Ickes Orders Six Day Week For Coal Industry
The article outlines a six day work week for coal mines with time and a half for Sundays and a wage framework under the War Labor Board. It details PPP tensions among Secretary Harold Ickes, Acting Labor Secretary Perkins, John L. Lewis and the United Mine Workers, and the role of the War Labor Board in potential retroactive adjustments and wage disputes.
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Ickes
OPA
United Mine Workers
Perkins
John L. Lewis
UMW
Miss Perkins
Washington
wFhl
War Labor Board
Roosevelt
James F. Byrnes
Lewis
National Union
WLB
Secretary of the Interior
Stephen Early
Secretary of Labor
Lewis-reven
Revival of Comedy Hook Line and Sinker at St Mark's
By popular demand the three act farce Hook Line and Sinker will be repeated by the Senior Luther League of St Mark's Lutheran Church in the Sunday School auditorium at 8:90 tonight. Last spring an enthusiastic crowd filled the auditorium and prompted director Miss Helen Anseld to reprise the play. The cast includes Elaine Weibel Mary Kate McClain Gertrude Barnhart Mary Lou Potterfield Mary Catherine Dietrich Doris Ann McClain Robert Stouffer Bobby Sisk Paul Burger and Bob Irvine.
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Luther League of
Edith Loring
Miss Loring
Elaine Weibel
Mary Kate McClain
Gertrude Barnhart
Mary Lou Potterfield
Mary Catherine Dietrich
Doris Ann McClain
Robert Stouffer
Bobby Sisk
Paul Burger
Bob Irvine
Scouts To Form Cub Pack At Christ Reformed Church
The first institution sponsored Boy Scout Cub Pack in Hagerstown will be organized at Christ Reformed Church on Wednesday evening May 5 under a committee headed by Mrs. Fred Spigler. Scout executive Myril Hall announced the plans inviting church members with boys aged 3 to 11 to attend and noting nonmembers may join. Parents must attend the meeting to enroll their sons, which starts promptly at 7:00 in the church social room.
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Hagerstown
Christ Reformed Church
Fred Spigler
Myril Hall
Monroe Ridgley
Claude Minnich
Commissioner's Staf
Myril I. Hall
Scout Executive Hall
Surprise Alert Is Staged Here
Washington county faced a rare blackout test with sirens and signals marking the event. Civilian Defense officials praised the test but noted confusion in Hagerstown over red blue and all clear signals and radio station timing caused delays in relay and traffic stoppages.
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Washington County
Hagerstown
State Office of Civilian Defensive
Lisa
State
Charles W. Hoffman
City Hall
Unclear City Signals Prompt Public Notice Blues Reds
Officials described color coded signals in the city as warnings for home safety. The text notes blue signals at three locations and red signals at another, implying many residents do not understand that the blue indicates all homes require attention.
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OCD
Blackouts Halt City Traffic During Dual Red Signals
The article notes a city blackout where blacked out business places remained dark until the all clear. Red signals stopped traffic while blue signals allowed safe passage, and hundreds of pedestrians were surprised by a second red. Washington Street and Public Square stayed dark, with Alexander Hotel and other large buildings show no lights as buses halted until blue returned. U S ships have borne the name Lexington in four major wars.
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