City Seeks New Garbage Trucks Amid Shortages
City officials told the Mayor and Aldermen that municipal garbage collection may end if one or more new trucks cannot be bought. Current trucks are out of service and requests for chassis purchases have been refused by federal authorities.
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What’s Wrong With Some Of Our People Akron QO August 19
A CIO United Rubber Workers strike at General Tire & Rubber Co continues with about 100 workers idle after a walkout over piecework wages. Union leader Sharman Ho Tremayne says no negotiations will occur until workers return.
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Department of General Tire & Rubber Co
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CIO
United Rubber Workers
Labor Umpire Sets Piece Rates Amid Strike Controversy
An umpire for the Department of Labor established piece rates during a strike dispute. The exact weekly pay implied by the piece rates was not disclosed, and workers largely ignored the appeal from the employer.
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Department of Labor
Secretary Wickard Urges Break in Price Control Log Jam
Secretary Wickard urged farmers to end the price control log jam by dropping the 110 percent parity provision which limits farm price ceilings. He said repeal could enable parity based ceilings and restore economic control, while supporting subsidies where prices lack incentive. He also signaled readiness to approve livestock price ceilings if a practical marketing plan is developed.
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Washington
Wickard
Grove
Overseas bound Pvt Shankle reaches overseas destination
Mr and Mrs Roger Shankle of 222 South Carroll street report from the War Department that their son Pvt Shankle has safely reached his overseas destination.
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Roger Shankle
South Carroll Street
War Department
Pvt. Shankle
War Production Board aims to exceed shipbuilding goal
The War Production Board expects to exceed President Roosevelt's shipbuilding target of 8,000,000 deadweight tons for the year. The statement comes as industry Officials anticipate higher output and ongoing mobilization efforts to meet wartime needs.
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Washington
War Production Board
Roosevelt
Record Shipbuilding Surge Near Nine Million Tons Planned
WPB quietly raised its annual shipbuilding target to about 9,000,000 tons citing record output by U S shipyards and growing cargo demand. Officials say steel plates and shapes will be available to launch 80 to 90 additional vessels, supplementing last summer’s record. July saw the best performance with 71 ships and 790,000 deadweight tons.
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WPB
Maritime Commission
Roads Commission Seeks Dismissal of Condemnation Suit
Attorneys for the State Roads Commission filed a petition in Circuit Court on Wednesday asking for dismissal of the condemnation proceedings recently brought on behalf of the commission.
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Roads Commission
State Roads Commission
Circuit Court
Condemnation Case Dismissed Over Staley Property Transfer
The petition to condemn part of the Staley property atop Jug Bridge hill was dismissed on the miscellaneous docket. The Staleys, via Manuel M. Weinberg, announced they had agreed to a transfer of a portion of their land to the State Roads Commission. A related note mentions 3,500 Japanese to be moved from Washington and Oregon to Wyoming and Idaho in the near future.
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John H. Staley
Staley
Jug Bridge Hill
E H Johnson
Alton
Bennett
W Jerome Offutt
State Roads Commission
Manuel M. Weinberg
Staleys
Thetate Roads Commission
Wartime Civil Control Administration Update
A wartime notice reports that three weeks have elapsed since the Wartime Civil Control Administration amounted today, marking a scheduled milestone in ongoing civil defense oversight.
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Civil Control Administration
Carter's Little Liver Pills Ad Reworks Bile Promise
An old time advertisement touts Carter's Little Liver Pills to wake the liver and improve a tired mood. It claims fresher bile flow and renewed energy, urging readers to buy the pills at 16 cents or 25 cents.
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Carter
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