Strike Averted By 8 Cent Raise In Rubber Plants
An 8 cent hourly pay raise for 33 000 rubber workers averts a strike at Goodyear and Goodrich plants. The agreement, reached before midnight, raises Goodyear to 2 60 per hour and Goodrich to 2 59. It postpones pensions and insurance talks until the two year contract expires next April 15. The settlement covers about 100 000 URW workers and involves Goodyear in 11 cities and Goodrich in nine plants nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co
B. F. Goodrich Co
Goodyear
Goodrich
United Rubber Workers
International
L. S. Buckmaster
Buckmaster
URW
Akron
St. Mary's
Ohio
Gadsden
Ala
Los Angeles
Jackson
Mich
Muncie
Ind
Lincoln
Neb
Windsor
New Bedford
Mass
Topeka
Kan
North Chicago
Marion
Cadillac
Clarksville
Bulletin Board Dedicated Near First Methodist Church
A stone bulletin board dedicated beside the First Methodist church honors the Optimist class funded at about 700 dollars. Jim Lindsey placed a commemorative document in stone during the ceremony. The board, designed by Robert Blunk Jr., involved Walt Davis and Stone hauled by Shelton Propst with Rollie Hydern supplying the truck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marlin Blackston
Jim Lindsey
Mmes
Fred Bower
Earl Morgan
Charles Rhodes
Blackston
Charles Wesley Garrett
Robert Blunk Jr
Walt Davis
Manhattan
Shelton Propst
Rollie Hydern
Jim Midcap
Rhodes
John Basher
Lindsey
Margaret Wall
353rd Infantry Reunion Aug. 30 31 in Kansas City
The all Kansas 353rd Infantry Regiment, organized Sept. 5, 1917, will be reviewed at a reunion in Kansas City on August 30 and 31. Posts show battles of St Mihiel and Meuse Argonne with a narrative using Dr. Herbert J. Rinkel photographs and tape recordings. Attendees from at least 38 states expected. program is a illustrated WWI unit narrative.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
all-Kansas 353Rd Infantry
St. Mihiel
Meuse- Argonne
Herbert J. Rinkel
Camp Funston
Rinkel
Joe Biles Purchases Hutchinson Clothing Store
Joe Biles, son in law of Mrs F L Miller, has purchased a Hutchinson clothing store. Formerly assistant manager at Meschkes in Garden City, he will own the Watson Clothing store with Bill Long of Liberal. Mrs Biles taught in Chanute. They have three sons Bert Bryan and Blake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Biles
F. L. Miller
S. Lafayette
Hutchinson
Biles
Meschke
Garden City
Watson Clothing
Bill Long
Liberal
Chanute
Bert
Bryan
Blake
Kansan Dick Shanafelt Decorated by Cuban Ambassador
Dick Shanafelt, 79, of Lawrence, Kansas, a Rough Rider who charged San Juan Hill with Theodore Roosevelt in 1898, was awarded the Order of the Spanish American War by Cuban Ambassador Nicholas Arroyo at TR's birthplace. The ceremony marked the 60th anniversary of the Cuban battle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
San Juan Hill
Theodore Roosevelt
Dick Shanafelt
Lawrence
Kan
Nicholas Arroyo
Chanute adopts license to park in meter zones for fee
Ordinance 1531 allows motor vehicle owners to obtain a city license from the Police Department to park in meter zones without paying meter fees. The license costs 2400 annual, with $2 per month for unused calendar portions, and requires a display sign on the vehicle. The ordinance takes effect August 1 1958 after publication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chanute
Neosho County
Kansas
City of
Chanute Tribune
Dale A Dahlgren
Howard Parsons
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First Methodist
353Rd Infantry
State OF Kansas
Lola P. Stewart
Edna A. Petterson
Erie
Balch & Bailey Attorneys
Amets
Amelia Carlson
STA
George M. Carlson
E. F. Echlosser
E. F Schlosser
F Schlosser
Earl F. Schlosser, JR
James L. Schlosser
John N. Sherman, JR
ELY Bros
Earlton
Kansan
BBC
Katy
Chanute, Kansas
IGA
Ohse
Sandy
Cello
Kitty Clover
Guy
California
Shafter White
Busch Bavarian Beer
Center
South Sant
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