Dan Tobin and Teamsters Picket Line Admission Sparks Debate
Editorial by Estbrook Pegler cites Dan Tobin and union members admitting that picket lines can be a racket used to pressure employers for pay. It argues leaders tolerate or deny abuses, urging suppression by voluntary arms or government action, though Tobin rejects such laws.
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Jourthe Teamsters’ Union
Dan Tobin
Lous
R Caridor
Dan
L’s
Dan‘l
Armamants
Egiz
Pacific Northwest Sees Gunfire From Unidentified Naval Action
Reports say gunfire and submarine shelling reached both Vancouver Island and the Oregon coast with no casualties. Attacks occurred about two hours apart near Betevan Point and north of Seaside, Oregon. Residents described bright orange flashes and thuds as ships hunted the submarine.
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Vancouver Island
Canada
British Columbia
Oregon Coast
Pacific Northwest
Betevan Point
RK Kenneth Stuart
Canadian Wear
Astoria
Columbia River
Oregon
Atiells
Seaside
Moa
Western Defen
San France
Ocean City
AID FOR SCHOOLS ADVOCATED IN CONGRESS
Washington June 22 A Senate debate centers on federal aid to education and literacy as a military necessity. Senator Thomas of Utah argues for a literacy boost to prevent enemy advantages and improve wartime readiness. Other senators discuss funding, laws, and potential measures in Congress this session. The report suggests a bill could gain consideration this session.
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Ington
Feda
Seneter Thorns
Utah
Senate
Homas
Alabama
Law and Labor
Thomas
Goebbels
FLIER GETS H NAZI BOMBER
Czech airman Karel Kut a veteran of three air forces joins the French Foreign Legion then the French air service He served in the F squadron and fought in France and Britain during the war A German bomber raid was shot down by James F an airman with an injured arm
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Karel Kut
France
Mfker Kuttelwascher
Slo
French Foreign Legion
Britain
M. Kuttelwascher
James F
Reorganization of WPB Expected This Week
Washington reports a full WPB reorganization likely this week with top officials reshuffled. William H. Harrison will leave WPB production to join the war department and Donald M. Nelson may work more closely with army and navy chiefs to align war production with shifting military needs.
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Washington
War Production Board
WPB
William H. Harrison
War Department
Service of Supply
Donald M. Nelson
Army and Navy Chiefs of Staff
Senate Defense Investigating Committee
Billy Gerson Reported Missing in World War II Service
Mr and Mrs A H Gerson of 4504 Dacks on Street have been notified by the war department that their son Billy Gerson air corps mechanic, stationed months ago at Pearl Harbor, is now missing. He entered service over a year ago and was last heard from shortly after the Pearl Harbor attack.
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A. H. Gerson
War Department
Billy Gerson
Air Corps
Pearl Harbor
Fourth Louisiana Purchase Charged By State Senator
Senator Grove Stafford of Alexandria charged a fourth Louisiana purchase in a scathing attack against Mayor Maestri and the War Department. He claimed Major General J A Uho wired Lt Catton not to attend the legislature session and accused those in Baton Rouge of blocking a senate birth bill.
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Baton Rouge
Grove Stafford
Alexandria
Robert S. Maestri
War Department
W. D. Catton
Rayville
Stafford
J. A. Uho
United States Army
Catten
Nation wide gas rationing unlikely say senators
Washington reports predict abandonment of nationwide gagejime rationing and backing of a five member special committee with a $5000 appropriation to probe shortages of Rus tine and fuel oil. Senators from Connecticut Texas Oklahoma Montana doubt any national rationing will occur while urging quick inquiry into fuel transport confusion.
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Washington
Raimr
Reytein EE
eNnataria
Malanes
Connecticut
Connally
Texas
Thomas
Oklahoma
Wheeler
Bradcliffe
Maryland
Seaboard
Steckler Announces Candidacy for U S House Seat
Atlee P. Steckler a Ville Platte attorney announces his bid for the seventh district seat in Congress to succeed Vance Plauche who will not seek re election Steckler cites his government service and education at Spring Hill College and Louisiana State University as qualifications and outlines plans to present his views to voters soon
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Ville Platte
Atlee P. Steckler
United States
House of Representatives
Vance Plauche
Lake Charles
Steckler
Spring Hill College
Louisiana State University
Louisiana lawmakers study 175 million spending plan
Louisiana legislators weighing near 175 million dollar spending for the coming biennium while action on a two percent sales tax and a new state fiscal code moves forward. The House appropriations committee based plans on tax passage. Governor Jones and former governor Lang split on the sales tax. a six member committee on admissions is authorized. meals for statehouse workers are proposed. employment coverage and exemptions are debated amid broader fiscal code discussions.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana
House Appropriations Committee
Senate
Sam H. Jones
Earl K. Lang
A. A. Fredericks
New Orleans
Jones
House
Coroner's Association of Louisiana
State Mental Hygiene Society
State Bar
Beatrice R. Moore
Caddo Parish
Thea Cangelosi
East Baton Rouge Parish
Frank Grevemberg
H. H. Huckabay
Frank Siieh
Doreen Shook Enters 150th Week of Unbroken Sleep
In Albany on June 22 1939 doctors report 150 weeks of continuous sleep for 10 year old Doreen Shook due to an unknown encephalitis. She remains Brain-damaged, sightless, yet appears normal in growth while nurses care for her with flowers, a toy panda, and daily meals as her parents visit from afar.
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Albany
N. Y
Doreen
Roosevelt Churchill Conferencing In Italy Talks Progress
Washington June 22. Vital conferences between President Roosevelt and Prime Minister Churchill progress day and night in a very satisfactory way. A joint statement is expected later as they confer with military naval and air experts from both nations. Officials say talks remain confidential while they pursue a possible second front in Europe and steps to blunt Axis advances in North Africa.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Churchill
White House
United Nations
Stephen Early
Early Said
Early
Monroe groups plan Baton Rouge trip to oppose sales tax
A coalition of Monroe business and labor leaders will travel to Baton Rouge to urge the senate finance committee to defeat a two percent sales tax proposed in the current legislative session. The House approved the measure last Wednesday 51 to 43. Leaders include A K Kilpatrick K A Calhoun Emery Dyer Ira Cagle William Adcock T A McQuiston Joe G Durrett Grover Holloway Frank Thompson Otto Passman and others. Both chambers have opposed the tax.
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Monroe
Baton Rouge
Senate Finance Committee
House
A. K. Kilpatrick
Chamber of Commerce of
West Monroe
K. A. Calhoun
Monnee Central Trades and Labor Council
Emery Dyer
Trades and Labor Council
Ira Cagle
Louisiana State Federation of Labor
William Adcock
Local
Electricians Union
T. A. McQuiston
Madeline Webb Sentenced to Life in Bedford Hills
Madeline Webb, a former model, is sent to Bedford Hills to begin a life term for murder. Her lover Eli Shonbrun and John D. Cullen face death sentences at Sing Sing, with potential reprieves pending court of appeals action. The trio were convicted in the robbery and strangulation of Mrs. Susan Flora Reich.
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New York
Madeline Webb
Bedford Hills
Madeline
Eli Shonbrun
John D. Cullen
Sing Sing
Court of Appeals
Susan Flora Reich
Fall Of Tobruk Marks Big Turn In War Conduct
Hollywood dispatch summarizes a string of eclectic headlines noting wartime turns and odd local events. Highlights include Tobruk related shifts, a Brooklyn Navy Yard overtime payment from 1878, a misnamed Liberty ship launched in New Orleans, and a triplet birth in Rawlins Wyoming.
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Tobruk
Gladwin Hill
Hollywood
Snow Hill
Arkansas City
Kas
Asbury Park
N. J
House of Representatives
Brooklyn Navy Yard
New Orleans
Thousands of Autoists Stranded as Gas Shortage Hits Coast
The Atlantic seaboard faced a severe gasoline shortage as summer travel began. In Philadelphia all 3,500 stations closed by mid afternoon, leaving motorists stranded or towed to lots. A. Reed Engle blamed doubled ration values, while Washington and New York areas reported widespread disruption and police interventions.
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Atlantic Seaboard
Philadelphia
A. Reed Engle
Associated Gasoline Dealers of
Washington
American Automobile Association
New York
Westchester County
Union City
N. J
Axis advance after Tobruk collapse shifts Middle East war
Axis forces push east from Tobruk after Libya fall, Rommel’s corps advancing toward Egypt as RAF targets supply lines and transport. British mobile units clash near border as Italy and Germany claim victory and shift regional strategy amid the broad North Africa campaign.
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Clyde A. Farnsworth
Associated Press
Tobruk
Libya
Eighth Army
Egypt
United Nations
Middle East
Rome
Rommel
Cape Bon
Tunisia
Sicily-Libya
R. A
Atlantic Toll Rises as U Boats Prompt Action
The United Nations report 25 merchant ships sunk in the Atlantic last week with a small Norwegian vessel sent to the Gulf of Mexico. Total Atlantic toll reaches 290 since Pearl Harbor. Hitler orders intensified submarine activity. Senator Hill urges massive cargo submarines and three US warships launched on the East Coast.
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Associated Press
United Nations
Atlantic
Hitler
Navy
Gulf of Mexico
Pearl Harbor
Europe
Senator Hill
Democrat
Alabama
United States
Jenkins
Lavallette
Kearney
N. J
Haddo
Groton
Conn
Robinson Crusoe figure Herbert Lester dies on San Miguel Island
Herbert C. Lester, 54, a veteran of 1917 18, who lived a solitary life on San Miguel island and ran a sheep ranch, killed himself with a gun last Thursday. Coroner E G Dodge confirmed death as self inflicted after visiting the scene in Santa Barbara. Lester’s wife and two daughters, Mary Anne and Betsy, accompanied the coroner back to the mainland. His isolated home and tiny school on the island closed.
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Santa Barbara
Calif
Herbert C. Lester
San Miguel Island
E G. Dodge
Lester
Mary Anne, Jr
Betsy
Lonely Island
Survivors Describe Gulf Coast Ship Sinking by Submarine
Survivors of a Norwegian cargo vessel sunk in the Gulf of Mexico recount the attack. The submarine fired about 36 rounds from a four inch gun before a torpedo ended the ship, Alf Christensen was killed and three others hospitalized. Seventy new survivors, including 16 Norwegians and two Swedes, plan to return to sea once a ship is found. Captain William Thorsen and Ove Poulsen of New Orleans provide details. Christensen was at the wheel when the torpedo hit.
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Gulf Coast
Gulf of Mexico
Alf Christensen
William Thorsen
Ove Poulsen
New Orleans
Christensen
Tobruk Falls Shocks Britain Acknowledges Libyan Setback
London reports a major Axis victory in Tobruk with Rommel’s tanks overrunning the fortress. Analysts warn the crisis could decide whether Germany can be beaten in 1942 or 1943 as Auchinleck’s Eighth Army fights to reform.
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London
Libya
Europe
Germany
Middle East
Far East
Churchill
House of Commons
United States
Tobruk
Claude Auchinleck
Eighth
Erwin Rommel
Siwa
Rommel
Britain
Bir Hacheim
R.A. F
A. F
Air Ministry
Teh Anis
the Mirror
the Times
North African
Japs Establish Holdings at Kiska in Aleutian Push
A war communique reports Japanese landing forces moving along the Aleutian chain toward Alaska and setting up positions at Kiska near Dutch Harbor. Aircraft claims include a cruiser hit and a transport sunk. weather and distance limited operations.
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Washington
Aleutian Island
Alaska
Kiska
United States Navy
Dutch Harbor
Kiska Harbor
Aleutians
Attu
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Wyo
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