Defense labor picture grows much brighter
A C I O union warned of a new strike threat against Curtiss Wright propeller division plants in Pittsburgh while 95 percent of the normal North American day crew worked. In Cleveland a picket line briefly halted workers at the Lamson and Sessions plant as wage disputes and union rights stirred tensions amid defense mobilization.
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Pittsburgh
Charles W. Steinmetz
Aviation
C. O. United Automobile Workers
Wyndham Mortimer
U. A. International
Roosevelt
Lamson and Sessions
Cleveland
Defense plants face strikes as mediation seeks wage boost
The article reports ongoing labor unrest in wartime industry with C I O U A W strikes at Consolidated Aircraft in San Diego and Alcoa diecasters in Cleveland. A federal mediation board proposes a one cent wage rise, while unions seek 75 cent minimums and 10 cent increases for higher grades. President Roosevelt notes army restraint but supports mediation and quick resumption of work where possible.
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Ficials
Consolidated Aircraft Corporation
San Diego
A. F. L. Machinists Union
Cleveland
Aluminum Company of America
Defense Mediation Board
Washington
United States Conciliation Service
A. F. L. Teamsters
Pittsburgh
Bohn Aluminum and Brass Company
Detroit
Mediation Board
Consolidated
Defense
Army
Navy
Britain
Inglewood
Charles E. Branshaw
Harry Bridges
California
Bridges
Wyndham Mortimer
Branshaw
Roosevelt
Colone Branshaw
United States
Congress
Byrnes
South Carolina
Senate
Alcoa
Co. I, GO
Philip Murray
Bohn
Reduced car payments and cash loan offer at 500 Walnut Street
Advert says car payments can be cut as much as half with an added cash loan. No signature or residency needed, and you do not have to live in Monroe. Visit 500 Walnut Street today.
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Monroe
500 Walnut Street
Sinking of Robin Moor Probed by U S Officials
Secretary of State and embassy official pressed for survivor testimony after the Robin Moor was torpedoed in the south Atlantic. Three officers among the 3 5 missing aboard the New York to South Africa freighter, which sank May 21, with no word on the others after three weeks.
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Robin Moor
South Atlantic
Dakar
Natal
Brazil
New York
South Africa
Associated Press
Rio de Janeiro
Waldemar Lucio Pereira
Osorio
Phillip Williams
United States
Recife
Laurel Picked by Phi Kappa Psi National Sweetheart
Catherine Graham of Meridian Mississippi named national sweetheart. Final events Wednesday include a 2 to 5 p.m. cocktail party at Hotel Frances by S P O fraternity, a 5 p.m. Delta Sigma beer bust, and a banquet and dance that night. Three loving cups to be awarded for next year’s sweetheart best attendance and most efficient chapter.
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Catherine Graham
Meridian
Miss
Hotel Frances
Delta Sigma
Burglar Sentenced to Ten Years in State Penitentiary
L. T. Grant, a Chatham resident, pleaded guilty in district court to two burglary charges. Judge David I. Garrett sentenced him to 10 years on each count, to run concurrently. He admitted breaking into J. C. Hayes store on November 18 1940 and Carey Holmes store in West Monroe on March 7 1941. A signed confession also linked him to five other burglaries and attempted burglaries in the area.
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L. T. Grant
Chatham
David I. Garrett
State Penitentiary
Grant
J. C. Hayes
Carey Holmes
West Monroe
Milton Coverdale
British and Free French Near Damascus Edge of Front
Allied columns push toward Rayak and Beqaa while French resistance holds pockets near Damascus and along the Litani river. British destroyers damaged? British air and sea forces reinforce, while Berlin signals Japan eyes Dutch East Indies.
French counterattack halts British push toward Damascus
French troops report a successful counter-attack against British and Free French columns driving toward Damascus. British forces clash along the Syria Lebanon front with 600 Vichy troops defecting to the Allies. Heavy action centers along the Litani river and near Abou Kemal as forces maneuver from Iraq and Palestine.
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Associated Press
Damascus
Syria
Vichy
France
Middle East
Syria-Lebanon
Kiswe
London
Charles de Gaulle
Lebanon
Tyre
Merdjayoun
Palestine
Litani River
Beirut
Euphrates
Iraq
Abou Kemal
Mosul
Allies Gain Lead as War Aid Flows to Britain and China
A long government report details transfers of war supplies totaling 75 202 425 dollars with water craft dominating and ordnance, ammunition, and aircraft among major categories. Britain received far more planes in early 1941 than in 1940, and over four billion of seven billion wartime aid is earmarked for specific uses. A vast anti aircraft range will be built in the Mojave Desert.
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Palmyra
Iraq
Far East
Germany
Japan
Dutch East Indies
Berlin
Dutch Islands
Indies
Great Britain
United States
Tokyo
Brest
France
Bismarck
Atlantic
Hood
St. Nazaire
Mandal
Stavanger
Norway
London
Pembroke
Wales
Britain
China
United States Army
Mojave Desert
California
We must defeat enemies to secure national interests
The author argues Americans should view World War II enemies as threats to security and prosperity and recalls past domestic injustices to urge pragmatic, hard-edged policy. He condemns sentimentalism and calls for decisive action while noting Italians, Germans, and the Ku Klux Klan in historical context.
Grand Coulee Dam Completion Materials Reported
The project will require 12,000,000 barrels of cement 77,000,000 pounds of reinforcing steel and 100,000,000 board feet of lumber to finish the dam.
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Grand Coulee Dam
Airport option approved by police jurors
The court house basement survey was postponed pending the building committee review. A resolution allows night clubs and similar venues to stay open and sell alcohol until 2 a.m. on weeknights, while Saturday midnight closing remains. Another measure bans firing guns along Bayou DeSiard after recent mishaps. General fund claims total 49 099.41 and road maintenance 12 507.52.
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Bayou DeSiard
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