AFL Plans Legal Tests Of Labor Act As Taft Hartley Fight Grows
AFL announces affiliates will commit outright violations to test legality of new labor act's provisions. Joseph Padway says unions will publish journal criticism of Taft and Hartley, push Supreme Court review if needed, and drop strike clauses due to closed shop ban.
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Washington
INL
American Federation of Labor
Ceac
Joseph Padway
AFL General
CIO
Padway
Supreme Court
Sen. Taft
Ohio
Rep
Hartley
N.J
Taft
Prohibition Party Nominates Watson for President
The National Prohibition party nominated Dr. Claude A. Watson of Los Angeles as its presidential candidate at Winona Lake Indiana on the first ballot winning 150 of 269 votes. Watson said he was not in the hall and did not seek the nomination.
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Winona Lake
Ind
National Prohibition Party
Claude A. Watson
Los Angeles
United States
Dry
Watson
Billy Sunday Tabernacle
Enoch A. Holtwick
Greenville
Picketing Early Taft Wedding Draws Small Crowd
In St Joseph Michigan a small group of 11 men and women picketed the Taft family wedding, kept 250 feet away by police. After the ceremony Lloyd Taft and Virginia Stone departed, while 100 curious residents watched and police reported larger turnout. Union leader Gordon Colwell said no further pickets would occur at the reception. Earlier he had warned 350 strikers near New Products Corporation to form a solid line.
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ST. Joseph, Mich
Sen
Robert Taft
Robio
Taft
Lloyd B. Taft
Virginia Stone
St. Joseph
Union Hall
Gordon Colwell
Landon Visits President Truman in Washington
Alf Landon former 1936 GOP standard bearer paid a friendly visit to President Truman. He declined to discuss 1948 Republican chances, saying he would rather talk politics in Washington than other topics. Landon planned to meet Gov. Dewey later in Pawling New York.
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Washington
INS
Alf M. Landon
GOP
Truman
White House
Ge Martin
A Netadtel
Landon
Convicted Pastor Is Granted Stay
Milwaukee AP Dr John Lewis 73 year old minister was sentenced to one to five years at hard labor in Waupun state prison for arson in a $150000 fire Jan 25 at Calvary Presbyterian Church where he preached 12 years The state said he sought a bigger church Judge Herbert J Steffes denied motions for a new sentence.
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Milwaukee
John Lewis
Waupun
Lewis
Calvary Presbyterian Church
House of Worship
Herbert J. Steffes
Doctor Released on Bond in County Jail Ward Incident
A doctor connected to a ward incident at the county jail posted a $5,000 bond and was released. He faces a one to five year sentence with a minimum of one year to serve after deductions for good behavior before eligibility for parole.
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Lewis
North Western Rail Officials Set to Retire
Omaha's two top Chicago and North Western Railway executives will retire Tuesday. They have served 88 years combined. C. E. Sainsbury, general district traffic manager, will be succeeded by a new appointee.
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North Western Rail
OMAHA
Chicago and North Western Railway System
C. E. Sainsbury
Distraffic
Sainsbury
New Dakota Division Superintendent and Agent Replacements
W. L. Mueller will replace Remington as superintendent of the Dakota division at Huron. G. A. Langworthy will succeed as division freight and passenger agent at Des Moines.
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W. L. Mueller
Dakota
Huron
G. A. Langworthy
Des Moines
Remington
Mrs W S Johnston 72 Dies Near Mechanicsville
Carolotte Evelyn Sweesy Johnston 72 wife of William Samuel Johnston died Saturday at her son Walter G Johnston’s home near Mechanicsville. Born June 27 1875 in Lyons county Iowa she lived in Cedar county eight years. Survived by husband three daughters Alice Feldman Cemma McIlrath Ruth Johnston and son Walter G Johnston. Funeral services will be held.
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Tipton
Charlotta Evelyn Sweesy Johnston
William Samuel Johnston
Walter G. Johnston
Mechanicsville
Lyons County
Iowa
Cedar County
Alice Feldman
Cowgill
Clemma Mcllrath
Des Moines
Ruth Johnston
Minneapolis
Walter G. ‘Tendon
Then Aan and
Oan
Funeral schedule details at Johnston home and church
A memorial timetable lists services for Monday with a 12:30 p.m. visit at the Walter Johnston home near Mechanae and a 2:30 p.m. service at the Presbyterian church. The text notes locations and times for the day’s observances.
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Walter Johnston
Mechanae
Presbyterian Church
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