The Right to Work in 1950s politics
The piece explains right to work laws, now in 17 states, prohibiting mandatory union membership as a condition of employment. It notes Taft Hartley roots, union opposition led by AFL CIO chief George Meany, and political stakes in state races, with Kansas as a recent example. The debate centers on whether freedom from union membership is basic and how campaigns will hinge on this issue.
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Mittee
Washington
Representative Hartley
Taft-Hartley Law Fame
Afl-Cio
George Meany
U. S. News & World Report
Kansas
Greensboro Homemakers Host Talk and Plan October Meet
The Greensboro Homemakers Club met last Tuesday hosted by Mrs Edward Eveland with ten members present Miss Bullard the new Home Demonstration Agent attended and spoke Plans were laid for a lunch for the Caro line County Homemakers in Greensboro Firemen s Hall on Thursday The Women s Missionary Society met Tuesday evening at Mrs Nolan Edwards home and prepared for the Girls Auxiliary and Boys Royal Ambassadors banquet on Friday September 28 Officers for 1956 57 were elected including Mrs Dana McClung president and Mrs Ethel Thornton secretary The group planned an October meeting with Mrs Irving Ober and several members joined a Bay Belle excursion along the Delaware Bay Sunday with multiple attendees.
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Greensboro
Nolan Edwards
Mary Dorman
Irving Ober
Ethel Thornton
Dana McClung
Roy Rakes
Preston Spicher
Young Peoples
Lawrence Schwartz
Community Mission
Tolchester
Delaware Bay
William L. Gardner
Jane
Robert Dulin
Lee
Charles Ellwanger
Hursey Porter
Hursey
Betty Ellen Dean
Carlton Porter
Ray Hignatt
James Exley
William Gray
W. J. Fisher
Norwood Hardesty
Baltimore
Local notices from California and Texas families
Diego Calif and Rev George Bastian of Fort Stockton Texas were summoned to the parental home due to illness and death of H B Bastian. Preston Harris and wife of Clayton visited Willie Harris last Thursday. Melvin Carrolls visited Miss Lillie Doty in Cambridge on Sunday. Edward Dean and daughter Rowena and mother Willie Harris spent Saturday with Thomas Bonney of Delmar and Public Landing.
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Edward Dean
Rowena
Willie Harris
Thomas Bonney
Delmar
Public Landing
Wedding and social notices from Ridgely area
Ridgely residents attended a Clarke-Gregory wedding and reception in Baltimore. Numerous local families visited relatives, attended meetings, or hosted guests in Ridgely, Beach Haven, and nearby towns. Highlights include Scout events at the Ridgely fire hall, a joint Denton-Ridgely Boy Scout meeting, and skating parties at the Dover Roller Rink.
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Denton
Scudder
Mowbray
Ridgely
Somebody Up There Likes Me At Reese Sept 23 25
The Reese Theatre hosts a family film lineup featuring Walt Disney's Davy Crockett adventures with Fess Parker and Man Of Space, Tony Martin in Quincannon Frontier Scout, plus a Disney cartoon and news reel. Regular prices apply except children pay the same as adults.
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Reese
Delaware
Maryland
Walt Disney
Davy Crockett
Davy Crockett and
Fess Parker
Disney
Tony Martin
Quincannon
Frontier Scout
Movie Center Management
Rocky
Marciano Biopic Tops MGM Weekend Schedule
The schedule spotlights Some body Up There Likes Me with Paul Newman and Pier Angeli on Sunday through Tuesday September 23 24 25. Universal’s Outside The Law plays as added feature. September 26 27 brings the first Rock’n Roll Jam Session with Frankie Laine’s He Laughed Last and Bill Haley’s Rock Around The Clock returning. It’s billed as a complete Rock’n Roll Revue.
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Frankie Laine
Bill Haley
Memory Lane Shrine of Endearments Tribute Poem
Memory Lane offers a nostalgic verse praising memories of loved ones as if mingling with flowers and daily greetings. The piece mulls over enduring affection, blessings, and gentle remembrance, ending with a historical note on the term Doodlebug for Hitler's pilotless planes.
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Memory Lane
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