Lewis Seeks Readmission to A F L in Labor Move
John L. Lewis, head of the United Mine Workers, seeks readmission to the A F L detailing a desire for unity. Carl Hutcheson backs him, arguing miners want fair terms. The move could shift power in future labor negotiations and affect CIO relations.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
American Federation
United Mine Workers
C.I.0
A.F.L
Lewis
New York
Critica
American Labor Movement
U.alw
Reults
Eres
William L. Hutchinson
A.F.L. Brotherhood of Carpenters
Hutcheson
The
Carpenters
F.L. Executive Council
Green
C.I.O
Tee E
A. F.L
C.i.co
U.M.W
District 50
Judge Sustains Motions In Sunflower Plant Suit
Federal Judge Richard J. Hopkins sustains motions for bills of particulars in an informer suit charging fraud by Sunflower Ordnance Works contractors at Eudora. William V. Ryan, Missouri engineer, given until June 20 to file further information.
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Topeka
Richard J. Hopkins
Sunflower Ordnance Works
Eudora
William V. Ryan
Missouri
Hopkins
Industrial Accounting Course Offered at KU Fraser Hall
The University of Kansas hosts an ESMWT Industrial Accounting course in room 117 Fraser hall starting May 25 at 7 30 p m. John C Murphy leads two hour sessions twice weekly for sixteen weeks with no tuition. Open to high school grads in war industry accounting. completion earns a KU Engineering Science Management War Training certificate.
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Fraser Hall
University of Kansas
John C. Murphy
Sunflower Ordnance Works
Murphy
Lawrence
U. S. Office of Education
University of Kansas Engineering Science Management
Guy V. Keeler
ESMWT
Fraser
Two Trains Find Floods a Barrier in May Odyssey
Chanute May 20 Two passenger trains from St Louis to San Antonio the Frisco Meteor and the Katy Texas Special wandered through Kansas paring miles as floods hit Missouri Kansas Oklahoma and Arkansas. Nearly 1000 passengers mostly soldiers found Chanute fed and cared for by the Red Cross canteen. The Frisco headed toward Emporia and Wichita while the Katy aimed for Winfield and south for Texas.
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Chanute
St. Louis
San Antonio
Missouri
Kansas
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Santa Fe
Parsons
Dewey
Okla
Red Cross
Frond Country
Frisco
Emporia
Wichita
Texas
Katy
Winfield
Kansas City
Trains Strung Out Across Flooded Katy Area
A Katy area ticket office worker laments trains strung out over flood zones and uncertainty about their locations as floodwaters complicate rail service.
Canning Demonstrations Set Next Week at Community Kitchen
Two demonstrations on preparation and blanching of vegetables will be led by Miss Dorothea Schroeder next week. Sessions are 2 30 PM Monday and 7 30 PM Tuesday in the Community building kitchen, with the kitchen opening for canning May 27 under supervision of Mrs. E. E. Higginbottom.
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Dorothea Schroeder
W. C. Boardman
E. E. Higginbottom
Woodlawn School
Kathryn Tissue
Edna Hill
Mildred D. Watson
Schroeder
Boardman
Schoeppel narrowly escapes drenching at exercises
Just before the start of Monday evening commencement exercises a hole in Hoch auditorium roof let water drip into the seat for Governor Schoeppel. Workmen placed a bucket to catch the water and Henry Werner predicted it would fill in about two hours, timing droplets at one tenth of a cubic centimeter. The bucket would have spilled water on the governor if the schedule had not been exact. Werner noted the front-row gentlemen were not warned.
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Hoch Auditorium
Schoeppel
Henry Werner
Werner
Shortage of Help Strains University Grounds Crew
University buildings and grounds suffers from a mass turnover and a dwindling skilled staff. Only unskilled labor handles routine tasks while roof repairs and plumbing go unmet. C. W. Anderson returns to take the Hoch Auditorium janitor post, easing the shortage.
Jurors Ordered to Report Monday Morning
The jury is to report at 9 am Monday in district court after a postponement due to court reporter Ethel High’s operation. Judge Hugh Means noted uncertainty about her return or a substitute. The first case may be manslaughter defendant James O Leary in a February crash. Milton Beach of Oskaloosa will be special prosecutor.
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Ethel High
Hugh Means
Milton Beach
Oskaloosa
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