shoe treatment with practical tips.
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Bastedo
Materia Edica
Northrup
Jane
Cc. H. R
Parades and Inspections Shape Town Fire and Brewers
Ed Carey the fire chief notes Friday parade attire and Thursday turnout inspections. He praises regular inspections as preventing problems, comparing to brewers’ vigilance in self regulation that protects all. The town supports both practices as keeping standards high.
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Ed Carey
Fire Department
Tire Shortage Shifts Irish Market To Black Trade
Dublin residents face a tire shortage driven by wartime controls. Dealers wait months for tires while many supplies flow to the black market. The piece notes Dublin’s cycling heritage and a humorous exchange about a ride home after a policy quote.
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Dublin
Europe
Copenhagen
Nazis Need Glasses Aboard the Exchange Ship Drottningholm
In Gothenburg Sweden October 18 British prisoners of war recount a raid by American Liberators and Fortresses on Marienburg October 9. George Magee from North Ireland describes guards scrambling as planes appeared, noting the men mistook Liberators for Luftwaffe.
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Drottningholm
Goeteborg
Sweden
Marienburg
George Magee
North Ireland
Police Have No Authority To Arrest For Suspicion
Raleigh officials dispute authority to detain on suspicion and outline when warrants or investigations are needed. The attorney general notes that charges must be brought, while acknowledging circumstances where holding a suspect pending investigation is understandable.
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Raleigh
Attorney General
J. Winder Bryan
Allied air raid on Bulgarian towns reported by Berlin radio
Berlin radio via Reuters said allied planes bombed several Bulgarian towns yesterday for the first time in two and a half years. The broadcasts reported bombs falling and machinegun fire in the towns and suburbs, with several people killed and wounded near Skopje.
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London
Berlin
Bulgaria
Reuters
Skopje
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Great Lake
Eugene Sheffer
Fir
King Features Syndicate, Inc
Damon Runyons
Venezuela
Logan Clendening, M. D
Clendening
F. B
Joe Marsh
Brewing Industry Foundation
North Cersheg
Edgar H. Bain
N.C
North Carolina
Board of County Commissioners
The
Utilities Commission
H. M.cormick
James Chapin
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