Looking Ahead By the World Staff
The World staff outlines labor and political angles including John L. Lewis pressing for higher coal wages and shifting contract talks to winter. Gen. Lesley Groves' atomic role may be announced, plus free ports like New York's and profits scrutiny by the IRS resuming pre war practices on corporate dividends.
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Grove
Washington
Lesley R. Groves
Army
Navy
Halson
Civilan Atomic Energy Commission
Lewis H. Bretton
Commission
French wine and brandy poised for bumper year in 1946
Paris reports from Michel Camus that crops recovered after a poor late summer with sun and warmth in autumn. Champagne in the champagne region is forecast to be the best year since 1931. In Washington officials debate whether forewarnings of a 1946 downturn may curb the current boom.
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Paris
Michel Camus
Champagne
IAM Faces Long Labor Rift as Harvey Brown Plans 1948 Exit
In Washington a major IAM dispute over jurisdiction with AFL unions including carpenters lingers. With about 700000 members the feud may stretch until president Harvey Brown retires in 1948. Canada names Hume Wrong as ambassador and Hume Wright as third secretary.
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Washington
International Association of Machinists
IAM
AFL
The
Carpenters
Tam
Harvey Brown
Country
Hume Wrong
Hume Wright
Paris Votes Question Constitution Support
Politicians weigh the level of popular support for the new Constitution as only three of eight voters backed it while an equal share abstained.
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Paris
Russian-Born Ike Rimson Adopts Dothan As Home
Russian born Ike Rimson becomes a Dothan resident and lifelong businessman. He emigrated to the United States in 1907 landing in New York City then moving through Baltimore Andalusia Slocomb before settling in Dothan in 1928. Rimson built his namesake Rimson building and operated a furniture store until 1942 later shifting to real estate and farming.
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Ike’ Rimson
Dothan
Israel
Ike’’ Rimson
Tiltz
Tilz
Latvia
Rimson
United States
New York City
Baltimore
Andalusia
Slocomb
Hartford
Hartford First National Bank
Lila Hawk
Morgan, Ga
Central of Georgia Railroad
Ike
Russia
America
Eagle
Education officials plot closure of the little Red Schoolhouse
Two years in New York city, consultants for the 48 state education departments advocate standardizing schools with options from one to twelve grades. They propose eight model types including one to six teachers and various elementary and small high schools to fit local needs.
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Ding-Dong
New York
Tilz Village Fishing Tied to Rimson Family Across Borders
Romson recalls growing up in Tilz near a lake where fishing employed his family. After moving to Sansara, Russia, he and his siblings remained near the German Russian border. Since 1939 he has not heard from them, despite letters to the Russian consul and Red Cross requests.
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Romson
Russia
Tilz
Rimson
United States
Sansara
America
Red Cross
Fletcher Deal 67 Dies At New Hope
Fletcher Deal, 67, died at his home in the New Hope Community south of Geneva after a short illness. Funeral services were held at Mt. Ida Church with burial in the church cemetery under Masonic rites. Survived by wife Nell Deal, a daughter Fay Deal, and three sisters and two brothers, all local.
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Geneva
Fletcher Deal
New Hope
Mt. Ida Church
J. M. Bedsole
Earnest Metcalf
Pittman
Nell Deal
Rosco Watson, Jr
Detroit
Michason
Fay Deal
T. H. Deal
W. P. Deal
Velma Grantham
J. W. Kirkland
W. H. Riley
Newville
Dothan Native Rimson Becomes U S Citizen in 1915
Rimson, who has made Dothan his home, states he plans to stay built on ties to the city. He naturalized as a U S citizen in 1915 eight years after arriving in the United States. The couple reside at 1301 West Main Street.
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Dothan
Rimson
United States
Main Street
Old Glory flag with 24 stars in Salem museum
The flag known as Old Glory, bearing 24 stars, is housed in a Salem museum. It was made after Missouri became the 24th state. The International Live Stock Show has mostly been held in Chicago since early in the century, with exceptions in 1914 and 1918.
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U.S
Salem
Mags
Missouri
Union
Chicago
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World Staff
Jonn L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Lewis
U. S
New Orleans
San Francisco
Houston
Los Angeles
Internal Revenue Bureau
Bureau
Christ
BUICK
Dothan Buick Co
S. Foster
Singapore
China
China Democratic League
World Federation of Trade Unions
WFTU
CIO
South America
Canada
Germany
British
Trade Union Congress
International Federation
Eire Dublin
Tokyo
Japan
E. Trey
West Main Street
Kress’ Store
Stears
Max’s Grill
Coker's
Fulgra
Texas Red Bus’ Sanitary
Femwevs
N. Foster
Xylophones
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