Idle In Labor Disputes Ties Up Philadelphia Transit
Labor unrest pushed the nation toward nearly 28 000 idle workers as disputes spread from Philadelphia to Detroit and other plants. The Philadelphia system halted buses trolleys and subways with drivers protesting Negro operator hiring. A union spokesman claimed workers were too sick to run trains. Other clashes involved Roebling’s Sons in New Jersey and General Steel Casting in Granite City Illinois while the war labor board urged recall of strikers at Ball Brothers Co. and noted widespread idle workers across several industries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery Ward and Company Em
Detroit
Philadelphia
Jeff Craig
CIO United Retail and Wholesale
M Ward
War Labor Board
General Motors
Chevrolet
CIO United Automobile
Roebling
Trenton
N. J
John A. Roebling
Jersey City
John Harsch Foundry
Cleveland
P Bros. Co
Muncie
Ind
Chicago
Federal Mogul Co
San Fran
Clark and Fish In Stiff Contests for Offices
Two of Congress most colorful figures vie in renomination battles Rep Hamilton Fish faces strong foes in New York 29th district while Senator Bennett Clark runs in Missouri. Clark and Truman clash over policy with Republican and Democratic contenders rate campaigns ahead of primaries as Dewey Brownell and Luce contend for renomination and a national map predicts Roosevelt versus Dewey in November.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Congress
Hamilton Fish
New York
Bennett Clark
Missouri
Fish
Augustus W. Nett
New
E. Dewey
Wendell L. Willkie
Dewey
Pittsburgh
Springfield
St. Louis
Herbert Brownell, Jr
Roosevelt
Senate
Harry Truman
Dewey vows to rebuild after war with stable economy
On a Springfield train platform, Republican nominee Thomas E. Dewey urged unity and a strong postwar economy. He criticized the OPA, defended wage growth to match living costs, and promised to restore government to the people while pursuing a rapid reconversion and lasting peace. Dewey planned talks with business, labor, and farm groups and met GOP officials in Springfield before a governors conference in St. Louis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
OPA
Dewey
St. Louis
Pittsburgh
Thomas E. Dewey
Springfield
America
Jobs
United States
Ill
Roosevelt
Mrs
GOP
Dwight H. Green
Deweys
Executive Mansion
Farm Organization
Approve Three New Provisional Civil Service Rules
Madison Wis three new provisional civil service rules were approved by the state board of personnel. They cover overtime pay during war or emergencies at time and a half when needed, competitive promotional examinations with non competitive exceptions, and expanded sick leave definitions. Protests over hiring new staff at higher salaries were noted. board member William Ahrens said such power is used only in emergencies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Wis
State Board of Personnel
William Ahrens
Milwaukee
Baby Blows Balloons To Strengthen Lungs
Akron Ohio. Mr and Mrs Paul Selby of Corning New York sent a rush call to friends in Akron to fill a doctor prescribed duty for their daughter recovering from pneumonia. Balloons were scarce until a local amusement center allowed a park booth to be used for balloon targets helping the lung exercise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Akron
Ohio
Paul Selby
Corning
N. Y
Versatile Cripple Plays Tennis and Organ
In Buffalo a 16 year old student, Strzyzewski, excels as a tennis player and organist despite a hip ailment. He walks with difficulty yet maintains a 97 percent average at East High School, plays in the school orchestra, and as a sophomore won six of nine tennis matches for the school team.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffalo
Strzyzewski
Danny
St. Adalbert’s
East High School
This Judge Says Good Morning In Santa Fe Court
Santa Fe City Magistrate Joe A Berardinelli greets first time traffic offenders with a friendly explanation of driving regulations and an apology for any inconvenience. He calls it good business as a new approach in court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa FE
N. M
Joe A. Berardinelli
Chilean police officers brave Texas heat en route south
Six Chilean police officers visiting the United States said they faced 100 degree heat as they traveled by train toward the border. They noted that by the time they reach the Chile border they will need heavy overcoats and gloves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Tex
Chile
New Zealand Girls Escape Curfew Through New Policy
Justice Minister H G R Mason says curfew escape is not allowed and a special vice squad will address issues from girls under 16 roaming streets at night. The stance was given during questions in Wellington's house sessions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Zealand
H. G. R. Mason
Wellington
Sniggers at Church Spur Vicar to Rally Against Yard Ruffians
Rev S Guy Brockingham, protesting youths who turn St Philips churchyard into a playground, told parish meeting a reprimand provoked a boy to challenge him to fight as churchgoers exited the Worchester Park church. Sniggers of "Onward Christian Soldiers" sparked the confrontation.
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St. Philips of Worchester Park
England
S. Guy Brockingham
Brockingham
First temperance pledge of the Order of St Chriet in 1517
The Order of St Chriet's members vowed in 1517 to limit drink to seven goblets per meal unless thirst remained unsatisfied. This temperance pledge marks an early formal restriction on alcohol consumption among the group.
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The
Order of St. Chriet
X Ray Technology Detects Stolen Diamonds in Mines
Diamond mines deploy an X-ray device to expose stolen gems by workers. The system makes swallowed diamonds glow green in the stomach, helping identify theft incidents.
Two Camp McCoy Soldiers Die Over Weekend
Two Camp McCoy soldiers died from weekend injuries per post commander Col. M. MacMullin. Pvt Robert C Ashbee 20 of Akron Ohio drove a jeep out of control on a steep incline Saturday evening, a companion was only slightly hurt. Pvt Philip A Church ey 28 of Brockton Massachusetts died Monday after a diving accident in shallow water at Wisconsin Dells Saturday afternoon.
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Camp Mccoy
Wis
M. MacMullin
Robert C. Ashbee
Phillip A. Churchey
Quinton Avenue
Brockton
Mass
Churchey
250Th Engineer Combat Battalion
Wisconsin Dells
Russians Press Claim Rapid Advance Across Baltic Front
The Soviet press reports Red Army forces smashing German positions along a 30 mile Estonian front from Lake Peipus to the Gulf of Finland. A Finnish dispatch notes a great expansion of the Finnish front in northeast Karelia and Russians crossing the 1940 border toward Joensuu, 230 miles northeast of Helsinki.
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Red Army
Caen
Cologne
Ilya 2
Star
Warsaw
Tobruk
Berlin
Stockholm
Lake Peipus
Gulf of Finland
Scandinavian Telegraph Bureau
Helsinki
Karelia
Aftonbladet
Joensuu
Quezon and Osmena Rise in Philippine Leadership
Quezon, once a rebel chief of staff, rises in Philippine politics becoming senator in 1916 and holding high offices until 1928. He helped shape the Jones Act framework and transition toward independence. Osmena is to take the oath as president to succeed Quezon, with Justice Jackson set to administer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quezon
Washington
Senate
Philippine Commission
United States
Osmena
Scrilippines
Manuel Quezon
Associated
Robert H. Jackson
Supreme Court
Ickes
Philippines
Normandy Rescue Push Across Avranches Deepens
Allied infantry reported rounding up small German groups hidden in barns and houses as spearheads advanced beyond Avranches. Many Germans chose surrender over fight, claiming their officers had deserted them while German radio said Marshal Von Kluge halted Montgomery along the Avranches Caen road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Avranches
Marshal von Kluge
Bernard L. Montgomery
Avranches-Caen
Tax Refunds Moving Across the Nation
The internal revenue bureau reports over 3 million of 18 million eligible individuals have received 1943 income tax refund checks. The remaining 15 million are being paid at a rate above 250000 weekly.
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Washington
Internal Revenue Bureau
Loretta Young Gives Birth to Son Christopher Paul
Actress Loretta Young wife of Lieut. Col. Tom Lewis gave birth to their first child, a boy weighing 7 pounds 12 ounces, at Queen of Angels hospital on Tuesday. The Lewises already have an adopted daughter, Judy, age 8.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Loretta Young
Tom Lewis
Queen of Angels Hospital
Christopher Paul
Lewises
Judy
Turtle carved with dates marks decades in El Dorado
El Dorado residents recall L. M. Longstreth meeting his favorite turtle across years. He first found it in 1906 and carved the date on its shell. Repeats in 1913 1917 and 1940 followed with new dates, now including 1944.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
EL Dorado, Kas
L. M. Longstreth
Longstreth
Chief Auditor I J Schulte Dies in Milwaukee
I J Schulte aged 58, chief auditor of the Wisconsin tax commission, died Tuesday in Milwaukee. He led the audit division and was regarded as a longtime state official with decades of service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Wis
I. J. Schulte
The
Wisconsin Tax Commissiin
House to meet every three days through Labor Day
Democratic leaders plan sessions every three days until after Labor Day unless an emergency arises. Majority Whip Ramspeck said no general call will go out for members to return unless needed, urging committees to work steadily on postwar reconversion bills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Ramspeck
D-Ga
Rayburn
Dtexas
U. S. Government Corporations Face Scrutiny For Competition
The Byrd committee urged immediate control over 44 government owned corporations with 33 billion in power and 16.5 billion in liabilities, recommending liquidations for some. The study found 70,000 employees, 6.5 billion in loans, and 103 million in losses as of July 30 1943, noting their broad power and tax advantages compared with private firms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Byrd Economy Committee
House
Byrd
D-Va
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Jesse Jones
Commodity Credit Corporation
J. B. Hutson
Ces
Home Owners Loan Corporation
Inc the
Housing and inter-American Navigation Corporations
Body's Need of Water Perils Human Life Without Hydration
A fragment notes that human life cannot last beyond about 60 hours without water, while implying a longer possible period without others. The passage emphasizes water's essential role for survival and hints at endurance limits.
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LA Crosse Tribune
Philadelphia Bus System
U. S
Asan
Guam
Marianas
Joseph Rosenthal
Arthor G. Benson
Riveli
Clark
Clare Luce
Forrest C. Donnell
Thethers
Clare Boothe Luce
Bconn
Sidney Hillman
Political Action Committee
Agia
Rescent
Ian Ont
Roland Zeerb
Farnam Sireet
McCoy
Conti
Islands
Emilio Aguinaldo
United
Normandy
Pagen
Tribune
Camp Williams
Co. M
Wisconsin State Guard
Theodore Garder
Levy Bemis
Albert Jameson
Garder
John McCann
U.S. A
Byrd Committee
Barron’s Yard
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