Labor Board Presses On With Wage Panel Names
War Labor Board plans to appoint a three member panel to hear the soft coal wage dispute despite John L. Lewis refusal to nominate a labor member. Sporadic strikes reported in the Appalachian Field with 6000 miners idle in Union Town Pennsylvania and captive mines in other areas. Roosevelt signs 30 day extension of the bituminous coal act clarifying prices and practices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
War Labor Board
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Appalachian
Uniontown
UMW
New York
Roosevelt
Lewis
Labor
William HE. Davis
Davis
CIO
AFL
Te Umw
Unan
Walter White
Chamber of Commerce of the United States
Walter P. Stacy
North Carolina
War Bond rally praised by War Savings Staff
The War Bond rally held April 18 is deemed a success by the War Savings Staff in Richmond and local banks report it stimulated bond sales among small investors. The notice urges residents to support the campaign until the second war loan closes and notes prior lagging performance by Winchester and Frederick.
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War Savings
Richmond
Winchester
Frederick
Japanese militarists pursue invasion, Grew warns at Union College
Joseph C. Grew former ambassador to Tokyo told Union College graduates that Japan aims to invade the United States and must be crushed to free both nations. He praised loyal Americans of Japanese origin and Union College awarded honorary degrees to 12 people including Grew Governor Dewey Somervell George and Cecil Brown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schenectady
N. Y
Japan
United States
Joseph C. Grew
Tokyo
Union College
Grew
Hull
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Brehon B. Somervell
Walter F. George
D-Ga
Cecil Brown
Edward Johnson
Metropolitan Opera Company
United Nations
Five Japanese Planes Shot Down Off Guadalcanal
Four American fighters engaged ten enemy bombers and twenty Zeros 95 miles northwest of Lunga Point, Guadalcanal, and shot down five Japanese fighters. Two US planes failed to return after the battle. Corsairs strafed Kolombangara early April 25 in the central Solomons.
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Washington
Guadalcanal
Navy
United States
Lunga Point
Solomons
South Pacific
Kolombangara Island
Point
Navy Denies Carrier Sunk By Germans
The Navy rejected German reports that the aircraft carrier Ranger was torpedoed and sunk in the North Atlantic. A Navy spokesman said no U S carrier has been sunk or damaged, despite Berlin radio claims that a submarine commanded by Lt Cmdr Von Buelow attacked the Ranger while guarding a convoy lane.
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Washington
Navy
Ranger
North Atlantic
United States
Berlin
von Buelow
Atlantic
Car Plunges Down Mountain Near Wardensville
An overnight accident on Sandy Ridge two miles west of Wardensville left six occupants injured. Elizabeth Heishman 16 suffered a broken left leg and cuts, Weldon Wilkins 14 suffered multiple injuries, including a possible skull fracture. Driver John Moyer Jr and others received minor treatment. all were en route home from Wardensville after a moving picture. The ambulance reached the scene at dawn after lengthy mountain rescues.
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Sandy Ridge
Wardensville
Capon River
Elizabeth Heishman
Carson Heishman
Baker, W. Va
Weldon Wilkins
Baker
A C Halvosa Named Publicity Officer For Aircraft Posts
A C Halvosa, executive at O Sullivan Rubber Company, is named publicity officer for the Winchester and Frederick County area of the Ground Observer Corps under the U S Army Air Forces. Philip R Fowle, area supervisor, announced the appointment as the First Fighter Command pledges peak efficiency amid looming threats of bombing.
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A. C. Halvosa
O’sullivan Rubber Company
Winchester
Frederick County
Ground Observer Corps
Aircraft Warning Service
U. S. Army Air Forces
Philip R. Fowle
Russians sever relations with Polish government in exile
MOSCOW April 26 Soviet Russia breaks off relations with the Polish government in exile accusing it of colluding with the Germans in a hostile campaign over the deaths of thousands of Polish officers near Smolensk. Molotov delivered the note to the Polish ambassador denouncing the exile government and its aims.
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Moscow
Russia
Soviet Union
Smolensk
Molotov
Tass
Hitler
Ukraine
Lithuania
Quiet Day Along Russian Front
German forces pressed along the Kuban delta and other fronts with no major engagements reported. The mid day communiqué noted 100 Germans killed on the Donets river front and 70 in a western front action, while artillery activity was scattered. The Rostov area activity appeared to have quieted. The piece also mentions Russian awareness of Japanese actions toward captured American fliers.
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Moscow
Kuban
Caucasus
Donets River
Rostov
Motor Freight Lines Hit By Walkout Across City
A strike by drivers, platform loaders and mechanics of No vick Transfer, Spottswood Transfer, and Elliott Motor Lines halted freight traffic from this city since 5 PM yesterday. About 180 workers affected as wage talks with Local 453 and management stalled with the National War Labor Board. If the board’s order were in force, pay would rise 28 to 38 percent, but the Little Steel formula suggested 15 percent, complicating operations and prompting peaceful picketing with no disorders reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Novick Transfer Company
Spottswood Transfer Co
Elliott Motor Lines
A. J. Novick
Trucking Commission
National War Labor Board
International Brotherhood of Teamsters
Helpers of America
AFL
War Labor Board
Novick
Little Steel
Jersey Strikers Return To Jobs After Roosevelt Order
Jersey workers return to Celanese plastics plant in Newark less than 48 hours after a presidential directive to end the two week strike. Local 12666 United Mine Workers voted to end the walkout and the War Labor Board case moves toward resolution.
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Newark
N. J
Celanese Corporation of America
Plastics Division
Roosevelt
District 50
United Mine Workers
Edward Heckelbeck
Textile Workers’ Union of America
CIO
Celanese
War Labor Board
Middletown Class II Postponed
W. J. Henderson announces the Middletown defense class at Middletown and Stephens City will not open tonight and will start Monday May 3. Attendees should plan to present on Monday night May 3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. J. Henderson
Middletown
Stephens City
Pine heirloom presented to Marsh Run Lodge I O O F
W B Rogers of the Metropolitan Police Force Washington DC and a lodge member delivered a prized piece of Georgia pine to Marsh Run Lodge No 147 I O O F on Saturday night. The wood originated in the White House during Hoover era repairs and was used in Jefferson’s time. Rogers, son of former lodge secretary E E Rogers and brother of B E Rogers Baltimore and Ohio agent in Middletown, keeps the relic for the gav el.
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Marsh Run Lodge No
W. B. Rogers
Metropolitan Police Force
Washington, D. C
Mr. Rogers
White House
Hoover
Jefferson
Rogers
E. E. Rogers
Marsh Run Lodge
B. E. Rogers
Baltimore and Ohio
Middletown
Relations With Finland Near Breaking Point
An imminent break in US Finland relations dominated by Helsinki reports. Washington may have severed ties, while Finland cited not tying itself to Russia or Germany as a reason to avoid a break. McClintock's status and Ramsay's Easter break kept the situation in flux with no official comment.
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Stockholm
United States
Finland
Helsinki
Russia
Germany
Washington
U. C
Robert Mills McClintock
Foreign Office
McClintock
Ramsay
Henrick Ramsay
Frederick County War Bond Totals Clarified
Hugh Leach of the Fifth Federal Reserve District says figures misled by splitting Winchester and Frederick county investments. He notes bonds bought through Winchester agents were counted for the city, not the county. J H Yost commends county workers. Harold G Brown says Frederick county and Winchester are both included. Total in the second war loan campaign stood at 471 905 75 as of last Saturday.
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Hugh Leach
Richmond
War Finance Committee
Fifth Federal Reserve District
Frederick County
Winchester
Leach
J. H. Yost
Harold G. Brown
Germans Retreat Under British Focus Near Center Front
Allied forces report German withdrawals on the Tunisian front as the British First Army presses center while the French 19th Army Corps clears key mountains. U S troops push toward Mateur and Sidi N'Sir as Djebel Nechat El Mazi falls near Sedjenane. Strong air support accompanies steady Allied progress across sectors.
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Tunis
U. S. Army
Sidi N’sir
Mateur
Bizerte
Djebel Nechat el Mazi
Sedjenane
Sir Harold Alexander
18Th Army Group
World At War Highlights From The Front Lines
North Africa forces begin withdrawal from northern peaks as Allied siege armies press across the Tunisian front. Berlin claims Ranger sunk in the Atlantic. Russians report new positions near Novorossisk with no major engagements. Pacific air power over Wewak and Madang. Japan attacks British positions in Mayu river area.
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Associated Press
North Africa
Far Pacific
Japan
New Guinea
Wewak
Madang
Burma
Mayu River
Food Meeting For Colored Citizens In Stephens City
At 8 o clock tomorrow night a meeting for colored citizens of Stephens City and vicinity will be held at Mrs. Ethel Williams home. Methods in the conservation and preservation of foods will be discussed with Mrs. C. C. Rhodes and W. J. Henderson in charge.
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Stephens City
Ethel Williams
C. C. Rhodes
Stephens City High School
W. J. Henderson
French Advance Drives On Through Algerian Hills
General French and Moroccan divisions of the 19th Army Corps push along mountain lines to seize five key hills including Djebel Mansour and Djebel Terhouna. The Eighth Army takes 50 prisoners at Djebel Terhouna as Germans withdraw from strong positions. Allied forces claim breakthroughs near Pont Du Fahs and Sidi N'Sir with heavy losses to German tanks in the Medjez El Bab area.
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North Africa
West Wall
First Army
19Th Army
Jurgen von Arnim
Goubellat
Whch
Tunis- Bizerte
Pont du Fahs
Zaghouan
Bou Ficha
von Arnim
Djebel Mansour
Djebels Artogu el Hanech
Bou Krin
Menassir
Edjebel
Grand Dorsal
Eighth Army
Djebel Terhouna
Enfidaville
Algiers
Associated Press
Tunis
Africa Corps
Medjez-El-Bab
Medjez-El- Bab
U. 8 Corps
Sidi N’sir
Colonial Beauty Shop to Close for Renovations
The Colonial Beauty Shop will be closed for renovations from Monday April 26 to 2 pm inclusive.
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Yank
Tunisia
Lieut
John Senseney
St. Louis
Labor Board
U. S
By Eddy Gilmore
Jersey
Nclede County
William B. King
Novorossisk
Black Sea
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