Desk Company Maintains Stand in UFWA Contract Fight
Myrtle desk maker will not recognize the CIO United Furniture Workers of America as bargaining agent until legally certified by the National Labor Relations Board. W. T Powell, general manager, says operations will continue under law despite strike threats and union pressure. He notes past harmony with AFL Local 136 and cites the July NLRB election where 146 of 240 employees voted against CIO, 35 for AFL, leaving 27 members current.
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Myrtle Desk Company
CIO
United Furniture Workers of America
National Labor Relations Board
W. T Powell
Powell
AFL
United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners
CLO
NLRB
Threat Of Split Looms At AFL Meet
SAN FRANCISCO October 4 The American Federation of Labor faces a possible split as 750 delegates gather over the Taft Hartley act John L Lewis balks at signing a non communism affidavit while other AFL leaders would comply Denham's ruling calls for unanimous compliance though some believe NLRB reversal could occur before the convention AFL President William Green hinted the NLRB may perjure Denham Denham leads the boards handling of complaints but the NLRB controls representation disputes
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San Francisco
American Federation of Labor
John L. Lewis
National Labor Relations Board
AFL
NLRB
Robert N. Denham
Lewis
United Mine Workers
CIO
Denham
William Green
Clergymen See Third World War Threat in Europe
A group of fourteen American clergymen returning from Europe warned in Washington that a third world war may be forming. They cited chaos in Germany, moral decline, and Russian obstruction of the Marshall Plan as factors, urging stronger U S military readiness and enforcement of Western policies to deter Soviet moves in Europe.
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Washington
Germany
Army
George Pitt Beers
American Baptist Home Mission
Council of World Evangelization
Northern Baptist Convention
Alfred Carpenter
Chaplains’ Commission
Southern Baptist Convention
W. O. H. Garman
American Council of Christian Churches
Harold J. Ockenga
Park Street Church
Boston
Russia
Dr. Ockenga
Europe
U. S
France
Atlantic
America
Ferguson
R-Mich
State Department
Spiral Prices Rise Again After Food Peak
Prices at wholesale and retail turn upward after a mid September peak. Butter and eggs remain exceptions as the AP index climbs to 192.60 percent of the 1926 average. Grain cuts by whisky industry and improved corn prospects affect Chicago markets with mixed moves in wheat corn and oats. Hog and cattle prices rise modestly while lambs stay steady.
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Associated Press
United States Renounces Italian Warships Under Treaty
Washington reports the United States will renounce a portion of the postwar Italian fleet as part of support for Italy’s non communist government. The Giulio Cesare Italia and Vittorio Veneto battleships and related craft must be scrapped or returned as auxiliaries. Britain France and Russia may follow. Details on allocations and the Allied naval commission were not disclosed.
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Washington
United States
Britain
France
Russia
Giulio
Cesare
Italia
Vittorio Menito
Italy
Weather Summary for Cotton Regions and Cities
Weather portion reports 24 hour temperature and rainfall in cotton growing areas and others. Readings include values for Westport Los Angeles Miami New York Norfolk Philadelphia Portland Me Richmond San Antonio Seattle and Tamna with varying highs and lows.
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Washington
Angeles
Miami
New York
Norfolk
Philadelphia
Portland
Richmond
San Antonio
Seattle
Tamna
Transportation Disagreements Spark National Strikes Across U.S.
Across the nation labor actions halt or slow operations. West coast cargo remains stalled as CIO-ILWU lockout and employer opposition escalate. American Overseas Airlines planes grounded in a dispute with the AFL and mediation talks loom in Washington. Mississippi bus lines face harassment after violence in recent strikes while Baltimore printers bargain anew. New York sees store reopenings and continued strikes among AFL workers and wreckers at the United Nations site. Seiberling Rubber in Akron reports a one third drop in production due to a sit down strike by 210 workers.
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Europe
Nnh
Los Angeles
Long Beach
Th Cio International Longshore’ and Warehousemen’s Union
Secretary of Labor
American Overseas
Airlines
AFL Airline Pilots Association
Washington
National Mediation Board
Mississippi
Southern
Baltimore
AFL International Typographical Union
New York City
Safety Food
CIO Clerks Union
New York
AFL
Childs
AFL Railway Express Agency
East River
United Nations
Akron, O
Seiberling Rubber Company
Sole Bandit Steals $700000 Worth of Jewels
A glove bandit robbed the former Hungarian beauty queen and hotel magnate’s ex wife of about 700000 dollars in jewels. He forced entry at her penthouse near Fifth Avenue, tied the maid, and escaped with a diamond necklace bracelets and other pieces while threatening to shoot. Police valued the haul at 600000 to 700000 dollars.
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New York
Sam Gabor Hilton
Conrad Hilton
Hilton
Fifth Avenue
Anderson to tell House committee ideas on farm surplus relief
Secretary of Agriculture Anderson will outline his proposals to the House Agriculture Committee on Monday focusing on distribution and consumption over further production cuts. He will discuss price supports research farm electrification and schools as part of a broader long range policy. A five day hearing will precede a nationwide grass roots tour by bus to observe farm activities and gauge farmers needs.
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Washington
Anderson
House Agriculture Committee
Europe
Hope
R Kas
Agricultural Department
Pacific Coast
Beer Industry May Aid To Soften Crisis
President Truman's food committee seeks to tap brewing industry to free 7.5 million bushels from beer to ease shortages in Western Europe while urging brewers to mobilize a broader effort for 100 million extra bushels. Charlies Luckman leads a White House group urging wider action. brewers pledge only their own firms and recommendations. A White House conference with brewers followed as Truman prepared a broadcast.
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Washington
Truman
Food Committee
Europe
Charlies Luckman
White House
Fire Losses Soar To Great Heights
New York reports a record fire loss of 653,156 dollars for the year, tens of millions higher than prior peaks in 1926 and 1946. The National Board of Fire Underwriters warns monthly destruction rises and warns of costs approaching 700 million dollars this year. Fire deaths exceed 10,000 annually, most victims under 25.
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New York
America
National Board of Fire Underwriters
Beard
Meat Group Proposes Feeding Alternatives to Conserve Wheat
The American Meat Institute said in Chicago that the food crisis can be eased without disrupting the farm program or meatless days. It urged extending the corn supply by using pasture grass hay forage crops and high protein by products to stretch feeds and warned against reducing livestock numbers. It advised consumers to choose lower priced meats waste nothing and eat all on the plate.
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Chicago
The
American Meat Institute
Institute
Europe
Citizens’ Food Committee
Truman
Statemere
Four Die In Danbury Circus Plane Collision
Four persons perished when two planes collided near the Danbury fairgrounds during a circus event. Pilot Howard Comstock Dunn and Walter J. ONeil died, along with two women identified as Edith Heydt and Edith W. Dowswell. One plane crashed into a garden. the other erupted in flames near a tree as spectators watched.
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Danbury
Conn
Harry L. Tucker
Howard Comstock Dunn
North Stamford
Walter J. O'Neil
Stamford
Darien
North American Flight School
Westchester
Tucker
Edith Heydt
Post Road
Darwen
Dunn
R. Robert Heydt
Norwalk
Edith W. Dowswell
Hartsdale
N. Y
Dowswell
Europeans Have Own Thoughts On Pattern of Life
James D. White argues that US Europe aid policy is shaped by deep habit differences. He notes malnutrition and postwar frustration influence European self help, while Americans favor free enterprise and a different political language. He cites Mann and British tensions as examples of socialism within democracies and warns against confusing this trend with communism.
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James D. White
Europe
U. S
Thomas Mann
Atlantic
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UFWA
High Point College
N. M. Harrison
Naval Commission
Rome
Cmeiaaaael
Thurman Horney
Horney
Sole Bandit
Watson Miller
John E. Peurifoy
Miller
House
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