Labor Holiday Ties Up Lansing City Building Work
In Lansing Michigan on June 8 a one day labor holiday called by AFL affiliated unions halted building operations. Bricklayers plasterers painters plumbers and electricians left sites while United Automobile Workers members protested arrests of eight pickets near the state capitol. Gov. Frank Murphy urged restraint as demonstrations continued in the capitol and city hall with about five thousand people in attendance.
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Lansing
Mich
Michigan
American Federation of Labor
United Automobile Workers of America
C.10
Thomas J. Bailey
Justice Court
Mason
Leland W. Carr
Ingham Circuit Court
Capitol City Wrecking Company
State Capitol
United Automobile Workers of America, C.I.0
Fast Lansing
Michigan State College
Ned Cedar River
Frank Murphy
Capitol Steps
Labor row ends with holiday picket releases
Labor unrest linked to industrial and transportation workers idling during a holiday. Arrested picket Mrs. Lester Washburn, wife of U.A.W.A. local president, saw complaints quashed by city and county officials. Union leaders estimate 10,000 to 12,000 industrial employees idle, plus over 2,000 in business and transport. Auto plants report unspecified production losses.
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Syas
Lester Washburn
U.A.W.A
Lansing
Two Lawrence Men Fined In Justice Court For Illegally Plated Car
Two men pleaded guilty to operating an automobile with illegal license plates and were fined 12.50 each. Robert Hopkins and William Felt were arrested by highway patrol officers. The car owned by Felt bore plates belonging to Hopkins.
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Lawrence
Justice Court
Donald Hults
Robert Hopkins
William Felt
Felt
Hopkins
Local social notes from Woodstock and nearby towns
Community announcements cover visits and entertainment in Woodstock and Independence, including Massie family hosting Crumplers and Massies, Mrs Nora Harding’s return from Hudson, and the deaths of Benford Moses. The column records weddings including Josephine Fryhofer to Max Russell, with reception in Pittsburg, and travels, visits, and club activities across McLouth, Perry, Leavenworth, and surrounding areas.
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John Moses
Clyton
H. B. Massie
Postman
Toeka
Glenn Parker
A. W. Fryhofer
McLouth
Josephine
Max
Contour Furrows and Terraces Mark Water Interest
Local notices recount June events in Wellman and surrounding areas. Dan Petrie was reelected to the school board while Miss Edmonds nears a second term. The All-Sen club met at L T Edmonds home with many attendees and guests, and plans for a future gathering with Mrs Sylvia Douglas. Sunday school drew over 65 at Wellman chapel as Iris Queen Dorothy Scott was crowned, and garden party hopes grew. Families arranged weddings, visits to Topeka, hospital updates, and travel notes with various local residents and guests.
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Herbert Champion
Harry Wellman
Margaret
Marie
Virgil Groves
Valley Grove
H. B. Massie
Epworth League
Methodist Church
Perry
Oskaloosa
Nortonville
Meriden
Thompsonville
Lawrence
McLouth
Millie Neel
Allie Greeley
Patricia Bell
Ida Chitwood
Marcella Compton
Valley Falls
Opal Lobb
Opal Lobb, McLouth, Secretary and Treasurer; Mr. and Mrs. Tom Smith
Humboldt
Ella Zook
Cecil Fiester
Parley Yau
Fort Smith
Ark
Fred Yau
Hiawatha
Prester
Brown County
Howard Wellman
Leland
Harry Zook
Frank Champions
Woodstock
Dan Petrie
Miss Edmonds
Mc Louth
L. T. Edmonds
Sylvia Douglas
Tibbett
Wellman Chapel
Ernoon
Dorothy Scott
New Hope Sunday School
Iris
Pleasant Valley
Elizabeth Pearson
Topeka
C. W. Stover
Everett Whan
Sisters
Ore
Kenneth Everett
Grace Hays
Walter Chalfant
Richland
Walter Reeves
Mary Bell
Sarah Counts
Marjorie Hybyshman
Eunice Hammond
Maurice O’neil
Geraldine
Hazel Ruth Chapell
Miss Chapell
Leonard Gillespie
O'Neil
H. J. Warnock
Ralph Kalb
L. and S. Club
Grandmother Kalb
Kalb
Irene Neis
Prospect School
Naomi Neis
Vespertine
George Marquardt
Maxine
Walter Scott
Garden party at Mrs Emma Kalb home drew crowd
About 500 people attended a garden party hosted by Mrs Emma Kalb on Friday afternoon, with guests enjoying refreshments and socializing in a relaxed outdoor setting.
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Emma Kalb
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M. G. Wenger
Post Office Department
Western Air Express
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Neale da RA
Kelvinator
Green Bros
Val Hehn
P. D. Vanlindingham
Kingman County
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