Supervisory Employees in Unions Pose Old Problem
Washington faces a clash over Wagner Act rights for foremen under union representation. The Supreme Court will hear a pivotal case from Packard Motor Co. and the Foremen’s Association of America as NLRB shifts stance on whether supervisors may be covered by rank and file unions or require separate representation. The issue hinges on whether employers must bargain with certified bargaining agents for supervisory workers and how this affects management authority and loyalty.
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Norman Walker
Washington
Congress
Supreme Court
National Labor Relations Board
Manent
NLRB
Packard Motor Co
Foremen’s Association of America
Allis-Chalmers Faces Court Over Labor Election
Milwaukee federal judge ordered the Wisconsin Employment Relations Board to show cause why it should not be enjoined from holding a bargaining election at Allis-Chalmers Mfg Co. The UAW CIO Local 248 opposes the move, arguing NLBR jurisdiction. Local 248 has led an April strike over grievance control wage demands and union shop issues.
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Milwaukee
F. Ryan Duffy
Wisconsin Employment Relations Board
Allis-Chalmers Mfg. Co
Uaw-Cio
WERB
Allis-Chalmers
National Labor Relations Board
Stocks and Bords Of Interest In Eastern Iowa
Selected quotations indicate firm bids and offerings reflecting recent transactions. The note notes price activity and market interest in eastern Iowa stocks and related boards.
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Iowa
Judge rules veterans not eligible for vacation pay
Federal Judge John Knight upheld Crosby Company's refusal to grant vacation pay to a returned veteran, Douglas T. Dwyer of Hamburg, for a week totaling $38.60. The decision held military service cannot be treated as private employment for vacation pay calculation. Knight said the ruling may be the first of its kind.
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Buffalo
N. Y
John Knight
Crosby Company
Knight
Douglas T. Dwyer
Hamburg
Store Clerks Seek Pay for Pre and Post Hours
Toledo union leader William Sturm announced the AFL will seek compensation from area department stores for time clerks spend before opening and after closing. He denied portal to portal use and said retroactive pay will not be sought, noting about 20 minutes daily. The plan also includes a five day 35 hour week and a retirement minimum of $100 monthly.
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Toledo, Ohio
INS
William Sturm
Toledo
American Federation of Labor
Sturm
Radio Artists and Major Networks Strike New Wage Deal
Raymond Jones of AFRA announced a contract with NBC CBS MBS and ABC covering 20 to 30 percent wage and fee increases. About 20,900 employees in New York Chicago San Francisco and Los Angeles are included, spanning announcers actors singers and radio sound effects.
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Chicago
American Federation of Radio Artists
AFL
Raymond Jones
AFRA
National Broadcasting Company
Columbia Broadcasting System
Mutual Broadcasting System
American Broadcasting Company
New York
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Cedar Rapids Bank Clearings Weekly Totals
Bank clearings in Cedar Rapids for the week ended January 4 totaled 3 421 380 92 dollars, up from 3 098 666 66 a year earlier. The week ending December 28 posted 2 956 756 51 dollars.
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Cedar Rapids
Less Construction Authorized Week Ended December 26
Washington report shows non residential construction authorized in the week ended December 26 totalled under 22 million dollars as per the office of temporary controls.
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Washington
Office of Temporary Controls
Predict Drop in Sales Until End Of Luxury Taxes
New York reports producers and sellers of fur coats luggage and luxury goods seek repeal or reduction of wartime excise taxes before June 30. Retailers and manufacturers warn of delayed purchases with fur coats high priced jewelry and cosmetics likely to feel the impact. Liquor sales may fall as buyers use up stocks ahead of tax expiry.
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New York
Congress
National Retail Dry Goods Association
NRDGA
Eugene K. Denton
Fifth Avenue Specialty Shop
Max Berkowitz
National Authority For Ladies
Sixteen Nazi Justice Officials Indicted in War Crimes Case
Sixteen former officials of the Nazi justice ministry were indicted for war crimes and crimes against humanity. Many served in the people's court. Lead defendant Franz Schlegelberger, secretary of state 1933–41, acted as minister until 1942 when Otto Thierack succeeded him. Thierack died by suicide last October.
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Mernberg
Ministry of Justice
Adolf Hitler
People's Court
Franz Schlegelberger
Justice Ministry
Otto Thierack
Thierack
Breech predicts 1947 price cuts for Ford cars
Ernest R. Breech executive vice president of Ford Motor Company forecast a downward trend in prices in 1947 and said Ford would lead the way in reducing car prices.
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Detroit
Ernest R. Breech
Ford Motor Company
Thorium’s varied uses span power, lamps, and dials
Thorium serves as a basic source of atomic power and is also employed in radio tubes tungsten lamp filaments gas mantles and luminous watch dials in multiple applications.
Busy Absent-minded Folk Leave Millions Unclaimed
A New York AP article notes forgotten funds in banks, trusts, and insurers totaling millions. Dormant accounts attract quirky stories of cane-holders, missing heirs, and officials, with cases ranging from a Kansas man to Fiorello La Guardia.
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TEW
YORK
Forum
East River Savings Bank
New York
John Barrymore
Fiorello la Guardia
Jim Waters
Court of Missing Heirs
Paoli
Kansas
Linn County Sets December Mortgage and Conveyance Records
Linn County reports a new December peak with 213 mortgages totaling 3.065 and 374 conveyances. The record compares to 164 mortgages and 335 conveyances in the prior December 1945, with 205 new cars and 62 new trucks registered, versus 17 cars and 36 trucks in December 1945.
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Linn County
Linn County Abstract Company
Omre
Commerce Dept Forecasts Rise in Newsprint Output
The commerce department estimates 1947 newsprint production will rise 150000 tons above last year’s 750000 tons. The United States, relying mainly on imports, consumed 000000 tons during 1946, the department said.
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Washington
Commerce Department
Department
Construction Will Cushion 47 Recession
J A Livingston argues that despite expected 1947 economic softness, construction will cushion the downturn. He notes the industry’s long cycle, wide impact on goods and jobs, and wartime shifts driving demand for homes and industrial space. As prices and materials vary, ongoing projects will sustain activity through 1947-48.
Trading Dull No Rally on Stock Market
The stock market last week showed a dull, narrow trading pattern with sales under a million shares on Thursday and Friday. Despite some weekly gains driven by select industrials, rails and utilities weakened while coppers and liquor outlooks weighed on sentiment as production data indicated steel output rose.
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New York
Financial District
Avera
Rails
Czech Actress Freed After Treason and Espionage Charges
Lida Baarova, the Czech film star once linked to Nazi minister Goebbels, was released from Pankrac jail in Prague due to lack of evidence on treason and espionage charges. She had been arrested in Munich in 1945 and later indicted, with her marriage to Gustav Froehlich noted.
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Prague
Lida Baarova
Goebbels
Pankrac
Miss Baarova
Europe
Munich
Reforees
Bichels
United States
Shrine to Mrs Browning Planned at Hope End Ledbury
Stephen Ballard a Ledbury company official says he will establish a Browning shrine at Hope End near Ledbury where Elizabeth Barrett Browning lived. He bought the house for 126000 dollars and will rebuild and preserve it in her memory. Ballard admits he has never read Browning.
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Ledbury
Gloucestershire
England
Stephen Ballard
Ledbury Company
Elizabeth Barrett Browning
Hope End
Elizabeth
Muskrat described as large North American nocturnal fur bearer
The muskrat is a large North American rodent that lives in water and is primarily nocturnal. It is valued for fur and noted for its aquatic habits and ratlike appearance.
Liquor Tax Cut Promises Refunds to On Hand Stock
Washington AP The July 1 tax cut on whisky beer and wine may trigger refunds for stock on hand but only if retailers swear to pass savings to customers. Lower rates on future purchases may not be fully passed along and some items like beer may see little to no price drop. Industry officials expect retail prices to reflect the reduced costs, though variability remains across beverage types.
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Washington
Six Women Take Oath in Congress in 80th Session
Six women were sworn in as members of the Eightieth Congress on Saturday. Helen Gahagan Douglas was delayed en route, reportedly grounded in Kansas City due to poison ivy. New members Katharine St George and Edith Nourse Rogers joined veterans Mary Norton Edith Nourse Rogers Frances Bolton and Margaret Chase Smith, while Georgia Lusk also swore in.
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Washington
Helen Gahagan Douglas
D-Calif
Kansas City
Clare Boothe Luce
Katharine St. George
Tuxedo Park
N. Y
St. George
Georgia L
Mary T. Norton
D-N.j
Edith Nourse Rogers
R-Mass
Lowell
Frances P. Bolton
R-Ohio
Margaret Chase Smith
Rmaine
The Oy Annual Family Income in 1945 United States
The annual family income in the United States in 1945 was four thousand three hundred dollars.
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United States
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Quebec
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Minnie Weigle
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