Rebuilding Mill Leveled By Fire Along Shady Avenue
William Thompson plans to rebuild his sawmill along Shady Avenue north of the Pennsylvania Railroad after a December fire. The new plant will sit on Gilbert Nichols land, create about 12 jobs, and aims to be ready by late April with a larger diesel engine and new equipment for rough dimensional lumber.
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William Thompson
Shady Avenue
Pennsylvania Railroad
Gilbert Nichols
Thompson
East Washington Street
Highway Department Veterans Honored in Harrisburg Dinner
A group of Pennsylvania State Highway engineers, totaling over 250 years of service, gathered at a Harrisburg dinner honoring retirees. Franklin Frame received a 30 year service certificate from the American Association of State Highway Officials alongside peers J. Paul Ambler, G. E. Handworth, C. R. Forbes, Stuart W. Jackson, Donald J. Stackpole, Charles H. Buekins, Samuel P. Longstreet, and Henry E. Klose, all recognized for long service.
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Harrisburg
Group of State Highway Engineers
Department
Frame
Franklin
Ray F. Smock
American Association of
Pennsylvania Department
J. Paul Ambler
Pittsburgh
G. E. Handworth
Allentown
C. R. Forbes
Stuart W. Jackson
Donald JC. Stackpole
Ardmore
Charles H. Buekins
Smock
Mr. Frame
Samuel P. Longstreet
Uniontown
Henry E. Klose
Isot
Closed Shop Bill Offered In Pennsylvania Senate
Harrisburg March 27 A measure to outlaw the closed shop in Pennsylvania was introduced in the Senate by Sen James Berger R Potter, chair of the Senate Labor Committee. The bill would declare it an unfair labor practice to require union membership or nonmembership as a condition of employment and would bar contracts forcing employees to join or maintain membership in labor organizations.
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Associated Stress
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Senate
James Berger
R-Potter
Senate Labor Committee
Telephone Workers Pledge Essential Service During Strike
Washington March 17 The policy committees of the National Federation of Telephone Workers decided to maintain essential telephone service in case of a nationwide strike set for April 7. The resolution calls for emergency service for police and fire departments hospitals and other services vital to public safety.
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Washington
National Federation of ‘Telephone Workers’ Policy Committees
Nolice
Bell System Strike Rolls On Over Wages Dispute
Preservation of life and safety cited as a priority as operators repairmen and maintenance staff would be supplied in sufficient numbers. The federation and 39 unions voted the strike against Bell Telephone Company across the system while negotiations on industry wide bargaining remain deadlocked.
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Bell Telephone Company
General Motors Reports 1946 Payrolls and Strike Impact
General Motors released figures showing an average 1946 salaried and hourly payroll of 400 634 with total payrolls at 870 215 092. The message, signed by C B wife son president and Alfred P Sloan chairman, previews the 1946 annual report for over 430 000 stockholders. Manufacturing was disrupted by the UAW CIO strike in late 1945 into 1946, with labor troubles and material shortages from war controls affecting output through mid 1946.
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General Motors
Detroit
C. B
Alfred P. Sloan
General Mojors
Uaw-Cio
Industrial payrolls and employment in 1946 wartime effects
A historical analysis compares 1946 salaried and hourly employment across steel glass electrical copper tool and railroad sectors with 1945 and 1941 peacetime years. It notes higher 1946 employment than 1941 yet below wartime peak and cites General Motors and General Motors payments into payroll taxes and social funds.
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Turing
General Motors
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Highway Department Veterans
T. C. Frame
Federation
Georgiana
LEED
Alge Mae Peer
Axve
Pras
Hoover
Lester R. Lopus
Corry Union City
Asi
Em Jed
Flint
General
Tsa
D. W. Clark Distributing CO
First Avenue
Home Furniture CO
Our
S. Center St
Corry
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