CIO vows continued push to unionize textiles in the South
Van A. Bittner, director of CIO organizing in the South, says textile mill campaigns have been tough but will continue. He cites plans to target Cannon Mills and otras in North Carolina, speaking at conferences in Greensbo ro and High Point and addressing United Furniture Workers. He stresses long engagement and persistence.
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Charlotte
Ie van A. Bittner
CIO
South
Bittner
Greensboro
High Point
United Furniture Workers
Cannon Mills
Concord
Kannapolis
North Carolina
Hosiery Strike Ends in Greensboro After Agreement
A December strike at Mock Judson Voehringer Inc ends as union and management reach a settlement. Workers will vote next Friday to decide if the Am erican Federation of Hosiery Workers represents a majority. A ballot at Lindley Junior High School approved the agreement and many workers will return Monday.
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Greensboro
Mock, Judson, Voehringer, Inc
American Federation of Hosiery Workers
Lindley Junior High School
Harold Austin Heads Methodist Student Group
Harold Austin a High Point college student was elected president of the North Carolina Methodist student conference in Greensboro. Clerical and student leaders from 29 colleges were chosen for district posts and board roles with a closing sermon to be delivered by Dr. Edward T. Ramsdell of Vanderbilt.
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Greensboro
UPI
Harold Austin
High Point College
North Carolina Methodist
Clara E Lee
Duke University
Carolyn McDowell
Flora Maconald
James McAllister
University of North Carolina
Miriam Gidhey
Bennett College
Thomas Franklin
Brevard College
Gloria Davis
Woman's College
Ruth Taylor
Greensboro College
Barbara Shellsmith
Meredith Ree Os
Board of Education
Kay Lee Scott
Rachel Thomas
Guilford College
Jack Crum
State College
Walter R. Kelly
College Park Methodist Church
North Carolina
Nashville, Tenn
Vanderbilt University
Caldwell Named On Cotton Committee
Harry B. Caldwell of Greensboro longtime state Grange leader and executive secretary of the North Carolina Good Health Association has been named to the Cotton Advisory Committee of the U S Department of Agriculture by Secretary Clinton P Anderson. First meeting is scheduled for March.
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Greensboro
Harry B. Caldwell
North Carolina
Tate Grange
North Carolina Good Health Association
United States Department of Agriculture
Clinton P. Anderson
Secretary of Agriculture
Senator Ball Stirs Debate With Free Spirit and Labor Clash
Washington profile casts Minnesota senator Joe Ball as a paradoxical figure who champions labor rights yet backs anti union bills. The piece notes his 1940 appointment by Harold Stassen, 1942 election, and looming 1948 GOP race amid tension with Stassen and a possible Humphrey challenge. Ball’s image centers on his blunt, combative style and political shifts.
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Washington
United States
Congress
Joseph E. Ball
Minnesota
Harold E. Stassen
Ball
America
Britain
OPA
Senator Ball
Fair Employment Practices Committee
Republican
Joe Ball
St. Paul
Twin Cities
Minneapolis
University of Minnesota
Joe
Guild
Newspapermen’s Guild
Senate
Harold Stassen
GOP
Democrat-Farmer Labor Party
Stassen
Luther Youngdahl
Democrat-Farmer Labor
Jon
No typhoid deaths in 31 big American cities
In 31 large American cities there were no deaths from either typhoid or fever during the latest health survey. Local officials note the apparent improvement in public sanitation and disease control across major urban centers.
Tuberculosis Declines From Lead Cause of Death
In 1911 tuberculosis topped U S death causes, but by 1945 it had fallen to sixth. The note highlights shifting mortality trends and public health progress affecting major killers across the United States.
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United States
Unit States
Epiphany Gift Day Shifts in Catholic Latin America
In Catholic Latin America Christmas is primarily a religious holy day and the actual gift giving is postponed to January 6 the Feast of Epiphany.
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Latin America
Kyser Addresses North Carolina House in Raleigh Visit
Kyser, famed bandleader and entertainer, spoke before the North Carolina House of Representatives in Raleigh on Friday denying any motive beyond goodwill. He referenced his potential gubernatorial hopes and health programs while using his humor to engage lawmakers, with his wife Georgia Carroll not joining the visit.
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Raleigh
Kyser
Mount
House of Representatives
North Carolina
Georgia Carroll
Thomas J. Pearsall
Pearsall
Rocky Mount
Tax Receipt Aids Cheney Soldier Recall
Larrie Carruthers of Seattle recalling his service with a group of soldiers transporting former Dachau prisoners from Prague to Vienna. He faced a Russian guard who was challenged by their load and notes a Washington seal on a tax receipt that satisfied the guard and allowed transit.
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Cheney
Wash
Larrie Carruthers
Seattle
Washington
Europe
Prague
Vienna
Gastonia plants raise wages in 10 percent hikes
Sixteen Gastonia area textile plants announce a 10 percent wage increase effective Monday, boosting annual payrolls by about 775000. More than 100000 textile workers across the Carolinas Virginia and Tennessee have recently received similar boosts averaging nine and a half cents per hour. Mills affected include Textiles Inc operations at Arkray Arlington Mutual Myrtle Oscola Seminole Winger Hanover Pinkney Ridge Myers Threads Inc Rex mills 1 and 2.
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Gastonia
Carolinas
Virginia
Tennessee
Vaave
Textiles, Inc
Arkray
Arlington, Mutual
Myrtle
Oscola
Seminole
Winger
Hanover
Pinkney
Ridge and Myers
Threads, Inc
Rex Mills
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Capitol
AFL
Joseph £. Ball
House
Enterprise
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Chemis
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Artemis ® Jr
Petal
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Manhattan
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