Labor Board Finds Clause Limiting Union Intimidation Cails
Westbrook Pegler notes in the War Labor Board view Montgomery Ward case and similar documents a clause that a union gains conferred taints by agreeing not to intimidate workers from joining. He argues this shows government tacit approval of coercion by organizers and employer restraint. He cites Wagner Act debates and proposed amendments on suppressing terror in union drives.
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Mark Sullivan
New York Wrald Tribune
War Labor Board
Montgomery Ward
U.S. A
Sullivan
Tydings
Annioneer
Congressman's Punch Floors Death Suspect in Barber Shop
Rep William Schulte of Indiana knocked down a man identified as Rudy Nies in a Capitol barber shop after a shot was fired. Nies faced a murder warrant in Islip for Emma Gesine Nies and a two year old daughter who died last May. The incident followed a confrontation with a stranger earlier in the shop.
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William Theodore Kulte
Lameck
Indiana
Capitol
Ter Schulte
Connec
New York
Schulte
Slice
Rudy Nies
Isliperrnce
N. Y
William B. Allinger
Abrney Russell Richards
Suffolk
Nies
Emma Gesine Nies
Ling
Islip Prince
L. I
Psers
Nearly 8,000,000 Tires Turned In Under Idle Tire Purchase Plan
The Office of Price Administration reports close to eight million tires submitted under the idle tire purchase plan. About 6,919,500 arrived at central depots, with at least one million in transit. Roughly half are worn or damaged and will be scrapped for reclaimed rubber, while the rest are usable or repairable. Drivers must turn in all tires in excess of five per car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Office of
Price Adinistration
OPA
Fire at Seacliff Mental Hospital Kills 37 Women
A blaze at Seacliff Mental Hospital in Wellington NZ tears through the women’s wing. Thirty seven patients died in the fire as authorities battle to rescue others and determine the cause.
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Wellington
New Zealand
Seacliff Mental Hospital
British Bomber Raid Pummels Turin as Mussolini Orders Civilians Evacuated
A large Royal Air Force force struck Turin for the fifth time in a month, damaging the Fiat works and royal arsenal. One bomber was lost with all seven crewmen. Mussolini reportedly ordered urgent evacuation of civilians from southern Italy, Sardinia, and west coast regions as bombardments continue.
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London
Alps
Turin
Royal Arsenal
Fiat
Britain
Mussolini
Italy
Reuters
Geneva
Moscow
Sardinia
Germany
Nazis Flee Still Free After Gravenhurst Breakout
Gravenhurst Ontario December reports two of seven Luftwaffe officers who escaped from a prison camp remain at large as police hunt northern and central Ontario. Waller and Strehl were recaptured briefly, others were caught in Barrie Washago, leaving two fugitives Stein hilper and Schmidt unresolved.
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Gravenhurst
Ont
Here
Ontario
Albert Waller
Hans Strehl
Barrie
Aberhard Widdermuth
Washago
Canadian National Railways
Otto Steinhilper
Siegried Schmidt
Ulrich Steinhilper
Niagare Bridge
Canada
Naval volunteers urged to file papers by December deadline
Navy recruiting staff urge voluntary enlistment applicants who filed by December 6 to complete papers and report to the recruiting station at 304 Post Office building at once. Deadline this week for forwarding applicants to the main station for final enlistment.
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United States Navy
Navy
Heavy fire destroys Ruston Hardware and adjoining stores
A fire at the Ruston Hardware building on West Mississippi Avenue and North Trenton Street gutted the hardware store and damaged the Morgan and Lindsey store and the Ritchie Grocer. Ruston resident Travis Melton suffered a broken leg while rescuing books as Minden and Monroe crews battled flames until 2 am with smoke still rising at 10 am. Electrical cables burned disrupted telephone service and the extent of losses was undetermined at dawn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruston
Ruston Hardware Company
Mississippi Avenue
Trenton Street
Morgan and LindSey
Ritchie Grocer Company
Travis Melton
Ritchie Company
Minden
Monroe
Hardware
Waring Warns Against Government Regimentation in War Time
Atlanta dispatch reports National Commander Roane Waring of the American Legion denouncing wartime regimentation and government actions. He urged preserving press freedom, warned against treating news services as public utilities, and cited Pearl Harbor as a warning to educate against Nazi ideology. His remarks came during his first official visit as legion commander.
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Atlanta
Washington
Roane Waring
American Legion
Waring
Congress
Legion
Memphis
Pearl Harbor
MacArthur
Department of Justice
Associated Press
Atlanta Constitution
Marines Claim D Lo’s Last Fightin Man Is Enlisted
Jackson Mississippi December 9 Marines recruiting officers said the navy did not enlist the last fightin man from D Lo Little Simpson county community known for high armed forces participation Dalton Hill 18 of D Lo enlisted in the marines Tuesday after submitting his application December 5 and officials say Hill preferred the marines and is the bravest of the lot
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Jackson
Miss
Marine Corps
Navy
D'Lo
Simpson County
Dalton Hill
Hill
Germans Use Mail Planes and Trains in Stalingrad War Effort
Moscow reports in Red Star that Germany strips mail planes and trainer aircraft from the front to ferry reinforcements to Stalingrad as Red Army flanks are struck southwest of the city. The Soviet paper notes downing up to 60 Junkers 52s in three days and cites Hamburg 142 as new on the front for the first time.
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Moscow
Germany
Stalingrad
Red Star
Red Air Force
Red Army
Strike closes six Bethlehem Steel departments at Johnstown
In Johnstown Pennsylvania 1500 workers from the slab plate 40 inch 34 inch and blooming mills and the open hearth department walked out over a wage freeze directive dispute. Bethlehem Steel closed the mills and department while other sections kept operating. Union officials expect to reach an agreement after a meeting called by the grievance committee. The walkout stems from the October 3 Roosevelt directive and pay changes not authorized by the War Labor Board.
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Johnstown
Bethlehem Steel Company
C. I. O. United Steelworkers
Roosevelt
Eugene Maurice
Maurice
War Labor Board
Eight year old boy fatally struck by car near Swartz
Carl Earl Williams eight was killed when an automobile driven by a man named White struck him near the Fitler store Swartz Tuesday at 5 p.m. He died after being moved to St Francis sanitarium. He attended Central Grammar school. Funeral arrangements are by Mulhearn Funeral home awaiting the mother’s return from New Orleans.
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Carl Earl Williams
White
Winnsboro
Fitler
Swartz
St. Francis Sanitarium
Central Grammar School
Mulhearn Funeral Home
New Orleans
Lydia Maye
LSU Board Unveils Retirement Plan For University Staff
The Louisiana State University board of supervisors announced a compulsory retirement plan for employees. It combines a university pension with a privately purchased annuity and requires at least 4 percent salary investment in a deferred life annuity. Retirement age is 60 with 10 years of service, and 70 is compulsory unless choosing early retirement with reduced benefits. Continued on Sixth Page.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana State University Board of Supervisors
Louisiana Teachers
Selman Field Group Donates To Good Fellows At Christmas
Selman Field Welfare association sends a $50 check to Good Fellows along with best wishes from officers enlisted men and cadets. Monroe Typographical Union No 540 adds $3 noting their annual support. A mother contributes a dollar and other gifts are listed in memory of loved ones with a grand total of 308.50.
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Selman Field Group
Good Fellows
Eugene B. Haynes
J. E. Stevens
R. W. Cdonna
Little RI
Raoul Ss. Dobyns
Monroe
Selman Field Welfare Association
Selman Field
R. H. Shirley
Monroe Typographical Union
Guadalcanal air attack sinks one warship
United States dive bombers and torpedo planes operating from Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands damaged and set afire multiple Japanese vessels. One cruiser or destroyer sunk on December 4 with ten float planes shot down. additional vessels were reported in flames as of December 4 and 3, with minimal U.S. losses. The engagement occurred about 150 miles northwest of Guadalcanal during December 3 actions.
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Washington
Guadalcanal Island
Solomons
Navy
Guadalcanal
Navy Department
Santa Isabel
New Georgia Islands
South Pacific
United States
Light firms face charges in fluorescent lamp case
The government accuses major light firms and two trade associations of monopolizing the fluorescent lamp trade by dividing world markets, conspiring with utilities, fixing prices, and abusing patent licenses and agency contracts in a civil suit announced by Attorney General Biddle.
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Washington
Biddle
Allies use artillery and planes in Tebourba area
Heavy artillery and growing air fleets were reported in Tebourba as Allied forces repulsed a German attempt to recapture high ground. A Morocco radio broadcast quoted an allied communique noting active American pilots and daily air missions, with plans for a major drive on Bizerte and Tunis.
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London
Tebourba
Bizerte
Tunis
Morocco
Te«bourba
Tunisia
Patman Critics SWPC Agency Over Its Six Month Record
Rep Wright Patman of Texas told a house small business hearing in Atlanta that the smaller plants corporation has done nothing since its creation six months ago despite funding control and directions. He urged tighter federal agency oversight and questioned WPB chief Donald Nelson on the SWPC’s staying power.
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Atlanta
Wright Patman
Texas
Was Plants Corporation
Congress
House Committee On
Patman
J. W. Booth
Georgia Office of the War Production Board
Donald Nelson
WPB
SWPC
Nelson
Faithful dog helps boy out of canyon
In Twin Falls Idaho a 14 year old Buddy Bennett fell into Rock creek canyon while walking with his Irish setter. The dog helped his boy back up the steep wall and both escaped unharmed though the youth suffered bruises and cuts. His broken gun was found far below.
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Twin Falls
Idaho
Buddy Bennett
Rock Creek Canyon
Varick Bennett
War Work Hardships Forecast in Shift to Planes and Shipping
Major General Levin H. Campbell said war workers may face temporary hardships due to a shift in production toward planes and shipping. He stressed no broad contract cancellations, noted deemphasizing some materials due to ample supply, and urged minimizing curtailment of orders for small manufacturers to cushion the impact for larger firms.
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Chicago
Levin H. Campbell
Ordnance
War Department
Fire claims may pass 3 million in Cocoanut Grove blaze
In Boston on December 9, insurers predicted total claims from the Cocoanut Grove disaster could exceed 3 million dollars. Preliminary surveys show death claims over 1.5 million from 250 plus life policies, with about 500 dead and over 100 injured. Service members who died may hold war risk policies totaling around 500 thousand.
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Boston
Cocoanut Grove
Frank P. Bobst
Life Managers Association
Boston General Agents
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Pegler
Gressman
Houseymnasium
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Yuletide
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America
Tex
NEA
Boy
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Mack Williams
Frances
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Lydia Mave
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