Employment and Wages Decline in Arkansas April
Arkansas non agricultural employment excluding construction stood at 273,200 in April with an average weekly wage of 37.15 dollars. The workweek averaged 38 hours in April down from 43 in March, and unemployment compensation payments fell from 19,400 to 16,500 by May 14. World War II veteran payments totaled 492,652 dollars in April, a drop from March.
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Little Rock
Arkansas
Arkansas Employment Security Division
Homer M. Adkins
Ouachita College Fire Triggers Baptist Relief Drive
Arkan sas Baptists and individuals respond to the destruction of Ouachita College main building by fire. President J Grant reports telephone offers and letters of aid, with Rev J W Buckner pledging his Crossett church to give 1000 if 100 other Arkansas Baptist churches match the amount. Checks have arrived from Hope and Texarkana residents.
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Arxaneipnia
Arkansas
Ouachita College
J . Grant
J. W. Buckner
First Baptist Church
Crossett
First Baptist Church of
Hot Springs
Grant
Hope and
Texarkana
Federal jury aims to deport Harry Bridges
A federal grand jury in San Francisco indicted Harry Bridges, president of the CIO Longshoremen's Union, on perjury and conspiracy to obstruct naturalization laws. Co-defendants J. R. Robertson and Henry Schmidt were charged as well. bail set at 5000 dollars each. Possible penalties include seven years and a 15000 dollar fine per defendant.
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San Francisco
Harry Bridges
CIO Longshoremen's Union
New York
Bridges
Communist Party
Comounist Party
Bridges’ International Longshoremen's and Warehousemen's Union
J. R. Robertson
Henry Schmidt
United States
Military Plane Purchases May Be Probed
Rep Van Zandt introduced a resolution for a special five member House committee to probe military aircraft purchases and any prior or present links of officials with firms that sold planes to the government. The probe centers on Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corp where Louis Johnson once served as director before becoming defense secretary. No comment from Johnson or Floyd Odlum was available.
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Washington
Defense
Johnson
van Zandt
R-Pa
House
Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corp
Floyd Odlum
Louis' Johnson
I Oteng Gt Sab
Odlum
Iid Cie
Shanghai siege continues as Nationalists retreat by sea
Fighting raged through Shanghai as Communist forces pressed the Nationalist retreat toward Woosung. The city faced bombardment while rear guards held Soochow creek bridges. Approximately 23 Americans and other foreigners were reported in the Broadways Mansions. Elsewhere, Arkansas forestry camp for 4 H and FFA club members will be held at Petit Jean state park July 18 23, State Forester Fred Lang announced today.
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Shanghai
Woo‘Sung
Woosung
Mopup
Soochow Creek
Canton
China
Shanghissi
Oy Veegterniy
Scochow Creek
Whangpoo
Broadway
Little Rock
Arkansas Forestry
FFA Club
Petit Jean State Park
Fred Lang
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Folger’s Coffee
Abe
Scott County
Post Office
Stubart
Walnut Street
Hope, Ark
Quachita
McRae Implement Company
Morae Implement Co
W. 5Th St
Rephan
Esquire
Bemberg
TOM Sawyer
Batiste
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