Levy Endorsed Amid Labor Party Backlash in New York
A contentious note accuses Labor Party allies of backing Matthew M. Levy for the New York Supreme Court, alleging ties to Browne theater and underworld rackets. The piece charges national figures like David Dubinsky and La Guardia with political manipulation and condemns Levy's associations and endorsements.
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Matthew M. Levy
New York Supreme Court
Labor Party
Ewan
Browne
Alex Rose
AFL
American Bi Party
Levy
Thomas
Aurelia
Eexterworld
Ikie Costello
The
Tie Fact W
Rose David Dubinsky
National Ladies’ Garment Work
Abien
Sky
Fieen Labor Party
Rosent
Browne-Biot
Wed
Verdent
Tervor
Em. Oe
Costello
Tamer
Schedy
Levy Elf
Yeunion
Jane
IMO
George Browne
Allied Fifth Army crosses Volturno in Italy push
Allied forces crossed the Volturno river and captured Averna and Maddaloni north of Naples as part of a push toward Rome. The advance widened the Allied line from Aver to the coast, while Montgomery’s Eighth Army pressed German defenses near Termoli. Heavy bombing targeted lines south of Bologna to disrupt German positions.
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Edward Kennedy
Algiers
Fifth Army
Volturno
Rome
Averna
Maddaloni
Naples
Italy
Nazia
Lago di Patria
Cape Mizeno
Pozzuolo
Qualiano
Villareora
Antano
Marana
Avera
Mark W. Clark
Adriatic
Bernard L. Montgomery
Eighth
Bifermo
Termoli
Lelian
Bologna
Brenser Pass
Cafes in Monroe Hit Price Ceilings Under OPA Rules
Effective October 15, all Monroe restaurants cafes and other food venues in the Shreveport OPA district must adhere to price ceilings. Maximums are tied to the week of April 4 10 1943 with rules for items not offered then based on prior four week periods and raw food cost comparisons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe
Shreveport
OPA
L W. Ferguson
Italians urged to intensify sabotage, UN radio reports
North York dispatch notes United Nations radio urging Italians to increase sabotage. The program claims Italians have dug up enemy mines and hidden them again, stating every misdirected supply harms Nazi-Fascist forces.
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York
United Nations Radio
North A
Svoadcast
Fermans
of War Informati
Slain WAC Officer’s Body Found Near Sioux Falls
Siou x Falls Oct 6 Military and civil authorities investigated the death of Second Lieutenant Naomi Kathleen Cheney a 22 year old WAC officer from Jasper Alabama. Cheney assistant personnel officer at the radio school was last seen Monday night after visiting another WAC officer at a hospital. Evidence of a struggle was found at the overpass site and investigators sought details from Army Air Forces training command officials.
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Sioux Falls
Women’s Army Corps
Technical School
Army Air Forces Training Command
WAC
Naomi Kathleen Cheney
Jasper Ala
Cheney
Luther Evans
Army School
Army of
Substitute Draft Bill Approved by Senate
The Senate approved a substitute for Wheeler's draft fathers bill to require proof of indispensability for all draft-age non fathers in wartime occupations. The measure shifts thousands of workers toward military service and modifies deferment standards including medical review and employer statements.
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Washington
Senate
Wheeler
Montana
Taft
Republican
Ohio
Bailey
Caroline
Clark
Misuri
Barkley
Kentucky
Huntead
Clerk
Missouri
Art treasures in Naples safe after bombing near city
Naples report. Professor Amedeo Maiuri says World famous art treasures in Naples survived the bombing with minor damage to the National Museum. Pompei suffers grave loss with the Strada Dell Abbondante and the house of Maceus Loreius Tibertinus smashed. Herculaneum largely undisturbed. German camps were not inside Pompei.
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Reiman Morin
Naples
Amedeo Maiuri
National Museum
Pompei
Sad
Strada Dell’ Abbondante
Maceus Loreius Tibertinus
Herculaneum
Associated Press
Roosevelt hints at Japanese setbacks in Solomons
President Roosevelt at a press conference suggested Japan is being beaten in the south Pacific as MacArthur receives adequate support. Senators pushing for more war tools in the New Guinea Solomons area highlight evacuations and sinking barges as Allied air power tightens the noose around Kolombangara.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
South Pacific
MacArthur
United States
Gainea-Solomons
Tokyo
Kolombangara
Solomons
Kirka
Old Regular Democrats to Hold Meeting on Primary Candidates
The Old Regular Democratic organization scheduled a 3 p.m. meeting in New Orleans to consider candidates for the January 18 statewide primary. Chairman George Montgomery said no endorsement is expected before the October 25 candidate qualifying deadline.
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New Orleans
Regular
George Montgomery
Aussies Enter Ramu Valley in New Guinea Offensive
Allied headquarters report Australian troops have pushed into New Guinea's Ramu Valley about 60 miles from Madang as U S air and sea blockades tighten on Kolombangara. MacArthur lauds tactics and speed winning new air bases. King visits Pacific theater for the first time since the war began.
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Southwest Pacific
New Guinea
Ramu
Madang
Solomons
Kolombangara Island
Douglas MacArthur
George C. Marshall
Army
House To Vote On Boosting Benefits
Washington Oct 6 A liberalized scale of benefit payments to dependent wives husbands and children of service men and women was headed toward House action next week A military subcommittee proposed extending benefits to dependent husbands of WACs WAVES SPARS and other women in uniform with proof of dependency The new monthly rates would rise to 36 for a wife or husband 72 for a wife and one child 88 for a wife and two children and 16 for each additional child Existing law provides 30 for the wife 62 for a wife and one child and 16 for each extra child The committee also recommended no changes to the $22 monthly deduction for those with class A or primary dependents and $27 for those with primary and secondary dependents
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Washington
Oct
House
Witnesses Testify Negro Dragged to Baker County Jail
In Albany Georgia on October 6 witnesses testified in federal court that a policeman dragged an unconscious bloodied negro, Robert Hall, into Baker County jail after arresting him for allegedly stealing a tire. Hall died the next day. Sheriff Screws, Frank E. Jones, Jim Bob Kelley and others face civil liberties charges. A visiting witness heard Screws and Jones discuss bringing him in and dragging him four miles. FBI agent Marcus Calhoun testified about a statement Hall allegedly gave.
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Albany
Baker County
Robert Hall
M. Claude Screws
Frank E. Jones
Newton, Ga
Jim Bob Kelley
Olivia Edwards
Screws
Jones
Marcus B. Calhoun
Page
Co Re 9
Hed
Hall
Russia May Try Flanking Move On Eastern Front
Reports say Russian mobile columns operate at both ends of the eastern front signaling a possible new drive to turn German flanks. The Vitebsk area sees 46 towns liberated amid counterattacks as Soviet forces approach the Latvian frontier.
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London
Red Army
White Russia
Vitebsk
Moscow
Baltic
Kolishki
Caattion
Gomel
Jossen
Lake Simen
Sea of Azov
Twinan
Veterans Favor A F L Study At Convention
Boston dispatch reports labor leaders worry that returning servicemen may resist unions. Resolutions propose honorary discharges as admission to unions, plus vocational training, veterans insurance reform, and a labor press service to counter open shop drives. Santa Cruz union urges that anti union propaganda flood service members.
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Boston
A. F L
Santa Cruz
Calif
Central Labor Union
Ceiling prices on nuts to be fixed
The Office of Price Administration announces forthcoming ceiling prices on all edible tree nuts from grower to consumer. Prices will drop about ten cents per pound from current shelled nut levels, with adjustments anticipated for 1942.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Office of Price Administration
OPA
Demand Lower Tax Schedule Sparks Capitol Debate
Washington reports another volley of criticism as lawmakers challenge the $10.5 billion tax program. Republicans on the Ways and Means Committee press for a $5 billion substitute and call for major government economy to cut the program by 40 percent without harming the war effort. Representative Knutson argues tax increases exceed what citizens can bear while Taber urges economies first. Paulsen Spence cites excess profits tax as stifling efficiency and hints at a cap for corporate earnings to 10 percent for small invested capital.
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Washington
Treasury
House
Ways End Means
Representative Knutson
Minnesota
Knutson
Congressman Taber
Appropriations Committee
Paulsen Spence
Spence Engineering Company
Walden, N. Y
Ways and Means Committee
Congress
Backing of Farm Policies Asked on Capitol Hill
War Food Administrator Marvin Jones urged the House Agriculture Committee to back 1944 farm policy and price support plans. He outlined the 44 program aiming to boost farm output while preventing consumer price rises, seeking $500 million more for the Commodity Credit Corporation to finance price supports and subsidies.
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Washington
Marvin Jones
Capitol Hill
WEA
Jones
House Agriculture Committee
WFA
House Banking Committee
Commodity Credit Corporation
Anna Ane
Cardinals Even World Series With 4 3 Victory
Mort Cooper hurled a strong performance at Yankee Stadium to lift the St. Louis Cardinals to a 4 3 win over the New York Yankees and level the 1943 World Series at a game apiece. Cooper pitched through grief over his father's death as Marion Musial and Sanders homered and Whitey Kurowski and Stan Musial produced key hits. The Yankees threatened in the fifth but failed to push across more than one run after Gordon's assist and solid fielding by Walker and Marion.
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Yankee Stadium
New York
Mort Cooper
St. Louis Cardinals
New York Yankees
Marion
Stan Musial
Bonham
Walker Cooper
Stan
Whitey Kurowski
Musial
Sanders
Yankee
Gordon
Walker
Stainback
St. Lows Cardinals
Ernie
Tiny) Bonham
Oakes Leaves Nancy Share In Nassau Will
Sir Harry Oakes leaves Nancy Oakes De Marigny a full share of his Nassau estate in a probate filing. The will totals 3,671,700 pounds, about 14.69 million dollars, with each of five children set to receive around 1.9 million pounds and 12 thousand dollars annually. Nancy’s husband Alfred De Marigny is jailed for murder, with trial set for October 18.
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Nassau
Bahamas
Harry Oakes
Nancy Oakes de Marigny
Eunice Oakes
Harry
Oakes
Nancy
Alfred de Marigny
Westbourne
de Marigny
Supreme Court
Sir Harry
United States
Lady Oakes
Walter Foskett
Newell Kelly
Sidney
Shirley
William
Six Star Pin Sought For Mrs. Gaines of Quitman Louisiana
Mayor J Tarbariet of Jonesboro requested the chamber to obtain a six star pin for presentation to Mrs. Julia H. Gaines of Quitman La. who has six sons in the armed services. Her sons include Tech Sergeant W A Gaines Otis C Gaines John W Gaines Sergeant T H Gaines Private C A Gaines and J H Gaines serving in various branches and locations.
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Opelousas la
J. ©. Tarbariet
Jonesboro
Chamber of Come
Julia H. Gaines
Quitman
Army
T. H. Gaines
C. A. Gaines
J. H. Gaines
Gulfport
Misa
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Winih
Bernard L. Geft
Enghrh Amy
Signal Corps
Ramu Valley
U. S
Renin
Russia
Dnieper River
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