Labor unions and Congress at crossroads over labor reforms
An analysis argues that promises of harmony between management and labor are deceptive as Congress faces a surge of worker sentiment for reform. It contends the closed shop and union monopoly power threaten individual rights, while a majority in Congress, led by both parties, seeks laws curbing abuses and protecting democratic processes.
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Washington
Congress
Truman
White House
International
National Boards
Republican Party
Medical Comment Column on Cancer Danger Signals
Dr. William A. O'Brien outlines cancer warning signs and symptoms every reader should memorize. The column emphasizes early recognition and prompt medical consultation for persistent changes.
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William A. O'Brien
Labor pact eyed. arbitration plan faces consent hurdle
Truman officials hailed the labor management agreement as a step toward peace in the building trades but warned the arbitration process hinges on mutual consent. The plan creates a board to decide disputes without strikes, yet a single side's refusal to go to arbitration could force a return to strikes or lockouts, jeopardizing the pact's spirit.
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Washington
ABC
Truman
Associated General Contractors of America
AFL
Building and Construction Trades Department
Arbitration Committee
Amalgamated Clothing Workers
Clothing Workers
International Ladies Garment Workers Union
ILGWU
Harry Hopkins
Roosevelt
Jimmy Walker
New York
John L. Lewis
Start toward reform at Lancaster prison and Boys Industrial School
The proposal to convert a former POW camp near Marion into a state institution signals the first state-level attention to long grievous conditions at Lancaster and other facilities. Advocates urge more space and modern penal operations to improve care of inmates the indigent and the feeble minded and criticize Ohio for neglecting facilities despite reform needs.
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Marion
Boys Industrial School
Lancaster
Ohio State Penitentiary
Ohio
Toward Price Stability in Postwar Commerce
The nation has not seen a new inflation surge after OPA faded. Prices in key areas like foods show stability due to consumer restraint, increased supply, and retailer efforts to protect purchasing power. Retailers across chains and independents have worked to keep prices fair and curb profiteering, signaling progress toward a stable price structure driven by productivity, efficiency, and competition.
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OPA
Co-ops Plan Growth Amid Profit and Competition Debate
A National Cooperative Congress view argues consumer co-ops aim to double membership within two years and reach 10 to 15 percent of retail trade. The piece warns that eliminating profit and competition could harm farm supply, consumer choice, and overall economic progress.
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National Cooperative Congress
None are too wise to be mistaken quote
A short quotation attributed to Isaac Barrow noting that wisdom includes recognizing and correcting prejudiced errors. The line emphasizes humility and self-scrutiny as a path to just judgment.
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Isaac Barrow
Burke on universal law and natural justice
The quote emphasizes a single universal code binding all lawgivers, rooted in natural law, justice, equity, and the law of humanity and nations as articulated by Edmund Burke. It frames law as aligned with higher moral order beyond human statutes.
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Edmund Burke
World hunger relief efforts face funding and scope limits
Peter Edson reports that UNRRA winds down with 20 million tons of aid shipped, IEFC urges fair surplus sharing but has no money to spend. The 18-nation International Children's Organization starts with $550,000 from UNRRA funds and seeks $450 million in gifts to feed 20 million children. The IRO awaits ratification and funding. Representatives from 30 nations meet in Washington to assess future needs while the Soviet Union and Argentina did not join IEFC or IRO.
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D. A. Fitzgerald
U.S. Department of Agriculture
International Emergency Food Council
UNRRA
International Children’s Organization
United Nations Iro
International Refugee Organization
Lake Success
IRO
Paris
Geneva
IEFC
Combined Food Board
Washington
Food Council
Soviet
Russia
Costlier Ads Coming Dailies Expenses Soar
Costs of gathering and printing news rise sharply since 1941 with payrolls up 50 percent and newsprint jumping from 50 to 85 a ton. Paper cost shares vary 15 to 35 percent, wages and rates push ad prices higher while readership climbs, yet profit margins shrink and a recession could upset the fragile industry balance on a tightrope.
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America
U. S
Marshall Field
Chicago Sun
Shawnee Bluebell Chapter 151 CES Hosts Pauline Williams Reception
A reception honoring Pauline Williams deputy grand matron of District 27 will be held Saturday at 8 p.m. at the Masonic Temple. Members of the order and friends are invited. Several Bluebell Chapter officers attended the School of Instruction OBS in Baltimore Ohio. Other local residents and visitors from Columbus Newark Zanesville New Straitsville attend weekend gatherings and visits.
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Shawnee
Bluebell
CES
Pauline Williams
Masonic Temple
Order
Mrs. Williams
Bluebell Chapter
School of Instruction
OBS
Baltimore
Ohio
Ruth Williams
Don Hannah
Georgianna Turnbull
Dorothy Hannah
Christine Peyton
Katherine Nicholas
Cecelia Severance
Erreatha Porter
Margaret Spencer
Mabel Davis
Bertha Garlinger
Belle Charles
Anna Hamrick
Kendrick Redfern
Dotty
Columbus
Eleanor Bird
Mary Jane Jones
Newark
Donald McKnight
Jack Summers
Bert Severance, Jr
Helen Foster
Athens
June Peart
Catherine Gibbon
David Collins
Dorthy Dishon
Carl Smith
Mary
New Straitsville
Ada Hopkins
Mae Cooper
John Sines
New Lexington
Nathan Davis
Junction City
Robert Weedy
Ohio State University
Ethel Weedy
G. C. Davis
Ed Davis
Band manager sentenced in marihuana possession case
Alfred Quellet, 36, manager of a dance band in Columbus, pleaded guilty to a federal charge of possessing marihuana cigarets and received a 60 day jail term plus a $1500 fine.
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Columbus
Alfred Quellet
Local Notes From New Straitsville District
District School of the Order of Eastern Star attended by Mildred Beattie and others in Balti more on Jan 29. Logan visitors included Mrs Dora Webb and Mrs Eliza beth Kemper. Howard Angle buys former Madge Williams restaurant. Cecelia Evans visiting Ruth Dailey in Wheeling. Forest Rose Temple Pythian Sisters met with potluck and games. prizes earned by Erma Pierce Jeannette Livingston Onadell Wilson. Zion Church now open with Rev Nelly Alloway. Massillon visitor Frank Mathews. Anna Abram moved home from Hocking Valley Hospital improving. K Martin and Ernest Lloyd among Logan weekend visitors.
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New Straitsville
Mildred Beattie
Mable Price
Jane Cook
Delphos Miller
Della Arnett
Grace Leake
Garnet Peart
Ella Hidabaugh
Gladys Witchy
Pythian
Forest Rose Temple
K. of P. Hall
Erma Pierce
Jeanette Livingston
Onadell Wilson
Margaret Sherrard
Gwen Eberts
Annabell Lanning
Hannah Shuttleworth
Jose McDonald
Mildred Thompson
Geneveve Hartman
Rachel Price
Jean Williams
Logan
Ruth Arnett
Columbus
Zion Church
Nelly Alloway
Frank Mathews
Massillon
Anna Abram
Hocking Valley Hospital
K. Martin
Ernest Lloyd
Robert Lloyd
Coolville Youth Temperance Council program at church
The Coolville Youth Temperance Council sponsored a Thursday program at the Methodist Church with Louisa Cunningham presiding. Jeanette Henderson led worship and Basil Wines presented WCTU films including Smoking is Something to Think About Dollars and Cents and a Bible story in colors.
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Coolville
Ark
W. W. Scott
London
Ohio
C. O. Gunder
Scott
Stella Smith
Cleveland
A. B. White
Okey Ahart
Okey Ray
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Parkersburg
Owen Carmichael
Athens
A. B. Bridges
Forrest Linton
W. J. Anderson
Frank Collins
Wales Mills
Kelly Collins
Kelly
Everett Harper
Donnie
Espionage Conspiracy Charge Is Admitted
Teodoro Erdmann Lau, a 44 year old Argentine citizen born in Germany, pleaded guilty in federal court to a pre war espionage conspiracy indictment. He acted as paymaster of the Kurt Frederick Ludwig Nazi spy ring whose eight members were sentenced in 1942.
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New York
Teodoro Erdmann Lau
Kurt Frederick Ludwig
Radio Highlights and Schedule Changes in New York
Freeman Gosden of Amos and Andy will miss at least three weeks after an operation. Andy Correll continues with guest stars Fibber and Molly Red Skelton and Bob Hope on tonight’s 9 o’clock NBC show. MBS moves the forum topic to Rent Ceilings and the Housing Problem. Hollywood Players ends with Feb 26. Tonight’s lineup spans NBC CBS ABC and MBS with varied dramas, variety, and music across multiple time slots.
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New York
Freeman Gosden
Amos
Amos and Andy
NBC
Andy
Charles Correll
Fibber and
Molly
Red Skelton
Bob Hope
Universal
Ing
Hollywood Players
CBS
Rudy Vallee
One World Flight
Sweden
Poland
ABC
Rex Maupin
Scotland Yard
Fred Waring
Gildersleeve
Jack Carson
Dinah Shore
Paul Whiteman
Bing Crosby
U. S. Marine Band
Ben Alexander
Cecil Brown
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