FDR Pushes Rollback Price Program Amid Labor Criticism
Washington Oct 21 The administration’s wage control policies drew sharp fire from top labor leaders after a two hour White House meeting with President Roosevelt. CIO President Murray said assurances were given that the price rollback program would be protected, while Roosevelt suggested a parole committee to judge government livi g cost figures. Union officials pressed for higher wage increases, citing a 4 cent per hour offer as unsatisfactory. The War Labor Board held hearings on a separate mining contract, with implications for potential strikes.
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Washington
Roosevell Togay
CIO
Philip Murray
Colierers Tee
Ruyseves
Pratt
A. F. Whitney
White House
Brotherhoods
Onsder
Chicago
Whities
WLB
War Labor Board
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Illinois
Appalachiin
R. IL
Ireland
W. H. Davis
Secretary of
Interior Ickes
Sauiwaiies
Fred Vinson
Edgur Uvalde
Roosevelt
William Green
AFL
Vinson
Labor War Board
AFL, Cio
Railway Matherhoods
Whitney
Murray
More Vegetables And Fruits For Next Year
A fragmented agricultural note outlines planned production for next year. It cites estimates for meats poultry and fish, vegetables, and sugars. It mentions quantities like 233 quarts and 65 pounds but details are unclear due to OCR errors.
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Saad
Kerer
Wartrresret
Brown Out As Head Of OPA
Price Administrator Brown resigned telling President Roosevelt the halting of the cost of living rise had been achieved and that OPA is in competent hands. Roosevelt accepted the resignations and may nominate Chester Bowles to lead the agency. Brown had ceded policy to Bowles for months and suggested OPA work be done on common sense lines. He praised price control as protective, not punitive, and left unclear future plans. Sylvan L Joseph also resigned as DPA administrator covering New York New Jersey Pennsylvania Delaware Maryland DC, with his duties and offices in the region to be handled by Bowles’ organization.
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Washington
Brown
Roosevelt
Chester Bowles
OPA
Bowles
Michigan
Leon Venderson
Mane
Congress
Ingay
Henderson
Brown Lula
Federal Reserve Board
New York
Sylvan L
Joseph
DPA
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Delaware
Maryland
District of Columbia
Jowpa
Das
Genral
Cnoste Towles
Washimeton
Probable Postwar Spending Survey Discussed in Frederick
Frederick Chamber of Commerce directors met at Francis Scott Key Salel to plan surveys on probable postwar spending and to attract new industries for Frederick County. A national CEO leader may be invited to discuss the Albert Lea Plan and help guide a survey to map postwar employment for returning service members.
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Frederick Chamber of Commerce
Francis Scott Key
William B Leichert
Genera
Aneenil
Lee
Nation Adisory Committee
de Idi
le Natonas Committee
Washington
Stescensan
Frederick County
Thne
Jews Deported From Holland in World War II
London reports Dutch Premier Pieter S Gerbrandy announced that Germany has deported all Jews found in Holland. The last group was sent to a concentration camp, with about 120,000 Jews in Holland at war start and 60,000 with some Jewish ancestry. An estimated 10,000 Jews were in hiding, aided by Dutch sympathizers.
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London
Holland
Netherlands
Pieter S Gerbrandy
Radio Orange
Westerwork
Salt Lake City
Utah
Amsterdam
Welfare Board Chief Details War Aid And Costs
Princeton County Welfare Board executive secretary George S H outlines civilian war relief aims costs and funding in a Francis Scott Key hotel speech. He notes increased living costs hit welfare recipients and explains board duties including draft investigations maternal care referrals and ongoing aid to aged blind and dependent children amid wartime shifts.
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Welfare Board
George SH
Prenceton County Welsfare Board
Warmering
Tay Welfare Board
Fink
Francis Seo
Key Hotel
Elviwit Doomiegee
Presidents Emergency Fund
Social Security Board
Maryland
State Department of Public Welfare
Plante Funds
Tig Gaps Welfare Board
County Health Department
Department of State
Africa
Stetty
Italy
War Relocation Authority
Finkid
Niemann A. Brunk
G. Raymond Shipley
John A. Derr
Manhattan Beach
Gilis Pariin
Alabama
Revival services draw crowd for Partin sermon
A large congregation packed the Salvation Army auditorium at 223 West Fifth Street on Thursday night to hear Rev Gillis Partin, a Dothan Alabama evangelist. Captain Glenn Stovall noted one person came to the altar on the revival's third night as Rev Partin prepared to present the sermon Room For Jesus.
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Salvation Army
West Fifth Street
Gillis Partin
Dothan
Ala
Glenn Stovall
Georgia Pvt Rice in Georgia camp notice
Pvt Rice, son of Oscar H. Rice of Thurmont, is listed as stationed at Camp Stewart in Georgia, dated August 3, 1913.
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Pvt. Rice
Oscar H. Rice
Thurmont
Aouit
Camp Stewart, Ga
U S To Use Local Rink For Reclamation Depot
Baltimore October 21 The Army will take over a skating rink in Frederick Maryland effective October 25 for use in conserving and reclaiming Government property Maj Gen Milton A Reckord announced The Third Service Command will have the Hagerstown and Frederick Railway Co complete two Spur tracks to the property by November 1 The building owner Wilbur C Hargett said skating at the rink would end Sunday night Plans to seize the Frederick Fair Grounds were dropped The last bird refuge in the United States is at Boulder Canyon Nevada Arizona.
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Baltimore
Frederick
Rct
Milton A. Reckord
Third Service Command
Wilbur C. Hargett
Gen. Reckord
Frederick Fair Grounds
Seized Liquor Thrown Away at City Hall Seizure
Frederick City police destroyed a large liquor collection in the sewer at City Hall amid a whiskey shortage. Chief Frederick M. Straley and Sergt. Austin L. Heismer supervised the disposal, which followed six months of seizures. The bottles, some nearly full, were used as mule evidence in cases. Onlookers expressed mixed views as a quart bottle of Four Roses was emptied.
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Frederick City
City Hall
Frederick M. Straley
Sergt
Austin L. Heismer
Sergt. Heffner
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U. S
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Burma
Frank Cancellare
Nea-Acme
C. E. Cline & Son Funeral Directors
Thoene 355
Chamber of Commerce
CED
Brunswick
Lebhers
FL Ross Myers
Tobias E Zimmerman
Edward Holter
Arthur A Greenhut
Labovitz’s
Miso
Boy
Snow
J. Labovitz Dept
Georgia
Merhle H
Rice
U.S
Reclamation
Last
United States
Boulder Canyon
Nevada
Arizona
W. Gum
South Market St
A.W.V.S
Cc. C. Carty, Inc
E. Patrick St
Coney
Chesterfield
Coats
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