End of Tire Rationing Hinted as News for 1946
Two top executives, including Goodyear president Fray E. J. Thomas, say rationing may end by year’s end as synthetic rubber ramps up. They accuse the CIO Rubber Workers Union of deliberate slowdowns to curb output, while Goodyear and General Tire deny muting production and claim capacity is constrained by delayed equipment and crew limits.
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Akron
Naustrys
E. J Thomas
Goodsear Ire and Rubber Company
Citew
Washington
John W . Ps. Prman
Rubber
Sme
Tata
Therans
Fk Extones
Thomas
General Tire and Abbe
Charles J Jahant
Goodyear
CIO
C. V. Wheeler
Goodyear Urw
GM and Auto Union Wage Talks Resume Amid Spare Growth Worries
GM and UAW resumed wage negotiations in Detroit with GM sticking to a 30 percent increase stance, warning it would trigger price spirals. UAW backed by a large employee vote to strike if needed, while observers in Detroit and Washington criticized profit-focused bargaining and urged wartime wage parity amid broader strike activity nationwide.
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Detroit
General Motors
CIO
United Automobile Workers
Automobile Manufacturing
C E Wilson
Walter P Reuther
UAW
Chrysler
Reuther
Harry W Anderson
City Council Refers Curb Petition to Inspectors
The council referred Joe Bob Melean s curb cut petition at First avenue and Eighth street NE to the city engineer and police traffic department. It granted cigarette permits to F. L. Schneider and Louis P. and Louise A. Sommerhouser. A class C beer permit was approved for W. J. Flynn at 629 Second avenue SW.
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Joe Bob Melean
First Avenue
Eighth Street
Cigaret
F. L. Schneider
Third Avenue SE
Louis P. and
Louise A. Sommerhouser
PF Avenue NW
W. J. Flynn
Second Avenue
Baby Minders And Mothers' Faction Clash
In Cape Elizabeth Maine a split middle class forms two camps as baby minders and the Mother Defen sive association clash over pay. Five high school girls demand 25 cents an hour with minimum charges and extra fees, while mothers dispute and some fathers side with the girls.
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Cape Elizabeth
Oakhurst
Mothers Defensive Association
Charles Weaver
INS
Christy Pachios
Mothers and Daughters Clash Over Dates and Curfews
A quarrel unfolds as high school girls demand limits on dating and mothers counter with stories of boys sneaking out. One speaker vows to stay home for a year rather than concede. A husband laughs at the dispute, while the women insist on unity and consequences.
Warships Lining Up for Navy Day in New York
Great gray ships of the Atlantic and Pacific fleets slipped into Hudson river positions for a seven mile display of naval might. President Truman will review an armada of 50 vessels in New York during Navy Day ceremonies.
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New York
Truman
Cedar Rapids Gazette Ad Checks Victory Bond Drive
Advertising notice from the Cedar Rapids Gazette outlines victory bond fundraising and subscription rates. It lists pricing for various delivery options, printing details, and the paper’s Associated Press and United Press wire services. The notice reflects 1930s wartime financing efforts and local publication data.
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Ole Cedar Rapids Gazcette
the Gazette Company
Stadmily
3Rd Ave
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Associated Press
United Press
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Walter L. Fry
Fry Products, Inc
Fry
Eeta
American Airlines
Northwestern
Libbey-Owens-Ford
Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company
National Association of Manufacturers
N.A.M
Hollywood
Warner Brothers Studio
Werle E. Garmoe, D. D
Third Street
DIAL
Sherwin-Williams
Cedar Rapids Branch
Roosevelt
CoMizar Crobs
City Hall
Coca-Cola Company
Coca-Cola Bottling Company
Norwich
Ato
Ornles
IY Allen-Klapp Company
Michigan Ave
Chicago
Fifth Avenue
New Center
Median
A.N.P.A
Faust
Clearalee
Lfinange.co
Nehring, Mer
Nd Ave
Craemer
Smarty Hat
Willie Boy
Craemer’s
Jane Irwil
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