Miners threaten work for government amid wage dispute
The United Mine Workers accuse the War Labor Board of bad faith as strike action expands with over 57,000 workers idle. They insist on portal-to-portal pay and warn they would work for the government only under negotiated terms, while criticizing officials and stressing sacrifices for the war effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
War Labor Board
WLB
United Mine Workers of America
Secretary of the Interior
Ickes
Congress
Britain Sets Up Laundry Facilities During War Effort
Britain establishes the National Emergency Washing Service to provide free clothes washing for bombed and reception areas. Mobile units with six tons of water and four machines turn out up to 1,000 garments daily under expert washers in uniform, aided by a Washing Advice Bureau to teach conserving clothing and efficient soap use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Britain
National
England
Heatly High to Stage Air Corps Theme Class Day Program
Heatly High School hosts a 3 pm Class Day in the auditorium with an Air Corps theme. Seniors perform songs and readings, led by Claud Spanswick and Arthur Ruhtz, with Service Command reports, class prophecies, gifts, and alumni tributes. A silver jubilee note follows for Rev. William J. Gage, rector of St. Mark’s.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heatly High School
Air Corps
Arthur Ruhtz
Claud Spanswick
Alfred Bills
Air Crew
Thamas Lawrence
Robert Grathhwol
Harriet Sickles
Gloria Wiese
Agnes Bailey
Gloria Swisher
Loia Crandall
Ann Chevalier
Old Heatly High
Armand Charron
Nelson Salsbury
Heatly
Grace McLaughlin
Catherine Doyle
Grace McDermott
Helen Chesky
Marian van Buskirk
Ruth Davenport
Marcella Keating
Club Spanawick
Norine B. Keating
William J. Gage
St. Mark's Episcopal Church
Green Island
G. Ashton Oldham
Albany
Hollis W. Colwell
Church of the Ascension
Troy
Schuyler Jenkins
St. John's Episcopal Church, Cohoes
Gage
Lightning Fires Cohoes Woolen Mill Blaze
A general alarm at 5:07 pm sent eight fire units to the Cohoes Woolen Mill where highly inflammable textile fibers fueled a rapid blaze. Fire Chief James H. Golden described an exceptionally fast fire as smoke and flames poured from upper windows. Sidney J. Stein, president of the company, arrived after 5:30 pm and confirmed the plant reclaims used textile fibers and supports war work. Fire crews used ten hose lines for hours to prevent spread to adjacent mills, aided by canal water and city hydrants, while volunteers helped remove equipment. The fire likely started on the roof after a lightning strike, with authorities noting the building’s extreme flammability and the need to keep the lower floors dry. The mill was not operating. a watchman and office staff were inside. Insurance covered the loss. repairs were planned and workers would stay employed. Police kept crowds away as operations continued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James H. Golden
Sidney J. Stein
Albany
Roff Knitting Co
Star Woolen Co
Haggerty
Mr. Haggerty
Joseph Diotte
Joe
Cohoes
Golden
Waterford
John F. Harney
William J. Marra
Water Bureau
Department of Public Works
Joel R. Baker
Joseph Trudell
Roff Knitting
Star Mill
War Department to Cancel Leases on 206 Hotels
The War Department announced that leases on 206 hotels used by Army Air Forces technical training commands will be canceled by mid July as air units move overseas. The surrender of 204 of 434 hotels will cut annual rentals by about 4.6 million dollars as the program winds down.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
War Department
Washington
Technical Training Command
Army Air Forces
Department
Army
Soldier Vote Will Affect Elections
Washington says Congress will act to ease Army and Navy voting as soldiers and sailors abroad gain a voice in the November 1944 election. Senator Lucas warns the soldier vote could decisively shape policy and campaign strategy. OWI plans to highlight nominees for service members. Senator Moore bets many will return to vote, stressing their participation will count.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
Lucas
Winess Democrat
Office of War Information
OWT
Moore
Oki
United States
Petersburg Post To Hold Classes On Aircraft Recognition
Observers of the Aircraft Warning Service post in Petersburg will hold a series of classes in aircraft recognition and reporting methods over the next two weeks. A new system will begin July 1. Sessions are set for June 23 at 1 p.m., June 25 at 8 a.m. and 7 p.m., and June 30 at 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. The post has been checked by the First Fighter Command three times in June, rating “all right.”
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aircraft Warning Service
Petersburg
Fighter Command
Department to Preserve Converted Hotels as Hospitals
The department stated that the remaining leases will not affect hotels that have been converted into military hospitals. This assurance follows consideration of property arrangements and wartime needs, with officials emphasizing continuity of use for medical purposes.
Early Return of Fuel Oil Blank Applications Urged
Troy War Price and Rationing Board urges fuel oil users to return application blanks quickly for the heating year beginning Oct 1. John E Armstrong says mail filing speeds renewal and aims to complete by July. He warns against wasting early purchases and explains ration coupons, reserve and change coupons, and use of period five coupons before Oct 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John E. Armstrong
Armstrong
M. Armstrong
Troy Library Displays New Books On Exhibition
The Troy Public Library has added a selection of new titles to be shown for one week. Included are Prophets gou Portents, Hitler's doom, When Peoples Meet, Economics of Total War, Drawing People for Fun, and fiction titles such as Hungry Hill and Fountainhead. The list features biographies, war memoirs, and contemporary novels by noted authors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Troy Public Library
Prophets Gou
Rolfe Boswell
Seers
Fortell
Hitler
Emile Cammaerts
Kaishek Chiang
Pearl
Harbor
Mei
Shng
Sung
Chiang
Front Line
Great Britain
Ministry of Home Security
England
Mitchell
L D Levine
Roger Vernam
F D Voelkel
Twin Rivers
Raritan
Passaic
H. E Wildes
A. BR. Wylie
Hungry Hill
Daphne Bu Maurier
K. D. Hewitt
Mrs. W. M S&s. Jervis
Mr. Winkle
Theodore Pratt
Ayn Rand
Riverside Box Factory Restitution Under Labor Act Noted
Riverside Box Factory on First Avenue paid $903.22 restitution for wage and overtime discrepancies dating to Oct 24, 1940. Joseph F. Morrison of the Wage and Hour Division, U S Department of Labor, announced the settlement under a policy allowing restitution without court action when violations were unintentional and without aggravating circumstances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riverside
First Avenue
Joseph F. Morrison
United States Department of Labor
Morrison
Proponents Win Directed Verdict In Hayes Will Case
A directed verdict for the proponents was returned in the Surrogate's Court at Rome in the retrial of the Frederick M. Hayes case. The decision allows the will to be probated and names Albert A. Hayes and George W. Hayes plus several allies as beneficiaries, while five nieces challenge fraud and undue influence. The probate petition will be filed by Donald V. Cagwin, a subscribing witness, with support from an attorney for the proponents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Frederick M. Hayes
E. Howard Ringrose
James M. O'Hara
Joseph J. Ferlo
Donald V. Cagwin
John P. McNamee
Albert A. Hayes
Margaret M. Cavenaugh
Waterviiet
Mary McDowell
Camden
Helen A. O'Brien
Theresa M
Anna E. Hayes
Troy
Albert A
George W. Hayes
Ada Dalrymple
Albany
Elizabeth Bannister
Florence Farmer
St. Mary's Church
Florence
Louise Smith
Gordon
Catholic Boy Scouts Win Ad Altare Medals in Albany
In a Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception ceremony in Albany ten area Catholic Boy Scouts were awarded Ad Altare medals by Rt. Rev. Edward J. Maginn. The 35 local First Class Scouts earned the bronze medal after 150 hours of altar service and examinations by local chaplains. Recipients hailed from Amsterdam Gloversville Johnstown and the Troy area with delegates including Rev Walter Baniak Rev Gregory Connolly and John J Leary Jr among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception
Albany
Edward J. Maginn
Amsterdam
Gloversville
Johnstown
Troy
Walter Baniak
Schenectady
Gregory M. Connolly
John J. Leary
Edward W. O'Brien
William Quinn
Our Lady of Victory Church
William
St. Francis de Sales
Earl Nagle
John O'Neil
William F. Jiluaky
St. Augustine's Church
Peter Moon
William Lennon
William Rooney
Robert Leonard
Richard Hunt
Robert Beeble
St. Patrick's Church
Watervliet
Cohoes Block Leaders Set Meeting With Cornell Expert
Cohoes block leaders will meet Wednesday at 7 30 pm in the City Hall Commons room to hear Miss G Dorothy Williams a nutritionist from Cornell University speak on food preservation canning and to organize volunteer efforts. Urban Sr Amyot will preside and solicit more women to join the block plan with registrations at the Cohoes War Council office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. Dorothy Williams
Cornell University
Cohoes
Victor Gardens
Miss Williams
Amyot
Ely
Silk and Nylon Collected At Cohoes War Council
Cohoes starts collecting discarded silk and nylon hosiery under the Salvage Committee of the War Council with Harvey Bussett in charge and planning more depositories citywide. Tin can collection begins tomorrow via milk truck drivers and Messengers' Corps. waste paper will be baled and gathered. Pvt. Alcide J. Bernardin Jr. of Arlington, Va. spent the weekend with his parents at 31 Johnston Avenues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cohoes
The
War Council
Frank &. Ablett
Alcide J. Bernardin, Jr
Army
Arlington, Va
A. J. Bernardin
Johnston Avenues
Calculating Loan Costs From Instalment Schedules
The note compares loan repayment options: 1.25 dollars by three monthly instalments, or 15e if repaid after one week. A 4 850 loan repaid in four monthly instalments of 313.29 each costs 3 lb, or if repaid in one month costs S12.
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Britain
North Africa
Mary L. McGrath
American Red Cross
North
Court St. Joseph
C. D. of A
American Legion Rooms
Clara Gaynor
Cohoes Woolen
Alfred J. Hickey
Corp
John Rusko
Mned’s
Corporal Rusko
Homestead
Fla
France
Khe Gist Engineers
General Pershing
Vincennes
Samuel Rusko
Camp Cook
Cal
Tommy O'Brien
George O’sullivan
Frank Quinn
Harry Cohen
Center
Temple B’rith Sholem
Paul J. Murphy
Melrose
Mass
Joseph Morrison
San Bruno
Troy Library
Hayes
Catholic Boy Scouts
le Ngress ST
Dermen
Darmond
Syment
Daryorenes
Pas
Sebedu
Ateon Burdett Ridg
River St. Jon
Crowley
Mgr
New York
6Th FL
Nat'l Savings Bank
State St. Albany
A.B. Brittawn
Victory
Prphive
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