Labor leaders split over FDR in 1944 election
A fragmented labor movement shows William Green and J. Tobin isolated within the AFL-CIO while other unions back Thomas E. Dewey or hold mixed loyalties. UMW convention strengthens Lewis but fuels Democratic concerns. CIO figures fear Sidney Hillman’s partisan drift. Postwar cost fears loom as experts project high deficits and continued taxes.
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Ington
Roosevelt
Thomas E
William Hutcheson
John Frey
J. N. Ornburn
Messrs. Green
Tobin
United Mine Workers’ Cincinnati
John L. Lewis
White House
Harold L. Ickes
Secretary of the Interior
U.M.W
John L
Bass
Lewis
Dewey
Wendell Willkie
Fdr
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Kentucky
Ohio
Hillman
Sidney
Tromone Promise Ad Claims Youth Like Vitality Again
An OTC style ad promotes Tromone claiming it blends vitamins and hormones to restore middle aged men to youthful vitality and pleasure. The copy urges following label directions and cites druggists and nurses.
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Mann Drug and Drugeists
Revenue Receipts Rise In August Figures Show Increase
Internal revenue receipts for August totaled $1,077,639,926 above the same month last year. August 1943 receipts were $2,750,375,420, with withholding taxes up $819,383,492 and unjust enrichment including excess profits rising $898,924,552.
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Washington
Internal Revenue
Internal Revenue Bureau
Textiles At Standstill Over Cotton Parity Program
Confusion over the WFA plan to buy cotton at parity halted business in cotton textiles in New York. Mills and selling agencies awaited clarification on how the program would affect operating margins and futures.
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New York
WFA
Police Violence Sparks Mass Casualty Event
Police opened fire on a crowd using machine guns in a chaotic assault. About a hundred people were killed or wounded in the incident, with authorities or witnesses reporting widespread casualties and panic.
Air Maneuvers At Mackall Continue
Military officials report 13 dead from airborne maneuvers at Camp Mackall after a C-47 crash during mass landings. Pfc. John P. Hall is among the victims. glider pilots receive praise as more than 200 gliders land with minimal damage. Evacuation of wounded by glider snatch pick up is demonstrated to international observers.
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Camp Mackall
John P. Hall
Bessie Hall
Tennessee City
Tenn
Ledbetter
Pee Dee River
Britain
France
Canada
Elm Trees Valued At Over Seven Hundred Fifty Million
Forestry experts estimate the value of American elm trees at more than 750 million dollars, reflecting their significance in timber markets and ecological studies.
Boxing results from New York to Chicago last night
Several lightweight and welterweight bouts across cities including Newark New Orleans Holyoke and Brooklyn with winners by knockout or points. Notable results feature Nat Litfin losing on points in New York and Guy Serean tied with Steven Vaccarelli in New Orleans and Billy Daniels defeating Benny Cartagina in Detroit.
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NEW wTeens
Archer
Newark
T.K
Cleveland
Billy Daniels
Detroit
Benny Cartaginua
New York
Holyoke
Mass
Johnny Brown
Bob Wade
N. J
Charlie Jones
New Rochelle
N. Y
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Brooklyn
Harold Green
Ernie Robinson
Jamaica
Willie Shanks
Montreal
J. C. Wilkins
Providence
Brown Bomber
Army
Bobby Howard
Worcester
Oscar Sages
Newport
Mike Lucas
R. I. Chicago
Gene Spencer
Chicago
Johnny Bratton
Charney Parham
Milwaukee
Jerry Pittro
Scranton
Frankie Jayne
Plymouth
Willie Alexander
Philadelphia
Ray Morris
Willie Grable
Justice Dept Finds No Federal Election Violations Tied to CIO PAC
Attorney General Biddle told Senator Moore that the Justice Department investigation found no violation of federal election laws by the CIO Political Action Committee or the National Citizens Political Action Committee.
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Washington
Biddle
Moore
R-Okla
Justice Department
CIO Political Action Committee
National Citizens Political Action Committee
Churchill greeted by Cabinet Members in London arrival
Prime Minister Churchill returning from the Quebec conference was met at Euston station by several cabinet ministers. He stepped from the train with Mrs. Churchill and was kissed by their daughters, Mary Churchill in an ATS uniform and Mrs. Duncan Sandys, as crowds cheered the party’s departure to No 10 Downing Street.
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London
Churchill
Quebec
Euston Station
Mary Churchill
ATS
Duncan’ Sandys
No. 10
Downing Street
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