Guerillas From India Raid Jap Invaders in Burma
Big Steel workers to get back pay and future wage increases after the war labor board ordered 6 1 2 cents more per hour for 260 000 employees of U S Steel and its five subsidiaries. The measure retroactive to February 15 maintains the wage relationship since 1921. The United Steel Workers gain dues checkoff and union membership guarantees. contracts at former rates argued to remain valid two weeks.
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Washington
Big Steel Company
War Labor Board
U.S. Steel
Little Steel
United Steel Workers
Unio
Beacon Hill Revival Set at Beacon Hill Baptist Church
A revival meeting opens Wednesday at Beacon Hill Baptist Church on 612 Fredericksburg Road and runs through September 6. D M Thompson, pastor, says Joe Trussell of Brownwood, a 20 year evangelist, will assist as baritone with old songs. Services are at 9:30 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. daily with preaching by the pastor.
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Beacon Hill Baptist Church
Predericksburg Road
D. M .Thompson
Joe Trussell
Brownwood
Trussell
V Mail Use Grows in San Antonio Mail Service
V Mail use in San Antonio doubles in two weeks. Postmaster Danis J. Quill reported growth and noted free tester paper and envelopes for military and civilian mail at the post office stamp window. Filor Tolls, carrying 5000 letters each, depart from New York and San Francisco.
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San Antonio
Danis J. Quill
New York City
San Francisco
Small Patrols Push Deep in Enemy Areas
British Indian and Gurkha troops cross the Assam frontier into Burma's jungles to harass Jap positions. Patrols, sometimes as small as one officer with several men, push through flooded rivers and rugged terrain to gather intelligence and seize prisoners. A recent expedition from a village on the Imphal-Tamu road reached near Mintha ridge and Paused before returning with crucial enemy information.
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India-Burma
INS
India
Assam
Burma
Ekil
Ambusee
Imphal-Tamu
Mintha
Kabaw
Tonhe
Thaungchut
Oxterti
Ute
All-American Bus Terminal to Open at North Alamo Street
The All-American Bus Terminal will open at 127-128 North Alamo Street with schedules from San Antonio tail points to the Atlantic Seaboard and the west coast. J. C. Schnoler, local manager, announced the Thursday opening. Five daily departures to the east coast and Great Lakes via Dallas, and three departures for the west via Ble Spring and Pecos.
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Te AM Ameriean
Ines
San Antonio
Atlantic Seaboard
West Coast
North Alamo Street
J. C. Schnoler
East Coast
Great Lakes
Dallas
Ble Spring
Pecos
Funeral Set for Jack Popham at Akers Funeral Home
Funeral services for 29 year old Jack L Popham were held at Akers Funeral Home with Rev C L Skinner and Rev Skiney Dun officiating. Interment followed at Mission Burial Park. Survivors include widow Ruth Popham and children Nan Jey Merle Patsy Ruth, mother Mrs H H Jordan and others across Texas California and Louisiana.
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Jack. L. Popsham
Akers
C. L. Skinner
Skiney Dun
Mission
Burial Park
Allen Kearns
Jerry Welch
Robert Cummings
Jonnie Coble
Roy Akers
E. A. Steadtler
Pophams
Ts. Ruth Popham
Auto Dealers Train U S Mechanics For War Effort
Local auto agency managers say dealers must follow defense orders and conserve resources. National Automobile Dealers Association outlines six military necessities, including keeping 30 million passenger cars in use and training workers to manufacture parts when possible. San Antonio managers emphasize keeping cars for defense contractors and continuing repairs while adapting to gas rationing and shifting labor to war needs.
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Arothe
Sam
Vnering
National
Auttom Degiers Association
Denleta
Office of Defense Transportation
Washington
Persig
San Antonio
Texas
Oefense Contractors
Bubio - Managers
Lions to Speak at Alamo Heights Club Meeting
Luther Bickett president of the San Antona Loris club will address the Alamo Heights Lions on civilian defense. The meeting is set for Thursday at 7 p.m. at Barilla Place, Gol. W. T. Bail will speak on civilian defense.
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Lions
Heights
Luther Bickett
T San “Antona Loris Club
Alamo Heights
Lions of
Barilla Place
Gol
W. T. Bail
Labor Delegate on WPB Sought by Unions
Labor unions draft a petition demanding labor representation on the War Production Board and seek a hearing from Chairman Donald M. Nelson. A six member committee of AFL and CIO officials will present the case at the earliest opportunity following a meeting with Nelson during a conference on material shortages.
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Washinglun
Donald M. Nelson
War Prediction Board
WPE
AFL
C.I.G
Nelson
Coppage Registers Voters After Missing Registration
Springfield August 26. Coppage, veteran Democrat worker, mobilizes ward to vote in yesterday’s primary, registering almost all residents while Coppage himself had forgotten to register.
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Springfield
V. HB
Coppage
Democralte
Strike On in 4 Refineries
Chicago employers at four large refineries halted or cut production as 2,250 workers from the Old Workers union walked out amid demands for a 1d-content hour wage increase. Refineries affected included Socony-Vacuum, Amoco, and Shell plants, while Texaco, Prentice, and Standard Oil of Indiana were untouched.
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Chicago
INS
Chicago Area
Old Workers Union
C, 1
Socony-Vacuum
Aincrair Refining
Clues Serving
Shell Petroleum Companies
Texas Company
Paunds Prince Cum
Standard Oil of
Indiana
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Red Cross Volunteer Service
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