Controversy over profit sharing sparks union debate in Wietona
In Wietona, visitors from James F Lincoln discuss profit sharing as industrial peace. Lincoln’s firms reportedly pay high wages and have profits split with Australian staff. Local employers tout incentives to boost production while union leaders warn incentive pay fuels unrest. Observers cite a mix of success stories and wage rollbacks as tests.
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Wietona
J James F Lincoln
Lincoln Electric Company
Ohio
Australia
Lincoln
Norumal
Works
Hon
Lord Mayor Connelly and a city of children
A historical Melbourne piece praises Lord Mayor Connelly for caring for outback children, funding health checks, and hosting a Porties holiday camp. It notes nutrition issues, tuberculosis concerns, and overcrowded housing while referencing broader social campaigns and cultural shifts, including marketing trends and government welfare efforts.
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Melbourne
Stout
Connelly
Outback
Porties
Cldren
Truman seeks federal health insurance plan
President Truman urged Congress to implement a broad federal health insurance program to cover illness unemployment old age and sickness for working people and families. He argued that expanding maternal and child health services and welfare funds is essential to national welfare and to facing the costs of comprehensive health care.
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Washington
Congress
Truman
Arkators
Poe
Ohio
Nations
Family planes attract American buyers with comfort and ease
American aircraft makers push light family planes to mirror family cars in demand and operating costs. Navion, Piper three seaters, Stinson Voyager, and Republic light planes highlight safety, interior comfort, and practicality for domestic travel and air rounds. Prices run around several thousand dollars with limited ranges and simple fields for takeoffs.
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Mitchell
Pew
United States
Piper
Diane
Maxton
Semana
USA
Boxing Rumors Surround David Kul Kong Young Career
Cluttered report notes boxing figures and family ties in a late era boxing scene. Mentions David Kul Kong Young, a fighter of Chinese descent, its unclear progress, and a reference to military service with the Americas Navy battalions during the war. Also references Maneel Oris and Cait Harold with scattered details about training and events.
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David Kul Kong Young
Seth
Pam
Thampitmahip
The
Maneel Oris
Cait Harold
Dede
Eaether
Americas Navy
California
Vanget
Paris Not So Gay Cartoon Notes Hunger Theme
A fragmented satirical piece discusses Paris food shortages and hunger motifs in daily cartoons. It mentions a barber with tools and a gloomy march of men with meat substitutes, highlighting grim humor amid deprivation.
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Paris
Raaor
Prance
Symol
Aisieton
Oman
Ot Cotta
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