War Labor Board insists on full UMW compliance on wage order
Washington reports the War Labor Board rejects resuming coal production as final and urges full adherence to the wage order. Secretary Ickes warns rationing may be needed and plans to meet with 29 major mine owners to manage operations and seek quick settlement.
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Washington
War Labor Board
United Mine Workers
Ickes
William T. Peacock
United Mine Workers’ Policy Committee
John L. Lewis
Roosevelt
Congress
Theorthwest
Lewis
UMW
Portal
Miners Idle as UMW Back-to-Work Move Stalls
In Pittsburgh on June 24 the United Mine Workers back-to-work drive expands to daytime shifts and partial resumption of coal-field operations but fails to bring thousands back to pits, hitting a snag that keeps many miners idle.
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Pittsburgh
United Mine Workers
North Africa
Ted Warney
Dickson City
John Kychik
Charles Wozniak
George Dench
Stephen Owens
International Soundphoto
Miners in Somerset County Split Over Return to Work
Only a handful of the 30 000 Somerset County coal miners have resumed work amid wage dispute talk. Local meetings at Saxman Coal and other mines show a majority refusing to return, awaiting national UMW notices and a hoped for portal to portal raise.
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Somerset County
John L. Lewis
Consolidation Coal Company
Gray, Acosta and Jenners
Hillman Coal and Cokt Company
Jerome
Merrill
Garrett
Koppers Coal Company
Somerset
Fayette
Saxman Coal and Coke Company
Harrison
Reitz Coal Company
Central City
Berwind-White
Windber
Baker-Whitley Hooversville
Bird Coal Company
the Hill
United Mine Workers
Saxman Coal Company
Harold Ickes
Gray
War Labor Board
Pickets Active In Fayette County
Fayette County Sheriff Charles Frock ordered the closing of all licensed liquor establishments in areas where pickets prevent miners from reaching their jobs. The action follows the first disorderly picketing since United Mine Workers stoppages began May 1. a private automobile was involved.
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Uniontown
Fayette County
Charles Frock
United Mine Workers
Frock
Emerick Shoots Himself in Tragic Health Death
Joseph W. Emerick, 42, of Jenners No. 2, used a revolver to kill himself at 6 p.m. after years of ill health from silicosis. His wife found him in his bedroom. corner P. GC. Dosch ruled it a death by own action. He leaves a widow, a son, and three daughters. funeral plans incomplete.
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Joseph W. Emerick
Jenners No. 2
Emerick
Corner P. GC. Dosch
Bond Rally on Independence Day Planned in Somerset
A July Fourth bond rally will be held on July 5 at the courthouse plaza with a roughly dozen men leading the committee. Music from Trinity Lutheran church in the 6:45 to 7:30 slot, a 7:30 parade from Lions community playground, and KDKA artists plus War Department figures at 8 p.m. The Eagles aeries contributed $50, and the slogan is Buy a Bond on the Fourth instead of spending money foolishly.
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Somerset Torough
Court House Plaza
Trinity Lutheran Church
Lion's Community Playground
KDKA
War Department
Court House
The
Eagles Aerie
Bruno Seeks Commutation From State Pardon Board
The state pardon board was asked to commute the life sentence of Joseph J. Bruno for the Kelay res election eve slayings of 1934. Attorney Frederick E. Lark argued imprisonment may shorten his life due to weight loss and a recommended major operation. Bruno's family attended the hearing.
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Harrisburg
State Pardon Board
Joseph J. Bruno
Frederick E. Lark
Shamokin
Bruno
Two Carlisle Soldiers Drown In Creek Accident
Two Carlisle medical field service school soldiers, Henry C Lima 2 technician fourth grade Philadelphia and Private James X Bergin 24 Huntington Long Island N Y, drowned when a raft capsized in Conodoquinet Creek during routine maneuvers. A third soldier and others recovered the bodies. victims died at Carlisle hospital after two hours of resuscitation.
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Carlisle
Carlisle Medical Field Service School
Conodoquinet Creek
Henry C. Lima
Philadelphia
James X. Bergin
Huntington
Long Island N. Y
Officer Decorated for Submarine Victory in Pacific
The navy announced a decoration for Lt. Commander Marvin G. Kennedy of Henrietta Missouri for destroying a Japanese submarine with torpedoes fired by his American submarine on war patrol in the Pacific. Kennedy, 37, received the silver star. his wife Lorene Kennedy resides in Vallejo California.
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Washington
Pacific
Navy
Marvin G. Kennedy
Henrietta
Lorene L. Kennedy
Vallejo
Calif
House OKs wartime food czar plan despite Roosevelt opposition
The House agriculture committee approved a bill to create an all powerful wartime food czar to control production distribution pricing and rationing under War Food Administrator Chester C Davis. Roosevelt can replace Davis but not veto. The measure reported 18 to 8 with all Republicans and six Democrats voting for it.
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Francis M. Lemay
Washington
Roosevelt
House Agriculture Committee
Czar
Fulmer
D-Sc
Office of Price Administration
OPA
Prentiss Brown
Chester C. Davis
Agriculture Committee
Davis
Congressional Food Study Committee
United States
Congress
Rep
Ellsworth
Ore
Republican Food Committee
House
Nelson Rebuffs Ickes Plan On Fuel Rationing
Washington officials report that WPB Chairman Donald M. Nelson rejected Interior Secretary Ickes proposal to control gasoline and fuel oil rationing. Instead Nelson favors forming two petroleum distribution committees. The decision has not been formally announced.
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Washington
Donald M. Nelson
The
War Production Board
WPB
Ickes
Nelson
More Coffee Is Promised
Washington on June 24 announced a new coffee ration starting July 1 at one pound every three weeks, the most liberal rate yet. Stamp No 25 covers July 1–21, No 26 covers July 22–Aug 11, replacing the current 30 day allotment. OPA says supplies are normal and imports should sustain stocks, while roasters can buy green coffee without limits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Office of Price Administration
Allied Air Campaign Hits Sicily Sardinia Targets
Allied air forces from the Mediterranean Commands raid Sicily and Sardinia. Attacks on Comiso and Olbia cause explosions and fires with two Allied planes lost. British Spitfires shoot down a German plane. Italian claims of sunk Allied ships and tanker damage are unconfirmed.
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Noland Norgaard
North Africa
Mediterranean
Middle East
Comiso
Sicily
Eisenhower
Northwest Africa
Olbia
Sardinia
Malta
Pozzallo
Rome
Algeria
Latakia
Levant
Cyprus
Allied Raids Destabilize German Russian Offensive Plans
Secretary of War Stimson said Allied bombing of German industrial targets may have forced Germany to divert fighters from the eastern front, delaying a major summer offensive in Russia. He noted 10 to 12 divisions moved to France and Italy, suggesting Germany aims to defend Sicily Sardinia and the Italian mainland.
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William F. Frye
Washington
Russia
Stimson
Germany
Red Army
France
Italy
North
Africa
Sicily
Sardinia
Europe
Scooter Rider Killed By Truck on Smithton-Scottdale Road
Nine year old Ernest Culp of Smithton R D was struck and killed by a truck on the Smithton Scottdale road when his scooter swerved into the vehicle’s path. Coroner H Albert McMurray reported the death.
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Greensburg
Ernest Culp
Smithton
R. D
Smithton-Scottdale
H. Albert McMurray
Axis Cuts Its Defenses with Allied Onslaught Expected
London reports the Axis is shortening anti invasion defenses by pulling back island garrisons and shifting strength to the Balkans amid expected big Allied blows from the southeast. Unofficial sources claim 75 Axis divisions in Yugoslavia, Greece, Crete, and Aegean, with Mediterranean operations sinking 13 Axis ships and damaging six.
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London
Axis
Balkans
Scource
Sardinia
Dodecanese
Ankara
Yugoslavia
Greece
Crete
Aegean
Castelrossy
Turkey
Cyprus
Syria
Madrid
Berlin
Gibraltar
Mediterranean
Admiralty
French
Aegean Sea
Rome
Latakia
Lebanon
Fuka
Egypt
Sicily
Pantelleria
Corsica
Italy
Naples
Taranto
Brenner Pass
Balkan
Hans Siedel
Greek
Coal losses hit 20 million tons from seven week strike
Washington reports statisticians estimate coal production fell by more than 20 million tons in seven weeks of strikes. WPB officials say 75 000 to 100 000 tons of steel were also lost in output. The National Coal Association cites 1.39 dollars per ton as average labor cost, signaling at least 27.8 million dollars in wage losses. About 2 million tons of the total were anthracite.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Fuel Administrator's Office
War Production Board
WPB
National Coal Association
Allied air offensive widens to hit Atlantic Wall and Italian base
Allied air forces launched a daylight assault with 400 to 500 bombers and fighters from the Netherlands to Cherbourg and La Spezia. The raid targeted storage yards, airfields, and ports in France and Italy, with Lancaster bombers striking La Spezia and Ruhr-area targets. The operation yielded German and Italian losses, while Allied flyers reported no losses on the American and low losses on British- and other Allied crews.
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Lynn Heinzerling
London
Hitler
Netherlands
Cherbourg
la Spezia
England-Africa
Uid
U.S
RAF
Friedrichshafen
Germany
North Africa
Britain
Flushing
Holland
France
St. Omer
Fort Rouge
Abbeville
Maupertus
Thunderbolts
Bombers Test Philadelphia Blackout During Major War Drill
Two waves of 24 army bombers shadowed Philadelphia as searchlights mapped the skies in a seaboard blackout. Major General Ralph Royce said the drill involved eight thousand at Shibe Park where the Athletics played the Red Sox until a songfest paused the game. The alert spanned seven states with multiple color signals and ended with an all clear.
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Philadelphia
Ralph Royce
First Air Force
Philadelphia Central
Shibe Park
Philadelphia Athletics
Boston Red Sox
Pennsylvania
Virginia
Maryland
Connecticut
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
New Hampshire
Harry G. McCargo
Allied air and ground actions report New Guinea combat
Allied Mitchell bombers set large fires at Salamaua in a low level raid while Allied fighters shot down two Japanese bombers over the Tanimbar Islands. In El Mubo near Salamaua ground fighting continued with air support. the noon communique said the ground situation was quiet and noted enemy casualties over 200 with light Allied losses.
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Australia
Salamaua
New Guinea
High Command
Tanimbar Islands
Darwin
el Mubo
Woody Island
Octogenarian Sir Edgar Bowring Dies in London
Sir Edgar Bowring aged 84 former high commissioner of Newfoundland and 1915 knighthood recipient for his wartime work died yesterday in London.
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Octogenarian
London
Sir Edgar Bowring
Newfoundland
Rotarian Noon Speaker A. E. Thornes At Ferner Hotel
A. E. Thornes assistant vice president in charge of operations for Consolidation Coal company will address the Somerset Rotary club at its Friday noon meeting at the Ferner hotel. The visit marks a key engagement for local business and industry.
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Consol
Rotary
Somerset Rotary Club
Ferner Hotel
A. E. Thornes
Consolidation Coal Company
Somerset Weather Report From Local Observer
Daily weather note by David Grove reports 24 hour period from 5 30 p m Wednesday to 5 30 p m Thursday with maximum and minimum temperatures recorded. The data include a year ago comparison and note unusually high or low values due to incomplete OCR text.
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Somerset Weather
David Grove
U. S
West Virginia Warmth and Friday Thunder Showers
The forecast calls for continued warmth across West Virginia with scattered thundershowers expected Friday afternoon. Eastern and Western Pennsylvania along with Maryland will also stay warm with scattered thunder showers on Friday afternoon.
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West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Maryland
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