Smith-Connally Act Endorsed as Key War Policy in Editorial
The piece argues the Smith-Connally act embodies the public interest over minority power, praising its wartime purpose to protect war production. It contends the act strengthens national unity, anticipates future battles over repeal or modification, and links its principle to constitutional aims under Roosevelt’s leadership and the broader peace effort.
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Congress
John L. Lewis
Lewis
Roosevelt
Hopeful Fiddling By David Lawrence
Washington notes President Roosevelt misread the coal strike status and pushed a forced labor plan while 25 percent of 530000 miners remained idle. Congress overrode the veto of the Smith Connally bill as labor boards clash with executives and the war effort suffers.
Roundtable at Oyster Bay Ends in Barn Talk with Roosevelt
A Kansas delegation visits Theodore Roosevelt at Oyster Bay. he invites them to the barn to discuss affairs while he tends hay. The hired man James reveals the hay hasn’t been replenished since yesterday’s delegation, highlighting Roosevelt’s busy, humorous mood.
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Kansas
Theodore Roosevelt
Oyster Bay
James
Fair Enough One Was a Taxi Driver the Other a Unioner
Westbrook Pegler reports on deferments for Joseph Curran and Lewis Merrill, leaders tied to Communist front unions, and for Lewis H. Michener of the United Auto Workers. The piece contrasts patriotism and alleged pro Axis activity with wartime service and loyalty, noting Michener’s ongoing deferment while a Denver taxi driver heads to service.
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Westbrook Pegler
New York
Joseph Curran
Communist Front Maritime Union
Lewis Merrill
CIO Union of Office Workers
Communist Front
Hitler
Russia
Lewis H. Michener
Pacific Coast
Aircraft Workers’ Division
United Auto Workers
Allis-Chalmers
Wisconsin
North American Aviation
Los Angeles
Axis
Michener
Roosevelt
Britain
Germany
United States
Auto Workers
Jack Montgomery
Wyndham Mortimer
Cleveland
CIO
California
Mitchener
Denver
Selective Service
Washington
Curran and Merrill
West
The Kind Of A Man I Am by Bugs Baer
The author traces shifting loyalties from Laval to Darlan to Giraud and De Gaulle, noting his evolving stance during World War II as allies and French leaders maneuvered. He jokes about changing sides, praising influence and persuasion while recalling key figures and turning points.
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Arthur
Bugs" Baer
Petain
Laval
Paris
Reveille
Vichy
Mediterranean
Darlan
Giraud
Alexandria
Peyrouton
Algeria
de Gaulle
Abe Lincoln
Dale Carnegie
Who Confuses Who in Washington Harmony and War Debate
Ex Justice Byrnes faces sharp questions from Truman Committee members over who creates confusion in public statements about investigations. The exchange touches on gas, rubber, food, and war plant scrutiny, while air force advocates push for humane precision bombing to limit civilian destruction.
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Drew Pearson
Washington
Jimmy Byrnes
Capitol Hill
House of Representatives
Senate
Jimmy
Truman Committee
Congress
Byrnes
White House
Senator Brewster
Maine
Mr. Jeffers
Brewster
Chester Davis
Prentiss Brown
Administration
Justice Byrnes
Wallgren
Wright Aeronautical
Cincinnati
Kilgore
West Virginia
United States
Germany
Europe
Richard P. Gale
Minnesota
Minneapolis
Kansas
Lyter Donaldson
Louisville
Rhodes Myers
Kentucky
Myers
United Feature Syndicate, Inc
War Labor Board Faces Quiet Drift Until October 31
Washington reports a cooling period for the War Labor Board as John L. Lewis and Ickes clash over coal strike policy. The board may fall from its post by October 31 while Congress debates extending the draft age to 65 to curb strife.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
Ickes
Lewis
War Labor Board
Morse
WLB
Abe Fortays
Messrs. Lewis
Mr. Lewis
FDR
Congress
Portal
White House
King Featuresees Inc
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Miners’ Union
Mr. Ickes
U. S. Gypsum Company
Wayne C. Morse
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Smith- Connally
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Detroit News
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