Congress and Supreme Court to rule on foremen rights
Washington fronts a heated clash over whether supervisors fall under the Wagner act requiring bargaining with unions. The case against Packard Motor Co. and the Foremen's Association of America heads to the Supreme Court, with Congress hinting at clarifying legislation to resolve ambiguities in employer duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Supreme Court
Norman Walker Ashington
Court
Truman
NLRB
Packard
Packard Motor Co
Foremen's Association of America
Reat Peegg
Lewis’ Afl
Jones and Laughlin Steel Corp
J. and L. Corporation
Lewis
J. and L
High Tribunal
Funeral Rites Held for Infant Pearl Rose Culler
Funeral services for Pearl Rose Culler infant daughter of Mr and Mrs Troy L Culler were held at the parents home at 430 Clara Cox homes at 10 am Tuesday with Rev A B Asbill of Woodlawn Baptist church officiating Interment followed at Oakwood cemetery Surviving are the parents three brothers and paternal grandparents Mr and Mrs F D Culler of Greensboro Pallbearers were Jimmy Webster Jr Paul Cassell Jr Charles Morton Jr and L A Workman Jr Flowers were arranged under the direction of Miss Angele Culler
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pearl Rose Culler
Troy L. Culler
Clara Cox
A. B. Asbill
Woodlawn Baptist Church
Oakwood Cemetery
F. D. Culler
Greensboro
Jimmy Webster, Jr
Paul Cassell
Paul Cassell, Jr
Charles Morton, Jr
L. A. Workman, Jr
Flowers
Miss Angele Culler
New Strike Control Legislation Hinted By Truman Pronouncements
The veterans administration triggered surprise elements in President Truman's address. A VA spokesman initially said the war was over for education, housing and unemployed benefits, while later officials called the statement a snap judgment and promised further study before formal interpretation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Truman
Veterans Administration
Bus bottleneck tightens Carolina school fleet
A shortage of bus bodies across the state is creating an acute school bus situation with no immediate relief. C. C. Browne, director of transportation for the state board of education, reported the problem.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
C. C. Browne
State Board of Education
Labour Regime Takes Control Of Coal Industry In Britain
London January 1 The British labor government assumed possession of the coal industry promising a new deal for miners and more fuel for consumption and export. Prime Minister Attlee and cabinet members witnessed the blue and white banner of the national coal board raised atop headquarters in Berkeley Square. The government also moved to run Cable and Wireless Ltd under public ownership while civil aviation and the Bank of England already operate under state control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Attlee
National Coal Board
Berkeley Square
Cable and Wireless, Ltd
Globe Circling
Civil Aviation
Bank of England
Fire devastates Broadway building injures local firefighters
A blaze at 749 Broadway near Wanamaker’s in Greenwich Village collapsed three floors under water pressure. Firemen Bennett Hogan McQuire Cronin were rescued to hospital with others, while Dr. Harry Archer and Assistant Chief Donovan aided victims amid debris. Bearercade Inc occupied upper floors.
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Teygi Attar
Keput Filding
Broadway
Wanamaker Dept
Green Village
Bennett
William Hogan
John McQuire
Jeremiah Cronin
Harry Archer
George Winters
Greenwich Village
Timothy Donovan
Pro Bell Bearercade Inc
Garrett Accused in Automobile Deal Revisions
Yesterday's Enterprise reported Hubert Lee Garrett of Anderson 8 C is held on false pretense charges. The auto company alleged Richard K. Huff of High Point stole the car. The correct account states Garrett faced charges and Garrett sold the car to Huff under false pretense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Enterprise
Hubert Lee Garrett
Anderson
8. C
South Carolina Auto Company
Richard K. Huff
High Point
Auto Company
Garrett
Huff
Prewar U.S. Share of Global Rail and Road Networks
The article notes that before World War I the United States controlled about one third of the world’s rail mileage and highways, with seven of ten motor vehicles in the country. It emphasizes the U.S. dominance in transportation infrastructure prior to the war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Britain and America Agree on Military Equipment Standardization
A London government source says Britain and the United States have agreed in principle to standardize certain military equipment to fixed U S sizes and patterns. Talks cover small arms and potentially all equipment, with advisers starting from the bottom up.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Britain
America
United States
Associated Press
U. S
Daily Worker
New York
Lord Montgomery
Soviet Russia
Moscow
Imperial General Staff
Cab Drivers Strike In San Francisco On New Year
Yellow Cab drivers in San Francisco walk out at one minute after midnight, removing about 500 taxis from service during New Year celebrations. About 1,500 drivers seek a $10 daily guarantee or 50 percent of receipts, while the company offers $8.50 or 49 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Yellow Cab Company
Busbee Encampment Set Meeting In Odd Fellows Hall
Busbee Encampment No 16 will meet in Odd Fellows hall Thursday night at 8 oclock with officers for the year to be installed. Full attendance of the membership is requested.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Busbee
Odd Fellows Hall
North Carolina liquor vote drift vs neighboring states
The 1947 general assembly may act on liquor laws driven by border county discontent with North Carolina commerce in South Carolina. Mecklenburg and Cleveland fear loss or illicit trade. factions push legalization to keep profits local, or prohibition to bar cross state liquor. Movements surface in Cabarrus Buncombe and Cabarrus counties with ABC store pushes and beer wine bans.
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General Assembly
Border
South Carolina
Lumberton
Brevard
North Carolina
Chaamotte
Gastonia
Mecklenourg
Cleveland
Catawa County
Hickory Township
ABC
Buncombe
Cabarrus
Fire Destroys Cadiz Ice Plant and Damages Hotel
Fire destroyed the Cadiz ice plant in Cadiz Kentucky and seriously damaged the Cadiz hotel. Hopkinsville fire units rushed to assist after a call for help as guests escaped and no injuries were reported in 24 degree snow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hopkinsville
Cadiz
Here
Use For Xmas Trees Suggested As Bird Shelters
Frederick C. Lincoln of the fish and wildlife service proposed a humane use for old Christmas trees. He said piles of discarded trees make fine bird shelters and advised reporters to sweep aside snow near bushes and sprinkle small grains to help birds during winter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Frederick C. Lincoln
Fish and Wildlife Service
Lincoln
Lottery Case Witness Arrested in Mecklenburg Proceedings
S B I Agent Guy Scott said he arrested Carl Vann, a missing witness in Mecklenburg County lottery trials. A Charlotte subpoena placed by District Solicitor Basil Whitener states Vann held on $5,000 bond and to be brought to court. Vann may testify in the Charlotte superior court case of Dick Smith and George Ferguson, appealing two year road sentences and fines. The superior court term opens in Charlotte January 6.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winston-Salem
S.B.I
Guy Scott
Carl Vann
Mecklenburg County
Charlotte
Basil Whitener
Whitener
Vann
Dick Smith
George Ferguson
Charlotte City Recorder’s Court
New Year in World Seen Amid Relief Moves and Cold War Tensions
The world welcomed 1946 with relief plans as the international relief commission formed at Lake Success to absorb UNRRA offshoots while wartime shortages and fuel limits curbed celebrations in Europe. In London and other capitals crowds sang and kissed as Big Ben rang in the new year, though many faced travel bans as fuel ran scarce. Germany saw formal occupation zone mergers slow celebrations, while Italy debated strikes and Greece faced criticisms of ally actions as a border probe moves forward. In Moscow, joy was broad on Red Square yet Russians warned allies they do not forget political grievances, a sentiment echoed by their Christmas season Santa imagery.
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International Relief Organization
Lake Success
N. Y
UNRRA
Happy Reveller
Piccadilly Circus
London
Wall
Big Ben
St. Paul's Cathedral
Anne - Copenhe
Arts
Brussells
Stockholm
Germany
Hamburg
Italy
Eorge II
Greece
Moscow
Red Square
Soviet Union
Bilbo Inquiry Sparks Senate Ouster Fight
The Bilbo investigation report accuses the senator of using office for personal gain while a dissenting GOP view argues no proof of voter intimidation in Mississippi. Taft says the new steering committee seeks to bar Bilbo, with party leaders to decide timing and potential ouster steps. Ellender says the probe lacks sufficient facts for ouster action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bilbo
Senate Campaign
Mississippi
Taft
New Republican Steering Committee
Senate
GOP
Congress
Diug
Ohio
Alben Barkley
Kentucky
Ellender
Holiday violence toll rises with new year's figures
Twelve killed during the period, plus two violent deaths linked to holiday celebrations in New York. The report notes 297 violent deaths over Christmas week, including 244 road fatalities in California, and last year’s four day New Year total of 487 violent deaths. Early survey shows three California traffic deaths, two in Oregon, and one each in Pennsylvania Arkansas Massachusetts Ohio and Wisconsin.
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New York
California
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Arkansas
Massachusetts
Ohio
Wisconsin
Record fire toll hits new high in 1946 nationwide
The National Board of Fire Underwriters reports 1946 fire losses may exceed 560 million dollars, a record, with the Atlanta Winecoff hotel fire killing 121 and other major blazes in Chicago, Dubuque, and Langley. Daily deaths averaged 27 across 650000 lesser fires, while total liquor taxes lost neared 11 million in a whisky warehouse blaze.
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Agene G. Bareuther
Neaws
New York
United States
San Francisco
Baltimore
Chicago
National Board of Fire Underwriters
Uith
Winecoff
Atlanta
la Salle
Canfield
Dubuque
Iowa
W. ©. Mallalieu
Underwriters’ Board
Langley
S. C
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Paris
Ill
Cicero
Til
Muscegon
Mich
Staten Island
N. Y
Ferry
Iytk
Wacky year of odd news from city to city across the nation
A year of bizarre events unfolds from Boston to Washington, Chicago to Portland. Citizens face odd fates: cops chase a man for no reason, a trolley barricade, a leg of lamb drama, a GI’s marriage tally, a thief with a dead dog, and more strange happenings each month ending with a wrap into 1947.
Winter storm spans wide swath from Texas to Virginia
Freezing rain sleet and snow blanketed a broad zone reaching central Texas and extending into southern Arkansas Louisiana Tennessee and parts of Virginia with heavier accumulations in Kentucky and Arkansas. Forecasters warned of continued freezing temperatures and precipitation affecting upcoming bowl games while predicting new cold air to march into Minnesota Wisconsin and the Ohio Valley.
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Wisconsin
New England
New York State
Texas
Arkansas
Louisiana
Tennessee
Virginia
Gulf
Ohio River
Atlantic
Lynchburg
Richmond
Washington
Monticello
Ark
Memphis
Corbin
Pikeville
New Orleans
Florida
Pasadena
Calif
Plains States
Minnesota
Ohio Valley
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John L. Lewis
Court of Appeals For
District
Columbia
NURB
Wagner
Bob Steele
o_ savin
Carolina
National Theatre
Greensboro, N. C
Bex Ice
FED
West End
Stan Laurel
Oliver Hardy
Danny Kaye
the Kid From
Brooklyn
Technicolor
Elst
Johnny Mack Brown
Color Cartoon News
John Garfield Geraldine Fitzgerald
Rialto
Cisco Kid
Donald Duck Cartoon Sports
State Theatre
Salem Street
Thomasville
Robi
CIO
Robert R. Nathan Associates
Washington Economic Research Firm
E. Simms Campbell
CABLE
UP News
Boston
South Pacific
Portland
Ore
Sparta
Musicians Union
Aiane
Aacramento
Culpeper
Pueblo
Colo
Westchester County
Treasury Dept
Dunkirk
Marshall
Spokane
Wash
John Scott
Wilmington
Del
Hopeville
Los Angeles
Fr. Sheridan
Geneva
Lll
Glendale Calif
Dallas
Detroit
Englewood
N. J
Legger
East Weymouth
Mass
Abraham Lincoln
New Jersey
Fairbanks
Alaska
Ren
Comrose
Sardian
Des Moines
JEST
Young Mens Clothes Shop
Main ST
Caroling
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