Commies Target UE Union Vote in Ohio and New York
Victor Riesel outlines a high stakes fight inside the United Electrical Workers as pro and anti Communist camps clash. Tactics include cross burnings, paid dues pressure, and bill disputes to influence the September national convention. Named locales include Mansfield Ohio Fostoria Ohio New York City and Washington. The piece predicts a turbulent outcome with potential violence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Electrical Workers
Ku Klux Klan
KKK
Red
New York
Mansfield
Ohio
Joe Hawkins
UE News
anti-Commie
Fostoria
National
Little Fostoria
Pittsburgh
Buffalo
Washington
CIO
Jim Carey
Jim
New York Post Corp
Gael Sullivan
Democratic National Committee
Theater Owners of America
J. Fruchtbaum
N. Y
Commerce Department
ECA
Ralph Helstein
CIO United Packing House Workers
Helstein
John C. Pickett
Cheyenne
Joe O'Mahoney
Lester Hunt
Wyoming
10Th District Federal Court of Appeals
Raymond Alles
University of Washington
Lister Hill
D-Ala
Alabama Power and Light Company
Bell Syndicate, Inc
Centralization in Texas government risks power grab
The Editor's Notebooks discuss legislative centralization of executive powers through the joint legislative audit committee and budget controls. They note abolition of 20 departmental positions, extended approval over agency spending, and the shift of influence toward the lieutenant governor and speaker. The piece questions how far Texas will centralize power in a few hands while urging prudent governance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Education
Grumer-Aikin
Joint Legislative Audit Committee
State Auditor’s Department
House
Senate
Texas
Pitching Horseshoes Yes He'll Toss Ya Double or Nothing
Tobias the Tosser, a gambler with a lucky half-dollar, works as a Hillside Paradise waiter in the Catskills. He doubles or nothing bets guests on meals and antics, until Willie the Zeppelin and Peewee Ellis arrive. The two wager against him, Peewee hungry and stubborn for strudel, while Manny Steininger mediates, ending with continued high stakes and stubborn appetites.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Times Square
Astor
Tobias
Manny Steininger
Hillside Paradise
Catskills
Manny
Willie the Zeppelin
Peewee Ellis
Fate
Biddy
Zeppelin
Peewee
Paradise Bar
Ellis
Lindy’s
51St Street
Ly Rose
Ancient Round Table and Answers in a Q and A
A compilation of questions and authorities on historic topics and trivia. Topics include the 17 foot Winchester Round Table possibly royal but not confirmed, cable strength limits per NBS data with example elevator cable, the 1758 Rhode Island Yeshuat Israel congregation by Rabbi Isaac Touro, origin of the word artesian from Artesium and Artois, and Adelaide named for William IV’s consort with 1837 survey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur
Winchester
England
S. A
National Bureau of Standards
Isaac Touro
Rhode Island
Adelaide
H. McC. A
William IV
Brazilians clash with US loan push over 200 million
Brazil resists a 200 million dollar Export-Import Bank loan while seeking a 40 million development loan for Minas Geraes. Brazilians accuse bankers and New York firms of pressuring Washington to impose the larger loan, amid charges of Yankee imperialism and dollar diplomacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
State Department
Brazil
Minas Geraes
Truman
Rio de Janeiro
Shylock
Nabuco
New York
Commerce and Industry Association of
Dutra
Barbosa Mello
Oan
Milton Campos
Campos
Shakedown on Wall Street Dinner Ends with Roost in Florida
A Florida estate party of twelve wealthy financiers reveals a staged striptease setup directed by a nightclub operator to capture compromising moments. The host seeks protection from Arnold Rothstein who negotiates a non monetary payoff by demanding graphed photos of every man involved for safety against exposure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Clarke
Association
Safety Association
Baron Rothschild
Rothschild
Washington
White House
Florida
Wall Street
St. Patrick's Day
Miami
New York
Arnold Rothstein
Rothstein
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Inside Labor
Electric Union
BY Victor Riesel
Hollywood
Broadway
Hague
Pennsylvania
Here
Cleveland
USO
K. L. Berry
Texas National Guard
Texas State Guard
Gen. Berry
Traf
Fic
Texas Safety Association
By Herblock
BY Billy Rose
United States
Artois
France
Europe
Lombardy
Asia Minor
Persia
China
Egypt
Algeria
Sahara
Drew Pearson
Robert $. Allen
BY Robert S. Allen
American Legion
Philadelphia
Roosevelt
Defense
Louis Johnson
Harry Woodring
Johnson
Woodring
Henry Stimson
Legion
Jack Lait
Montas Montas
Austin
The
Austin American
Austin Statesman
Audit Bureau of Circulation
Associated Press
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