Kohler Gets Promise Aid from Workers Association
Walter J. Kohler Jr. enjoys promised backing from the Kohler Workers association, the certified bargaining agent for Kohler Co. employees. An open letter in The Kohlerian expresses pride in his governor bid and recalls his family legacy. General chair Christ Zitel confirms unofficial worker support as Kohler leads Vollrath Co. in Sheboygan.
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Kohler
Wis
Walter J. Kohler, Jr
Kohler Workers’ Association
Kohler Co
Wally
Kohlerian
Wisconsin
Christ Zitel
Kohler Workers Association
Vollrath Co
Sheboygan
Quakes Stir Kingwilliamstown as Heat Burns Streets
In Kingwilliamstown South Africa extreme heat drives tremors while a two foot boomslang is killed in the main street causing minor alarm and a brief scene of concern among residents.
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Kingwilliamstown
South Africa
Negro Voter Awakening Drives South Carolina Politics
A Charleston native and NAACP organizer cites a surge from 30,000 Negro voters in 1948 toward an estimated 200,000 this year. He salutes the NAACP growth to 86 chapters with 14,000 members, and notes gains in Conway and Columbia, including new schools, police, and public services as black voters influence elections.
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Charleston
Roosevelt
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
South
McCray
South Carolina
Conway
S. C
Columbia
South Carolina Negro Schools and Equality Petitions
The article notes petitions circulating to secure equal educational facilities for Negroes, a precursor to federal suits. It cites a 1947 survey: 1398 white schools valued at 55 million dollars and 2096 Negro schools valued at 9 million dollars, reflecting local progress amid politics and party unity claims.
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South Carolina
Truman Democrats
Democratic Party
TVA
Long Lines Workers Sign New Contract Nationwide
A wage agreement signed Tuesday by AT T long lines division and CIO Communications Workers of America affects about 20,000 members in 40 states. The pact does not grant a general wage rise but shortens the wage progression schedule amid ongoing nationwide telephone labor disputes.
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New York
Long Lines Department
American Telephone and Telegraph Co
CIO Communications Workers of America
Long Lines
International acoustics conference gathers experts in Marseille
Scientists and architects from 11 countries discussed noise prevention during an international acoustics conference held in Marseille France.
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Marseilles
France
Jean Paul Sartre Birthday Highlight
AP Newsfeatures marks June 21 as the birth date of Jean Paul Sartre born in Paris 1905. The French philosopher novelist and playwright gained fame with The Flies a play crafted as subtle propaganda resisting the Nazis and offering hope to occupied France.
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Jean-Paul Sartre
Paris
France
Snake Found in Mail in Azusa California
A parcel post delivery man Curtis Anderson discovered a boa constrictor about 14 inches long, likely a week old, inside a parcel in Azusa California. Snake expert Edward R Dickson stated the snake is native to South and Central America and suggested it may have stowed away in air mail. The mystery remains how the reptile arrived at the post office.
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Azusa
Calif
Parcel Post Department
Curtis Anderson
Edward R. Dickson
Dickson
South
Central America
Senator Dworshak Silent on Canadian Newsprint Dependence
Senator Dworshak urged expanding U S domestic newsprint production calling reliance on Canada unsound. He testified to a House monopoly committee arguing for tariffs to spur U S paper industry and fair prices, noting U S once produced 80 percent of its needs while now imported 80 to 85 percent from Canada.
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Washington
Sen. Dworshak
Idaho
Canada
Dworshak
Idaho Editorial Association
House
United States
Congress
Rep. Celler
D-Ny
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Rogers AA
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Rogers
Fed
Ge TL Catalog Sales Department
WARDS
Ster Velves
Catelogl
John McCray
AP Newsfeatures
Airy
U.S
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Tel Aviv
Meil Cousen
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