AFL Rejects Merger Plans For 2 Unions
AFL executive council fails to approve merger between Meat Cutters and Fur and Leather Workers Union still probes house cleaning status. Meany warns against Communist influence as CIO merger nears. Also notes new emergency answering device in Alexandria Police Station and a local death ruled suicide by carbon monoxide in Brookville area.
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Chicago
American Federation of Labor Executive Council
Pur and Leather Workers Union
CIO
AFL
Alexandria
Thela
Meany
Meat Cutters-Fur Workers
Gorman
Joint Council of These and Leather Workers
AFL Executive Council
Brookville
Ind
Glendon Burch
Andersonville
Anderson Herald Notes 1855 Promises and Criticism
In a 1855 deviation, the Anderson Herald cites a statement that while 1955 promises a banner year for U S business prosperity has bypassed many localities. It calls for a sweeping congressional investigation of firms that leave workers stranded to gain subsidies in another locality.
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Anderson Herald
United States
Alexandria Social Activities Highlight Family Reunion
The Meister McCarty families held their annual reunion at Beulah Park with Raymond McCarty elected president for next year and officers named. Other items note sorority initiations, neighborhood visits, birthday parties, and health tips in a community column.
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Alexandria
Meister- McCarty
Beulah Park
Raymond McCarty
Billy Young
Leona McCarty
Annie McCarty
Jimmy Martin
Messrs. and Mesdames Morris Smith
Atlanta
Charles McCarty
Anderson
James Martin
Lapel
Grovertown
Ralph Cooper
Sokomo
John Messter
Galveston
Wayne Stevens
Charles Shook
Elwood
Raymond Harding
North Liberty
Jim Hawkins
Oakford
Parenting advice on diversions and explanations for child behavior
The piece discusses methods for correcting young children's misbehavior without overusing diversion. It argues for timely explanations and reasonable rules rather than constant distraction, noting a four year old can grasp why certain actions harm or bother others. It promotes the ten cent booklet on obedience and punishment and invites reader correspondence.
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Josephine Lowman
Myrtle
Meyer Eldred
Ports For Parents Father Get Out of Car
A brief dramatic exchange unfolds as a father orders his son to step aside and hold the car door for the ladies and for Richard and Tom, insisting the daughters enter first. The moment captures a tense family stand in a car doorway.
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Richard
Tom
Patterned Needlecraft Seeks Orders For 1955 Catalogs
Readers are invited to order vintage needlecraft patterns by mail from The Anderson Herald. The ad lists multiple pattern numbers and prices, with instructions to send coins and include name and address, plus catalog requests and design details for garments, crochet, knitting, and embelishments.
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P.J
Ronald Rabbit
Bunny
Anderson Herald
Needlecraft Dept
P. O
Old Chelsea Station
New York 11
N. Y
Ang
Laura
Anne Adams
Fern Dept
West 17Th St
N.Y
Popcorn Wagon Accident at Fairgrounds Causes No Injuries
A large popcorn wagon being towed to the fairgrounds in Alexandria turned over after hitting a street bump. The wagon was pulled by a station wagon driven by Herbert Johnson of Anderson and owned by Clyde Pollock of that city. Police say the mishap caused the wagon to topple on its side with bystander help. no injuries were reported. Announce Birth A seven pound eight ounce baby girl was born Aug 4 to Mr and Mrs Raymond Griffin formerly of Alexandria, now of Union City.
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Alexandria
Mon- Berry St
Herbert Johnson
Anderson
Clyde Pollock
Raymond Griffin
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