Taft Hartley Act Two Years Old Still Largely Uninterpreted
The Taft Hartley Act marks two years in effect with the NLRB and courts steadily interpreting it. Provisions remain debated while some areas are unclear such as initiation fees and 60 day contract notice. The mass picketing issue is clarified by rulings on obstruction, while other questions linger in major union cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
National Labor Relations Board
NLRB
Congress
White House
Taft
Ohio
Senate
United Mine Workers
AFL International Typographical Union
CIO
International Typographica Union
ITU
John L. Lewis
Als
Lad Lewis
Lewis
Truman
Robert W. Denham
Denham
Wisconsin Idea theater conference draws 62 attendees
Sixty two Wisconsin citizens from across the state attended the annual Wisconsin Idea theater conference at the University of Wisconsin last week. The fourth meeting focused on Play Direction with Prof. Robert E. Gard directing. A forum covered high school dramatics teaching challenges. The event grows from the Wisconsin Idea theater.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wis
Ial
Leon
Rata Ith
Ferry Streets
la Crosse
Wisconsin
Wisconsin Idea
University of Wisconsin
Robert E. Gard
State University
Wisconsin Idea Theater Conference
Wisconsin Idea Theater
The
University
State dramatics drive led by Prof Gard in 1945
In 1945 Prof Gard a playwright and folklorist leads a state wide effort to stimulate dramatics and aid people through community recreation projects to promote theatre as a cultural activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gard
Accidents Kill More Children Than Polio Says Study
Chicago report cites 1949 Safety Council data showing 10,731 accidental deaths for children ages one to fourteen in 1947, far more than pneumonia and 42 times polio, warning parents to guard against everyday hazards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
America
National Safety Council
Handsome Actor Faces Unusual Hurdles in Hollywood
Lees, nearly blind from acid burn injuries in Corrigidor, must memorize lines after hearing them once. He aims to make a name in film with a remarkable memory. His wife works as a nurse and eye specialist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pay Lees
Hollywood
Expedition Sets Sail To Harpoon Basking Sharks Off Eire
The first commercial expedition to harpoon basking sharks off Ireland's northwest coast left Howth led by J. H. O'Toole. Three vessels formed the fleet a 95 ton steam drifter and two small fishing boats with the drifter carrying steel drums for shark oil storage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eire
Howth
J. H. O'Toole
Industry Reports Chewing Tobacco Less Popular With Americans
The Agriculture Department reports Americans chewed less tobacco in the year ending June 30 1949 while Australians Filipinos and New Foundlanders did. U S chewing tobacco production may fall 2 000 000 to 3 000 000 pounds from the 1948 low. Cigar and cigarette production set records despite shifts to lower priced cigars and pipe tobacco costs. ECA aid to Europe supported exports with tobacco authorizations totaling about 137 million dollars through mid 1949.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Agriculture Department
Europe
U. S
Foreign Diplomats Reported Going Home
An authoritative source says many foreign diplomats were ordered home Wednesday as governments tire of dealings with the Reds in Nanking. The list is led by French Ambassador Jacques Meyrier with others including Baron F. C. Van Aerssen, Canadian Ambassador T. C. Davis, Siamese Ambassador Phiya Abhibal Rajamaitri, British Minister L. H. Lamb, and John Wesley Jones of the American embassy. Sir Ralph Stevenson reportedly will stay in Nanking for now.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nanking
China
Jacques Meyrier
Baron F. C. van Aerssen
T. C. Davis
Phiya Abhibal Rajamaitri
L. H
Nigeria buys multi purpose tug and salvage vessel
Nigeria completes a purchase of a combined tug boat, fire fighter and salvage vessel to bolster maritime response capabilities. The new ship targets coastal security and emergency salvage operations, enhancing response times and repair work near port facilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nigeria
Mystery Writer In Psycho Ward
Craig Rice a 40 year old mystery writer is in General hospital psych ward on booking of investigation of sanity. Santa Monica police found two bottles with 19 sleeping tablets in her room. She filed for divorce from Henry Warren Demott Jr 29 radio writer and producer. Rice is a former resident of Fort Atkinson and niece of Elton G Rice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Craig Rice
General Hospital
A. M. Zahn
Santa Monica
Miss Rice
Henry Warren Demott, Jr
Georgana Randolph Craig
Fort Atkinson
Elton G. Rice
Wisconsin
Also Mentioned on This Page
Counse
Roy Rogers
Lin
Boyville, Jr
SEARS
Biltwel Exford
Fifth Avenue
Eace
Tweed
Gabardine
Roe Ge
Industry Reports
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!