Ickes Orders Six Day Week In U S Coal Mines
Washington dispatch reports Harold Ickes directed a six day work week for U S coal mines to boost war time fuel production. The order ties to price ceilings and requires time and a half pay for sixth day work, with exemptions possible and broader wage agreement adjustments already in place.
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Weather Is Cause Of Heavy Loss In Air Battle
Allied headquarters report adverse weather caused heavy losses in the Darwin air battle. Japanese sent 21 bombers and 30 fighters. three Allied pilots are missing. One bomber and nine fighters damaged. three enemy fighters restored. Weather hindered both sides as they fled toward sea.
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Kentucky Coal Field Prices Not Up, OPA Reports
Louisville officials say Kentucky coal field prices and many daily items are on a par with Louisville prices after an OPA survey ordered by President Roosevelt. More than 40 investigators from the Louisville area conducted the check, following charges by John L Lewis of United Mine Workers that living costs in coal regions were rising.
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Robert protests U S action on Martinique ties
Admiral Georges Robert, French high commissioner of Martinique, cables the Associated Press denouncing Washington’s break with his administration over ties to the German-dominated Vichy regime. He says the move offers nothing in exchange and bars new proposals, and he asks the State Department to disclose the contents of his reply.
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Baptist Revival Meeting Opens at Multiple Venues
A Baptist revival series opens Monday evening at One First Baptist Church led by Shoster J. Bwor a noted evangelist who speaks on Small Things Wreck Big as you. Swor conducts daily sessions through Sunday with Morriss Meditations program at 4 20 am. Wednesday features a talk at Dohyne Bennett Chapel and Thursday at Lincoln Junior High and Washington schools.
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Troops Reach Ten Miles From Crucial North Africa Dock
Allied forces push toward Ferryville and Bizerte as Americans press 10 miles from Tebourba and ten miles from the naval base near Bizerte. British and French units advance in Medjerda Valley while Axis defenses stiffen in the Tebourba sector amid ongoing rounds and river crossings.
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Three Restaurant Operators Fined For City Violations
Three restaurant proprietors were fined in city court on charges of violating restaurant ordinances amid health department reports. Judge Napoleon Bond waived one $429 fine for good behavior while remaining cases included motorists and parking violations. Public drunkenness accounted for eight docketed cases with fines varying.
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State Garden Club Elects Officers
Nashville members gathered Monday for the State Garden Club meeting. Officers elected include president Mrs. Charles Sanders of Nashville and recording secretary Mrs. E G Gunter, with treasurer Mrs. E R Burr and corresponding secretary Mrs. Wilson, Nashville.
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Kingsport War Bond Drive Sets City Record
City doubles quota accelerated by Easter night rally with a transoceanic broadcast featuring East Tennessee soldiers. Kingsport sales exceeded Sullivan county target, with Kingsport well above the county figure. Sullivan county May quota is set at 380000 as part of Tennessee’s 2600000 goal for the month, Brown reports.
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Unusual Case Rises From Stephan Trial in Detroit
A federal court in Detroit opens a trial involving Theodore Doney head of a German American importing house. He faces misprision of treason charges for not reporting aid given to escaped POW Lieut Hans Peter Krug. Court will hear evidence about President Roosevelt a secretary Clarence Ingling testifying.
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Dutch Patriots Nab Nazi’s Daughter Report
A London run dispatch says Dutch patriots kidnapped the daughter of German high commissioner Seyss-Inquart and hold her as a hostage. The Istanbul agency cited Gestapo searches failing to locate the girl while Dutch patriots reportedly sought death for 47 alleged traitors in Holland, fourteend of whom were said killed, including General Hendrike Alexander Seyffardt.
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Pay As You Go Tax Plan Faces House Vote Today
After days of party clash the House prepares to decide on pay as you go taxation with four proposed plans. A 20 percent withholding on wages would apply as exemptions shift. The three main options seek to ease 1942 tax burdens, affecting about 44 million taxpayers. In Nashville a four story West End apartment building burned in a late night blaze, with initial damage estimates unavailable.
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Mother Watches Flames Consume Tots and Home
A Kingston area fire killed three children aged 3, 2, and seven months, all siblings of Dale and Mrs. Reynolds. The mother, watching nearby, could not enter to save them as flames engulfed the two room house on Sunset Ridge early Tuesday morning. Fire Chief J. Roy Pyle said the roof collapsed before responders arrived, with the inner walls covered in paper aiding rapid destruction. Funeral services are set for Thursday at 2:30 p.m. Burial will be in the city cemetery. surviving relatives include the maternal grandmother and in laws from Russell County. The tragedy marks one of the region’s deadliest fire tolls in recent years.
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Russell County
State Berries Move On Market
West Tennessee growers began selling berries on the commercial market Monday with prices about double the opening crop. Buyers paid 6.80 per 24 quart crate, with over 2,600 crates marketed. The 2943 crop is estimated at 50 to 60 percent of normal due to weather and labor shortages. The main picking season starts next week after a freeze delayed part of the crop.
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State Is Third In Fats Collection
Washington reports show American housewives surpassed quotas in salvaged fats with Florida and Nevada close behind. Tennessee ranked third at 81.2 percent, while Florida and Nevada together yielded 9,232 pounds more than Tennessee. Navy notes commend eight sailors for rescuing crew members after a shipwreck on a rocky coast.
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Memphis Newsman Leaves For Army
Edwin Howard of the Press Scimitar city staff and son of the managing editor will depart Thursday for army induction. He was previously with the News Fentinel in Knoxville since 1940 after his father resigned to become managing editor there.
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