Supreme Court clash shapes Texas labor law brief at new session
The U S Supreme Court invalidated part of the 48th legislature’s Manford Bridgers act forcing paid organizers to register with the secretary of state, pushing the labor regulation issue to the 49th Texas Legislature. CIO seeks repeal. Rep. Bell proposes a constitutional amendment outlawing the closed shop. Gavel sounds mark noon start as House elects speaker Claude Gilmer and Senate likely picks George Moffett pro tem. Gov Stevenson prepares biennial message on a near-crisis cash state budget.
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William E. Key
Asce
Astin
Supreme Court of the United States
Texas
High Court
Manford-Bridgers
CIO
Congress of Industrial Organizations
Marshall O. Bell
San Antonio
Sesson
E. Gavels
House
Senate
Claude Gilmer
Ne Uno
George Moffett
Chillicothe
Coke R. Stevenson
John Lee-Smith
Prince
Board of Control
Stevenson
Texas Labor Law Is Struck Down
The Supreme Court ruled Texas could not punish union organizer R. J. Thomas for speaking to oil workers in Pelly without prior registration. Justice Rutledge said unions have a right to meet and officials may inform members, while restricting free speech and assembly is improper. Justice Roberts dissented, urging deference to state policy absent need shown.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Texas
Justice Rutledge
R. J. Thomas
CIO
Pelly
Tex
Thomas
Detroit
Roberts
Railroad Chief Dies in Private Car Aboard Train
Pi R. R. Brewster aged 51 died of a heart attack in his private car attached to eastbound train No. 4 at Gallup New Mexico. He was general superintendent of the telegraph division for the Santa Fe railroad.
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Gallup
N. M
Pi R. R. Brewster
Telegraph Division
Santa Fe Railroad
Nazis Pull Back As Allied Pressure On Bulge Mounts
Allied armies intensified their drive against the Belgian bulge causing German retreats toward St Vith as the Front lines falter under heavy air and ground pressure. Hogan’s Task Force seized a crossroads near Houffalize while Third Army and Seventh Army advances expand the breach and Strasbourg braces for renewed French relief efforts.
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Austin Bealmear
Associated Press
Paris
Belgian Bulge
St. Vith
The
Reich
Bulge
Bastogne
First Army
Hogan
U. S
Third Armored
Karl von Rundstedt
Houffalize
France
U. S. Seventh Army
Vosges
Strasbourg
Rhine
Wingen
Rance
Automobiles Cause Man Double Trouble in City Crossing
Youngstown January 8 John Cuminsky faced a double mishap crossing a business street. He was struck then run over by a second car as it circled the corner. A witness shouted and the driver retorted. Cuminsky suffered a skull fracture and was taken to a hospital.
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Youngstown
John Cuminsky
Cuminsky
13 year old confesses to sex slaying of Mae Barrett
Scranton reports District Attorney James F. Brady said a 13-year-old high school honor student confessed to the sex slaying of nine year old Mae Barrett whose mutilated body was found in a vacant Forest City house last Tuesday night.
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Scranton
James F. Brady
Mae Barrett
Forest City
Shop King's Jewelry Offers Fresh Arrivals Regularly
A retail note highlighting that Shop King's Jewelry frequently releases new items with ongoing arrivals and a steady inventory refresh to attract customers.
Probable Nazi buzz bomb attack feared on U S coast
Admiral Jonas H. Ingram warned at a press briefing that a German buzz bomb assault on the Atlantic coast appears possible within 30 to 60 days. He said the Navy and Army are prepared and advised blackouts for New York and the East Coast. The attack would likely involve 10 to 12 bombs with limited casualties.
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Atlantic
Jonas H. Ingram
U. S. Atlantic Fleet
Ingram
Sucstipes
New York
Washington
General Staff
Navy
Army
London
Three Killed In Truck Explosion Near Luton
A U S Army truck laden with 20 high explosive collided with a civilian vehicle near Luton England 30 miles west of London. Three died and 17 injured as a blast shattered the countryside and caused widespread property damage including a bus fire and a crater in the road.
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Luton
England
Here
Ai Earle
Luton-Hitchin
Seay Successor Sought After Texas State Fair Resignation
Dallas Jan 8 Directors of the State Fair of Texas will meet Friday to elect a successor to Harry L Seay who has served as president for six years. Seay recently submitted his resignation as president.
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Seay
Dallas
State Fair of
Texas
Harry L. Seay
Combined Report Planned On School Rows And Education
A Senate committee plans a combined report on investigations into the University of Texas Texas A and M and education department affairs. Chairman Sen Penrose Metcalf said a specific timeline could not be predicted for delivering the report to the 49th legislature. The inquiry covered Rainey’s dismissal Proerman funds textbook matters and the board of education. All committee members returned to the Senate.
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Asin
Senate
University of Texas, Texas A
Board of Education
Department of Education Affairs
Penrose Metcalf
San Angelo
Homer P. Rainey
University of Texas
Rainey
Metcalfe
T. O. Walton
Texas A. and M
Promanent
State Board of Education
Department of Education
British Drive ELAS Forces Into Hills
British armored units pressed ELAS guerrillas west and north of Athens in a battle in a narrow defile five miles south of Erithrai. Estimates say 50 to 100 ELAS were killed while about 1,500 defenders held the pass amid rain, with British claims of destroying mortars and field artillery.
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Luzon
Clark Field
Manila
Batangas
Clark
Mindoro
Marinduque
Macnila
Lingayen Gulf
Leyte
Negros
Cebu Islands
MacArthur
Solomons
New Britain
British Guinea
Nippon Agency
Domei
Athens
Erithrai
Thebes
Mt. Pateras
Candy Maker Cuts Contribution to Tax Payment
J M Myska a 65 year old cotton candy maker for carnival concessionaires says he cannot afford to pay income tax but sends a partial contribution of 75 to the government. His note hopes the war ends soon and asks for freedom and return of soldiers.
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Los Angeles
J. M. Myska
Carnival
Internal Revenue
Harry C. Westover
Myska
British Editorials Laud FDR's Message
British editorials praised President Roosevelt's message to Congress as major coverage in Sunday papers. The Times of London published the full text, reflecting strong support and prominence given to the address.
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London
Roosevelt
Congress
Times of London
Soviet Drive Threatens to Outflank German Counter Blow
Soviet forces push west in southern Czechoslovakia threatening to outflank the German counterattack near Budapest. Moscow reports 90 German tanks knocked out as 498 enemy tanks destroyed and about 100000 German casualties since Jan 2. Red Army reaches within seven miles of Komarom and 58 miles from Bratislava with eight towns captured along the Danube.
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W. W. Hercher
Associated Press
Ondon
Red Army
Budapest
Czechoslovakia
Moscow
Danube
Rodion Y. Malinovsky
Komarom
Bratislava
Slovakia
Vienna
Berlin
Buda
Pest
Courland
Latvia
Vistula
Poland
Krakow
Expenses For Moving Plant Are Allowed
The Supreme Court ruled that necessary moving expenses incurred when vacating condemned property may be included in compensation. The ruling upheld a Seventh Circuit finding that General Motors could prove costs of moving from a Chicago warehouse condemned for Army Signal Corps use, with an award of $38,598.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Seventh Federal Circuit
General Motors Corporation
Chicago
Army Signal Corps
Nelson in Hospital for Checkup in New York City
Donald Nelson personal representative of President Roosevelt is at Doctors Hospital New York for a checkup and treatment. Associates say he has had periodic treatments for high blood pressure for about two years, occurring every three to four months.
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Donald Nelson
Washington
Jan
Donald M. Nelson
Roosevelt
Doctors Hospital
New York City
War Production Board
Nelson
New Mexico brigadier generals named by Avila Camacho
President Avila Camacho announced 22 new brigadier generals in Mexico City. The promotions take effect January 16 but uniforms cannot be worn until the chamber of deputies approves the promotions.
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Mexico City
Avila Camacho
Chamber of Deputies
Jury Completed In Thomas Case Lamesa Trial Opens In Dawson County
The 12th juror was chosen at midnight in the murder trial of Jim Thomas over the death of Dr. Roy Hunt of Littlefield. Testimony to begin after Judge Garland reconvenes the 106th district court. Ten attorneys participate for state and defense as jury challenges were exhausted.
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Lamesa
Jim Thomas
Roy Hunt
Littlefield
Dawson County
A. M. Bennett
Veniremen
J. E. Garland
106Th District Court
Thomas
Plainview
C. D. Russell
Harold M. LaFont
W. C. Huffaker, Jr
Tohoka
Carl Raguntree
George W. Dupree
Lubbock
Bob Huff
Curtis Douglas
Pampa
Geo. McCarthy
Amarillo
John B. McNamara
Schufert Farmer
Waco
Kilmer B. Corbin
Furlough Gas Okayed For Merchant Seamen
Washington announces furlough gasoline rationing for merchant mariners with five weeks or more sea duty. Eligible seamen will receive about three gallons per five weeks at sea, up to a maximum of 39 gallons.
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Washington
OPA
SGA Cancels 35th Annual Meeting in Galveston
F S. Kelly Jr of Shreveport announced that the Southern Gas association cancels its 35th annual meeting set for March 6-7 in Galveston Texas, in deference to War Mobilization Director Byrnes and his request.
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Shreveport
F. S. Kelly, Jr
Southern Gas Association
Byrnes
Galveston
Tex
U S Carrier Force Hammers Luzon as Japanese Flees
Off the Philippines on January 7, carrier air strikes against Luzon continued, forcing Japanese ships to flee and hide air units. Navy planes reported 41 active aircraft over two days, 19 confirmed kills, 74 ground fires, and 86 additional damages across 149 enemy units. The raid supported MacArthur’s Mindoro operation with around-the-clock strikes and night fighting to prevent repairs and reinforcements.
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Rembert James
Associated Press
Vice Adm
John McCain
Philippines
Luzon Island
Saver Meee Luzon
Chester W. Nin
Snes
MacArthur
Mindoro
Luzon
Manila
Subic Bays
Broader Jobless Benefits Proposed for Texas Legislature
The Texas Unemployment Compensation Commission proposes broadening benefits and coverage. Key changes include expanding employers to 80,000 plus 500,000 workers, raising the maximum weekly benefit to 18 dollars for 18 weeks, automatic tax rate adjustments, reciprocal agreements with other agencies, and eliminating the exclusion of maritime employment.
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Austin
Texas
Unemployment Compensation Commission
Coke Stevenson
Lingayen Gulf Among Most Important Luzon Waterways
Lingayen Gulf, a strategic Luzon seaway, lies between La Union and Pangasinan with a 25 mile wide mouth and 35 mile length. The gulf houses San Fernando and Lingayen as deep sea ports and was a theatre of major fighting when Japan invaded Luzon in December 1941.
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Lingayen Gulf
Luzon
Ray Cronin
Associated Press
Owne Bureau Pail
la Union
Gulf
Pangasinan Province
Hundred Islands
San Fernando
Lingayen City
Pangasinan
Bauang
December Casualties: American Losses Seen After December
Chicago reports that American casualties in December on the European front will total about 100000 as figures near completion. Lt. Col. K De Pulcipher at Washington headquarters says 750000 men will be needed for replacements in six months and notes the manpower strain affects both Army and civilian fronts.
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Chicago
Amaerican
Tse
K. “de Pulcipher
Washington, D. C
National Selective Service Headquarters
Egy
National Wreckers Association
Puleipher
Puleipher Told the Convention Legate
Army
Weather roundup with regional contrasts and temperatures
The forecast notes fair and warmer conditions for most areas with El Paso exception. Panhandle and South Plains may see fresh strong winds. New Mexico expected fair with little temperature change. West Texas shows fair and colder conditions with low morning readings around 38 to 46 degrees.
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el Paso
Panhandle
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Federal Communications Commission
Pearl Harbor
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Chester W. Nimitz
Douglas MacArthur
Japan
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George S. Patton, Jr
Third Army
Luxembourg
Belgium
Avalanche
Rhine Valley
Kraft
Hol
Maas River
Wanssum
Eindhoven
Ardennes
First Airborne
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Elas
Notaais
Eleanor Schmid
Abilene
F. M. Brennan
Chino
Calif
B. B. Baulch
H. A. Hughes
Earl Henderson
A. B. Carpenter
H. A. Shipp
Bob Moore
R. A. Stewart
Justie Walls
E. E. Barron
F. Veasey
T. H. Calhoun
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