War Manpower Chief Orders Texas Area Conference Plan
Daniel Belk state director of the War Manpower Commission orders 12 area directors in Texas to confer with labor-management committees to maximize worker utilization on production. He warns civilian industries will be considered but urgent war production must speed up. Shipbuilding schedules for 1945 appear lower, and key equipment for aircraft manufacturing lags. Belk calls for more women in infantry roles and to reduce absenteeism and rumors.
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Austin
B. Belk
War Manpower Commission
Texas
Isbor
Bald Beik
Belk
Federal onion price support planned in Texas counties
The War Food Administration will establish a price support program for onions in Bexar and 22 nearby counties. Growers will be paid $1.15 per 50 pound sack of U S No 1 onions and $1 per 50 pound sack for 8 percent trade onions. Area supervisor Dennis M Poe said key crops would be in Karnes Maverick Bexar Bre Zavala counties.
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Bexar
Dennis Mpoe
War Food Administration
Tursday
U. S
Poe
Karnee
Maverick
Bre
Zavala
Use of More Eggs Urged in County Poultry Program
County Agent A. A. Fitzhugh urged Dewar county poultrymen to produce about 2,507,126 dozen eggs this year as part of the Food-for Victory program. He said housewives should buy and use the present egg surplus to keep production high, warning that liquidation of laying flocks could cause a future shortage if eggs cannot be sold profitably.
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Sha Anluig
Wote
A. A. Pitahugh
Dewar County
Fitzhugh
Controversy Over FEPC Dallas Ad For White Women
Senator O Daniel urges removal of Dallas FEPC regional director Leonard Brin after letters to American Beauty Ore Co president allege discriminatory ads. Senator Connally calls FEPC unauthorized and vows to discontinue its activities. Brin persists, claiming no white women ads, while Dallas firm defers further action.
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Washington, Rey Sn
O'Daniel
Texas
Malcolem Rees
Fair Employment Practice Committee
FERC
Dallas
M Dallas
Ross
Leonard 24
Brin
C.T. Dean
American Beauty Ore Company of
Connally
Otanitl
Senator Connally
FEPC
O'Traniel
Meg
Dean J
Tnn
Agen
Ddaniel
Dean
Washington
Tatas
Amd
FEFC
Three Caught Stealing Rum At Pete Ramirez Store
An ex convict and two associates were arrested early Tuesday after breaking a plate glass at Pete Ramirez liquor store on West Houston street and stealing about six bottles of rum. Patrolman John Barrera chased and captured them at Columbus and Salinas. The soldier tried to escape by switching shirts with a companion. the ex convict had prior burglary sentences. Infantry Day in Texas runs May 30 to June 15, with Governor Stevenson urging citizen recognition.
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Oeserver
Fort Sam Houston
Pete Ramirez
West
Houston Street
John Barrera
Columbus
Salinas Street
Buttes
al Hedge
A.W. 0
Austin
Texas
Stevenson
Victory Verses Walkin Rider at Sundown
A fragmented line lists a rider named Victory Verses and a song title Walkin Rider at Sundown with a note about roaming and staying safe from danger in unclear slang or dialect. The text resembles a jukebox or lyric card with partial phrases and missing context.
Men Earn Wings Across Army Flying Fields
Graduates from several Army flying schools receive pilot or navigator wings and commissions. Names include Roby ert Ford, Leo Ford, Robert Earl McFall, Richard Lee Minton, George McAnelly, William R Buck, Paul Anderson Jr, Ted A Lang, Lawrence P Terrill Jr, Weston Hetherington, Stephen Fey, and Donald A Young. First Lieut. Donald A. Young to go inactive and Col. John G. Horton to return home for defense work.
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Bauy
Army
Western Flying Training Command
Marfa
Robyert
Leo Ford
Pay B. Ford
Nolan Street
Robert Earl McPall
Earl McFall
West Gramercy Plane
Richard Lee Minton
Thomas L. Minton
Cincinnati Avenue
Colorado
la Junta
Colo
George McAn~ally
Ro Ry McAnelly
West Mistletoe Avenue
William R. Buck
Wille Lanning
Paul Anderson Jr
Paul Anderson
Alta Avenue
Stockton Field
California
Ted A. Lang
University Avenue
Lawrence P. Terrill Jr
L. B. Terrill
Charles. Weston Hetherington
Lilie H. Johnson
Denver Boulevard
Lake Wield
Ariz
Victorville
Calif
Stephen Albert. Fey
Richard Fey
Broadway
Young
Donald A. Young
Roswell Army Air Field
John G. Horton
San Antonio
Strikes surge in early 1944 with stay-in protests
The Associated Press reports a 42 percent rise in strikes in the first four months of 1944 compared with 1943. April totals reached 435 strikes involving 153,000 workers and 689000 man-days idle. Brewster Aeronautical workers staged stay-in protests in New York and Johnstown Pa, while other plants faced navy contract terminations and wage dispute actions. News details worker actions at Brewster, Pennsylvanian plants, and Detroit, Grand Rapids, and ongoing union efforts through the WLB and NLRB processes.
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Bureau of Statistics
Bureau
Brewster Aeronautical Corporation
New York
Navy
United Automoble Workers
Long Island City
Brewster
Johnsville
WLB
AFL
Local 76
United Gas, Coke and Chemical Workers
Detroit
Michgan
Federal
United Automobile Workers
American Box Board Company
Grand Rapids
Pulp, Sulphite and Paper Mil Workers
A. F
Cat Eye Suspect Named In Pants Robbery
Police report a theft of $2 and personal papers from pants left on a chair. Vernadones Perez of 1007 North Comal Street says a burglar cut a rear screen, entered while the family slept, and left the pants on the front sidewalk after stealing the items.
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Vernadones Perez
North
Comal Street
Perez
Dr Sutherland To Be Speaker At St Marys Hall Graduation
Dr Robert Lee gusherland will deliver the graduation address at St Mary's Hall 117 East French Place on Wednesday May 31 at 10 am Bishop Everett H Jones to preside and award certificates to 18 graduates including Marilyn Hobart Jacqueline Coster Nancy Ann Massingill Suzanne Louise Straus Dorothy Bom Sutherland Katharine Elizabeth Berthier Loralée Tebbe Frances Sue Alexander Merle Estell Vonpelsang Burdine Anderson Dorothy Ogden Wilson Marjory Jean Harris Benita Phyllis Wiedermann Marjorie Lee Osborne Jacquelyn Eugenia Rams Idell Cynthia Ann Harding Amy Schoolfield Patricia Geane Murchison all of San Antonio and nearby locales.
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Robert Lee Gusherland
St. Marys Hall
East French Place
Everett H. Jones
Marilyn “Hobart
Jacqueline Coster
San Antonio
Nancy Ann Massingill
Suzanne Louise
Straus
San Anronio
Dorothy Bom Sutherland
Taxco
Mexico
Katherine Elizabeth Berthier
Monterrey
Loralée Tebbe
Carrigo Springs
Frances Sue Alexander
Fort Worth
Merle Estell Vonpelsang
Houston
Burdine Anderson
Dorothy Ogden Wilson
Fort MiKevett
Texas
Marjory Jean Harris
Benita
Phyllis Wiedermann
Marjorie Lee
Army Wife Held In Child Stealing Case In San Francisco
Mrs. Geraldine Wooten formerly of San Antonio, wife of an overseas soldier, was arrested in San Francisco after the disappearance of George Dean, age 3. The baby was found in a neighborhood bar, bond set at $5000, case continued to June 6 for plea.
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Geraldine Wooten
San Antonio
San Francisco
Wooten
Saburday
George Dean
San Antonian
William Traverse
Ruth Dean
Mrs Waller's Services Set
Announcement from San Antonio set services for Mrs Waller on Tuesday May 30 1944. Memorial arrangements to be held at a local church with limited seating and a brief service. Interment to follow at nearby cemetery.
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San Antonio
Miss Mann Bent Memorial Services Set After Sudden Death
Funeral arrangements for Mrs Mann Bent will be held Tuesday at 4 30 p m at the Bent Chapel with burial at Mission Burial Park. Survivors include two sons Lieut Col Waller McGehee and Capt Hal Waller and a sister Mrs Frances Bent Taylor. Burial and service details reference McGehee and Bent families and local cemetery.
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Mission Burial Park
Mann Bent
Waller
Charles Burnam McGeheenne
New Or
Hal Waller
Rans
Bent Taylor
John B
Une MecCollum
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Ndertaeklie
Indore
United Stater
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Sacramento Street
Perk
15Th
AAF
Italy
MAAP
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N. Jay Rogers
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Otho Dickson
Optometrists
E. Houston
Cou
Morace Grace
Camp Matthews
San Diego
Catherie Bacsosc Grace
Saldans Street
Marlon
Pennsylvania
WLE
A. F. of L. Teamsters Union
Dr. Sutherland
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Marvin Dowell
A. D. Zucht
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