A Wartime Encounter with a German Worker and Democracy Talk
A reader recalls meeting a camp volunteer near wartime suburbs who debates democracy and economic control with a German worker. The German argues that government control under democracy could resemble tyranny, while the American cites Eleanor Hillman and union power, questioning who truly runs the economy and who pays taxes, revealing fears of total control and personal freedoms during wartime.
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Rge Spélvin
Spelvin
George the
Eleanor
Sidney Hillman
Erman
Lys
Err Lewis
Itler
Elf
Hitler
Germany
Russia
Reich
Amer
Dr. W. W. Holmes of Orleans Dies at 70
Dr W W Holmes a Methodist minister who served pulpits across Louisiana and led clergy against legalized gambling in New Orleans died in his sleep of a heart attack at 70 Funeral services were set for Rayne Memorial Methodist Church He chaired the New Orleans Ministerial Union social betterment committee and opposed gambling schemes tied to the city administration He had been district superintendent and long time Louisiana delegate to the General Methodist Conference since 1903 he headed several church posts including Houma and Shreveport during his career
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New Orleans
W. W. Holmes
Louisiana
General Methodist Conference
Louisiana Conce
Holmes
Houma
Shreve
Fisherman Missing After Sawmill Worker Drowned at Big Corney Lake
Rescue teams from the Monroe American Legion remained at Big Corney Lake near Berice Union parish after a skiff capsized during a fishing trip. Taylor, a sawmill employee, disappeared in swift spillway waters while his partner swam to shore. A drowned man, about 50, was said to live nearby.
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Big Corney Lake
Berice
Union Parish
Monroe American Legion Resue
Iremen
Taylor
Whitney Fights Truman Over Labor Threat
A. F. Whitney warned in Washington that he would mobilize the Trainmen’s Union treasury of 47 million dollars against a second term for President Truman. The outspoken claim followed resentments over White House terms after a railroad strike dispute with Alvanley Johnston. Another union leader, T. C. Cashen, suggested Truman’s labor policy could be harmful, though he did not endorse Whitney’s anti reelection stance.
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Washington
A. F. Whitney
Truman
Mr. Truman
Whitney
White House
Alvanley Johnston
Alvanley Johnston, of the Trainmen’s Brotherhood
T. C. Cashen
Switchmen's Union
New York Daily News founder Joseph Patterson dies at 67
Joseph Medill Patterson, 67, founder and president of the New York Daily News, died in Doctors Hospital after a liver ailment. He lies in state at his Ossining home and will be buried at Arlington National Cemetery. Patterson led the News Syndicate Co. to national prominence and helped shape American tabloid journalism with a circulation exceeding two million daily.
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New York
Joseph Medill Patterson
New York Daily News
Doctors Hospital
Patterson
Ossining
N. Y
Arlington
National
News Syndicate Co
United States
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Eleanor Patterson
Washington Times-Herald
Robert R. McCormick
Chicago Tribune
Chicago Tribune-New York News Syndicate
London
Daily News
Lions Loose Alarm Ends In False Report In Detroit
Detroit police on May 27 searched for a cageful of lions after a door was found ajar on a circus wagon. Ten squad cars patrolled northwest Detroit until trainer Terrell Jacobs arrived to confirm all five lions remained inside the cage. The lions had clawed canvas and damaged their cage locks during the scare.
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Detroit
Barnes Bros
Terrell Jacobs
Jacobs
Senator Bankhead Improves Slightly After Capitol Stroke
Senator John Bankhead of Alabama, age 73, has shown some improvement from the light stroke suffered at the Capitol Friday. His condition remains serious as he is treated at the Bethesda Naval Hospital nearby.
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Washington
Senator Bankhead
Alabama
Capitol
Bethesda
Naval Hospital
High Court Denies Super-Seniority Sleepers Robbery Case
John Bezz, 77, grocer, awoke to find ten $100 bills and smaller cash missing from his trousers, a Bond Special pocket watch, penknife, and key chain taken from his bedroom at 1105 DeSiard Street. A hole cut in a wire latch and a burglar alarm by a night watchman followed the overnight break.
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John Bezz
DeSiard Street
Bezz
Bezz Place
Old City Cemetery
Liquor Guzzling At U N Meets Draws Fire
Boston University president Dr Daniel L Marsh blasted excessive liquor guzzling by United Nations members calling conferences often like lost weekends He urged restraint noting a private bar on Hunter College campus for UN Council members as example for clearer thinking and patience.
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Boston
United Nations
Daniel L. Marsh
Boston University
United Nations Council
Hunter College
Supreme Court rules veterans not entitled to prewar job seniority
The court held veterans do not have unlimited right to one year's reemployment at old jobs after war. Abraham Fishgold, a Brooklyn welder, argued for full seniority against non veterans. Justices Douglas and Black differed, Jackson took no part. The decision limits backdated protection amid union seniority norms.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Abraham Fishgeld
Brooklyn
Sullivan Drydock and Repair Corporation
Douglas
Justice Black
Justice Jackson
Justice Department
Fishgold
Congress
C. I. O. Marine and Shipbuilding Workers Union
Sullivan
Army
Molotov Says Russia Won’t Yield To Threats At Paris Talks
Foreign Commissar V. M. Molotov in Pravda denounces a US British bloc at the Paris four power meeting. He insists Russia will not bow to threats or intimidation over peace treaty proposals tied to UN actions, citing Potsdam decisions and concerted work. He criticizes Byrnes Bevin and Bidault for pressuring agenda.
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Moscow
V. M. Molotov
United States
Russia
Paris
James F. Byrnes
United Nations Assembly
Truman
Attlee
Great Britain
Stalin
Security Council
U. N
Molotov
Pravda
Byrnes
Ernest Bevin
Georges Bidault
Monroe Chamber Backs Right to Work Legislation
The Monroe Chamber of Commerce endorses H R 104 a constitutional amendment to permit working without union membership and supports related bills H B 105 and S B 37. They emphasize protecting the right to work without enforcing mandatory union joining while supporting labor contracts and limits on coercive actions. George D. Holland notes no opposition to bargaining while opposing closed shops.
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Monroe Chamber of Commerce
Hemp
Louisiana
Goff and King
National House
U. S. Senate
Legislative Committee
George D. Holland
Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Holland
Truman Faces Mixed Reactions Over Anti-Strike Bill
Labor leaders condemned the proposed legislation while businessmen welcomed it. A. F. Whitney warned he would spend millions to defeat Truman if he seeks another term. The Kansas City Chamber backed the president, and Michael J. Quill denounced him as treasonous in a New York meeting of C I O officials.
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Associated Press
President Truman
A. F. Whitney
Brotherhood of Railway
Truman
Congress
Whitney
George W. Catts
Kansas City Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Michael J. Quill
Transport Workers Union
C. 1
United States
New York
Thomas B. Freeman
Chicago Association of Commerce
Mr. Truman
Green denounces Truman strike draft plan as Fascist
A F of L President William Green denounces President Truman’s strike draft program as slave labor under Fascism and vows to oppose the measure through Senate passage and beyond. He says the plan sets government against labor and warns of Fascism gripping America. Senator Barkley outlines the bill’s policy while Senator Vandenberg questions the powers used without a draft.
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Washington
A. F. of L
William Green
Truman
Green
Senate
Barkley
Kentucky
House
Senator Vandenberg
Michigan
Vandenberg
America
Mine Shutdown Nears End After Bridge Negotiations
Washington May 27 The government and John L Lewis failed to resolve the strike halting soft coal. A 3 p m meeting was set with Interior Secretary Krug federal mine boss Moreell and Lewis then the negotiators regroup with John J OLeary to join the afternoon talks.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
Lewis
Interior
Krug
Ben Moreell
John J. O'Leary
United Mine Workers
Acc
White House
Senate
Barkley
Kentucky
Truman
Robert S. Beightler
Fifth Service Command
Columbus
Ohio
J. A. Krug
Interior Department
Tolerance as world peace theme urged by Cottingham
Dr. Claybrook Cottingham, president of Louisiana Polytechnic Institute, spoke at Northeast Junior College urging world peace through tolerance and understanding. He traced aviation history from Langley to the Wright brothers and warned that machinery alone cannot secure happiness or peace. He urged two actions: understand the world and live unselfishly in service.
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Claybrook Cottingham
Louisiana Polytechnic Institute
Northeast Junior College
Langey
Potomac River
Smithsonian Institute
North Carolina
Atlantic
Curtis
Langley
Bretton Woods
Dumbarton Oaks
San Francisco
New York
Paris
Use of Power Sermon Theme at Ouachita Parish High
Dr. A. M. Serex delivered the baccalaureate address to more than 225 graduates of the class of 1946 at Ouachita Parish High School. He spoke on power, citing Jeremiah 9:23, and noted the era's rise of atomic energy, organization, and education as sources and uses of power.
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A. M. Serex
Ouachita Parish High School
New York Welcomes Eighth Fleet Ships During Fleet Week
New York welcomed 22 ships of Adm. Marc Mitscher's Eighth fleet including the carrier Franklin D. Roosevelt and the battleship Missouri. The vessels arrived off New York to dock for Fleet Week celebrations after Caribbean maneuvers. Eight more ships arrived yesterday and 13 more due later this week.
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New York
Adm
Marc A. Mitscher
Eighth Fleet
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Missouri
Caribbean
Memorial Medical Center Sought for North Louisiana
A constitutional amendment would create the Confederate Memorial Medical Center to replace Charity Hospital with a modern north Louisiana facility. The plan lists 12 representatives as sponsors and calls for 700 beds with treatment for poliomyelitis cancer chronic and acute illness and psychiatric disorders. Site behind Shrine Memorial Hospital has been purchased for 27 910 with 450 000 bond funds available for construction.
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Baton Rouge
Confederate Memorial Medical Center
North Louisiana
Caddo
Bossier
Charity Hospital
Wellborn Jack
Chris Stovall
Turner Morgan
Julien K. Smith
Jimmy Boyd
C. W. Thompson
Webster
Sylvan Friedman
Numa T. DeLouche
Natchitoches
C. O. Webb
Red River
R. S. Williams
DeSoto
F. E. Cole
Sabine
W. M. Rainach
Claiborne
House
Memorial Center
G I Baby Deaths Rise to Nine on Bride Ship AIS
Nine G I babies died in the past week boosting toll to nine. Rep. Jackson of Washington demanded full information from the War Department on consions aboard the bride ships and possible investigations. Two-month-old Alvin Harris of Fulton New York and ten-month-old Vinita Carter of Wallington Texas were named among the latest fatalities. An army medical board cited summer diarrhea in four cases and mild malnutrition in eight other infants aboard the George Goethals.
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New York
G. I
U. S
War Department
Washington
Jackson
Department
House Military Affairs Committee
Clarence Servick
Alvin Harris
Alvin H. Harris
Fulton
N. Y
Vinita Carter
H. S. Carter
Wallinton
Tex
Harris
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Pegler
DR. Holmes
Orleans
NEW York News
Bankhead
Sam Rayburn
Texas
APW
High Court
Sleeper
DeSiard
U.N
By Rembert James
Dr. Cottingham
Memorial Medical Center
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