Local society notes and stories of meetings
St Elizabeth's Circle held a Thursday afternoon session with five hundred played and prizes won by Mrs J C Galvin Mrs Morris Kirby Mrs Leo Miller and Mrs J C Smith. Golden wedding anniversary for Mr and Mrs J B Woodward announced for June 6 open house 3 to 5. Lutheran Ladies Aid met Thursday. lunch served by Mrs A H Gremmels and Mrs William Ramsey. V F W Auxiliary and friends tied quilts five finished to be sent to Red Cross and then Armed Forces. Miss McCoy farewell picnic at park with friends Arlene Putnam Ruth and Genevieve Nelson Florence Ann Monson Pat Shine Doris Blech. Miss McCoy received heart bracelet. Chicago-Oelwein Club met at Mrs H F Matthews home. prizes to Mrs Griffith and Mrs Brown. General Aid of Christian Church met June 2. officers elected for coming year. devotional and installation comments. East Unit served lunch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Elizabeth's Circle
Frank Pickering
J. C. Galvin
Morris Kirby
Leo Miller
J. C. Smith
McMahon
J. B. Woodward
1St Ave. N. W
Ladies Aid
Lutheran Ladies Aid Society
A. H. Gremmels
William Ramsey
F. W
V. F. W. Auxiliary
Alta Safranek
Red Cross
Vernieta Eggert
Miss McCoy
Manetta McCoy
Chicago
Arlene Putnam
Ruth
Genevieve Nelson
Florence Ann Monson
Pat Shine
Doris Blech
Chicago-Oelwein Club
H. FE. Matthews
Deming Place
Roy Smith
Lily Wilder
W. G. Brown
Ora O'Leary
O. F. Griffith
George Wright
G. R. Skow
Skow
Griffith
Brown
Lincoln Park
Totem Pole
Oelwein
Christian Church
Lee Bigham
Fox
John Borland
Alfred Jarchow
Bill Stockwell
Treas
Fay Hidinger
Arthur Staple
Brigham
Andrews
Carnegie Illinois Steel Corp Indicted in Conspiracy Case
A federal grand jury indicted Carnegie Illinois Steel Corp and officials on conspiracy charges linked to sub specification ship plates sent to the government from the Irvin works. The second item reports 36,688 enemy POWs held in 21 U.S. prison camps per the War Department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
ULP
Carnegie Ilinois Steel Corp
Irvin Works
Washington
United States
War Department
Loss Of Deferment For Strikers Continues
President Roosevelt faces a tense standoff as 550000 striking miners refuse to return without a contract and deferments possibly revoked. John L Lewis may act before Monday or let the deadline pass, with miners in West Virginia and Pennsylvania pressing for a contract. Daily coal losses exceed 2.4 million tons affecting war industries and labor policy looms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Selective Service
Lewis
President Roosevelt
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
French Leaders Struggle With Split as Allied Invasion Looms
The new French committee named co chairmen and pledged to push wartime goals, while Gen Catroux replaced Peyrouton as governor general of Algeria and took on Moslem affairs. London watchers note De Gaulle Giraud disputes reflect tensions likely to flare after an Allied invasion, with Western officials urging unity within the French leadership. Robert Murphy and Harold MacMillan oversee liaison, as Treated questions arise about U S representation to the unified French committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Britain
Japan
Germany
Italy
Georges Catroux
de Gaulle
Giraud
Syria
Marcel Peyrouton
Algeria
Catroux
North Africa
London
Algiers
France
Charles de Gaulle
Henri Guaud
Vichy
British Foreign Office
American State Department
Robert Murphy
Harold MacMillan
MacMillan
Anthony Eden
Ane
Trurphyteas Faenas
President Flees Country as Argentine Crisis Intensifies
Rebels seize favorable positions around Buenos Aires as troops and police guard the plaza De Mayo. Castillo's government orders repressive measures and names Rodolfo Marquez head of the government. Censorship blocks outside lines while talks of elections unfold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buenos Aires
Plaza de Mayo
Argentina
Castillo
Rodolfo Marquez
Mario Fineau
House Passes Antistrike Law in War Plant Bill
The House approved a wartime antistrike measure outlining penalties including a 5000 dollar fine and one year imprisonment for aiding an operational disruption in war plants or mines. It mandates 30 days notice and secret ballots before strikes, requires labor unions to register with the National Labor Relations Board and disclose finances, and bans political contributions by labor organizations. The move blocks a Senate-confined coal strike approach and drops a closed shop prohibition from the substitute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Labor Relations Board
House Administration
House
Committee
Provisions on Strikes and Picketing in War Plants
The measures prohibit jurisdictional strikes, boycotts, or sympathy strikes in all war plants, outlaw violent picketing, and empower the attorney general to seek injunctions under suspension of the Norris-LaGuardia Act to enforce anti strike rulings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norris-LaGuardia
Italian Planes Abandon Sicily For Rapid Move
Italian planes abandon Sicily to sail on a moment's notice as Allied naval fortunes improve. Lloyd's underwriters in London quote Mediterranean shipping surcharges for the first time since June 1940, with rates of 10 percent of value for UK to Suez routes via the Mediterranean, while Cape of Good Hope routes stay at 15 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mediterranean
Lloyd's
Italy
United Kingdom
Suez
Cape of Good Hope
Spencer Radioman Suffering Smock Pictures War Losses
Spencer Radioman Suffering Smock of Los Angeles sits in Marine Hospital Staten Island studying photos of the Atlantic battle in which his ship sank a German submarine. The piece notes summer dress efforts over the Alaska Hawaii Canal Zone triangle and discusses Burma rains delaying the Burma road, China as key to Asia Strategy, and Russia support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arnold Diamond
Los Angeles
Coast Guard
Spencer
Marine Hospital
Staten Island
New York
Atlantic
International
Alaska-Hawaii Canal Zone
China
Asia
Japan
Burma
Russia
Germany Eyes 1944 Campaign Across Europe
Remnants of German forces were cornered as Allies push along a 90 mile Mediterranean stretch toward Sicily and Sardinia. Eisenhower prepares coordinated island seizures while feints toward western Europe are anticipated. A spring 1944 campaign aims to force Germany into surrender, with weather and strategy shaping delays against Japan. Russian air bases could aid operations after Germany falls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mediterranean
Sicily
Sardinia
Crete
United Nations
Dwight J. Eisenhower
Europe
Spain
Norway
Germany
Japan
Pacific
Passwords Trap Japanese Snipers in Alaska-Hawaii Zone
Wounded Attu veterans recount how Japanese snipers struggled with the letter L, mistaking passwords like Sallys Alley and Larrys Array. One said, Bang, another dead Jap, as mispronounced phrases failed attempts to breach lines. The tale ties to Allied defense plans for a Pacific Northwest Army hospital report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pacific Northwest Army
Attu
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