Postwar Living Fake Goods Shortage Attack on OPA
The piece accuses manufacturers and anti OPA forces in government of hoarding scarce items to force price hikes. It names Manhattan Shirt Co Phillips Jones Julius Kays er Gotham Silk Hosiery and cites 1,760,000 nylon stockings in stock. It reports women prefer wage growth without price rises and urges Congress to renew price controls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
OPA
Civilian Production Administration
Congress
Times
Manhattan Shirt Co
Phillips-Jones Corp
Julius Kayser & Co
Gotham Silk Hosiery Co
Farm Leader Urges Senate to Reject Case Labor Bill
Natl Farmers Union President James G. Patton urged the Senate to reject the Case anti-labor bill despite House passage with support from the National Association of Manufacturers. He argued business has refused impartial government findings on justice in major disputes and noted a $5 weekly raise could boost farmers’ purchasing power, while steel masters and allies push inflation.
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Washington
James G. Patton
Natl. Farmers Union
Senate
House
Natl Assn. of Manufacturers
Patton
Bib
Ther
Sunshine on the Ice Blame Shift to Errand Boys Demands
A fragmented Sun column blames mishaps on the unreasonable demands of errand boys. The piece highlights risk on ice surfaces and critiques management pressure driving accidents. An odd dialect notes blame-shifting while calling for safer practices.
Picket Line Commentary Sparks Family Debate
In a rural call and response, Luther Dilworth defends scabbing as workers push for a higher allowance while Mr. Dilworth condemns the word and favors daylight arbitration. The exchange turns on fairness, family discipline, and labor tactics with a harsh challenge to traditional methods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Dilworth
Little Luther
Pattern No 8977 Apron Pattern in Many Sizes
An advertisement offers pattern No. 8977 for a practical apron in sizes 32 through 46. Send 20c, name, address, pattern number, and size to Federated Press Pattern Service, 1150 Ave of the Americas, New York.
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Federated Press Pattern Service
New York 13
N. Y
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Dune
Rollman
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Sherman Amt
Organized
ABOR
Danbury Hatters
MLL
United
CAP
Uniion
Mak Zaritsky
Danbury
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Russia
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