Ford Criticism Draws Legion Support and Fund Defense
Detroit reports the American Legion national commander praising Henry Ford for criticizing the Fund for the Republic while fund head Paul Hoffman defends its record in Los Angeles. Ford says he acts as a private citizen and questions fund actions. Legion leaders call Ford’s move necessary and reassuring for national security.
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Detroit
The
American Legion Today
Henry Ford
Fund For
Republic
Legion
J. Addington Wagner
Ford
Paul G. Hoffman
Los Angeles
Wagnner
New York
Ford Motor Co
Ford Foundation
Syracuse
N. Y
Legionnaire
John K. Dungey
Post 41
Onondaga County American Legion
U. S
Foundation
Fund For the
NAM Denies Live-Let Live Pact With Labor
The AFL-CIO near the end of its founding convention debated talks on a labor peace pact with business. Meany said NAM discussed a live and let-live arrangement, but NAM denied any agreement. Meany and Sligh differed on the talks as delegates heard Adlai Stevenson speak and the convention prepared a political plan for 1956.
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New York
Afl-Cio
George Meany
National Assn
Meany
NAM
Organized Labor
Charles R. Sligh Jr
Sligh
Adlai Stevenson
Stevenson
IUD
CIO
AFL
IUC
CIO Transport Workers Union
Aflcio
TUD
Judge Lynnes Memory Recounts Morgan County Attorneys
Judge S A Lynne spoke to the Morgan County Bar Association recalling Decatur lawyers from 1898 and naming long gone colleagues such as Ed Albes Samuel Blackwell Arthur Brown W R Francis E W Godbey and D W Speake. He praised lawyers as high priests of justice and urged present members to honor their legacy.
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Decatur
Morgan County Bar Association
S. A. Lynne
Alabama
Lynne
Ed Albes
Samuel Blackwell
Arthur L. Brown
W. W. Callahan
John C. Eyster
Gus Fowler
W. R. Francis
E. W. Godbey
D. F. Green
A. J. Harris
Col. C. C. Harris
C. Kyle
Judge Matthews
Asa Nelson
C. E. Price
E M. Russell
John R. Sample
D. W. Speake
Tennis Tidwell
L. P. Troup
S. T. West
Marvin West
Gus Harris
Julian
Norman
Seybourn
Russell Lynne
Col. Harris
First National Bank
Bank of Commerce
City National Bank
United States Congress
Lillie Hines
John Eyster
Kyle
Henry Clay Speake
Paul Speake
Huntsville
O. Kyle
Samford
Lee County
Morgan County
Henry Clay
S. T. Wert
John Sample
Trade School Orchestra Gets Auxiliary Aid
Members of the State Trade School Auxiliary voted at a December meeting to donate 50 to the Trade School Orchestra directed by Dave Anderson. The session met at Mrs. Greene Foster’s Beeline Highway North home with Mrs. Kirk Langford presiding and various reports heard.
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Trade School
Dave Anderson
Greene Foster
Beeline Highway North
Bill Wear
St. Luke
Kirk Langford
Foster
Harold Holland
Baby Pictures
Langford
Joe. Flynn
GM Takes Swing At Dealer Critic
GM official testified before a Senate subcommittee that Albany Pontiac dealer M. H. Yager earned over one million dollars from a $10 000 start by 1955 but shows inadequate performance after 1953 as competition returned. Hufstader cited Yager and noted other dealers voiced criticisms of GM policies.
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Washington
General Motors
William F. Hufstader
M. H. Yager
Pontiac
Albany
N. Y
Yager
Ford
Hufstader
Harlow H. Curtice
Sen. O'Mahoney
D-Wye
NAM President Designate Warns U S Overboard on Security
Cola G. Parker, NAM president designate, told about 3,000 industrial leaders at the annual convention that the United States has gone overboard on security with every aspect of life, including jobs wages and hours, and urged communities to refuse federal help where possible.
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New York
Assn. of
United States
Cola G. Parker
NAM
Association
Parker
Yager Reports Small 1955 Profit Despite Weak Sales
Hufstader cites Yager's GM financial statement through October showing a net profit after taxes of 81,898 with 16,666 salary and 30,000 in a dealer bonus, claiming a small gain despite poor performance.
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Yager
Hufstader
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