Labor strife and Connally bill stir national debate
The piece condemns John L. Lewis and the United Mine Workers for a wartime strike arguing it harms national morale. It backs the Connally Bill restricting strikes in war industries and requires union financial disclosure while criticizing organized labor's political funding and use of the secret ballot.
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John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
United States
Lewis
Ese
Congress
War Labor Board
Thos. FE
Martin
House of Representatives
Quotable Bits and Jokes Shuffle Through The Paper
A jumble of wry lines and quips travels through a humorous column. A politician compares public opinion to a mule while a crowd of one liners touches on marriage, theft, and army life with playful bite.
Oh What’s the Use Lincoln Story
A young man seeks office, faces repeated defeats in legislature Congress and senate but perseveres. After many financial and career struggles he becomes one of America’s greatest figures Abraham Lincoln.
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Congress
United States Land Office
United States Senate
America
Abraham Lincoln
Ghosts at the cemetery prompt street corner debate
Two colored boys argue about ghosts in a cemetery scene. One claims to have seen a ghost the night before and describes it as “fallin’ behin’ rapid” as the other questions the sighting, reflecting a local dialect snapshot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mistah
Mess Sergeant Teases Kookie Over Taxidermist Habit
A light exchange between a mess sergeant and corporal mocks a soldier nicknamed Kookie. The sergeant notes his eating, while the corporal quips that stuffing himself is just his habit tied to his taxidermist interest.
De Gaulle seeks ouster of French North Africa officials
Gen. Charles de Gaulle demands removal of several North African French officials as he meets Gen. Henri Giraud to form a unified government. Named by de Gaulle are Marcel Peyrouton, Pierre Boisson, and Gen. Auguste Nogues, with Peyrouton already resigning to lead as a captain.
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Charles de Gaulle
Henri Giraud
North Africa
de Gaulle
Marcel Peyrouton
Algeria
Pierre Boisson
French West Africa
Auguste Nogues
French
Morocco
Furniture restyling program and corporate charter notice
A community program in Washington Iowa will demonstrate transforming old furniture into new pieces using water thinned oil paint and a color movie. The Eclipse Lumber Company sponsors the event at 8:00 p m on June 10. A separate corporate charter for Klein Klothing Company outlines a 250 share capital of 25 000 dollars. board of three directors. officers Joe Falk and W C Hedges.
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R. A. Fell
E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Company, Inc
Y.M.C.A
Washington
Eclipse Lumber Company
Joe Falk
Direc
Klein Klothing Kompany Renewal Amended Articles
At a special meeting of stockholders in Washington Iowa on April 30 1945 it was voted to extend the life of the Klein Klothing Kompany under a renewal of the corporate charter. The name remains Klein Klothing Kompany with the principal place of business in Washington Iowa.
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Organized Labor
Des Moines
Klein Klothing Company
Washington
Iowa
Klein Klothing Kompany
Busi
Ill Deeds Done How Oft the Sight of Means to Do Ill
Shakespearean line reflecting on how seeing ways to commit wrong can tempt people to commit wrong deeds. A compact literary epigram on motive and restraint.
Victory slogan for ordnance division cited
The slogan of the army ordnance division proclaims that difficult tasks are done immediately while the impossible takes a little longer. The line frames the division’s mission as a bold wartime motto.
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Ordnance Division
Army
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