Supreme Court bans certain closed shop contracts
The Supreme Court ruled eight to one that a closed shop agreement where a labor organization was assisted by the employer is unlawful under the Wagner Act. The decision, delivered by Justice Reed, involved a fight among AFL affiliates and a CIO union over members at Electric Vacuum Cleaner Co. in Cleveland. The board said the firm coerced joins, with discharges and a lockout, to favor AFL unions. Justice Roberts dissented.
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Associated Press
Washington
Supreme Court
Justice Reed
Justice Roberts
AFL
CIO
Electric Vacuum Cleaner Co., Inc
Cleveland
The
Labor Board
China Wild Pigs Provide Finest Bristle for Brushes
Report notes wild pigs in China yield high quality bristles used for paint brushes. Researchers cite natural texture and durability as key factors. Industry observers say demand grows as artisans seek traditional brush materials from specific regions.
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China
City Council Tightens Parking Rules Around Defense Plants
The council amended the defense area parking law giving police power to enforce it. Owners of cars parked illegally are prima facie violators, and must testify if they contest. Delivery trucks may park briefly for loading or unloading. Defense areas may be set within 300 feet of plants upon city approval.
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Paul G. Weber
Gate to U-Boat Base Gone After Raid
London reports photos show the lock gate missing at the Nazi base in St Nazaire. One ship in the basin was listing and Campbeltown, used as a time bomb, was not seen, possibly sunk at the lock entrance. the gate may be out of use for a year.
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Associated Press
London
St. Nazzaire
Campbeltown
Bus strikes bridge injuring ten near Norwalk Ohio
Nine women and one man were treated at Norwalk hospital after a Greyhound bus on route 18 skidded and crashed into a bridge abutment twelve miles east of Norwalk. None of the passengers was seriously hurt.
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Associated Press
Norwalk
Norwalk Hospital
Greyhound
Here
11 Boats Wanted Buy Sell Boats With Trailers
Readers encouraged to sell boats with trailers as the Repository Want Ad ran with strong demand, drawing 12 calls from interested buyers seeking trailers and vessels.
WPB Penalizes 22 Steel Firms Across Nation
Washington March 31 Twenty two steel warehouses from Maine to California face penalties for priority violations. WPB suspended deliveries over three months of 1942 for unauthorized steel additions and will deduct those amounts from future quotas. Some firms face extra 25 to 50 percent deductions for willful culpability. Firms named include Super Steels Inc Cleveland Austin-Hasings Co Cambridge Pollak Steel Co Cincinnati Dayton Hardware Co Dayton C.
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Maine
California
WPB
Super Steels, Inc
Cleveland
Austin-Hasings Co., Inc
Cambride
Mass
Dayton Hardware Co
Dayton, C
Pollak Steel Co
Cincinnati
President Roosevelt Returns From Hyde Park Visit
President Roosevelt returns to the White House after a Hyde Park weekend in New York City. He spent three hours in the city handling estate settlement matters for his mother Mrs James Roosevelt, accompanied by Rear Admiral Ross McIntire and Harry Hopkins as he traveled back to Washington.
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International News Service
Washington
Roosevelt
White House
New York
Hyde Park
New York City
James Roosevelt
Ross McIntire
Harry Hopkins
Six Philadelphias Across the United States
A compact regional list notes six places named Philadelphia spread across the United States, highlighting the common city name and its varied county, state locations and administrative designations. An index of these locales shows Philadelphia in Pennsylvania along with five other states.
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United States
James M. Cox Urges Peace and League Membership
Dayton dispatch notes James M. Cox on his 72nd birthday urging constructive peace postwar. He warns that barbarism presses near. Cox urges U S entry into the League of Nations and unity in war aims from Miami.
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Associated Press
Dayton
James M. Cox
Ohio
Miami
Mr. Cox
United States
League
Cox's Political Rise and Newspaper Career Highlighted
The text traces James M. Cox's 1920 presidential bid on the Democratic ticket with Franklin D. Roosevelt as running mate. It notes his 1908 start as a congressman, ascent to governor in 1912, defeats in 1914, and reelec tions in 1916 and 1918, along with his roles as publisher of the Dayton Daily News, Springfield News and Sun, Miami Daily News, and Atlanta Journal.
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of Nations
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Cox
Dayton Daily News
Springfield News and
Sun
Miami
Fla
Daily News
Atanta
Journa
War Production Space Aids Wartime Arms Output
Toledo report shows automobile dealer shops nationwide offer about 270 million square feet of floor space suitable for manufacturing weapon parts for tanks guns planes and boats. A survey of 40 000 dealer establishments highlights extensive capacity in the sector.
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Toledo
Automobile Dealer Shops of
America
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