Labor Draft Debate Stalls Action in House Committee
Washington April 21 The House military committee rejected labor draft legislation amid a try to get it stance. It supported existing law to compel 4-Fs and 38 to 45 year olds to take essential industry work but opposed compulsory labor law. Republican Rep Harness argued the unemployment problem and job shortages trump drafting civilians. The Austin Wadsworth plan was cited as aligned with committee aims.
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Washington
House Military Committee
Army-Navy Maritime Commission
May
D‘y
Costello
Army
Navy
Harness
Deaths and Funerals in local area
Alexander Bryant funeral services set for Monday at Bowser’s Chapel led by Rev. W. S. Sims with interment in Oak Hill cemetery. Mrs David Williams, age 70, dies yesterday. service Saturday at 2 p.m. at Rumsey Funeral Home, Rev. Dan Flory presiding. burial in Flory cemetery. Mrs John Brecheisen, 84, dies today at 10:30 a.m. at son Philip’s home. funeral Sunday at 2 p.m. from Clearfield Evangelical church, Rev. C. F. Weidensaul in charge. burial in Clearfield cemetery. She is survived by nine children and many grandchildren and great grandchildren across several states.
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Alexander Bryant
Bowser
W. S. Sims
Oak Hill Cemetery
David Williams
Route 4
Rumsey Fueral
Dan Flory
Flory Cemetery
John Brecheisen
Philip
Eudora
Clearfield
Clara Migrote
Minnie Brecheisen
Mary Neis
Wellsville
Overbrook
Katherine Neider
Winner
S. D
Lena Oberst
Alma Oberst
Falls City
Neb
Emma Johnson
Phillip Brecheisen
AFL labor trouble halts May issue of International Teamster
Indianapolis union officials accuse Teamsters president Tobin of contract breach by forcing members to switch to AFL stenographers union. Mailers refuse to handle May issue of the International Teamster. In Sydney, six Australian newspapers drop injunctions after censorship dispute, allowing continued publication of contested articles.
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Indianapolis
International Teamster
International Teamster Union
A.F.L
W. C. Weaver
Indianapolis Mailers Union No. 10
Daniel J. Tobin
Teamsters
Stenographers, Typists, Bookkeepers and Assistants
Weaver
Sydney
Australia
UPI
Today
Ration Calendar Details Stamp Validity Through 1946
Meats and fats book four red stamps AS to MB valid indefinitely. Red stamps M8 P83 G8 valid April 23 onward. Processed foods blue stamps AS to KB valid indefinitely. Blue stamps L3 M8 N8 P and Q8 valid May 1 onward. Sugar book four stamps 30 and 31 five pounds indefinitely. Stamp 40 five pounds home canning through Feb 28 1946. Shoes book one stamp 18 valid April 3. Book three airplane stamps valid indefinitely May 1. Gasoline northeast and southeast coupons 9 4 three gallons through May 1. other zones three gallons through June 1. Fuel oil period four five coupons valid through August 31.
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Associated Press
Pacific furloughs soon announced by Army HQ in area
New York April 21 report says Central Pacific command will soon unveil a limited furlough schedule for soldiers in the area. Officials cite transportation constraints as a cause of discontent and say the plan would be issued on a percentage basis.
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New York
New York Times
Central Pacific
Army Headquarters
Central Pacific Command
Times
Hercules Pistol Contest Opens for Plant Guards
Wilmington April 21 More than 800 Hercules Powder company plant guards will begin the third annual pistol shooting competition in May Each guard at 14 plants will compete in every monthly shoot instead of six man teams Previously only top marksmen from each plant competed This year six shoots will be held in 1944 with the traveling Hercules Bullseye trophy awarded to the plant with the highest average The Army L course will be used featuring 30 shots at 25 and 15 yards with standard service revolvers.
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Wilmington
Del
Hercules Powder Company
Hercules
Altho
Armed Forces News From Lawrence Area Veterans
Promoted Frank Green from corporal to sergeant at Camp Pickett Virginia after 20 months in service. Lt Arvid Jacobson returns to Washington DC with signal corps after leave with mother and father. Harold Macy of Lawrence home on 10 day furlough from Mississippi camp. Pvt Hugh A Randall arrives at Camp Fannin Texas two weeks in army. Richard Martin en route from Drew Field to Burdett visit. served in signals air force. Paul Benson returns to Great Lakes Naval Training Chicago after nine day furlough. Lloyd House transferred to Camp Rucker following short furlough. wife stayed with Hatch family. Pvt Fred Firner moved from Stanford AST to Berkeley Field then Gruber Oklahoma to signal battalion. Lt Edwin C Jeffries promoted from ensign. wife and son James Huey in San Diego. Haskell Institute visitors Warren Spaulding and William Evans. Tips in London yield $48 for two bus workers. windfall spent $8, saved, and remainder in war savings certificates.
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Richard Martin
Martin
Lawrence
Drew Field
Tampa
Fla
Burdett
Kan
Signal Branch
Air Forces
Army
Lawrence Lodge Meeting Plans Fellow Craft Degree Night
Lawrence Lodge No. 6 AF and AM will meet next Monday night for the Fellow Craft Degree opening at 7 30 o clock. Visitors and sojourners invited. Clark O Morton W M W H Quackenbush Secy Adv
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Lawrence Lodge No
A.M. Will
Ark
the Fellowcraft
Clark
Morton
W.M
W. H. Quakenbush
Reed Asks Probe Into Wartime Mail Censorship
Senator Reed of Kansas urged the Senate to have the post office committee conduct a full study and investigation of wartime mail censorship. The move followed disclosures that letters from Vivien Kellems to a friend described as a Nazi agent were read on the House floor by Representative Coffee. The resolution seeks inquiry into censorship use and unauthorized disclosure of protected information.
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Washington
Reed
R-Kan
Senate
Post Office Committee
Vivien Kellems
Connecticut
Representative Coffee
Dwash
House
Kellems
Postoffice Committee
Rep. Coffee
D.wash
Coffee
Count Frederick Karl von Zedlitz
Buenos Aires
Bombers Drop 30 Tons on Wake Island and More
Washington reports Liberator bombers struck Wake Island for the second straight day, discharging 30 tons of bombs with light anti-aircraft resistance. The raid marked the nineteenth attack on the island, now under Japanese control. Other waves hit Ponape near Truk and eastern Marshall Islands as part of ongoing daily bombing notes.
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Washington
Wake Island
mid-Pacific
Navy
Ponape
Truk
Caroline Islands
Marshall Islands
Fifth War Loan Drive To Start June 12
Treasury Secretary Morgenthau will open the $16,000,000,900 Fifth War Loan drive with a radio broadcast from Texarkana Texas on June 12. The campaign runs through July 8 and aims to raise a minimum of $6,000,000,000 from individuals. He will attend a Southwest conference with governors of Texas Louisiana Arkansas Oklahoma and New Mexico and other civic and industrial leaders.
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Morgenthau
Texarkana
Tex
Treasury
Texas
Louisiana
Arkansas
Oklahoma
New Mexico
Hull Advises Romania to Quit German Partnership
Secretary of State Hull urged Romania to exit its military alliance with Germany at the earliest moment. He did not confirm a London dispatch on armistice terms to Romania but stressed wise action for Romania to sever ties with Germany promptly. The note follows related press questions in Washington and London.
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Hull
Romania
Washington
London
Russia
Germany
Lawerence Local Notes Highlight Mixed Civic Buzz
Chief clerk Wetzel notes tire inspections no longer required for renewals. County Treasurer Gardner reports an $8015.41 state welfare reimbursement for March. Glenn Charlton receives a medal and paperweight for 25 years with Homa Insurance. Elmer Brown heals from dog bite. dog held. Realtors note steady city rural real estate activity. Garbage pails return to market, rabbits menace crops. Centenary Methodist Dinner seasons end for fall. Biscuit Queen located among church ladies. Pastors active in pulpit duties.
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George T. Wetzel
Centenary Methodist Church
North Lawrence
Lawrence
Centenary
Markets at a Glance Apr 21 Stocks Steady and Rails Rise
Market summary across New York and Chicago shows steady stocks with selective gains. Bonds irregular, rails advance, cotton steady, hogs slow with top 13.80, cattle weak with steer top 15.60. In Chicago grain, commercial buying aided modest strength after earlier losses. wheat near 1.69 1/2 with July oats around 78 1/2 and rye lower.
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New York
Chicago
Chicago Grain
Yatterdar
Midwest
Wheat and livestock futures and markets report
Kansas City area markets show mixed activity with hogs steady to weak, cattle and calves limited by supply, and sheep fairly inactive. Wheat futures traded but gains limited. cash grain prices steady for No 2 dark hard and corn and oats offer varied quotes. potato and egg markets quote modestly higher or stable with regional demand noted.
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Kansas City Livestock
Kansas City
Ap-Wfa
Kansas
Market report and grain and poultry prices from local markets
Local markets today list prices for grain and butterfat, poultry, eggs, hogs, and dressed squabs with modest changes. The Wall Street summary notes a selective advance amid mixed early action, light turnover, and continued investment into rails and industrials, with carriers improving.
Let's All Back the Attack Buy Another Far Bonds
A rallying push urges investors to purchase additional government bonds as a show of financial support for the war effort. Officials emphasize steady demand and prudent, long term saving. Analysts caution about interest rate risks and market fluctuations.
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Great Lakes Naval Training School
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Camp Rucker
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