Dispute Over Fringe Benefits Hinders TCI Mills Settlement
Birmingham reports a strike at Tennessee Coal and Iron Division paralyzing operations. About 250 engine crew members struck while 25,000 workers idle, halting steel flow. A V Wiebel estimates payroll losses over 20 million weekly and 75 000 tons weekly production loss, as fringe benefits dispute blocks settlement.
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Birmingham
South
U.S. Steel
Tennessee Coal and Iron Division
Brotherhood of Railroad
Brotherhood
TCI
A. V. Wiebel
Wiebel
W. E. Mitchell International
Rail workers demand higher wages as TCI offers 10 cent down payment
Carrier wage scales run 12 to 14 cents above Southern railroads with fringe benefits valued at 26 cents per hour. Engineers earn 2.70, firemen 2.34, hostlers 2.44. Wiebel notes a 37 cent per hour increase sought by rail workers. TCI proposed a 10 cent down payment to avert strike, with future adjustments if needed. Conductors in United Steel Workers AFL CIO halted operations last summer.
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TCI
Wiebel
Southeast
Brotherhood
Southeastern Carriers
Ee Wiebel
Osten
Southern
United Steel Workers of America
Afl-Cio
Wheel Chair Pastor Proves Disability No Barrier
Reverend John W. Pfahler, pastor of St. Luke's Lutheran Church in Pittsburgh, after polio and a wheelchair, has grown church membership to 355. He preaches from his chair, conducts services with the choir, holds week day meetings, and drives a specially equipped car to hospital calls. He plans further study toward a doctorate and vows to stay in the ministry as long as God wills.
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Pittsburgh
Clerkyman
John W. Pfahler
St. Luke’s Lutheran Church
Pfahler
Blackbird Pests Reported by Ohio Farmers near Western Lake Erie
Farmers along the marshy shores of Western Lake Erie request federal aid in their war with crafty blackbirds. They say dense flocks have attacked corn and other crops in the past three years, with one farmer noting nightly returns for supper after early morning efforts.
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Toledo
Ohio
Lake Erie
Uncle Sam
Carlton Diefenthaler
Curtice
Mule Rescued After Fall Into 20 Foot Deep Well
A mule weighing nearly 1200 pounds fell into a 20 foot well on a farm west of Decatur. Morgan County Sheriff Jimmie Collier and Deputy Mathew Childers arrived at the scene as Grad Smith Steel Erectors and House Movers used a Smith Co crane to lift the animal out around 8 20 am. The mule appeared strained but survived. injuries remain undetermined.
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Decatur
McCuller
Trinity Road
McEntire
Morgan County Sheriff's Office
Grad Smith Steel Erectors
Smith Co
Morgan County
Jimmie
Collier
Mathew Childers
Fire breaks out at waterfront box factory in Portland
Assistant Fire Chief Eddie Boatright was at home on his day off when his wife spotted smoke. He saw clouds of smoke from a waterfront box factory and called the fire department with the first report.
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Portland
Ore
Eddie Boatright
School Planners Look To Next Year
The Morgan County planning committee met in the county superintendent of education office to discuss next years school activities. A further meeting is set for May 18 with 12 elective members and seven ex officio members including the county superintendent of education.
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Morgan County
County Superintendent of Education
Attendance supervisor named by county principals group
Attendance supervisor of the County Principals Association and a member chosen by the county PTA council is described.
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County Principals Association
PTA Council
Convertible Auto Tops Auto-Raising Rain Device Planned
A company is developing a system that automatically raises convertible auto tops when rain is detected. The invention aims to protect interiors and prevent water damage by triggering roof operation without driver input.
Farm Living Shifts Dramatically Since 1850
A historical view shows two-thirds of Americans farmed in 1850, while today fewer than one-seventh follow farming. The change reflects industrial growth, urbanization, and evolving economic structure across the United States.
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