Plan to create civilian supply administrator sparks Washington clash
Senate Banking Committee tests a bill to appoint a civilian supply administrator to determine manpower and material needs for the home front. Advocates push for unified policy. opponents include McNutt Wickard and Byrnes aides weigh in as Byrnes favors consolidating authority to erase overlaps among agencies.
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Associated Press
Washington
Maloney
D.-Conn
Paul V. McNutt
Agriculture Wickard
Fire Rages at Logan Macbeth Mine in Hutchinson Coal Co
A blaze rages deep inside the Macbeth mine on Rum Creek near Logan forcing sealing by state inspectors and company crews. Seventy five men were inside but escaped injury. The mine had two prior fatal explosions in 1936 and 1937.
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Associated Press
Logan
Macbeth
Hutchinson Coal Company
Rum Creek
State Mines Department
Restaurants Are Rationed Too
Washington AP reports that restaurants and other eating places will be limited to 75 percent or less of their December meat butter cheese and similar product usage under the new point rationing program. OPA will use two methods to set restaurant rations, choosing the smaller total whether by reducing by 7 percent of December patrons or by cutting 25 percent of the point value of products. Individual portions remain unrestricted for now, though possible limits are under review by the agriculture department.
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Associated Press
Washington
Office of Price Administration
O.P.A
Agriculture Department
Luther Carper Dies At Grandview Funeral Services Pending
Luther Carper 76 died at his Grandview home after months of illness. Funeral services awaited arrival of his youngest son Royal from Philadelphia. He is survived by his widow Tansie and six more children, two sisters, 24 grandchildren, and 15 great grandchildren. The article also notes oil imports in 1940 totaling 138 million pounds with sources including Spain Greece Italy and Portugal.
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Luther Carper
Grandview
Royal Carper
Philadelphia
Tansie Carper
Dora Miles
Ike Gilkersop
Nile Calloway
East Beckley
Wanda Carper
Elmer Carper
Fannie Haney
Bettie Stewart
Charleston
Sain
Greece
Italy
Portugal
House Group Seeks To Curb Labor Interference
Washington committee opened hearings on manpower policy with a bill by Rep. Smith to bar foremen from joining unions in war plants and to prevent exclusive bargaining by foremen. GM President C. E. Wilson urged action to block foremen unions, saying they threaten discipline. Senate probe urged LAB and CIO to curb jurisdictional raids during war. The panel aims to stop rival unions from organizing in plants under contract.
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Associated Press
Washington
House Military Affairs Committee
Rep
Smith
D.-Va
May
D.-Ky
Detroit
C. E. Wilson
General Motors Corporation
General Motors
Foremen’s Association of America
Congress of Industrial Organizations
Campaigns For
Man
D.-Mo
Old Time Minstrel Show at Oak Hill High
Minstrel event set for tomorrow at 8 15 p m in Oak Hill high school auditorium Fayette and Raleigh Red Cross chapters share proceeds Uniformed men admitted free Cast of 49 includes Clarence Meadows W H McGinnis Jr Buck Ross and others A 15 minute musical program precedes with performances by Maroney Hope Hutchenson Labovitz and the Davenport Sisters
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Oak Hill High School
Fayette
Raleigh
Red Keaton
Mildred Wood
J. Wood
H. M. Maroney
Mr. Hope
Betty Hutchenson
Sid Labovitz
Oak Hill Lion’s Club
Davenport Sisters
Henry Fortune
Holt Attacks Camp Officials in Charleston
Delegate Rush D Holt chairing a 1943 investigations committee said that in 1942 employees at Camp Fairchance a department of public assistance for children were paid more in salaries and wages than the amount spent on food clothing and personal supplies. He called it amazing and noted the committee would finish its report after the legislature adjourned. The piece also mentions 1941 Canadian census records photographed on film like V mail.
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Associated Press
Charleston
Rush D. Holt
D-Lewis
Camp Fairchance
Holt
Department of Public Assistance
West Virginia Officials Study 1943 Unemployment Law Changes
Charleston officials and labor agencies from 13 southern West Virginia offices discussed proposed changes to the unemployment compensation law and war manager commission labor regulations during a three day conference. The article notes a record torpedo hit of 8,000 yards by a German submarine in 1917 on the U S destroyer Jacob Jones.
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Associated Press
Charleston
War Manager Commission
West Virginia
U. S. Employment Service
Unemployment Compensation Division
U. S
Jacob Jones
Baltimore Faces Headache From 48-Hour Work Week
Baltimore struggles with the 48-hour work week deadline as war plants already meet the rule and employers grapple with costs. Maryland War Manpower Commission officials praise cooperation while exemptions flood in from over 10,000 firms. The measure aims to ease labor shortages and boost the war effort ahead of April 1.
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Associated Press
Baltimore
Maryland War Manpower Commission
W.M.C
Lawrence B. Fenneman
Maryland
Fenneman Says Problems Are Being Handled Practically
The article notes many employers face complex issues and claim they are tackling them in a practical, common sense manner. It adds that so far no threats have been necessary, with Fenneman placing the matter in context as the report continues on page 5.
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Fenneman
Pontiac Wartime Driving Tips For Engine Care
Pontiac engineers urge motorists to adjust maintenance during wartime. Shorter trips with cold engines increase condensation, so oil changes should be more frequent than the prewar standard of 2,000 to 3,000 miles.
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Pontiac
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