Byrd Urges Quick Senate Action to Condemn Defense Strikes
Senator Byrd urged Congress to condemn strikes hampering defense production and aid to England during the crisis. He accused Labor Secretary Perkins of delaying certification of West Coast shipyard strikes and called for her resignation amid wartime defense pressures.
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Byrd
Congress
England
Senate
United States
West Coast
Miss Perkins
National Mediation Board
Admiral Land
Truman
Secreary
Navy
Bard
San Francisco Bay
Seward
National Defense Mediation Board
American Legion
Bank Closing Notices From May 30 1941
Notices indicate bank closures on May 30 1941 due to a legal holiday. Farmers and Merchants National Bank, Commercial and Savings Bank, Union Bank of Winchester, and others list cashier signoffs and post holiday payment dates for maturing deposits.
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Eptay
Yost
Farmers and Merchants National Bank
Priday
Saturee Mon L Sloat
Cashier Y Commercial and Savings Bank
Orson Seena
Geo. B. Bushnell
Union Bank of Winchester
Wage dispute halts work at Dublin plant loading site
Hercules Powder Company workers' wage standstill fuels a clash with the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers. About 28 electricians at the Dublin bag loading plant, plus more linemen, are seeks from $1.25 to $1.50 an hour. Union, Mason and Hanger say 300 electricians struck. Hercules cites some return to work and ongoing labor pressure.
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Ing
Hercules Powder Company
Dublin
F. Terry
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
Union
Mason and Hanger
Hercules
Joe McIntosh
Herculese
Electricians Post Pickets At Radford
Radford may 27 service strikes by A F L electricians posted pickets on highways leading to a powder plant. The protest targets labor conditions and wage issues as workers demonstrate near the facility. Strong safety and traffic disruption noted amid the demonstration.
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Radford
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