Experts and radicals face wartime strain in editorials
George Averill in The Birmingham Eccentric criticizes a Detroit real estate firm dodging $1,700 in city taxes, denounces the era of “experts” in licensing plates and defense planning, and condemns Wagner Act protections for labor. He argues for reform to empower employers and ensure national preparedness.
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Detroit
Michigan
Birmingham
George Averill
Roosevelt
C.I.O
NLRB
United States
Harry Bridges
Madam Perkins
Michigan Labor Rifts and War Mobilization Plans
The piece notes the National Labor Relations Board activity and Ford’s labor relations, with Gallup ranking Ford highly among labor figures. It discusses CCC youth training in non combat roles in Michigan, NYA camps for vocational skills, guardsmen training, and the army chief's view on camps as mobilization assets. Federal probes in Michigan and Louisiana are described as yielding leads and potential indictments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Labor Relations Board
Army Department
Dearborn
Ford Engineers
Ford
C.I.O
Michigan
Gallup
John L. Lewis
CCC
Congress
NYA
Cassily Lake
Ann Arbor
Jackson
Michigan National Guardsmen
Sparta
Wisconsin
Grayling
Washington
George C. Marshall
Army
Ment of Justice
Louisiana
O. John Rogge
United States
Detroit
Associated Press
Wayne County
Notice to Bid Sealed Bids for Road Materials in Bessemer
The Board of County Road Commissioners invites sealed bids at the Courthouse in Bessemer Michigan for 100000 gallons gasoline and various motor oils in barrels F.O.B. Bessemer. Bids due 1 30 P M CST June 26 1940. Specifications and blanks at the Road Commission office. The board may reject any or all bids. George W Koronski Superintendent.
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Board of County Road Commissioners
City of
Bessemer
F.O.B
Michigan
Office
The
Road Commission
George W. Koronski
America
Fisutnc
Four Rooms Unfurnished For Rent In Wakefield
Readable ad offers four unfurnished rooms for rent. Call The Wakefield News office at phone 39 in Wakefield for details.
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Wakefield News Office
Wakefield
Life Insurance Salesmen Press On Despite Widow Hardship
The determination of life-insurance salesmen to succeed has made life pretty soft for widows.
30 Reasons for a High Society Separation
A feature on marital discord in wealth and status. The wife lists six grievances valued at 10 000 each, while the husband offers 24 complaints bringing the score to 4 to 1. Appears in The American Weekly distributed with next week's Chicago Herald American For Sale at The Wakefield Pharmacy.
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American Weekly
Chicago Herald-American
Wakefield Pharmacy
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al Weber
Cheboygan Observer
Michigan Mirror
W. P. Robarts
William Jacobson
Great Lakes Coast Line
Michigan Bell Telephone Company
Ringsmuth
REA
Northwest
M-28
Eddy Park
Dinette
Lahti
Luoma
First National Bank of Wakefield
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
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Coca-Cola CO
Peninsula Coca-Cola Bottling Co., Inc
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