GM Leaders Wilson and Reuther Spotlighted in Strike Picture
NEA Service profiles GM president Edward G. Wilson and UAW CIO vice president Walter P. Reuther as national attention centers on their rivalry amid a 175,000 worker strike. Wilson, an electrical engineer by training, and Reuther are described through personal history and leadership styles shaping labor and enterprise.
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Reuther
NEA Service
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Charles ©. Wilson
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Syries Erwin Witeon
General Motors
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Minerva
Ohio
Mineral City
Carnegie Institute of Technology
Ison
Bloomfield Hills
Gepson Aa
Me Cold Officer Wearing A Beard Near Central Park
A brief note describes a New York incident where a man near Central Park faced a minor fine over dress in windy conditions. The report mocks the idea of a required dress code while mentioning a $5 penalty.
Reuther’s Rise Shapes UAW Strategy and Labor Debate
Walter Reuther rose from local labor groups to lead the United Auto Workers in 1935 guiding negotiations from the Ford strike of 1937 onward. A Detroit figure noted for economic theory, he advocates a full economy program linking higher auto wages to national living standards.
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Wayne University
Bu Reuther
Ford
Russia
Germany
China
Japan
UAW
Reuthers
Detroit
Truncated OCR Leads to Odd Maine Notes
Fragmentary item from Maine describes a tractor clearing acorns and a squirrel stealing winter provender from an exhaust pipe. Text is garbled with broken phrases and unclear context.
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Winneyance
John G. Morse
Sergeant William R. Long Receives Army Discharge
Sergeant William R. Long of the 327th Glider Infantry and the 82nd Airborne Division returned to the United States from the European theater and received an honorable discharge from the U S Army on November 29. He served in England France Holland Belgium Germany and Austria.
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Serene Long
J. J. Long
Baldwin
U. S. Army
Long
327Th
England
France
Holland
Belgium
Germany
Austria
Banquet Planned by City Officials at West Virginian Hotel
Smith the senior councillor and W C Easley the secretary will host a banquet at the West Virginian hotel. The event will feature remarks by Jim Daly a past supreme councillor from Columbus Ohio and Grand Councilor J T McKenna with Rich Steppe listed as mate for an evening gathering.
City and country school years average shown
The report estimates city children complete an average of 8.7 school years while country children average 7.7 years. The figures highlight a gap in educational attainment between urban and rural areas.
Lt. George C. Hall to Return Home This Week
Lt. George C. Hall of Bluefield, executive and material and supply officer at Union College in Schenectady, N Y, has been away since October and will be replaced this week as he returns home.
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George C. Hall
Bluefield
Union College
Schenectady
N. Y
Navy Veteran Separated From Service In New York City
Lieutenant Hall connected with the navy V-12 training detachment at the college will be separated from active service in New York City before returning home. His wife, a Moorehead Kentucky native, has been living with him on the college campus.
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New York City
Hall
Moorehead
Vets of Foreign Wars to Meet Tonight
VFW post 3856 will hold a meeting at 8 p.m. in the VFW club rooms on Princeton Avenue.
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Pinnacle Post No
Veterans of Foreign Wars
VFW Club Rooms
Princeton Avenue
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