Westbrook Page Recalls Labor Dispute and Van Arsdale Belief
The piece recounts a era confrontation at a Local 3 meeting led by Jere P. Sullivan over New York electrical workers actions including war jobs at the navy yard. It asserts Harry Van Arsdale Jr. faced conviction for rioting and a Sing Sing sentence amid disputed union payments and witness intimidation reports.
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Jere P. Sullivan
Electrical Workers of the
A. F. of L
New York
Navy Yard
Sullivan
Harry van Arsdale, Jr
Local No. 3
Jones accuses Maestri of dodging voting machine funding
Governor Sam Jones charges Mayor Robert Maestri with avoiding the law by withholding the city’s share of 225000 for New Orleans voting machines. Maestri urged a special session to resolve legal issues, while Jones argues the legislature imposed half the cost on the city and warned against borrowing as the sole option.
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Baton Rouge
Sam Jones
Robert S. Maestri
New Orleans
Maestri
Jones
City of New Ouneans
Commission Council
Gasoline Shortage Probe Urged by Senator
Washington reports that Senator Maloney urged a swift Senate Commerce Committee inquiry into whether a gasoline shortage exists or is a psychological tactic. Acting Petroleum Coordinator Davies said usable reserves have dwindled to about 10 days, calling the situation perilous. Senator McNary forecast solid Republican backing for the Maloney resolution.
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Washington
New England
Defense Petroleum Office
Maloney
Connecticut
Senate Commerce Committee
Ralph K. Davies
McNary
Oregon
Commerce Committee
Marshal Urges Fight to Death for Leningrad
Moscow reports quote Marshal Voroshilov calling on residents to defend Leningrad at all costs as German forces push toward the city. Soviet bulletins note heavy battles near Novgorod Gomel and Odessa with new militia formations and steadfast defense along the central and southern fronts.
Initiative of Troops Tested in West Louisiana War Games
At Camp Polk Louisiana the Third Army conducts west Louisiana war games to test initiative and fighting ability across ranks from truck drivers to generals. Lt Gen Lesley McNair says the maneuvers prove their value and prepare soldiers to defend the nation in wartime.
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Norman Walker
Camp
Polk
Third Army
Louisiana
Lesley McNair
Army
Charles Hunter
45Th Division
Hunter
45Th
NEA
Mackenzie King Meets Churchill in London
Canadian Prime Minister W L Mackenzie King arrived in London for conferences with Prime Minister Churchill and the war cabinet. Churchill greeted him with a hearty handshake as they exchanged brief cordial remarks.
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MacKenzie King
Churchill
Ondon
W. L. Mackenzie King
Canada
Great Britain
London
King
Viosca resigns as U S attorney to seek civil judge post
Rene A. Viosca United States attorney for the eastern district of Louisiana announces resignation to run for civil district judge in New Orleans division D to succeed Walter L. Gleason. The resignation takes effect October 31 with election set for January and Roosevelt to appoint his successor.
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New Orleans
Rene A. Viosca
United States
Louisiana
Viesen
Washington
Viosca
Roosevelt
Viasca
Winston Churchill
Civil District Court
Division D
Walter L. Gleason
Auto production curtailed 26 percent this fall
Washington reports the office of production management and the office of price administration agree on passenger car cuts of 26 percent for August to October with a plan for up to 50 percent by year end. Trucks must rise to meet military needs while General Motors Chrysler and Ford reduce 27.6 percent. Other makers trim about 2 percent.
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Washington
Office of Production Management
OPM
Office of Price Administration
General Motors
Chrysler
Ford
Studebaker
Hudson
Nash, Packard
Willys-Overland
Crosley
Roosevelt warns compromise with Hitler risks Nazi domination
President Roosevelt told Congress the sea meeting with Churchill produced clear principles. He said accepting any such compromise would admit willingness to accept Nazism and its conquests. He argued a peace under Nazi rule would threaten freedom of religion and information worldwide.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Churchill
Europe
Asia
Detroit Strikes Grip City Amid Transit and Shipyard Walkouts
Detroit faces a citywide transit strike tied to a jurisdictional clash between AFL and CIO unions while the Kearny New Jersey shipyard standstill continues. Mayor Jeffries urges renewed talks to restore streetcar and bus service used by defense workers. White House mediation weighs potential steps.
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Associated Press
Kearny
N. J
Federal Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Plant
Roosevelt
L. H. Korndorff
Myron C. Taylor
United States Steel Corporation
Kearny Company
White House
Taylor
Korndorff
Secretary of Navy
Knox
Sidney Hillman
OPM
William H. Davis
Defense Mediation Board
Detroit
Edward J. Jeffries
Amalgamated Association of Street Railway and Motor Coach Operators
Japan Gives Ship Passages to U S Officials on Tatsuta Maru
Tokyo reports the NYK line arranged berths for 26 United States embassy and consular officials aboard the Tatsuta Maru to sail August 28 for Shanghai. Many Americans would seek passage home via a U S transport from Shanghai amid foreign‑office pressure and unfavorable publicity over limited U S access in Japan.
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Tokyo
NYK Line
Foreign Office
United States
Shanghai
Japan
Naval
Marine
Army
Anti American drive in China widens under Japanese rule
Reported in Shanghai on August 21 the anti American campaign linked to Japanese military authorities expands across central and south China. Over 1700 Americans face harsher living conditions due to asset freezes and restrictions, with missionaries and American firms targeted. foreigners in Hankow must obtain permits for food purchases.
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Shanghai
China
United States
Shantung Province
Hankow
Officer Loses Shirt At Craps In Arcadia
Okla Aug 21 Deputy Sheriff Ben Davis lost his shirt at a craps game and did not throw the dice. He and Deputy Mike McGrew surprised 35 customers around the gaming table. McGrew warned the last nine entrants would go to jail, as Davis stood shirtless in the doorway.
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Arcadia
Okla
Ben Davis
Mike McGrew
McGrew
Davis
Church Built by Voluntary Prison Labor Dedication
In Dannemora New York on August 28 prisoners from Clinton state prison will dedicate St Dimas a prisoner built church. For three years convicts from various crimes labored to craft and assemble rock for Americas first prisoner built house of worship in a maximum security facility.
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William W. Tyler
Dannemora
N. Y
Clinton State Prison
Siberia
New York
Two Eskimo deaths lead to mixed verdicts in Canadian trial
In Belcher Islands at Hudson's Bay Canada the jury acquitted Alec Apankok and a woman named Akeenik on temporary insanity grounds after they allegedly clubbed Sarah Apankok to death. Peter Sala Ablaykok were convicted of manslaughter for killing a fellow Eskimo amid a disputed religious leadership crisis that left nine dead, some by bullets or beating.
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Belcher Islands
Hudson's Bay
Canada
Alec Apankok
Akeenik
Alec
Sarah
Peter Sala
Ablaykok
Whut
Sala
Charlie Ouerach
Russians Admit Leningrad In Dread Danger Amid Front Turmoil
German reports claim capture of three key cities in the Leningrad defense ring as Voroshilov urges a fight to the death. Unconfirmed word says Soviet forces blow up a major Dnieper dam while Ankara frets over Axis threats to Turkey and the Dardanelles.
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Associated Press
Leningrad
Voroshilov
High Command
Kherson
Dnieper River
Odessa
Dnieper
Ankara
Turkey
Dardanelles
Gomel
Smolensk
Moscow
Paris
Private Spy in Northwest Maneuvers Disguised as Farmer
Army private Roy W. Noye of Kankakee Illinois attempted a lone spy mission during west coast maneuvers. He wore farmer disguise but was detected when a civilian reported him and sergeant Ben Malone identified regulation shoes. He faces possible execution as a captured spy.
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Washington
Roy W. Noye
Kankakee
Ill
Fort Ord
Calif
Noye
17Th Infantry
California
Ben Malone
Nazis Arrest 6000 in Paris Amid Rising Unrest
German occupied Paris reported a mass roundup arresting about 6000 people, most of them Jews, as authorities crack down on public unrest. Two men were executed by firing squad for alleged Communist activity, reportedly by a German court martial. Police from both German and French sides participated.
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Vichy
Franch
Paris
Eleventh Arrondissement
Rankin rules out senate run in Mississippi race
Rankin declares he will not seek the United States Senate seat formerly held by Pat Harrison. With Harrison's death the contest draws in Ross Collins and Wall Doxey who are campaigning actively. Rankin spoke in Tupelo on August 21 and said he would not be a candidate.
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Tupelo
Miss
John Rankin
United States
Senate
Pat Harrison
Ross Collins
Wall Doxey
Nazis threaten to destroy old Soviet capital
Leningrad was placed under direct threat as Marshal Voroshilov urged residents to defend the city to the death. German forces neared within 13 miles of Leningrad while German claims said they had breached three outer defense bulwarks. Russia acknowledged the city was in dread danger amid reports of advance from Gatschina 22 miles south.
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Moscow
Leningrad
Russia
Red Army
Karelian
Estonia
Klementi Voroshilov
Novgorod
Kingisepp
Narva
Voroshilov
Soviet Information Bureau
Gomel
Odessa
Ukraine
Baltic
Vuoksi
Vuoksenranta
Raisala
Staraya Russa
Black Sea
Red Army Northwest Command
Associated Press
Berlin
Stockholm
Gatschina
Adolf Hitler
Aluminum Firm Aims to Outproduce Nazis in Aluminum
Pittsburgh August 21 The Aluminum Company of America A B A plans to expand for national defense with 52 million dollars in new plants. Employment will rise from 25 000 to 50 000 and annual production from 760 million to 1 100 million pounds. They cite power and ship shortages for bauxite as bottlenecks.
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Pittsburgh
Aluminum Company of America
Germany
South America
Louis Marlio
Brookings Institute
America
Washington
Jesse H. Jones
141 SAFETY RECORD Accidents and deaths cited year to date
The report lists accidents to date this year 347 and last year 294, personal injuries 43 this year versus H last year, and deaths 4 both years. It also states a traffic rule of the day requiring signaling before moving a parked vehicle into the path of travel and proper arm signaling for left or right turns on one way streets.
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Adelbert Letscher
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Warsaw
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