Sit-down strike near Pearl Harbor ends early
In Honolulu on May 1, a sit-down stoppage at a defense project on Qalu Island concluded before workers could sit, with 230 plumbers escorted from Pearl Harbor by U S Marines. AFL and CIO unions planned a 16,000-man rally to press Five Companies affiliated contractors on wages and hours, but a union official said the action would be temporary and not a strike.
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Qalu Island
Pearl Harbor Naval Reservation
U. S
AFL
Cio
Plumbers Strike Sits Down at Navy Yard
Plumbers and other workers halted tools at the navy yard prompting Marines to escort strikers from the premises. After a brief stand, workers resumed, while the plumbers demanded higher pay and a 40 hour week with overtime rules. Union spokesman blamed wage disputes on contractors, not the Navy.
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Navy
Claude C. Bloch
14Th Naval Distict
Deanna Durbin Praised As Real Actress In New Film
Critics hail Deanna Durbin as a true actress not just a singer. She appears at the Ritz Theatre on Saturday at 10 30 showing Pontversal’s Nice Girl with Franchet Tone Walter Brennan Robert Stack and others in the supporting cast.
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Deanna
Hollywood
Ritz Theatre
Pontversal
Franchet Tone
Walter Brennan
Robert Stack
Robert Benchley
Helen Broderick
Ann Gillis
Anne Gwynne
Elisabeth Risdon
Nana Bryant
Brown's Beach To Open For Negroes
The public is invited to the official opening of Brown's Beach set for Sunday, designated for colored people. Roosevelt McBride, the manager, says the event will include a free fish fry and a baseball game between the Panama City and Donaldsonville colored teams. Brown's Beach lies about seven miles west of Panama City off the coastal highway.
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Brown's Beach
Roosevelt McBride
Panama City
Donaldsonville
Georgia
Brown’s Beach
Notice of Tax Deed Application for Bay County Florida
Frank Carroll assignee of Howard Hurley and holder of Tax Certificate No. 3399 filed for tax deed on Lots 103, 104 and 106 in St Andrews Bay Development Company Plat, Section 30, Township 3 South Range 14 West Bay County Florida. The June 2, 1941 sale date will occur at the courthouse if not redeemed per law. certificate issued under Unknown in Bay County. Clerk H A Pledger and Deputy Clerk Marjorie McQuagge.
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Frank Carroll
Howard Hurley
County of Bay
Florida
St. Andrews Bay
Court House
H. A. Pledger
Bay County
Marjorie McQuagge
Senate Hill
St. Andrews Methodist Church
Bay
Ware Eatate
Colby College
Court House Dear
Circuit Court
Marjorie McQuaqge
Notice of Foreclosure Sale In Bay County Florida
Special Master in Chancery to sell lands to satisfy a final decree of foreclosure dated May 8 1041 in the suit of First Federal Savings and Loan Association of Panama City versus Mary White. The sale to be held Monday end day June 1041 during legal hours for cash, the North Half of the West Half of Lot Nine Holmes Addition, part of the North Half of the Southeast Quarter Section 10 Township 4 South Range 14 West, Bay County Florida. Master’s Deed at purchaser's cost. A M Douglas Special Master in Chancery Roll and Isler solicitors for complainant.
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Iva A. Hutchison
Circuit Court
Bay County
Florida
Panama City
M Mary
Maerle White
Towit
Holmes
W. H. Parker
Two Airmen May Receive Navy Cross
In San Diego on May 16, two naval airmen Lieut. W. W. Lowrey and Aviation Machinist' Mate J. R. McCants may receive the Navy Cross for an extraordinary mid air rescue. They saved Marine Lieut. Walter Osipoff after his parachute failed over a navy field. Lowrey and McCants flew a dive bomber under a transport, pulled Osipoff aboard, cut away the lines with the propeller, and kept him from falling. Osipoff suffered a shock and a deep arm cut with 25 stitches.
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Calif
W. W. Lowrey
Dallas
Tex
J. R. McCants
Jordan
Mont
Lowrey
Walter 8
Osipoff
Akron
Ohio
McCants
M. Johnson
Lowrey and McCants
Leutenant
Navy
Patriot senator Bilbo wears red white and blue sport shoes
In Washington on May 16 Senator Bilbo of Mississippi drew attention in the Senate chamber by arriving in red blue and white sport shoes, a playful clash of fashion and patriotism that created a minor sensation.
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Bilbo
D-Miss
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Tax Deed Notice for Belle Withers Certificate 1195
Bay County Florida notice declares Belle Withers holder of Tax Certificate 1195 issued August 1029 has applied for a tax deed. Property Lots 6 7 Block 3 Holmes Addition Millville Ni SE Section 10 Town 4 South Range 14 West. was assessed under E. C. Withers. Sale at courthouse door on Monday June 2 1941. Deputy Clerk Marjorie McQuagge.
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Belle Withers
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State of Florida
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Holmes
Millville
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Bouth
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Circuit Court
Bay County
Florida
Marjorie McQuagge
Divorce Bill Filed in Bay County Circuit Court
Patricia Fuller sues Peter Fuller in Bay County Florida for divorce. Sworn bill and affidavit filed. respondent ordered to appear June 2 1941. Publication of order to run weekly for four weeks in Panama City News Herald. Clerk Marjorie McQuagge Deputy.
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Bay County
State OF Florida
Patricia Fuller
Peter Fuller
Florida
Panama City
Seminole Indians Finally Take White Man's Ways
Florida's Seminoles, descendants of Osceola, adopt ranching over hunting building Hereford herd of 2,100 head and selling stock. They lift ban on white school attendance, aided by Indian agents and the Indian Livestock Association led by Seminoles. Officials cite shifting attitudes and government outreach as factors.
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Stanmore Cawthon Dania
Fla
Special News Service
Florida
Osceola
Interior Department
Uncle Sam
Cow Creek
Indian Livestock Association
Florida Everglades
Charley
Indiana
Dwight Gardin
Everglades
Naval Reserve Open to Over and Under Agers
New York May 16 The Navy loosens age limits for reserve enlistments from 17 to 50 to meet a June 30 quota of 35 000 new sailors as part of a broad recruitment drive. Electricians radio men and other specialists may join reserve with or without prior service and be eligible for petty officer material. Reservists could be released from active duty after the emergency ends. Commander F K O'Brien said Navy personnel totaled 227 089 this month with 28 000 reservists.
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New York
Naval Reserve
F. K. O’brien
Navy
O'Brien
SWORD EXIT LONDON- Swords Melted Into War Metal
Ten thousand cavalry swords once used by the British in the last war have been melted down into 22 tons of metal for conversion into modern war weapons. The move reflects wartime economy and reallocation of resources.
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London
Tax deed notice for Bay County Florida property
Notice from St Andrews Methodist Church trustee for Tax Certificate No 870 issued September 8 1938 applying for tax deed Bay County Florida Lot 41 Block 4 Plot of Ware Estate West of Colby College at the courthouse on June 2 1941 Deputy Clerk Marjorie McQuagge signs.
Sabotage II Credited To City Fire
A Federal Bureau of Investigation inquiry followed a million dollar blaze in northeast Philadelphia that destroyed a W. H. Lear Lumber yard and damaged nearby shops and homes. Fire Chief Cowden called it a peculiar blaze starting at five points. Seventy injured, 13 homeless, Watchman Regan missing. investigation could take days to enter the smoldering site.
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Philadelphia
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Defense
W. H. Lear Lumber Company
William Cowden
Erik Jannson
Cramp Shipbuilding Yard
Jacob Clinton
Michael Regan
Dopey the Turtle Returns with New Mate Maggie
Not so slow Minneapolis reports Mrs. T. R. James’s turtle Dopey vanished from the lawn pool three weeks ago. She now finds Dopey in the pool with another turtle bearing the name Maggie on its back, leading to the playful assumption that Mrs. Dopey is involved.
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Minneapolis
T. R. James
James
Quick on Trigger at Camp Blanding
A wartime anecdote from Camp Blanding Florida recounts an inspecting officer asking a private of the 43rd division how to distinguish a brigadier general. The private replies with humor noting two stars, adding one on each shoulder. The exchange highlights military culture and training during the period.
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Camp Blanding
Fla
43Rd. Division
Lightning flash lasts mere tenth of a second claim
A flash of lightning may last only one ten millionth of a second. Longs Peak in Colorado towers at 14 255 feet above sea level.
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Long's Peak
Colo
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