Lumber wage plan urged to extend to intrastate work
A Washington committee for the lumber industry urged Congress to extend the wage and hour law to intrastate operations affecting interstate commerce. A 35 cent hourly minimum wage was backed, potentially raising pay for about 168000 workers, mainly in sawmills shingle mills and box plants across the south and west.
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Washington
Congress
Philip Fleming
South
Ustry
James McNary
McNary, Ariz
Suthern States
North
Flashlight Stolen From Car At 113 Jackson Street
Police investigate theft of a brown flashlight valued at 8 dollars from the automobile of W C Smith parked at the rear of 113 Jackson street. It bore the initials B S M and the incident occurred Thursday night, with Acting Chief B L Brantley reporting.
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W C. Smith
Jackson Street
B L. Brantley
Spain seeks recruits for war against Russia
Madrid June 7. The Falange ordered recruiting offices opened nationwide to enlist volunteers to fight Russia. The move followed reports Hitler demanded a token anti-Communist force in Europe. Thousands volunteered via letters to the foreign ministry and Falange headquarters.
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Madrid
Falange
Spain
Russia
Adolf Hitler
Europe
Ramon Serrano Suner
Ximendez de Sandoval
Jose Luis de Arreso Magraz
Hitler
Germany
Paris
France
Plain Old Time Cookies Recipe and Tips
Still a tradition in many Southern homes is the big stone cookie jar. The recipe for Plain Old Time Cookies yields 3% dozen and includes margarine sugar egg milk baking powder flour with optional cocoa spices or coconut. Bake at 400 F in greased tins. Free 100 Southern Recipes cookbook offered by National Cotton Council, Memphis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Cotton Council
Memphis
Tenn
Bricks at Indianapolis Speeday Stretch Past Everest Peak
A local fact notes that the Indianapolis speedway houses 3,200,000 bricks. If stacked, they would tower over Mount Everest by more than twenty five times. A separate line mentions California has produced olive oil for twenty years.
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Indianapolis Speedway
Mount
Everest
California
Volunteers Must Register for Selective Service
Brigadier General Raymond H. Fleming announced that volunteers for military training who turn 21 by July 1 or after October 16 1940 and have not yet been inducted must register at their local boards on July 1 even if already registered. Such registration does not affect the volunteer's position on the local board. Local officials warn men in this classification not to overlook the requirement.
Land Will Address Shipyard Workers at Pascagoula
Washington June 27 Emory S Land head of the Kolga commission will address shipyard workers at Pascagoula Mississippi this Saturday The speech targets workers at the Ingalls Shipbuilding corporation for the launch of the Navy auxiliary African Comet The talk will be broadcast by CBS to shipyards nationwide with a request to avoid work stoppage.
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Washington
Emory S. Land
Kolga Commission
Pascagoula
Miss
Land
Ingalls Shipbuilding Corporation
Columbia Broadcasting System
Southern Natural Gas seeks permit for Bayou D Arbonne crossing
Southern Natural Gas company submits application to cross Bayou D Arbonne in Union parish Louisiana near mile above mouth with an overhead telephone line spanning about 400 feet and a 14 inch natural gas pipeline laid beneath the stream bed. Plans show two wire phase lines on poles four way guyed, with 50 foot clearance, and crossings viewed at Vicksburg and Monroe offices for public comment and navigation concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern National Gas Company
Watts Building
Birmingham
Ala
Bayou D' Arbonne
Union Parish
Louisiana
United States Engineer Office
Vicksburg
Miss
Western Area
Monroe
Southern Natural Gas Company
Communications Deadline Noted For July 8 1941
A directive requires that all communications be forwarded so as to reach this office no later than July 8 1941. The notice emphasizes timely submission and adherence to the stated deadline.
Sam Awl grants two building permits in city notice
Friday morning city building inspector Sam H. Awl announced two building permits. Monroe Steam Laundry receives a permit to construct a shed addition to the car shed at South Grand and Calypso streets for 250 dollars, iron posts and no walls, day labor. O E Passman is issued permission to add a screened porch over the porte cochere of a two story residence at 1510 South Grand Street, cost 200 dollars, day labor. Charley Cascio gets a permit to demolish the one story frame dwelling at 904 Oak Street, day labor.
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Sam H. Awl
Monroe
South Grand
Calypso
O. E. Passman
South Grand Street
Charley Cascio
Oak Street
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Stubbs
New
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Pearl
Bartlett
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