Miners Vote Looms in Shenandoah Uprising
In Shenandoah Pennsylvania 10000 miners planned a vote to decide joining a regional revolt against higher union dues and assessments. District 7 CLO UMWA met at Hazleton to discuss actions as several collieries remained idle after Tuesday strikes.
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Associated Press
Shenandoah
Pennsylvania
United Mine Workers of America
Hacleton
Garrett Miller
Ayroy
Cleese
Sta Frea
U. Mlow
Miller
General & National
U. ML. National Treasury
US M. OW
Lewis
Alice
Sears
Insy
Gulf
AFL
New York City
John Hawk
Aleca
Evargrine
Bermuda
Hawk
Alcoa
United States Rubber Company
Detroit
Ttc
William Irwin
United Roboer Workers
CLT. O
M. A. Clark
CLO
State Labor Mediation Board
United Mine Workers
Mahanoy
Pacebiers
Algercon
Tropical Storm Threat Moves Toward Louisiana Coast
A tropical disturbance near Port Eads La. moved north at 10 to 12 mph with winds near hurricane strength. The Weather Bureau warned of gale winds widening from Valparaiso Fla. to Grand Isle La. and urged ships to seek safe harbor as the storm neared. The Coast Guard reported freeing eight men from a storm tossed barge south of Mobile Bay.
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Louisiana
New Orleans
Weather Bureau
Port Eads
Valparaiso
Fla
Grand Isle
Carabeller
Lake Charles
Coast Guard
Nike
Guerd
Nassau
Jalles
Mobile Bay
British Flier Recalls Sinking Sub Capture in Atlantic
Thompson describes a German U boat forced to surface after an American bomber attack. He and the crew attacked with machine guns and bombs, forcing crew to abandon ship as they stood by with naval help arriving. Submarine crew spent two nights aboard before seizure.
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Eprak
Lee Thompson
Emmy Coatimoever
Thompson
Qed
Ames
Urey
FHA Records New Peak in Small Home Building in August
The Federal Housing Administration reports a August peak with an average of 5,600 new homes begun weekly under the FHA program, higher than July. Mortgages selected for Insurance in August totaled 24,122, amounting to 11,258,900 dollars, versus July 28,126 mortgages for 129,951,993 dollars and August of last year 20,934 mortgages for 95,875,500 dollars.
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Washington
Federal Housing Administration
Pay Rise Averts Slate Quarry Strike in New York Vermont District
A five cent an hour pay rise prevents a walkout by 500 slate quarry workers in the New York Vermont district. The agreement announced by Henry J. Williams the union business agent will take effect Monday with further contract talks to follow.
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Granville
New York- Vermont
Slate Workers Union
Henry J. Williams
Police Raid Seizes Suspected Gypsy Chimney Sweep Suspects
In James Minnesota on September 16 police received radio reports of gypsies heading toward Jamies. Authorities pursued in a hastily organized response and halted two individuals described as very dark skinned. The men were identified as chimney sweeps returning home from work.
Education board switches to in school attendance for measles contacts
New York September 1341 the Board of Education will require students and teachers who were in contact with measles cases to attend school as usual. The change aims to save about 359000 dollars annually by ending the practice of keeping contacts home, which previously cost around 150000 dollars yearly for teachers.
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New York
Board of Educcation
Trainee fears rifle handling at Camp Wheeler incident
The report from Camp Wheeler Georgia on September 1 describes a trainee in extreme distress while handling a loaded rifle. He answers questions about rabbit hunting with odd remarks and mentions a rabbit dog. A separate Medford Oregon note dated September 13 reports Wright's impatience as bird dogs on point in a living room with an owl at the window sill.
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Camp Wheeler
Medford
Ore
Wright
Wicht
Ice rink machine complaints rattle San Francisco neighbors
Neighbors in San Francisco complain that a vibrating freezing machine at the ice rink shakes homes, breaks dishes, cracks plaster, and disrupts babies’ sleep, prompting calls for action from residents and officials. In Lincoln, Mrs. Bessie M. Losey secures a fifth divorce after a brief hearing, with the judge promising not to appear again.
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San Francisco
Lincoln, Neb
Bessie M. Losey
Peel Losey
EL .B. Chappell
McNutt Urges Freedom Stand in Rochester Rally
Federal Securities Administrator Paul V. McNutt told a Rochester audience the issue now is whether the nation can remain free. He warned Nazi tyranny and described democracy as the alternative to slavery, urging support for current foreign policy and freedom worldwide. Representative James W. Wadsworth backed the administration and Selective Service act.
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U. S
McNutt
Rochester
Paul V. McNutt
United States
Charles A. Lindbergh
America
Europe
Russia
Far East
James W. Wadsworth
R.N.Y
Legion Convention Opens in Milwaukee Amid World Crisis Debate
Thousands gather for the American Legion convention at Emil Blatz outdoor temple Washington Park with a five day program. A separate America First meeting features Senator Bennett Champel Moo and Rep Hamilton Fish discussing war policy before the national gathering.
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Moransen
Bent
Hye Tooomast
Sarid
American Legion
Emil Blatz
Mimie
Washington Park
Legion
Atoctigs
Milwauker
America First
U.S
Bennett Champel Moo
Hamilton Fish
Clark
Lansing Hoyt
Wisconsin
Knox
Milo Warner
Houst
Warner
German counterblockade and Robin Moor incident highlighted
Continued The War Today notes German countermeasures against Britain's blockade and U boats targeting merchant ships. It recalls Roosevelt referencing Germany's promise on submarine warfare after the Robin Moor sinking in May and the 1936 London protocol limiting sinking merchant vessels until passengers and crew had safe haven.
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Germany
Britain
Mr. Roosevelt
United States
South Atlantic
Edward VII
England
Forty Five Year Old Men Register for War Work
Forty five year old men registered for war work in Great Britain today in London. The move reflects increased manpower mobilization as the nation gears up for ongoing wartime labor demands.
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London
Great Britain
Senate Tax Plan Backed By Conferees
A joint conference committee endorsed nearly all Senate changes to the revenue bill. They accepted tax hikes, exemptions reductions for married and single filers, and reforms to corporate, radios, soft drinks, and wine taxes. Effective date set for Oct 1, House action awaited Monday.
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Washington
Joint
Senate
Aps
House
Turdou
Sach
Nazi protests to Argentina over German diplomat remarks
In Buenos Aires German Ambassador Edmund von Thermann protested to the Argentine Foreign Office against alleged remarks during a debate on a resolution. Deputies accused German diplomats of blackmail, prompting a heated three and a half hour session in the House. Two German businesses were damaged by bombings shortly after.
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Buenos Aires
Edmund von Thermann
Foreign Office
von Thermann
Argentina
Paul Samonte Taborda
Taborda
Hitler
Videla Dornas
Two Die Seven Hurt in Brooklyn Shellac Plant Blast
A Brooklyn shellac plant explosion caused two deaths and seven injuries. Victims include Frederick Fielder, 40, and Charles Comerford, owner of the plant. blast flung workers into the street and trapped Fielder for nearly two hours as resin dust ignited by a spark sparked the fire.
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Brooklyn
New York
Frederick Fielder
Brooklyn Union Gas Company
Charles Comerford
Hollis
Queens
Fielder
Thomas Cummings
Peter Loughran
Thomas Morrison
Robert Bullard
John Walsh
Anthony Condello
Walter Kale
Wasinski
Dewey Backs LaGuardia in Reelection bid
New York city politics heat up as District Attorney Thomas E. Dewey endorses Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia for the Republican nomination for mayor. He warns against machine government and cites LaGuardia as the fusion candidate, while legal battles over Davies’s ballot place loom.
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New York
New York City
Thomas E. Dewey
F. H.laguardia
LaGuardia
John R. Davies
National Republican Club
Davies
Dewey
Herbert H. Lehman
City Hall
Court of Appeals
Rochester
Federation of the Westernew York Bar Association
Harold Keller
Republican Party
Anthracite Firms Reject Price Ceiling Move
Eight major anthracite producers told Price Administrator Leon Henderson they cannot accept an arbitrary price ceiling. They urged keeping Aug 15 levels and argued the proposed increase was needed to sustain wages and reduce industry losses. Henderson froze mine prices citing lack of justification for the rise.
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Philadelphia
Leon Henderson
Cannnot
Yalt R Gorden Merritt
Henderson
Merritt
Ming
OPA
Crutches Start Kansas City Safety Drive by 14-Year-Old
14 year old Jackson Cable launches a neighborhood safety campaign on crutches after sustaining a fractured skull and leg in an August auto accident. He walks the street with a heavy cast and a poster reading Children should be seen not hurt, urging awareness.
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Kansas City
Jackson Cable
Wreckage Reveals Fate of Transatlantic Seeker
A Newfoundland sea plane flight from Old Greenland Beach May 28, 1000 vanished over two years ago. Thomas H Smith attempted a transatlantic hop and died in isolation. Searchers found no trace as weather and wilderness thwarted rescue efforts.
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Mie 4
St John's
Newfoundland
New Foundland
Thomas TH. Smith
de Clarkspurg
Wy van
Fer
Old Grehand Beach
Moe
Floer
Ita
Vast anti Hitler propaganda move reported in Reich London
A German writer who escaped to England told the PLELON Club on its international congress that Germany had an established anti Hitler propaganda system. He described new techniques where writers avoid direct criticism by masking political themes in history and private letters despite harsh censorship at home.
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Reich London
England
Plelon, Club
Germany
Court Rules Geneva Firm Must Obtain Milk Sale License
Albany Sept 13 UP Supreme Court Justice Francis Bergan granted an injunction sought by State Agriculture Commissioner Holton V. Noyes against Eugene M. Dusinberre and Nathan Oaks Jr doing business as Seneca Guernsey Farms near Geneva. The ruling said the amended law does not exempt their milk dealer operation which processes bottles milk for other dealers and sells to stores and other dealers.
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Geneva
Albany
Supreme Court
Francis Bergan
Holton
Noyes
Eugene M. Dusinberre
Nathan Oaks, Jr
Geneeva
Seneca Guernsey Farms
Dusinberre and
Oaks
Underground Army Wages War on Nazis
A vast underground army across German occupied Europe conducts passive resistance sabotage and guerrilla warfare. Reports from Oslo Trondheim and Budapest describe strikes arrests and disrupted transport as Norwegians Hungarians and others resist Nazi control amid widespread uprisings and worker actions.
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Europe
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Oslo
Holland
Belgium
France
Poland
Greece
Yagoslavia
Denmark
Wittle Luxembourg
United Press
Budapest
Tabar
Mosetar
Dalmatian
Yugoslavia
Pabar
Guerrilas
Sava
Belgrade
Stockholm
Germany
Even Grandmother Getting Mash Notes From New Soldiers
Two Rivers Wisconsin residents, including grandmothers, receive mash notes from young soldiers. The notes echo past World War era practice when Aluminum Goods Manufacturing Company produced Army canteens with wraper notes. Thousands of canteens used in World War I and II are being distributed to new troops, and the notes are appearing.
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Two Rivers
Wis
Uncle Sam
Aluminum Goods Manufacturing Company
Dallas Hall Denies Wheeler Address Over Safety
Ed McLemore, owner of the Dallas Sports Auditorium, said he refused to allow Senator Burton Wheeler of Montana to speak there. He feared potential damage from Wheeler supporters and cited past wrestling crowd trouble as a warning.
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Dallas
Tex
Ed McLemore
Burton Kk
Wheeler
Montana
Mets
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