Economic Dip Discourages Workers From Striking
Washington report notes reduced strike activity as jobs grow scarcer. Despite fewer strikes, workers show dual loyalty to both employers and unions, with Mitchell saying loyalty can exist when no conflict arises. The piece cites a recent Norwalk hat factory strike for job security costs and references a two month UAW strike at North American Aviation plants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norman
Walker Washington
AFL
Norwalk
Conn
James P. Mitchell
Mitchell
Cat Office Banter and Train Booster Tale
A humorous dialogue unfolds with a mother praising Dad while a guest leaves after an amusing exchange. A New Yorker on a westbound Pullman overhears Kansas City boosters praising their city to the rider, highlighting light torso of a travel anecdote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
Kansas City
Union puts Columbus local under administrator amid organizing drive
The union replaces the Columbus local with an administrator from its national HQ after workers quit the union. A major organizing push at North American's Los Angeles plants waives initiation fees and offers a grand prize of either a new automobile or an all expenses paid Hawaii trip for two to the member bringing in the most new members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
North American
Los Angeles
Hawaii
New Yorker Seaport Dream Mocked by Kansas City
A humorous exchange imagines Kansas City becoming a seaport by laying a two inch pipe to the Gulf of Mexico. The New Yorker claims it would take only half an hour if locals could blow and suck to create a port.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Yorker
Kansas Citians
Gulf of Mexico
Lines by a Father and a Fig Tree Joke
A rhymed quip about paying for gifts on Mother's and Father's Days. A humorous exchange in California centers on a misleading claim about a fig tree, with a guide correcting the traveler about the tree’s identity and size of its leaves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Wheeler
California
Prefab House Costs and a Doorstep Encounter
A man complains about paying forty thousand dollars for a prefabricated home bought with urgent delivery by airmail. A book agent delivers a comic miscommunication at the door as the middle aged lady responds to being queried as the lady of the house.
Miss Jo Ann Parker Joins Youth Caravan Training
Miss Jo Ann Parker of Oklahoma City attends the Methodist Youth Caravan Training Center at Oklahoma City University to prepare for six weeks of voluntary service in local churches this summer. The program gathers 185 college participants and 46 adult counselors to staff teams serving about 300 churches in the United States and Cuba.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jo Ann Parker
C. P. Parker
8Th Ave
Methodist
Oklahoma City University
Oklahoma City
Okla
Miss Parker
United States
Cuba
Methodist Board of Education
Nashville
Tennessee
Pushbutton Theft in Omaha Ends with Horn Stolen
Police report car strippers attempted to steal a car horn but could not remove it. They took multiple parts including the engine radio heater gear shift assembly transmission muffler battery fender skirts three hub caps and three tires.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha
Irish Letter Bridget Returns Fur Neck Piece in Flint
Mrs. Robert Dolan’s Irish Letter Bridget arrived home with a four pelt fur neck piece. Dolan reported the loss to police. Grace Timmons claimed the minks after word reached newspapers. She had dropped them en route from a party. All was forgiven.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flint, Mich
Robert Dolan
Bridget
Dessert quickie with apples and whipped cream twist
A simple treat idea uses canned baked apples topped with sweetened whipped cream and toasted coconut. Omit coconut for a lighter version or fold in a hint of grated orange rind into the cream for citrus flavor.
Decatur Doctor Hamilton Interne at Jefferson Hillman Hospital
Dr. John S. Hamilton, son of Mr. and Mrs. John G. Hamilton of Decatur, is among 163 Doctors of Medicine graduating at Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia. He will intern at The Jefferson Hillman Hospital in Birmingham and plans general practice in Alabama.
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John S. Hamilton
John G. Hamilton
Fourth Avenue
West
Decatur
Jefferson Medical College
Philadelphia
Thomas B. McCabe
Scott Paper Company
Board of Governors
Federal Reserve System
Academy of Music
James L. Kauffman
Hamilton
Jefferson-Hillman Hospital
Birmingham
Decatur High School
Vanderbilt University
U.S. Navy
Marguerite South
Jefferson College
Nu Sigma Nu
Kappa Beta Phi
Doctor’s Hospital
Camden County Medical Hospital
Alabama
Sea anemones resemble flowers but are animals
Sea anemones appear like flowering plants yet are animals, members of the phylum Cnidaria. Their radial symmetry and stinging cells support predatory behavior and aquatic reef roles.
Westminster Bible School Closes with Student Programs
The Vacation Bible School of Westminster Presbyterian Church concluded Friday morning in the Assembly Room. Mrs J L Whitworth directed the school and Mrs W K Wilder led the music with assistance from Mrs Mason Pearce Mrs Frank Keown Mrs Rena Stinnett and others in the beginners and primary departments.
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Westminster
Westminster Presbyterian Church
J. L. Whitworth
W. K. Wilder
Mason Pearce
Frank Keown
Rena Stinnett
Eugene Chenault
Mary Jo Heflin
Erskine Pickens
Gil Crane
Carolyn Wyatt
School attendance and enthusiasm praised by spokesmen
Spokesmen stated attendance was good each day and that children showed much enthusiasm during the Saturday activities at the school.
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CIO
United Auto Workers
North American Aviation Co
Ohio
Harmoneers Quartet
Lions Club
Wally Fowler
Athens High School
Statesmen
Blackwood Bros
Jack Marshall
Fred C
Males
Ok Moneersuartet
Apry Wards
Little Taiguae Povelaires
Big Jim Aits
Sheffield
Ala
Nat King Cole
Shoemaker
Decatur News Service
And
Sweet Shop
Lee St
Martha
W. H. Jenkins
Civil Defense
Ransom Crawford
Decatur Civil Defense
Jenkins
Violet Ruckman
City Gas Department
Harvey Moore
Hillsboro 2
Oklahoma
Jeff Hillman
Loyd
Otis
Johnny
John Herrin
Camal Street
Decature
Lome
Eqrnado
Southern Engineering CO
Birmingham All
Market St. N.W. Pheme
Matches
Rowland Compton
4Th Ave
S. E
Minor Refrigeration Co
Hartselle, Ala
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