House speedily grants Truman draft bill amid labor dispute delays
The House quickly approved President Truman's request for legislation to empower drafting workers for industry during strikes. Senate action eyed for Monday after a 306 to 13 House vote, with Taft opposing immediate motion to take up the measure and Barkley seeking a brief adjournment to reopen debate.
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Washington
House
Truman
Senate
Barkley
Interstate Commerce Committee
Taft
Ohio
Republican Steering Committee
Owever
Federal Mediation Board
Hoey
Weather Forecast For North Carolina Tonight
The forecast notes partly cloudy and scattered thundershowers across the extreme northwest. Monday brings considerable cloud cover with scattered showers and thunderstorms. Temperatures remain warm in the extreme west portion.
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North Carolina
Monray
Guilford Democrats renominate officers and pick new solicitor
Guilford county Democrats yesterday renominated a majority of elective officers and joined with Davidson county to nominate a new solicitor for the 12th judicial district. County returns show Hagan leading Hughes with Caveness close. runoff primaries possible for the legislature.
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Guilford County
Davidson County
Guilford
Earle Rives
Greensboro
Carl Durham
Alamance
Orange
Durham
Shelley B. Caveness
Johnny Hughes
Charles T. Hagan, Jr
Caveness
Clyde Shreve
Stokesdale
George Penny
Huger S. King
John Walters
Fouriman
High Point
Co. C. Martin
W. W. Harvey
J. E. Paschal
12Th Judicial
Hagan
Hughes
Martin
Legis
Chatham Has Scant Lead Over Folger
North Carolina primary results show Rep. Zebulon Weaver facing renomination defeat in the 12th district while Rep. John H. Folger trails Thurman Cham tham and Joe J Harris. With most precincts in, Folger 18 604 votes versus Cham tham 19 260 and Harris 635. Weaver 12 728 to 21 052 in 149 of 198 precincts.
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Raleigh
Zebulon Weaver
John H. Folger
North Caro
Folger
Thurman Chatham
Joe J. Harris
Weaver
Congressional Sixth District results and candidate tallies
A compiled tally across counties Alamance Durham Guilford Orange and Chatham lists votes and percentages for various candidates in multiple districts. Totals show statewide candidate counts with figures for Bonner Humber Kerr Folger Pratt Horner Jones Weaver and others in a special election context.
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Monroe Redden
State
Democratic Executive Committee
Robert L. Coughton
Ways and Mean
Barden
Cooley
Bulwinkle
Nap Bones
Richard L. Humber
Rep. Kerr
Archie Gay
Rep
Ham
E. Earl Rives
D. E. Scarborough
Clark
W. S. Britt
W. E. Horner
C. B. Deane
Hamilton C. Jones
Manley R. Dunnaway
Miss Dane
No. Pre
Rep. Cor. Riv
Alamance
Durham
Guilford
Orange
Bonner
Humber
Kerr
Gay
Folger
Chatham
Morris
Pratt
Horner
Dene
Hulin
Tenth
Jones
Dannaway
Weaver
Redden
Bankhead in Serious Condition After Stroke
Washington May 25 The serious condition of Senator Bankhead D Ala remained unchanged after suffering a stroke last night while attending a senate committee meeting at a naval hospital report said today Navy officials said there was no significant change in his status and he remains under care.
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Washington
Senator Bankhead
Ala
the . S. Naval Hospital
Todo Bankhead
Senate
Krug Fails To Reach Settlement With Lewis
Secretary of the Interior J A Krug failed to settle with John L Lewis over the coal strike and the mine truce will expire at midnight. Krug appealed directly to miners to resume work Monday, with talks possible tomorrow. Lewis offered no public comment. a spokesman said no extension of the truce and Krug must respect the Smith Connally act.
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Washington
Secretary of the Interior
J. A. Krug
John Is Lewis
Krug
Monlay
United Mine Workers Head
Truman
Congress
Lewis
Thirty-Five Painters Set World Speed Record in New Cottage
In Schenectady New York thirty five men from painters local 62 AFL painted a five room cottage in 3 minutes 13.2 seconds claiming a world speed record. About 27000 spectators watched as the house was coated white for war veteran Joseph Valentine and his family to occupy soon. A week earlier 348 men painted a Marion Indiana home in 5 minutes 34.2 seconds.
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Schenectady
N. Y
AFL
Joseph Valentine
Marion
Woodmen of the World elects district officers at Asheboro meeting
At the North Carolina Daniel Boone log rolling association district meeting in Asheboro temporary officers were confirmed for the year. W A Short of Greensboro is consul Paul Carroll of High Point advisor John F Hamilton of Asheboro banker W A Pulliam of Asheboro secretary Mevin T Oakes of Greensboro treasurer James M Dunn of Burlington escort Clyde H Black of Thomasville patchman Albert Bunting of Asheboro sentry S R Hendrix of Winston-Salem is president Glenn T Smith of High Point is vice president. District auditors are FE M Cheek of Burlington F Johnson of High Point and J D Stinson of Thomasville. Farrar Newbery of Omaha national WOW president and Charles A Hines of Greensboro national director and auditor chairman were also present.
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Asheboro
North Carolina
Daniel Boone Log Rolling Association
Woodmen of the World
W. A. Short
Greensboro
Paul Carroll
High Point
John F. Hamilton
W. A. Pulliam
Mevin T. Oakes
James M. Dunn
Burlington
Clyde H. Black
Thomasville
Patchman
Albert Bunting
S. R. Hendrix
Winston-Salem
Glenn T. Smith
FE. M. Cheek
F. ©. Johnson
J. D. Stinson
Farrar Newbery
Omaha
Neb
WOW
Charles A. Hines
Truman Ends Railroad Strike On Own Terms In Congress
President Truman announced to a cheering Congress that the railroad strike was settled on terms he proposed. He warned of drafting striking workers into the army and outlined penalties for strikes against the government. The drama included network leaders and aides coordinating the first public word of the settlement.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
Senate
Leslie Biffle
Capitol
John W. Snyder
John R. Steelman
Steelman
Statler Hotel
Capt
Clark Clifford
Clifford
Biffle
Pepper Scores President For Strike Stand
Senator Pepper charges President Truman with unrestrained power over life liberty and property via strike-control legislation. He predicts the president will regret the draft proposal for government seized plants and blames both employers and government for mine and railroad disputes.
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Washington
Pepper
D-Fla
Truman
United States
Ane
Union Remeee
Partic
Pony Union
Medal Presented Posthumously To Cannon Child
In Concord on May 25, Second Lieut. Charles Albert Cannon Jr. was honored with an air medal with oak leaf cluster and a Purple Heart posthumously. His son Charles Albert Cannon received the medals at First Presbyterian Church as relatives looked on. the lieutenant had been missing since a 1945 mission in the China Burma India theater and was officially declared dead March 10, 1946.
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Concord
Charles Albert Cannon
Cannon
China- Burma-India
Howard C. Davidson
Tenth Air Force
First Presbyterian Church
C. A. Cannon
Truman Ends Railroad Strike During Address
President Truman announced the rail strike was settled just as he urged Congress to authorize drafting workers on strike. A compromise plan offered by the president provided a 16 cent hourly raise retroactive to January 1 and an additional 2 1/2 cent raise effective in two days, with no changes in rules for a year. Troops were on standby to protect critical operations.
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Truman
House
Senate
Congress
Senate-House
United States
Leslie Biffle
Aseka Tealee
Roads Slowly Resume Travel In Carolinas
After nationwide rail strikes ended, Carolinas rail traffic showed slow recovery as Southern railway workers returned to jobs but not in full force. In Charlotte yard, strikers were ordered back and began to reintegrate, with limited engine moves continuing. The Atlanta to Washington No. 30 and No. 47 Streamliner faced shifting schedules while No. 40 ran with supervisory crews.
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Associated Press
Washi
Therhoods
Cleveland
Carolinas
Southern Railway
Southern
Ut. Bia
S. C
Lotte
Atlanta
Washington
Seaboard Airlines Railroad
Charlotte
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