Hannegan Opens Work on Roosevelt Renomination
Ashington dispatch reports Robert F. Hannegan taking over Democratic national chairmanship as party aims to unite Roosevelt supporters and bring in Farley and others in the fold. Senate debates on national service, drafting, taxes and measures for U N relief dominate week, with Stimson urging broader war mobilization and House debating income tax reform and soldier voting.
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National Service Press
Capitol Hill
Senate
Fort
Mhose
Stimson
Asy Weel
Congress
House
United Nations Relief and Rehabilition Administration
Senate Democratic Steering Committee
Garbage Workers Return to Tasks in Philadelphia
Philadelphia ends 16 day strike as Department of Public Works workers resume duties. AFSCME members vote to end the walkout, initiating partial cleanup of garbage, ashes, and rubbish across the city.
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Philadelphia
Jat
Department of Public Works
American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employee
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Sealed Windows For Fort Gunners
London, Jan 24. Several thousand Flying Fortresses gunners will fire from sealed, shatter-proof windows replacing open ports. The new windows allow operation in gale and subzero conditions of 40 to 60 below, without sacrificing maneuverability.
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London
Weatherford Junior College Merges with Southwestern University
GEORGETOWN January 24 Weatherford Junior College has been merged with Southwestern University. The move follows a proposal by the Weatherford Board of Trustees to the Central Texas Methodist Conference Board of Education submitted last fall.
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Georgetown
Weatherford Juniorollege
Southwestern University
Weatherford Board of Trustees
Central Texas Methodist Conference Board of Education
C10 Chiefs For 4th Term Roosevelt Pledged Support
Delegates to a New York City C.I.O. conference on Wages and Political Action urged President Roosevelt to seek re election. They called for continued leadership in the war effort and a just durable peace, backing a national service program with tax reforms, renegotiation of war contracts, and cost of living subsidies.
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Nnnegan
Frank C. Walke
Es A. Farley
Roosevelt
Tolerey
Naval
Thesident
New York
Wan
Co. I. O
New York City
C. I. QO
Moscow
Gaira
Teheran
C. S
Texas Butadiene Plant Opens in Port Neches
The first unit of a plant to produce butadiene for wartime synthetic rubber will be placed in operation in Port Neches. Operated by Neches Butane Products, the facility will have a 100000 ton annual capacity when completed and will supply butadiene to two adjacent rubber plants.
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Port Neches
Defense
Neches Butane, Products Company
Gulf, Texas
Atlantic
Pure
Cocony-Varium
Magnolia Peroleum Company
Park Reches
Jines
Avinion
Democrat Leader To Speak in Dallas Dinner Drive Sets Fund Target
Robert E Hanhegan new chair man of the Democratic national committee will speak in Dallas on February 26. National Committeeman Myron G Blalock of Texas announced the invitation and said the event closes a drive to raise 106000. Texas share is 39000. The Washington birthday dinner date moved from February 22 to 26 to enable Hanhegan’s participation.
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Dallas
Washington
Robert E. Hanhegan
Democratic National Committee
Myron G Blalock
Texas
Hannegan
USS Missouri No E Warship to Be Floated in New York
The navy calls the USS Missouri the world's most formidable craft as it is launched next Saturday at the Brooklyn New York navy yard. Under construction since January 6 1941 the 45000 ton ship will be completed nine months early and cost about 100000000. Miss Mary Margareth Truman daughter of Senator Harry S Truman will sponsor the ceremony attended mainly by shipyard workers.
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New York
Missouri
Navy
New York Navy Yard
Brooklyn
Iowa
New Jersey
Wisconsin
Mary Margareth ‘Truman
Harry
Harry 8. Treyan
Texas Guayule Rubber Planting Moves to War Goods
Texas guayule harvest in the Big Bend region supplies raw rubber for war needs. Brought to San Antonio by G B Han scock of the Texas Department of Agriculture, samples show only plants three quarters of an inch or more will be kept. Four hundred tons remain for root pulling and shipment to Salinas, California for processing into rubber products.
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San Antonio
G. BE
Hanscock
Texas Department of Agriculture
Big Bend
U. S. Forestry Department
Alpine
Salinas
Calif
Middle West
Airborne coyote hunt praised as practical test near Jayton
In Jayton Texas on January 24 several coyotes were shot by hunters using airplanes. Civil Air Patrol cadets from Spur Stamford and Abilene trained during the hunt, the first such operation approved since the war began. Lieut. Col. Harold Byrd of Dallas CAP wing and GC York joined the hunt and each killed a coyote on their first foray over the Brazos river country.
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Jayton
Tex
Civil Air Patrol
Spur
Stamford
Abilene
Harold Byrd
Dallas
Texas
CAP
York
Brazos River
Flying Boat Lands at Pearl Harbor
The Navy’s Mars flying boat arrived at Pearl Harbor after completing its first flight from San Francisco, carrying 14 tons of war cargo. Commander W. E. Coney piloted the craft in 18 hours, 0 minutes beyond dawn, greeted by Admiral Nimitz who noted the need for air transport to the Pacific frontline and predicted increased plane usage to meet wartime demand.
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Mavy
Mars
San Francisco
Tir Naval Air Transport Service
Tdrut
W. E. Coney
Mawahau
Tae
Nimitz
Mar
Adm
Chester W. Nimity
Parifie Fiert
Reliy
Ndminal
Tokyo
Pacific
Cohibat
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