Seek To Avert Rail Walkout
The government opened union management talks to prevent a strike set for June 1 on ten Western railroads. Switchmen's Union seeks a 40 hour week with current pay for 48 hours and overtime rates. other unions push similar terms. Francis A. O'Neill Jr. leads mediation, while Arthur J. Glover represents the Switchmen.
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Washington
Western
Switchmen’s Union of North America
Chicago
Francis A. O’neill Jr
National Mediation Board
Western Railroads
Switchmen’s Union
Daniel P. Loomis
Western Carriers Conference Committee
Arthur J. Glover
Loomis’ Group
Glover
Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen
BRT
Order of Railway Conductors
ORC
Truman
Trainmen’s Brotherhood
Shrimp Byproducts Considered High Protein Livestock Feed
A report notes shrimp bran ground shells and heads serve as high protein components for livestock feed. It discusses potential uses, processing methods, and nutritional value aiding feed formulation.
Alabama to Offer Graduate Work Toward Doctorates
The University of Alabama announced a new graduate program leading to Ph D degrees in biology history political science chemistry metallurgy and ceramics commerce education and a Doctor of Education. President Dr John M Gallalee said the courses meet a serious need for advanced training and will admit some students at the full term.
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Tuscaloosa
Ala
University of Alabama
John M. Gallalee
University
College of Liberal Arts
School of ‘Commerce
College of Education
Alabama
Mayor Proclaims Poppy Day in Decatur
Mayor Summer issued a proclamation declaring Saturday May 27 as Poppy Day in Decatur to honor World War I and II servicemen and women. Memorial poppies will be distributed by American Legion Auxiliary volunteers to benefit disabled veterans and children of veterans.
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Decatur
Summer
I. H. R. Summer
City of
American Legion Auxiliary
Legion
Post office cuts city mail to one delivery a day
Washington May 23 Congress critics spar over Postmaster General Donaldson's order to reduce city home deliveries to one trip daily to save manpower and costs. The plan, backed by a House committee, trims funds and hours, drawing protest from letter carriers led by William Doherty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Post Office
Jesse M. Donaldson
House Appropriations
P.O
Donaldson
William C. Doherty
National Association of Letter Carriers
Doherty
Senate
Parsley on a fish and a college goal in humor
A secretary asks the chairman about his role and is told the job resembles parsley on fish. A professor and a student discuss college aims and family plans, while a poem by Karl Flaster mines a nostalgic sandwich spree to antipathy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dennis
Small
St. Cloud
Minn
Jim
Helen
Dad
Song of the Season by Katherine Benion
Verse notes the arrival of spring with a sprightly zooming fly as a cheerful omen. Katherine Benion author reference appears at the end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Katherine Benion
Food-handlers urged to take written exams in St Thomas
The Times Journal notes that written exams are urged for all food-handlers in St Thomas Ontario including buyers who handle and pinch vegetables and fruits in stores and on stands to ensure public health standards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Thomas
Ontario
Canada
Times-Journal
Three Groups Now In A Way It’s A Bit Of Shame They
A brief item notes three groups now involved in the matter, with a sense of regret or hesitation about the situation. The fragment implies shifting alignments and potential outcomes that may affect local politics or community interests.
Time for the Teenager and Domestic Dilemmas
A miscellany of observations on family life includes jokes about home cooking in restaurants, a Scotsman praising Australia despite rabbits as a nuisance, and a cautionary note that the third year of marriage carries divorce risk. An anecdote recalls lawn damage from lazy children and adults and urges consideration for lawns and pathways.
Government subsidy debate draws Alabama railroad leaders
In Tuscaloosa on May 23 two railroad presidents attacked subsidies for other carriers. I B Tigrett of Gulf Mobile and Ohio spoke to civic clubs and Wayne A Johnston of Illinois Central spoke to a Birmingham group. The Belgian Congo is cited as the leading diamond producer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tuscaloosa
Ala
Alabama
I. B. Tigrett
Gulf, Mobile and Ohio
Wayne A. Johnston
Illinois Central
Birmingham
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