Five hundred office workers, members of the United Office and Professional Workers of America, Local 16, a C. I. O. affiliate, met last night at the Manhattan Center, Thirty-fourth Street near Eighth Avenue, and voted to bolt the organization and affiliate with the American Federation of Labor through its Bookkeepers, Stenographers and Accountants Union.

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Notable Births

1939Kathleen Widdoes, American actress^[†]

Kathleen Effie Widdoes is an American actress. She is known for playing the role of Emma Snyder on the CBS Daytime soap opera As the World Turns. For her work on As the World Turns, she was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series in 1986, 1987, and 1991. She also received a Daytime Emmy nomination for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series in 1994. Widdoes has appeared in theatrical productions, including The Beggar's Opera (1972), Much Ado About Nothing (1972), Brighton Beach Memoirs (1983), The Tower of Evil (1991), Hamlet (1992), and Franny's Way (2002). She has been nominated for a Tony Award and a Drama Desk Award. She has won two Obie Awards and a Lucille Lortel Award. Widdoes has also appeared in films, including The Group (1966), The Sea Gull (1968), and Courage Under Fire (1996).

Notable Deaths

1939Evald Aav, Estonian composer and conductor (born 1900)^[†]

Evald Aav was an Estonian composer born in Tallinn, Governorate of Estonia, Russian Empire. He studied music composition there with Artur Kapp and wrote primarily vocal music to words in the Estonian language. In 1928 he composed the first national Estonian opera, Vikerlased. The opera premiered in Tallinn on 8 September 1928. He modelled his style of composition after Tchaikovsky.

1939Ali Hikmet Ayerdem, Turkish general and politician (born 1877)^[†]

Ali Hikmet Ayerdem was an officer of the Ottoman Army and a general of the Turkish Army.