Laundry Pickets Limited by Judge
The Charleston Laundry will resume partial operations Monday after a temporary injunction by Circuit Judge Julian F. Bouchelle curbs picketing at the plant. The suit against the C I O Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America and locals seeks damages and alleges a conspiracy to bar nonmembers from work. picket limits are one per street.
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Charleston
John B. Aicken
Julian F. Bouchelle
DelaWare
Maryland
Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America
United Laundry and Dry Cleaners Union
United Dry Cleaners Local Industrial Union
West Virginia
U. S
Aicken
Beckley
Logan and Williams
Russia Plans to Use Entire Flax Output Domestically
Russia, a major flax producer responsible for about 75 percent of world supply, will allocate its entire flax crop to domestic use this year, signaling a shift away from export markets and potential effects on global textile inputs.
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Russia
King George and Queen Elizabeth Bid Canada Farewell
King George and Queen Elizabeth leave Vancouver after being proclaimed Canada’s sovereigns. Ten thousand greet them at the dock as 200 fishing boats line the river and the royal party sails to New Westminster. The king wears a royal navy admiral uniform and salutes veterans and nursing sisters before continuing toward the northlands.
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Chilliwack
B. C
King George
Elizabeth
England
Pacific
Vancouver
Canada
Dominion
Victoria
New Westminster
Westminster
16Th
Royal Navy
Northlands
Pershing Sails for France on Summer Leave
Gen. John J. Pershing, 78, sailed from New York aboard the Manhattan for his annual summer trip to France. The Battle Monuments chairman appeared fit and was seen off by his son and daughter-in-law Warren Pershing.
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New York
INS
John J. Pershing
S. S. Manhattan
France
Battle Monuments Committee
Warren Pershing
Vacation Bible School at Ruffner Memorial Church
A two week session runs June 5 to 16 from 9:00 to 11:30 a.m. for children aged four to eleven with division chiefs named for beginners primary and junior departments. Also today the Ladies Aid of St Pauls Lutheran meets at the parish house at 2 p.m. and several church groups hold Bible classes and social events at various locations and times.
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Ruffner Memorial Presbyterian Church
Richard Bush
Francis J. Brooke, Jr
Payne Brown
Ladies’ Aid Society
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
Elizabeth Rickard
Mesdames W. B. Strong
Henry Nunnenkamp
Robert Grater
E. F. Weller
RINEX Preatein tion Promises Quick Relief
A promotional note urges readers to phone a druggist for RINEX as a tested formula to relieve sneezing sniffling itchy eyes headache and hot flushes, promising noticeable improvement after the first dose.
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Cian
Platt
RINEX
Suburb Recreational Center Opens with Civic Gala
South Charleston unveils a $40 000 recreation center funded by the PWA. Tonight at 7 a committee of 14 civic social and business groups will plan the opening event a dance and festival for townspeople. Frank C. Oakes chairs the event with $1 50 per couple subscriptions. proceeds fund center equipment.
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South Charleston
PWA
Frank C. Oakes
L. H. Oakes
Park No. 3 at 2 30 P M With Mrs A Allen 5600 Virginia Ave No 4
Park sessions listed with two time slots and accompanying persons, 2 30 P M with Mrs A Allen at 5600 Virginia Avenue and 8 P M with Mrs George Molle on MacCorkle Avenue.
Condition of Swanson Described as Just Fair After Crash
In Indianapolis on May 31 the condition of Bob Swanson, a Los Angeles driver injured in a three car crash in the 500 mile speedway race, was listed as just fair at St Vincent's hospital. Swanson was thrown from his car when it hit Floyd Roberts's car and Roberts, of Van Nuys, Calif, died shortly after.
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Indianapolis
Bob Swanson
Los Angeles
St. Vincent’s Hospital
Swanson
Floyd Roberts
van Nuys
Calif
Roberts
Woodring Celebrates 49th Birthday Amid Cabinet Rumors
Secretary of War Woodring quietly marked his 49th birthday as close friends dismissed whispers he will resign to take a top diplomatic post. Woodring, appointed after Dern's death in 1936, continues to lead the War Department.
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Washington
INS
Woodring
War Department
Dern
Telegraph Probe By U S Is Asked
The Senate interstate commerce committee urged authorization for a thorough probe of the telegraph industry with a report due by January 5, 1940. Introduced by Sen. Wheeler the resolution seeks economic analysis of major telegraph firms their ties to other communications and consolidation trends. It focuses on possible Western Union Postal Telegraph merger and overall feasibility.
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Washington
INS
Senate
Interstate Commerce Committee
Congress
Sen
Wheeler
Montana
Western Union and
Postal Telegraph Companies
French Merchants Protest Worker Paid Vacation Periods
Merchants in France protest that workers' paid vacation periods are nearly killing their business. The dispute centers on how long employees take off and how bosses balance output with wage costs amid rising labor demands.
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France
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C. C. Nelson
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