Labor allotment plan urged to boost war plants
Director Wendell Lund proposed inspectors in major war plants to ensure maximum efficiency. McNutt urged a national service to control labor resources, arguing it essential for production while fearing hoarding and labor shortages as recruitment rises. He favored voluntary, union cooperative measures over coercion to support war needs.
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Marines Out for Wake Island Preview at Camp Elliott
A crowded street scene at Camp Elliott shows Marines in uniform awaiting a preview film of Wake Island. The amphitheater rises on a hill as troops fill wooden benches while entertainers like George Riley and Betty Hutton perform. The audience participation and lively patter steal the show.
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Mariha O'Driscoll
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Gings
Brian Donlevy
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Quarrel Ends in Death and Murder Charge in Brookland
In Jonesboro on a Saturday night a dispute in a Brookland area left Tom Cooper dead and Bitz Richardson, 40, jailed on murder charges. Sheriff Tom Lane said Richardson fired at Cooper as he sat with his wife and daughter in a parked truck, claiming Cooper reached for a pistol.
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Tom Cooper
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Lawmaker Pushes Immediate Old Age Fund Distribution
Representative Herbert E. Strickland seeks a bill directing the welfare board to immediately distribute large surplus in the old age assistance fund. He notes the 1941 act aimed to lift monthly grants, while the welfare board maintains a large reserve. Welfare Commissioner Jinan Pipkin cites a recent 60 percent increase and warns revenue may fall in the next two years.
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Herbert E. Strickland
Welfare Board
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Jinan Pipkin
April Fools Day Prank Spurs Car Stop in Raleigh County
A Raleigh County driver spotted a newire on the highway during April Fools Day. He braked and approached the object, but the tire veered off the road into darkness as Wash Tubbs tittered nearby. Elliott expressed mixed disbelief and amusement.
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Raleigh
Pocketbook Trick Rivalry Faces Beckley Figure
Ernest W. Elliott of Beckley faces a sharp disappointment as a variation unfolds in a pocketbook trick dispute with competitor Beckley. The incident highlights a tense local contest and rising tensions over similar sleight of hand routines.
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Beckley
W. Va
Ernest W. Elliott
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