Significance of Labor Day 1945 in Postwar America
Postwar Labor Day 1945 hinges on industrial relations between management, capital and labor. The piece warns that greedy employers and racketeer workers threaten the future prosperity and the American way of life if they repeat wartime excesses or refuse cooperation. The public will eventually dominate and protect its rights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Congress
Labor
Truman
Schwellenbach
White House
Eric A. Johnston
U. S. Chamber of Commerce
C of C
Johnston
National Association of Manufacturers
Chamber of Commerce
Manufacturers Association
Germany
Japan
Washington
Churchill
Winnie
Reich
Hitler
Russia
Tokyo
Federal
Judgment Time for the Church and Its Members
A sermon reflecting on First Peter 4 17 urging self examination among church members about obedience to the gospel and judgment beginning at the house of God It contrasts Peter and Paul and cites Fosdick on faith going beyond reason highlighting peace, sin, and salvation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
God
Peter
Moffatt
Saint Paul
Paul
Jesus
Harry Emerson Fosdick
W.A.B
Christmas shopping urged for armed forces gifts
Post office officials urge early mailing of Christmas gifts to military members. Railway Express reports rebound after surrender, as air and rail express rise in the past ten days. Red Cross figures for the Southeast show $59,687,696 raised and volunteers exceeding 57 million hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. T. Brown
Railway Express
Air Express
Army
Navy
American Red Cross
John ©. Wilson
Horace &. Haworth
Red Cross
Thoughts on draft, science, and postwar industry from local voices
Pvt James Teachey argues against drafting 18 year olds as the war ends, claiming veterans deserve a place and education. Capt EK Bozarth thanks science for discoveries saving his hand. Neil Lancaster notes a rebound in High Point machine building as material supply improves. Jim Wright jokes about rocking chairs as welfare.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pvt
James Teachey
Charles W. Williams
High Point
Neil Lancaster
Capitol Square Complacency on North Carolina Growth Prospects
State conservation officials warn postwar development may lag if complacency persists. Commerce division scouted northern prospects, weighing sites not suitable to NC, others on waiting lists. Emphasis on attracting outside capital and fostering local investment amid diversity of opportunity and decentralization. Anecdote about two railroad men concludes the piece.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Carolina
State Department of Conservation and Development
Planning Board
Commerce and Industry Division
Chambers of Commerce
Ohio River Valley
Carolinas
New England
Balanced North Carolina growth seeks parks and factories
The article notes a vision of coexistence for industry and recreation across North Carolina. It cites Reidsville and Gastonia growth, Southern Pines tourism, and Seaboard lines, arguing state planners aim for gradual, enduring balance between progress and conservation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Railroad
Seaboard Air Line
Southern
Carolinas
Seaboard
Reidsville
Kannapolis
Gastonia
Spartanburg
Greenville
Southern Pines
Camden
Aiken
State Department
War’s grim toll and civilian suffering amid the echo of Broadway
A reflective wartime column laments mothers grieving sons and widows while soldiers face death, deprivation, and boredom. It notes civilians suffer as veterans near service end, comparing war’s lack of triumph to blood, mud, and distorted values.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Broadway
Job
War letters and the cost of hate in a divided world
A reader’s lament on war’s suffering and the moral rot behind conflict. The letter condemns total war’s false promises, cites disillusioned mothers, and argues that hate, envy, and anti moral thinking drive destruction. It calls for faith, universal brotherhood, and obedience to God.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Hitler
Stalin
Roosevelt
Saben
Manchuria
China
Elihu
Barachel
God
Universal Brotherhood
Truman conference shadows labor disputes and postwar politics
The piece surveys labor and industry leaders entering Truman's labor management talks with guarded hopes and fears of government arbitration, plus forecasted postwar tax cuts and echoed critiques on definitions of unemployment and job markets in a shifting economy. It notes CIO UMW and rail unions resisting binding boards and Chambers of Commerce backing cautious engagement.
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R. B. Terry
D. A. Rawhasurer
H. A. Cecil
Mgr
Robert L. Phangan
Eola
Associated Press
Associated Presses
Totter
N. C
John
Lexington Ave
Audit Bureau OF Circulation
Saint Peter
EK. L. Bozarth
Jim Wright
Capitol Square
By Lynn Nisbet
George Sokolsky
Ray Tucker
President Truman
Congress of Industrial Organizations
United Mine Workers
Railway Brotherhoods
SOP
Harold Knutson
House
Ways and Means Committee
Minnesota
Capitol
Knutson
Cuties
E. Simms Campbell
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