Order Costs Jobs In 8. A. Breweries
More than 100 workers at San Antonio area Pearl and Lone Star breweries face layoffs as a Department of Agriculture order caps production at 70 percent for 1945. The move, tied to a beer shortage, could deepen job losses and heighten price pressures. Both breweries say wheat is not used in beer. barley, maize and rice are primary ingredients. Pearl produced about 120,000 barrels, Lone Star about 80,000 last year, with state and federal taxes totaling $9.25 per barrel.
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San Antonio
Tye Breweries
Department of Agriculture
Pearl and Lone Star Breweries
Otto Koehler
Pat Stra
Koehler
Lota the
Pearl Brewery
Lone Star
Cardinal Glennon Chief Cardinal in St Louis Stricken by Lung Congestion
Cardinal Glennon of St Louis aged 83 has a sight congestion of the lungs, doctors announced. He is staying at the home of President Sean T. O’Kally, who recently arrived from Rome with news of his elevation to cardinal. Pope Pius cancelled all audiences for tomorrow due to a heavy cold, Vatican City reports.
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Cardinal Glennon
St. Louis
Sean T. O'Kally
Rome
Vatican City
Pope Pius
London Daily Ex press reports record February circulation
London March 7 Lord Eseverbrook's paper, the London Daily Express, cites a February daily net circulation of 3,492.60, claiming it is more than 100,000 higher than any other daily newspaper worldwide. The Daily News of New York averages 2,150,000 with 4,500,000 on Sundays.
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London
Lord Eseverbrook
London Daily Express
Daily News of
New York
United States
Sun
Forecast for Thursday to Friday with cooling trend
A weather forecast notes Thursday afternoon and night and Friday will be fair with a colder trend late Thursday night into Friday. Maximum Thursday around 72 or 272 degrees, Friday low near 34 and high near 66 with calmer conditions.
Nation faces beer shortage under wartime grain limits
Nationwide report from New York quotes Gerald A. Walsh of the Brewers' Board of Trade on President Truman’s grain allocation order. He questions the dry movement and price increases amid brewing cuts, noting $45 million in payroll losses and 17,000 job cuts, with $235 million in lost federal taxes.
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Gerald A. Walsh
Brewers’ Board of Trade
Truman
Walsh
Sfands
Naval Officer Charged at Annapolis Band Leader Held Aboard
Lt William R Sima 56 commander of the naval academy band is confined aboard the training ship Reina Mercedes in Annapolis Maryland. He faces charges of irregular performance of duty and findings from a board of inquiry have been sent to the navy department with a recommendation for action. The inquiry reportedly investigated how Sima rated enlisted band members.
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Annapolis
INS
Naval
Wiliam R. Sima
Naval Academy
Reina Mercedes
Sima
Navy
Rail Strike Delay Likely Looms Over Labor Wages Dispute
Washington reports President Truman may appoint an emergency fact finding panel under the Railway Labor Act to study the wages dispute between the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen and the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers. The move could delay a threatened walkout by 30 to 60 days as leaders set a 6 am Monday deadline for action against 384 railroads and terminals.
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Cheynaind
Brotherhoods of Railroad
Wash
Truman
Nane
A. F. Whitney
The
Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen
Alyanley Johnston
Two Die in Frederickabure Highway Crash Near Leon Springs
Two men died early Thursday when a coupe left Frederickabure Highway near Leon Springs, struck a sign and trees, then rolled. Arnold Seewald, 45, believed driver, died instantly. Arnold Schneider, 23, died at Robert Green Hospital. Justice of the Peace John E. Garaghty urged arrest of reckless drivers, noting officers have yet to act on several prominent citizens. County Patrolman W. C. Miller reported the impact likely was severe. Seewald’s body was taken to Akers Funeral Home.
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Baetne
Frederickabure
Leon Springs
Arnold Seewald
Arnold Schneider
Robert 3. Green Hospital
Justice of the Peace
John E. Garaghty
Los Angeles Heights
Fredericksterg Read
Beace
W. C. Miller
Boerne
Las Seewald
Akers Fitneva
Jidge Ueraghty
Return of 2.5 Million Men From Europe Reported
Maj. Gen Frantic E Ross, army chief of transportation in Europe, said about 2.5 million U S troops have been returned home while between 400 000 and 500 000 remain in Europe. He arrived in New York yesterday aboard a navy transport.
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WEA
York
Frantic E. Ross
Army
Europe
Beast of the East gets life term in Shanghai case
Isumu Ishihara, 36, once a Honolulu schoolteacher nicknamed the Beast of the East, was convicted of torturing American prisoners while serving as a civilian interpreter at Shanghai ramps. He received a life sentence at hard labor for his crimes against Wake Island Marines.
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Shanghai
Isumu Ishihara
Honolulu
Play
Wake Island
Hard Lab
American Industry Vulnerability Warned By War Survey
A wartime U S analysis warns American industry could face severe disruption from air attacks on oil chemicals and transportation. The report says German defenses would be inadequate to prevent destruction and stresses prevention of attacks as the only viable defense for U S industry. It notes early German plans aimed to transform Germany using coal water and chemical power.
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U.S
Washington
Marvel
Nazi Germany
Army Air Forces
United
SAAS
Oil Division
United States Strategies Bombing Survey
Germany
Cold snap expected with 34 degree low Friday
The U S Weather Bureau in San Antonio announced that a cold snap is forecast with clear skies and temperatures dipping to 34 degrees early Friday morning.
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U. S
San Antonio
Texas Eyes Snow Flurries as Cold Wave Looms
The Associated Press reports forecast of snow flurries hitting the Panhandle on Thursday and a deeper cold spell moving into central Texas. High winds were widespread across the state, with calmer conditions along the coast as frigid air moves in.
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Associated Press
Choo
Paw
Texas
Panhandle
Electric Plant Pickets Stay Across Nation
NEW YORK, March 10 The strike by 17,300 workers at the Western Electric Kearney plant continued despite a telephone dispute settlement. Fitzsimmons, president of the Electric Employees, said picket lines could be kept until union ratification of an 17.6 cent hourly wage offer tied to the settlement. A meeting to ratify the proposal had not been scheduled.
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New York
Western Electric Company
Kearney
N. J
Fitzsimmons
Era Electric
Aslion
D. L. McCowen
Copany
Albright
St. Louis
McCowen
McCowean
Inc
UNO to Have Army Troops Plan Discussed in New York
UNO will form its first troops this month as discussions proceed to establish a guard at the New York courthouse for talks opening March 21. General Counsel A H Feller said it was unlikely the U S Army would provide guards, though British marines protected recent UNO sessions in London.
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New York
Maren
UNG
UNO
A. H. Feller
New York &Courlty
U. S. Army
Officers Game Room Closed in Berlin Headquarters
FRANKFURT, Germany March 1 The gaming room of the officers mess at U S forces in the European theater headquarters was closed after complaints that large sums of money were won and lost nightly. The room housed about six yard tables and was popular with officers who played bridge dice and poker.
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Frankfurt
Germany
U. S
Manila Phone Strike Forces 100 Percent Wage Hike
Philippine long distance operators walked out in Manila on March 7 demanding a 100 percent wage increase. Army personnel were stationed at the telephone exchange to maintain essential service.
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Manila
Unauthorized British denial over Fulton speech misattributed
London officials stated that Halifax may have seen the anti Soviet speech delivered by Winston Churchill at Fulton Missouri, while denying Lord Tal lax approved it. A Whitehall spokesman insisted the British government was not consulted on the delivery.
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London
Marcent—Uinsi
Lord Tallax
Winston Chive Mill
Fulton
Halfax
Churchill
Whitehall
Spies Seek U.S. Atom Secrets Warned by House Panel
Washington report says foreign agents are attempting to steal atomic bomb data. Chairman John S Wood says the House committee on un American activities authorized an inquiry and is cooperating with other government agencies, notably the War department. Wood cautions about possible links to Canada and notes subversive forces seek information on atomic energy.
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Washington
House Committee
America
John S. Wood
Ile
War Department
Solon
Wood
Canada
Russia
Moscow
United States
Twins Die Together In Louisville Auto Crash
William R Flood and Charles Andrew Flood both 20 and twin brothers from Louisville died in a car crash near Louisville. They enlisted and served in the navy together and were discharged together, sharing a common fate in the accident.
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Louisville
William R. Flood
Charles Andrew Flood
Loulsville
Manila Graves Uncovered
Exhumation crews found five prominent Filipino bodies in a hilltop cemetery showing they resisted invaders. One identified target was Juan Miguel Elizalde, a noted polo figure harmed for underground activities. The reveal follows mass executions during the occupation.
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Manila
Maren T
Ma- Wia
Juan Miguel Elizalde
Polo Mar
Picketing Ended As Labor Settlement Reached
Pickets were withdrawn early Thursday after word arrived that a wage dispute between Southwestern Bell Telephone and the Southwestern Telephone Workers Union had been settled. The agreement includes weekly wage increases across multiple job categories, a 40 hour workweek, and restores telephone service. A Day of Prayer was announced at St Luke's Lutheran church for Friday evening.
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Inga
A. A. Wrench
Southwestern
Bell Telephone Company
Southwestern Telephone Workers' Union
French
Watert Be, Ler
St. Luke's Lutheran Church
West
Houston
Allied record lists total Axis submarine losses in war
Washington March 1 Allied war against Axis submarines concluded with 986 submarines destroyed including 781 German 85 Italian and 120 American sinkings as well as 54 by the army. British and American navies credited for major successes with marked regional differences and various unknown causes in the tally.
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Washington
United States Navy Department
Wretilel Wight
Army
U.S
Pacific
Agreement Sets Pay Pattern Across Telephone Industry
Government intervention averted a nationwide telephone strike 25 minutes before the 5 am deadline after 17 hours of pressure by U S conciliation service officials. The wage pattern ranges from 5 to 3 dollars weekly and was set between American Telephone and Telegraph and the Federation of Long Lines Telephone Workers. The NFTW executive board canceled the strike and urged affiliates to observe. local unions were polled by long distance and notified minutes before the deadline.
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Washington
U. S
Philadelphia
Texas
Ohio
Michigan
Baltimore
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
Federation of Long Lines Telephone Workers
Long Lines
National Federation of Telephone Workers
Cancellalon
Long Lines Union
NFTW
Joseph A. Beirne
NETV
Beirne
NFIW
Wage Hike Aids 19 300 Workers at American Telephone
Frank P. Lawrence, vice president of the American Telephone and Telegraph Company, announced a wage adjustment expanding payroll by about 6.8 million dollars and affecting 19,300 employees with weekly increases from 5 to 8 dollars. Fire operators remain the largest group. beginners earn 27 to 31 dollars weekly, top rates 19 to 45. max rates for craftsmen 62 to 80 weekly. New York overtime boosts take home to 104 for day workers and 114 for night shift.
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Frank P. Lawrence
American Telephone Land ‘Telegraph Company
Jong Ines
Jong Jines
New York
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Bie
Ouods
G. M. Halliburton
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McGowan
Paul West
Telephone Company
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