Allis Factory Runs 24 Hours Amid Labor Talks
Allis-Chalmers shifted to continuous 24 hour production to expel $43.9 million in defense orders after a 76 day strike. A C I O dispute with United States Steel was extended to April 15 with no strike or lockout for a year. Labor talks continue with wage demands and union recognition across several plants.
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Allis-Chalmers
National Defense Mediation Board
United States Steel
C. I. Steel Workers
United States Steels
National Steel Corporation
New York
North
C. 1
United Mine Workers
A. F. L. Machinists
San Francisco
Max Lowe
California Metal Trades Association
Oakland
Calif
Detroit
Ford Motor Company
River Rouge
James F. Dewey
National Labor Relations Board
Ford
Lukens Steel Company
Coatsville
Phelps-Dodge Copper Corporation
Elizabeth
N. J
Harris-Seybold-Potter Company
Cleveland Machinery Factory
Great Lakes
Bell elected Lake Providence Rotary president
William Y. Bell was named president of the Lake Providence Rotary Club at a recent meeting. Henry G. Norris was elected vice president and Dr. Frank Williams secretary treasurer.
Ravines Littered With German Slain In Greek Balkan Front
Greek front line dispatches describe ravines littered with German casualties and smashed armor as Greek forces hold ground. Yugoslav withdrawals threaten the left Greek flank while Nazi panzer columns push toward the Aegean. Derna falls as Greek fortifications endure heavy attacks.
Import Controls Propose Expanded Global Freeze Tactics
Officials discuss an economic defense program aiming to widen import controls to Argentina and other Latin American nations to bolster cooperation with the United States and Great Britain. They foresee intensified measures including broadening asset freezes to curb axis and allied funds used for propaganda and espionage in the Western Hemisphere.
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Argentina
United States
Great Britain
Treasury
Western Hemisphere
Marriages in Dodson Feature Olden Hughes Nuptials
In Dodson a marriage was announced for March 16 between Mildred Hughes daughter of Mr and Mrs S Hughes of Dodson and William E Olden of Rochelle. The couple plans to reside in Jena. The note also references an old Census fact from 179.
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Dodson
Mildred Hughes
S. Hughes
William E. Olden
Rochelle
Jena
Greeks Fight to Last Man in Greek Albanian Front
Greek forces reported vigorous action against Italian troops in Albania with 500 prisoners taken and arms seized. Allied units with British, Australian, and New Zealand troops arrived with fresh equipment, including U.S. built planes, while costlier Libyan campaign tanks and armored cars were used. General Wavell remained in Africa as British reinforcements bolster the front.
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Aegean Sea
Greece
Turkey
Yugoslavia
Serbia
Vardar
Balkan
Albania
Italy
Scutari
Zara
Dalmatian
Thrace
Sir Archibald P. Wavell
Army of the
Nevrokopi
Struma
Berlin
Germany
Balkans
Struma River
Salonika
Sarajevo
Franz Ferdinand
Lake Ochrida
Britain
United States
Sir Archibald Wavell
Africa
Investigating Draft Evasion Ties to Louisiana Officials
The report cites plans to obtain draft evasion blanks via local draft offices from a Jackson bar racks head office. It lists a legal committee including Former Senator Joseph E. B. Randell, others in Monroe, Ruston, Minden, Alexandria, Shreveport, Lafayette, Lake Charles, and more, with multiple district attorneys and judges named.
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Jackson Barracks
Joseph EB. Ransdall
Lake Providence
George Gunby
Monroe
E. L. Walker
Ruston
J. R. Dawkins
Farmerville
A. S. Drew
Minden
C. L. Hawthorne
New York Divorcee Stripped by British on Evangeline
Mrs Margaret S Starr a New York divorcee said British authorities stripped and searched her aboard the liner Evangeline on March 26 as it left Nassau for New York. She described being detained in her cabin by a matron and nurse and their exam of her clothing shoes and personal items. She plans to protest to the state department.
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New York
Margaret S. Starr
Nassau
Wooden nickels become legal tender in Clarksdale May 1922
In Clarksdale Mississippi from April 10 to May 21 merchants issue wooden nickels dimes and quarters as souvenirs for the DeSoto celebration. The wooden money 244 by 4 inches will be redeemable at face value during the period.
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Clarksdale
Miss
Clarks Red Cross Knits 35 War Relief Sweaters
Clarks Caldwell parish Red Cross unit begins knitting 35 sweaters for war relief after receiving yarn last week. Mrs. W. E. Lewis, knitting chairman, says sweaters will be ready for shipment in August.
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Clarks
Caldwell Parish Red Cross
W. E. Lewis
Missing flying boat search widens as sea patrols join
A U S Navy effort expands to locate a downed flying boat after a routine flight report was garbled. Rear Admiral King directs ships and aircraft from Lakehurst to Rhode Island to scour the Atlantic, while crews including Ensign Blackburn and Ensign Marson fly the route to Quonsett Point. The message trail is uncertain and transmission issues impede precise findings.
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E. J. King
Washington
Admiral King
New York
Lakehurst
N. J
Coast Guard
Norfolk
Rhode Island
G. N. Blackburn
Lenni Mills
G. W. Marson
Cambridge City
Ind
Quonsett Point
Navy
T. F. Mueller
San Diego
Calif
L. C. Luton
Little Cypress
F. W. Crowe
Boulevard Heights
L. L. Gurganus
Parrish
Ala
W. Broadhurst
Albany
N. Y
F. McElrath
Aviation Ordnance Man
Newburgh
N. C
B. A. Taylor
Seaman
Real Estate Transfers Featuring Multiple Property Moves
Real estate transfers include Herbert M. Spruell to Walter C Newland for lot 11 square 21 Alexander Land Company addition at $200 cash. The People's Homestead and Savings Association to J. L. Griffin for west third lots 7 8 block 15 Flournoy's first addition at $300 terms. Stanley C. Carner to C. E. Mills for lot 19 Cheniere subdivision northwest quarter section 16 township 17 north range 3 east at $90 cash. Sig Masur et als to C. Lee Hodges for lot 9 square 6 Fairview subdivision Pargoud plantation at $650 terms. Luther Edward Thompson to G. Douglas Williams for complex parcels in sections 7 and 8 township 17 north range 1 east with 51 400 cash plus a fourth interest in northwest quarter section 8. George Tonore to Louis J. Tonore for lot 2 square 28 Cole addition at $100 cash. James Rhoades to Orlin Rhoades for extensive fractional parcels in section 2 township 18 north range 2 east totaling 98 acres.
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Herbert M. Spruell
Walter C Newland
Alexander Land Company
The
People’s Homestead and Savings Association
J. L. Griffin
West Third
Flournoy
Stanley C. Carner
C. E. Mills
Cheniere
Northwest Quarter
Township
Range
Sig Masur Et Als
C. Lee Hodges
Fairview
Pargoud Plantation
Luther Edward Thompson
G. Douglas Williams
Cheniere Branch
George Tonore
Louis J. Tonore
Cole
James
Rhoades
Orlin Rhoades
Greece quietly capitalizes on French errors
In the Donia-Thrace region north of Salonika a planned move would shift up to 1,000,000 Greeks, about one eighth of the population, as refugees. British aid moves civilians to Mediterranean ports while guns and planes accompany evacuations. Skoures urges further funding as Greece seeks food medical supplies and clothing. Americans have donated about 5 million dollars.
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donia-Thrace
Salonika
Balkan
Greece
Mediterranean
Athens
Skoures
Exodous
F D R Cables King Peter II Aid Will Come
The president’s message follows Secretary Hull’s statement denouncing the barbaric invasion of Yugoslavia and says the United States is proceeding as speedily as possible to send military and other supplies to Yugoslavia.
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F. D. R. Cables
King Peter II
Hull
Yugoslavia
United States
Child Fatally Injured by Trolley in Shreveport
In Shreveport La April 8 three year old Joe Fitzpatrick son of Jos Fitzpatrick a car salesman was struck by a trolley while with his grandmother J R Hall near a restaurant. Hall chased after the child and was struck by the trolley dying shortly after.
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Shreveport
Joe Fitzpatrick
Jos. Fitzpatrick
J. R. Hall
Autome
Hall
Wealthiest Man to Be Indian Prince The Nizax Hyderabad
Report states the world richest man will become Indian prince the Nizax Hyderabad with a fortune reputed at 500 million dollars in gold and assets.
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Nizax
Hyderabad
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